year Former Guatemalan Special Forces Soldier Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Making False Statements on Naturalization Forms Regarding 1982 Massacre of Guatemalan Villagers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:10:33 EDT Gilberto Jordan, a former Guatemalan special forces soldier, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William J. Zloch in the Southern District of Florida to 10 years in prison for unlawfully procuring his U.S. citizenship by lying about his participation in a 1982 massacre at a Guatemalan village known as Dos Erres. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Honolulu Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison on Sex Trafficking Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:04:01 EDT Rodney D. King, 44, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge David Alan Ezra to 300 months in prison followed by a life term of supervised release in federal court. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year North Carolina Doctor Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:45:05 EDT Rodney K. Justin, a medical doctor from Woodleaf, N.C., was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay over $600,000 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for obstructing the internal revenue laws and for failing to file tax returns for several years. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Attempting to Use a Weapon of Mass Destruction to Bomb Skyscraper in Downtown Dallas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:57:36 EDT Hosam Maher Husein Smadi was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn to 24 years in prison for his attempted bombing of a downtown Dallas skyscraper in September 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Latin Kings Member Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy Related to His Gang Activities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:32:39 EDT Nelson Santos, aka “Nelly” and “King Nelly,” 27, of Silver Spring, Md., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams Jr. to 190 months in prison for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and being a felon in possession of a firearm, in connection with his gang activities as a member of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Securities Attorney and Former Stock Broker Each Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for $43 Million Pump-and-Dump Stock Manipulation Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:10:18 EDT A securities attorney and a former stock broker were sentenced today to 188 months and 151 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in an extensive pump-and-dump stock manipulation scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Baltimore Police Department Officer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 16:11:22 EDT Gregory Mussmacher was convicted by a jury in May 2010 for physically abusing a juvenile in his custody and for obstructing justice to cover up what he had done. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Ohio Real Estate Agent Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Mortgage and Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:25:40 EST Todd M. Gongwer, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced today to two years in prison for conspiring with convicted Columbus area home builder Thomas Parenteau to commit a mortgage fraud scheme in which the pair defrauded banks into lending more than $10 million to Gongwer, his nominees and unqualified borrowers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Columbus, Ohio, Accountant Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Fraud and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:38:03 EST According to court testimony and documents, Dennis G. Sartain of Hilliard, Ohio, was the accountant for convicted Columbus-area home builder, Thomas Parenteau. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year California Woman Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Human Trafficking Charge By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:28:14 EST Fang Ping Ding was sentenced in federal court late yesterday to 37 months in prison for confiscating the passport, visa and other documents of a woman from the People’s Republic of China in order to maintain control over the victim and force her to work as an unpaid, live-in domestic servant. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Two Defendants Each Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:13:53 EST Two defendants were sentenced to prison today for their participation in an online child pornography conspiracy and for child pornography production charges. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Department of Justice Recovers $3 Billion in False Claims Cases in Fiscal Year 2010 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:16:13 EST The Department of Justice secured $3 billion in civil settlements and judgments in cases involving fraud against the government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Two Engineers Found Guilty of Stealing Goodyear Trade Secrets By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 17:51:23 EST A federal jury convicted Clark Alan Roberts, 47, and Sean Edward Howley, 39, both former engineers with Wyko Tire Technology Incorporated, located in Greenback, Tenn., of stealing trade secrets from the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Founding Member of Abu Sayyaf Group Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for 1995 Hostage Taking Involving U.S. and Philippine Citizens By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:23:00 EST Madhatta Asagal Haipe, a citizen of the Philippines and founding member of Al-Harakat Al-Islamiyyah, also known as the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), was sentenced today to 23 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to four counts of hostage taking in the 1995 abduction of 16 people, including four U.S. citizens, in the Philippines. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Former Bell, California, Police Officer Sentenced to Nine Years on Federal Civil Rights Charge for Sexual Assault By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:39:34 EST A judge sentenced Feliciano Sanchez, a former officer with the Bell, Calif., Police Department, to nine years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for sexually assaulting a female motorist and violating her civil rights. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Imprisoned Spy Sentenced to 8 More Years for Conspiracy to Act as an Agent of the Russian Government and Money Laundering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:53:14 EST Harold James Nicholson, 59, was sentenced today to 96 months imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown following his guilty pleas to the crimes of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government and conspiracy to commit international money laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Hawaii Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison for Providing Defense Information and Services to People’s Republic of China By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:11:57 EST Noshir S. Gowadia, 66, of Maui, Hawaii, was sentenced late yesterday to 32 years in prison for communicating classified national defense information to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), illegally exporting military technical data, as well as money laundering, filing false tax returns and other offenses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year California Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Engaging in a Child Exploitation Enterprise By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:12:33 EST Stephen Sims was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Gustave Diamond in the Western District of Pennsylvania to 17 years in prison for engaging in a child exploitation enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Latin Kings Leader Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy Related to His Gang Activities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:34:13 EST Erick Roman, aka “Erick Javier Sierra,” “Malian-T” and “King Malian-T,” 34, of Laurel, Md., was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release following his prison term. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Virginia Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Engaging in a Child Exploitation Enterprise By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:57:34 EST Fred Woolum of Lexington, Va., was sentenced today in the Western District of Pennsylvania to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for engaging in a child exploitation enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Virginia Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Providing Material Support and Encouraging Violent Jihadists to Kill U.s. Citizens By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:30:39 EST Zachary Adam Chesser, 21, of Fairfax County, Va., was sentenced today to 25 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for communicating threats against the writers of the South Park television show, soliciting violent jihadists to desensitize law enforcement, and attempting to provide material support to Al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year New Hampshire Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Engaging in a Child Exploitation Enterprise By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:32:09 EST Patrick Carney of Manchester, N.H., was sentenced today in the Western District of Pennsylvania to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for engaging in a child exploitation enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Operator of Tax Preparation Business Sentenced to 17 ½ Years in Prison in Fraudulent Tax Shelter Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:51:17 EDT U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Irvin Hannis Catlett Jr., 64, of Crownsville, Md., today to 210 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for tax offenses in connection with a scheme to prepare individual income tax returns for clients, which reported bogus tax losses from a purported car leasing company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Sex Trafficking Ring Leader Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:16:02 EDT Amador Cortes-Meza, 36, of Tlaxcala, Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story to serve 40 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release on charges of sex trafficking of minors; sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion; transporting minors for the purpose of prostitution; smuggling aliens into the United States for purposes of prostitution; and conspiracy to do the same. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year California Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:02:04 EDT Charles Douglas Johnson, 47, of Garden Valley, Calif., was sentenced today to 10 years and one month in prison for receiving child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year California Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Receive Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:52:09 EDT Paul Schwartz, 49, of Lathrop, Calif., was sentenced today to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and receive child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Outlaws Motorcycle National President Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 12:43:08 EDT The national president of the American Outlaw Association (Outlaws) motorcycle gang was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for leading a violent criminal organization. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Virginia Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Plotting Attacks on D.C.-Area Metro Stations with People He Believed to Be Al-Qaeda Members By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:41:26 EDT Farooque Ahmed, 35, of Ashburn, Va., was sentenced today to 23 years in prison, followed by 50 years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to charges stemming from his attempts to assist others whom he believed to be members of al-Qaeda in planning bombings at Metrorail stations in the Washington, D.C., area. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year California Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Distributing Pirated Music During Five-Year Period By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 2 May 2011 16:03:52 EDT Richard Franco Montejano, 29, of Harbor City, Calif., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit criminal copyright infringement, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year United States Sues Deutsche Bank and Subsidiary MortgageIT for Years of Reckless Lending Practices By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 May 2011 13:39:26 EDT The United States has filed a civil mortgage fraud lawsuit against Deutsche Bank AG and its wholly owned subsidiary, MortgageIT Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Pittsburgh Crips Leader Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison on Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 May 2011 19:06:40 EDT Bryant Mathis, who served in a leadership role as a member of a Pittsburgh Crips street gang, was sentenced today in federal court in Pittsburgh to 20 years in prison on charges of conspiring to conduct a racketeering enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Latin Kings Leader in Maryland Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy Including Attempted Murders By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 May 2011 14:44:00 EDT Brandon Smith, aka “Little One” and “King Little One,” 26, of Hyattsville, Md., was sentenced today to 23 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams Jr. for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, in connection with his gang activities as a member and leader of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings). Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Illinois Man Admits Plotting to Bomb Federal Courthouse and Is Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 May 2011 16:56:10 EDT Michael C. Finton, aka “Talib Islam,” pleaded guilty today to attempting to bomb the federal courthouse in Springfield, Ill., in September 2009 and was immediately sentenced to serve 28 years in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 12 May 2011 11:06:50 EDT Douglas L. Wright, 41, of North Chelmsford, Mass., was sentenced to five years in prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release for transportation and possession of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 May 2011 16:07:25 EDT Timothy S. Kelly, 40, of North Attleboro, Mass., was sentenced today to five years in prison and five years of supervised release following his prison term for receipt and possession of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Florida Physician Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Fraudulent Lobbying and Fund Raising Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 17:02:21 EDT A Florida physician was sentenced today to four years in prison for his role in a fraud scheme involving lobbying and fund raising for political candidates and organizations. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year California Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Conspiring to Violate the Clean Air Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 16:29:01 EDT The owner and manager of a California condominium complex were sentenced today for conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act’s asbestos work practice standards during the renovation of a 204-unit apartment building in Winnetka, Calif., in 2006 – work that caused asbestos to be released into the complex and the surrounding community. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Former Colonial Bank Senior Vice President Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:23:46 EDT A former senior vice president and head of Colonial Bank’s Mortgage Warehouse Lending Division was sentenced today to eight years in prison for her role in a more than $2.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of Colonial Bank and Taylor, Bean & Whitaker. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Former Co-Owner of Illinois Technology Company Sentenced to Serve One Year and a Day in Prison for Role in Conspiracy to Defraud the Federal E-Rate Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:01:34 EDT A former co-owner of an Illinois-based technology company, Global Networking Technologies Inc. (GNT), was sentenced today to serve one year and a day in prison for his participation in a conspiracy to defraud the federal E-Rate program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Pittsburgh Crips Gang Member Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:58:59 EDT A Pittsburgh man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for conspiring to conduct a racketeering enterprise related to his membership in a Pittsburgh Crips gang. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year East Hartford, Conn., Woman Sentenced to More Than Nine Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking of Minors By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:57:49 EDT An East Hartford, Conn., woman was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven, Conn., to 110 months in prison for the sex trafficking of two minor girls in 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Former Chairman of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison and Ordered to Forfeit $38.5 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:47:13 EDT The former chairman and owner of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW) was sentenced today to 30 years in prison and ordered to forfeit approximately $38.5 million for his role in a more than $2.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failure of TBW and Colonial Bank. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Coinciding with One-Year Anniversary of “Operation Stolen Dreams,” Three Loan Officers and a Title Agent Charged in $2.5 Million Reverse Mortgage and Loan Modification Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 14:43:00 EDT The Justice Department announced today the unsealing of a criminal information earlier today, charging four defendants with conspiracy to commit wire fraud involving a nation-wide reverse mortgage scam that defrauded elderly borrowers, financial institutions and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Former Washington County, Missouri, Chief Deputy Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Beating Four Inmates By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:38:23 EDT Vernon Wilson, former Chief Deputy of the Washington County Sheriff’s Department in Potosi, Mo., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in St. Louis, for violating the civil rights of four former inmates of the Washington County Jail on four separate occasions. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Final Co-conspirator Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Texas Homicide By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:10:47 EDT A New Caney, Texas, woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison today for her role in a homicide that took place in Nacogdoches, Texas, in August 2007. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Former Alabama Mayor Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Filing False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:58:06 EDT John Jackson, the former mayor of White Hall, Ala., was sentenced to two years in prison today, the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Hacker Sentenced in Virginia to 10 Years in Prison for Stealing 675,000 Credit Card Numbers Leading to $36 Million in Losses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:07:32 EDT Rogelio Hackett Jr., 25, of Lithonia, Ga., was sentenced today to 120 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga in Alexandria, Va., for trafficking in counterfeit credit cards and aggravated identity theft. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Louisiana Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Shooting at Home of Three Hispanic Men By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:53:08 EDT Johnny Mathis, 48, of Lecompte, La., was sentenced to 15 years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Dee Drell for shooting at the home of three Hispanic men because of the victims’ race and national origin. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Detroit-Area Strip Club Owner Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Using Computer Program to Delete Clubs’ Sales to Cheat on Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 11:54:43 EDT Nicholas J. Faranso of Farmington Hills, Mich., was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge John Corbett O’Meara in the Eastern District of Michigan to one year and one day in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
year Former Illinois Firefighter Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:42:24 EDT A former Rochester, Ill., firefighter was sentenced today to 30 years in prison and lifetime supervised release for child exploitation charges, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois James A. Lewis. Full Article OPA Press Releases