bam Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Tax Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 16:36:57 EST The Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Loretta Fergerson pleaded guilty today before Magistrate Judge Charles S. Coody in Montgomery, Ala., to conspiring to defraud the United States government, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Fergerson and a co-defendant were charged by a grand jury in a 22-count indictment that was unsealed on March 30, 2011. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Tax Preparers Sentenced to Prison for Preparing False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 16:40:43 EST Judge Mark Fuller of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama sentenced Lutoyua N. Thompson and Melinda M. Lambert to prison today for their involvement in a fraudulent tax return preparation scheme, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Two Former Alabama Sheriff’s Office Deputies Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Handcuffed Man in Custody By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 19:30:18 EST Kirby Dollar and Timothy Watford, former deputies with the Russell County, Ala., Sheriff’s Office, were sentenced in federal court in Montgomery, Ala., for their participation in the beating of a handcuffed man who had been taken into official custody. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:32:35 EST The Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Tracey Fergerson pleaded guilty today before Magistrate Judge Charles S. Coody in Montgomery, Ala., to conspiring to defraud the United States government. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Woman Indicted for Using Stolen Identities to Obtain Tax Refunds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:34:13 EST Crystal Sayles was arrested today on charges stemming from her use of stolen identities to commit federal tax fraud, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Three Indicted in Alabama in Conspiracy to Obtain Tax Refunds Using Stolen Identities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:40:48 EST Chiquanta Davis, Terrence Davis and Laurekshia Blakely were charged in a superseding indictment by a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama on multiple counts stemming from an identity theft and tax fraud scheme, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam State of Alabama Employee Indicted for Identity Theft and Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:46:56 EST Natacia Webster was arrested today as part of a federal crackdown on identity theft and tax refund fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Owner of Alabama Tax Business Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:25:21 EST Marsha Elmore of Wetumpka, Ala., the owner of a tax preparation business called Community Tax, was sentenced today to 184 months in prison, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Return Preparers Plead Guilty to Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:01:50 EST Yumeitrius Manuel and Margaret Kirksey, both of Montgomery, Ala., pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to defraud the government and aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Federal Court Shuts Down Alabama Tax Preparer By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:21:24 EST A federal court has permanently barred Lakeisha Pearson from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Production of Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:45:39 EST Michael Wayne Wooten, 60, of Alabaster, Ala., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Inge P. Johnson in the Northern District of Alabama. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam U.S. Court Bars Two in Alabama from Preparing Federal Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:28:47 EST A federal court has permanently barred Paul E. Foster Jr. and Sheree McDade, both of Montgomery, Ala., from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Anhinga Feathers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:07:39 EST Alexander D. Alvarez of Atmore, Ala., pleaded guilty in federal court today to violating the Lacey Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) for illegally selling and possessing the feathers of anhingas and other migratory birds protected under the MBTA. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Justice Department Announces Lawsuit to Protect Rights of Military and Overseas Voters in Alabama By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:30:39 EST The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the state of Alabama and its chief election official seeking relief to help ensure that military servicemembers, their family members and U.S. citizens living overseas have the opportunity to participate fully in Alabama’s March 13, 2012, federal primary election. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Three Former Corrections Officers Charged with Federal Civil Rights Offenses for Role in Beating Death of an Inmate at Ventress Correctional Facility in Alabama By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:27:04 EDT The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury has charged Michael Smith, 37, Matthew Davidson, 43, and Joseph Sanders, 31 – former corrections officers of the Alabama Department of Corrections – in a 17-count indictment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam United Kingdom Citizen and Two Americans Charged in Alabama for Allegedly Conspiring to Defraud United States Government By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:43:58 EDT United Kingdom citizen Ahmed Sarchil Kazzaz and his company, Leadstay Company, were charged in an indictment unsealed today in the Northern District of Alabama for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay kickbacks in exchange for receiving subcontracts for a Department of Defense program in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Woman Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:40:53 EDT Melinda Clayton of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced today to 61 months in prison, following a guilty plea to conspiracy to make false claims, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Pinson, Alabama, on Bailout from Preclearance Requirements of the Voting Rights Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:45:19 EDT The Justice Department announced that it has reached an agreement with Pinson, Ala., that, if approved by the court, will allow for the city to bail out from its status as a “covered jurisdiction” under the special provisions of the Voting Rights Act, and thereby exempt the city from the preclearance requirements of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Woman Indicted for Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 16:27:59 EDT A federal grand jury in Montgomery, Ala., returned an indictment on March 28, 2012, charging Wanda Davis with filing false federal income tax returns, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services Highlight Obama Administration Efforts, Health Reform Tools to Combat Medicare Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 15:00:27 EDT At a Chicago summit highlighting a new high-tech war against health care fraud, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder today discussed how the Affordable Care Act and the Obama Administration’s Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) are helping fight Medicare fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Woman Indicted for Tax Fraud Using Stolen Identities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 15:21:50 EDT A federal grand jury in Montgomery, Ala., returned an indictment charging Jacqueline Slaton for using stolen identities to file false tax returns, the Justice Department, U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. The 12-count indictment, which was unsealed following her arrest, charges Slaton with filing false claims, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Montgomery, Alabama, Woman Indicted for Using Stolen Identities and Debit Cards to Obtain Tax Refunds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 15:25:41 EDT A federal grand jury in Montgomery returned an indictment on March 28, 2012, charging Antoinette Djonret for using stolen identities to file false tax returns, the Justice Department, U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. The 19-count indictment, which was unsealed today following her arrest, charges Djonret with filing false claims, theft of government funds, access device fraud, aggravated identity theft and possession of unauthorized access devices. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Five Indicted in Alabama for Conspiracy to Obtain Tax Refunds Using Stolen Identities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:41:35 EDT A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama returned a 37-count indictment against Mary Bennett, Milton Bennett, Narendrakumar Patel, Corinthian Bennett and Eugenia Burks for their roles in an identity theft and tax fraud scheme, the Justice Department, the U.S. Secret Service and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. All five are charged with conspiring to commit mail fraud and wire fraud. The indictment also charges various defendants with mail fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, theft of government funds and forgery of state securities. The indictment was returned on Feb. 15, 2012, and unsealed today following the arrests of the defendants. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Commit Mail Fraud for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:37:44 EDT An Alabama real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty and to serve prison time for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in southern Alabama. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Former Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Sheriff’s Sergeant Sentenced for Criminal Civil Rights Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:15:25 EDT Former Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s sergeant, Althea Mallisham, 52, has been sentenced to 61 months in prison for civil rights convictions for wrongfully using a Taser against three detainees during separate incidents over a four month period in 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Commit Mail Fraud for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:53:34 EDT An Alabama real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty and to serve one year in prison for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in southern Alabama. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Prison Inmate Indicted in Alabama for Filing False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 May 2012 12:05:27 EDT A federal grand jury sitting in Montgomery, Ala., has returned an indictment charging David Marrero, formerly a resident of Florida, with corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and filing false claims, the Justice Department and IRS announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Nine Alabama Family Members Indicted in Conspiracy to Obtain Tax Refunds Using Stolen Identities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 May 2012 13:16:42 EDT Barbara Murry, Douglas Murry, Douglas Murry III, Yolanda Moses, Lee Moses, Veronica Temple, Jeffrey Temple, Almetta Johnson and Courtney Johnson were charged in an indictment by a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama on a variety of counts stemming from an identity theft and tax fraud scheme, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Resident Arrested and Charged with Bribery and Gambling Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 May 2012 19:08:42 EDT An indictment filed in the Northern District of Alabama and unsealed today charges Robert E. Taylor Jr., 41, of Warrior, Ala., with conspiring to bribe and bribing a public official in order to protect his interest in an illegal gambling business. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Return Preparer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Tax Conspiracy Involving Stolen Identity Refund Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 May 2012 17:46:05 EDT Margaret Kirksey, a resident of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced today in the Middle District of Alabama to 81 months in federal prison for filing false tax returns using stolen identities, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Pharmacist and Wife Plead Guilty to Tax Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 14 May 2012 17:08:22 EDT Thomas K. Frye and Kathy M. Frye, husband and wife, and residents of Andalusia, Ala., pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Sisters Sent to Prison for Their Roles in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 May 2012 15:55:25 EDT Loretta Fergerson and her sister, Tracey Fergerson, both of Montgomery, Ala., were each sentenced to 115 months prison for their involvement in a conspiracy to file claims for false income tax refunds using stolen identities, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller ordered the Fergerson sisters to pay $504,305 in restitution to the IRS. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Defendants in Alabama Plead Guilty in Two Separate Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 May 2012 14:43:36 EDT Three defendants in separate cases involving the use of stolen identities to file fraudulent tax returns have pleaded guilty in the Middle District of Alabama, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Self-proclaimed “Governor” of Alabama Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 May 2012 18:07:56 EDT Monty Ervin and Patricia Ervin, owners of Southern Realty in Dothan, Ala., were sentenced today to federal prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and tax evasion, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. After a two-week trial that began Oct. 25, 2011, a federal jury in Montgomery, Ala., convicted the Ervins of one count of conspiracy and three counts of tax evasion. The jury also convicted Patricia Ervin of one count of structuring transactions to avoid bank reporting requirements. Monty Ervin was sentenced to 120 months in prison; Patricia Ervin was sentenced to five years of probation, with the condition that she spend 40 consecutive weekends in jail. In sentencing the Ervins, the court found that Monty Ervin was the leader and organizer of the conspiracy and exercised control over Patricia Ervin. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Singapore Ship Operator and Engineers Plead Guilty to Crimes Related to Pollution from Cargo Ship Traveling to Mobile, Alabama By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 May 2012 16:21:38 EDT Target Ship Management Pte. Ltd., the operator of the M/V Gaurav Prem, pleaded guilty to a violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships for failing to properly maintain an oil record book as required by federal and international law, as well as making material false statements during a U.S. Coast Guard inspection of the ship at the port of Mobile in September 2011. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Plastics Producer SABIC Agrees to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution from Leaking Equipment to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations in Indiana and Alabama By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 31 May 2012 15:05:08 EDT SABIC Innovative Plastics US LLC, and its subsidiary, SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon LLC, have agreed to pay an approximately $1 million civil penalty and improve leak detection and repair practices to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at chemical manufacturing facilities in Mt. Vernon, Ind., and Burkville, Ala., the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Former Tuscaloosa, Alabama Police Sergeant Charged with Civil Rights Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 31 May 2012 18:28:02 EDT A federal grand jury in Birmingham, Ala., today returned a five-count indictment charging former city of Tuscaloosa Police Sergeant Jason Glenn Thomas with federal civil rights offenses in connection with the aggravated sexual assault of a Tuscaloosa woman in 2011, announced Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, Joyce White Vance, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, and Patrick J. Maley, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Birmingham Field Office. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Former Alabama Resident Sentenced to 53 Months in Prison for Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 13:50:28 EDT William Paul, a self-described “bishop,” was sentenced yesterday to 53 months in federal prison for tax evasion, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Paul was convicted on Dec. 1, 2011, after a four-day jury trial, of four counts of evasion of his wife’s 2004 through 2007 individual income taxes and of one count of failing to file a tax return. On Nov. 16, 2011, his wife, Donna Paul, a board-certified physician, pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion and one count of filing a false individual income tax return. She was also sentenced yesterday to three years of probation, including six months of home confinement and 200 hours of community service. U.S. District Judge Mark E. Fuller also ordered the Pauls to pay $85,396 in restitution to the IRS. Both William Paul and Donna Paul are former residents of Montgomery, Ala. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Former Fort Deposit, Alabama, Police Officer Arrested for Stealing Money from Motorists and Obstructing Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:37:47 EDT Former Fort Deposit, Ala., Police Officer Carlos Tyson Bennett was arrested today on charges of stealing money from motorists on Interstate 65 in central Alabama and subsequently trying to conceal his criminal activity, announced the Justice Department. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Justice Department Reaches Settlement Agreement in Longstanding Alabama Desegregation Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:52:32 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement agreement with the Fort Payne City School District in Alabama and private plaintiffs in a longstanding school desegregation case. The parties filed a proposed consent order in the federal district court in Birmingham, Ala. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Two Alabama Real Estate Investors and Their Company Indicted for Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Commit Mail Fraud for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:18:07 EDT A federal grand jury in Mobile, Ala., returned an indictment today against two real estate investors and their company, charging them with participating in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions held in southern Alabama. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Witness in Identity Theft and Tax Trial Sentenced in Alabama to 15 Months in Prison for Perjury and Lying to a Federal Agent By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:23:19 EDT Nacretia Lewis was sentenced today to 15 months in federal prison for perjury and lying to a federal agent, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. She was also ordered to serve one year of supervised release following her release from prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 13:44:40 EDT Wanda Davis pleaded guilty in the Middle District of Alabama today to one count of filing a false tax return, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 17:13:05 EDT Jacqueline Slaton pleaded guilty today in the Middle District of Alabama to one count of filing a false tax return and one count of aggravated identity theft, the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Businessman, Lobbyist and Legislator Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Wide-Ranging Conspiracy to Influence and Corrupt Activities of Alabama State Legislature By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:00:53 EDT Three individuals, including Alabama businessman Ronald Gilley, lobbyist Jarrod Massey and former Alabama state representative Terry Spicer were sentenced to prison today in Montgomery, Ala., for bribery-related offenses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Commit Mail Fraud for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:32:29 EDT An Alabama real estate investor pleaded guilty today for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in southern Alabama. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Return Preparers Sentenced to Jail for Tax Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:38:59 EDT James E. Moss and Avada L. Jenkins were both sentenced yesterday to 160 months and 41 months in prison respectively for their involvement in a fraudulent tax return perpetration scheme, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. U.S. District Judge Mark E. Fuller of the Middle District of Alabama also ordered Moss and Jenkins to pay over $120,000 in restitution, jointly and severally, to the IRS. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Alabama School District to End the Use of Race in Extracurricular Activities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 17:39:53 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it reached an out-of-court agreement with the Escambia County School District in Alabama to end the use of race-based selection criteria for homecoming courts and other student activities in two of the district’s high schools. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman Re-Sentenced on Bribery, Conspiracy, Fraud and Obstruction of Justice Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 17:04:56 EDT Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman was resentenced today to serve 78 months in prison for his role in bribery, conspiracy, fraud and obstruction of justice charges involving former HealthSouth CEO Richard M. Scrushy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bam Alabama Return Preparer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Tax Conspiracy Involving Stolen Identity Refund Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 17:46:36 EDT Yumeitrius Manuel, a resident of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced today in the Middle District of Alabama to 81 months in federal prison for filing false tax returns using stolen identities, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases