leads Former Employee of Financial Services Company Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid-rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 May 2010 13:48:43 EDT A former employee of a financial services company pleaded guilty today for his participation in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other related municipal finance contracts, the Department of Justice announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads South Florida Resident Pleads Guilty in Connection with Business Opportunity Fraud Venture By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 May 2010 15:26:48 EDT Orlando Moncada entered a guilty plea in Miami federal district court to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Houston-area Durable Medical Equipment Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme Involving Nutrition Supplies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 May 2010 16:08:22 EDT William M. Reece Jr., 54, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Judge David Hittner in U.S. District Court in Houston. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads President of Iowa Ready-mix Concrete Company Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing and Bid Rigging By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 24 May 2010 17:40:11 EDT According to a one-count felony charge filed on May 6, 2010 in U.S. District Court in Sioux City, Iowa, Kent Robert Stewart, aka Kent Stewart, president of a ready-mix concrete company located in Iowa, participated in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for ready-mix concrete sold to various companies in Iowa between approximately January 2008 and August 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Hawaii Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 May 2010 18:25:24 EDT Rodney D. King, aka “Shadow,” pleaded guilty today to federal sex trafficking charges in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Colorado Couple Pleads Guilty to Illegal Trapping and Sale of Bobcats By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 11:37:53 EDT A Colorado couple pleaded guilty in a Denver federal court to charges related to the illegal trapping and interstate sale of bobcats. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Border Patrol Agent Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 18:46:01 EDT U.S. Border Patrol Agent Eduardo Moreno pleaded guilty today in federal court in Tucson, Ariz., to a federal criminal civil rights charge for assaulting a Mexican national who was in his custody Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Fifth New Orleans Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Danziger Bridge Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 12:50:53 EDT Former New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) Officer Ignatius Hills pleaded guilty today in federal court to misprision of a felony and to conspiring with fellow officers to obstruct justice by covering up a police-involved shooting that occurred on the Danziger Bridge in the days following Hurricane Katrina. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Former U.S. Official Pleads Guilty to Abusive Sexual Contact and Possession of a Firearm While Unlawfully Using a Controlled Substance By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 15:41:50 EDT Andrew Warren, 42, a former official with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), pleaded guilty today to a two-count criminal information charging him with abusive sexual contact and unlawful use of cocaine while possessing a firearm. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Ship Management Firm Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Violating Federal Pollution Law By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 18:50:10 EDT Cooperative Success Maritime S.A., the operator of the M/T Chem Faros, a 21,145 gross-ton ocean-going cargo ship that regularly transported cargo between foreign ports and the United States, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today in federal court for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), and to making material false statements. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Mansfield, Texas, Man Pleads Guilty to Commodities Fraud Involving Foreign Currency Trading Ponzi Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 14:11:01 EDT Ray M. White, 51, pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul D. Stickney in Dallas to a criminal information charging him with one count of commodities fraud, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Cincinnati Area Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 14:32:15 EDT Idrissa Bassoum, a former resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, pleaded guilty today in federal district court in Cincinnati to aiding in the filing of false tax returns for others and filing his own false tax return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Billboard Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Hazardous Waste Related Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 18:13:58 EDT Selective Structures L.L.C. pleaded guilty and was sentenced today for illegally storing hazardous waste at its facility in Athens, Tenn. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Latin Kings Leader Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Related to Gang Activities in New York and Maryland By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 18:54:35 EDT Andres Echevarria, aka “B-Boy” and “King B-Boy,” pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, in connection with his gang activities as a member of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings). Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Springfield, Massachusetts, Man Pleads Guilty to Church Arson By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:24:32 EDT Benjamin Haskell, 23, of Springfield, Mass., pleaded guilty to a superseding information charging him with two crimes related to the burning of the Macedonia Church of God in Christ, a predominantly African-American church in Springfield. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Northern Virginia Real Estate Agent Pleads Guilty to Failing to File Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:20:10 EDT Gregory Alan Roberts, a resident of Fairfax County and Loudoun County, Va., pleaded guilty to failing to timely file income tax returns for the years 2003 and 2004. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Iranian National Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Export Munitions from the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:09:01 EDT Omid Khalili, an Iranian national, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama to attempting to illegally export fighter jet or military aircraft parts from the United States to Iran. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Faisal Shahzad Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to 10 Federal Crimes Arising from Attempted Car Bombing in Times Square By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:58:43 EDT “Faisal Shahzad plotted and launched an attack that could have led to serious loss of life, and today the American criminal justice system ensured that he will pay the price for his actions,” Attorney General Eric Holder said. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Second Defendant in Springfield, Massachusetts, Church Arson Pleads Guilty By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:05:33 EDT Thomas Gleason, 22, of Springfield, Mass., pleaded guilty to a superseding information charging him with two crimes related to the burning of the Macedonia Church of God in Christ, a predominantly African-American church, in Springfield on the morning after President Barack Obama was elected as the first African-American President of the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:25:45 EDT Former Woonsocket, R.I., Police Officer John H. Douglas pleaded guilty today in federal court in Providence, R.I., to a federal criminal civil rights charge for assaulting a juvenile who was in his custody. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Exporter Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the U.S. Export-import Bank of More Than $24 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:37:58 EDT Guillermo O. Mondino, 47, of Miami, pleaded guilty today to leading a scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of more than $24 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Downsville, Louisiana, Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:18:28 EDT Robert Jackson, 37, of Downsville, La., pleaded guilty in federal court to placing a hangman’s noose in the carport of the home of a family in order “to send a message” to African-American males who had been frequently visiting the victim’s home. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Innospec Agent Pleads Guilty to Bribing Iraqi Officials and Paying Kickbacks Under the Oil for Food Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:05:02 EDT Canadian/Lebanese dual national Ousama M. Naaman pleaded guilty today to participating in an eight-year conspiracy to defraud the United Nations Oil for Food Program (OFFP) and to bribe Iraqi government officials in connection with the sale of a chemical additive used in the refining of leaded fuel. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Cincinnati Area Man Pleads Guilty to Aegis-Related Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:40:22 EDT Homer Richardson of Loveland, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal district court in Cincinnati to corruptly impeding the due administration of the Internal Revenue Code. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads New Jersey UBS Client Pleads Guilty to Failing to Report More Than $2 Million in Swiss Bank Account By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 16:37:12 EDT A Milltown, N.J., man pleaded guilty today to a federal charge of willfully subscribing to a false tax return, admitting he concealed over $2 million in a Swiss bank account. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Former Guatemalan Special Forces Soldier Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements on Immigration Forms Regarding 1982 Massacre of Guatemalan Villagers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 13:41:25 EDT Gilberto Jordan, 54, a former Guatemalan special forces soldier, pleaded guilty today in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to a federal charge of unlawfully procuring his U.S. citizenship, admitting that he lied on his naturalization application about his participation in a 1982 massacre at a Guatemalan village known as Dos Erres. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements Related to Shipment of Currency from Iraq to the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 17:19:04 EDT U.S. Army Major Charles E. Sublett, 46, of Huntsville, Ala., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Memphis, Tenn., to making false statements to a federal agency. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Former Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:08:23 EDT A former corrections officer for the Washington County Sheriff’s Department in Potosi, Mo., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of obstruction of justice, admitting that she intentionally misled law enforcement officials about her role in the assault of an inmate housed in the Washington County Jail. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Subsidiary of Univision Communications Inc. Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud and Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Related Criminal and Administrative Cases By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:26:45 EDT Univision Services Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Univision Communications Inc., pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection with a scheme to obtain increased radio broadcast time. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the U.S. Department of Defense of More Than $450,000 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:33:56 EDT Jonathan Feeney is charged with using the U.S. mails to execute a scheme involving fraudulent invoices to defraud the U. S. Department of Defense. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Founding Member of Abu Sayyaf Group Pleads Guilty to 1995 Hostage Taking Involving U.S. and Philippine Citizens By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:15:02 EDT Madhatta Haipe, a citizen of the Philippines and founding member of Al-Harakat Al-Islamiyyah, also known as the Abu Sayyaf Group, pleaded guilty today in federal court in the District of Columbia to four counts of hostage taking in connection with the 1995 abduction of 16 people, including four U.S. citizens, in the Philippines. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Former St. Louis, Missouri, Area Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:58:45 EDT Leon Pullen pleaded guilty to civil rights violations stemming from several incidents where he sexually assaulted and stole money from women. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Spokane, Washington, Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charges Related to Threats to Reproductive Health Services Clinic By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:38:36 EDT Donald Hertz pleaded guilty today in federal court in Spokane to one count of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act and one count of transmitting a threat in interstate commerce. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Louisiana Vessel Company Pleads Guilty to Dumping Oil on High Seas, Will Pay $2.1 Million in Penalties By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:46:37 EDT Offshore Vessels LLC has entered a plea of guilty to knowingly discharging waste oil from one of its vessels, in violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:19:19 EDT A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to charges related to his possession and distribution of images containing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads North Carolina Businessman Pleads Guilty to Role in Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 15:28:33 EDT A former Kyrgyzstan country manager for a U.S. tobacco company has pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to pay bribes to officials of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:00:15 EDT A Bedford, Va., man pleaded guilty today to transporting, receiving and possessing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Operator of Miami HIV Clinic Pleads Guilty for Role in Medicare Fraud Ring By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 14:09:34 EDT Jose Garcia, 55, who was a fugitive for nearly two years, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for his participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving a Miami-area HIV clinic. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads New York Merchant Bank Pleads Guilty to FCPA Violation; Bank Chairman Pleads Guilty to Failing to Disclose Control of Foreign Bank Account By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 18:23:57 EDT – The Mercator Corporation, a merchant bank with offices in New York, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Manhattan, N.Y., to one count of making an unlawful payment to a senior government official of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Former Defense Department Contract Employee Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Related to Contracts in Support of Iraqi War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:33:51 EDT A former contract employee of the U.S. Defense Department (DoD) pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to bribe U.S. Army contracting officials stationed at Camp Arifjan, an Army base in Kuwait, and to money laundering conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Former Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Products and Services Firm Pleads Guilty for Role in Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:31:11 EDT The former owner and chief executive officer of a financial products and services firm pleaded guilty today for his participation in fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other related municipal finance contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Uzbek Man Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:53:16 EDT Ilkham Fazilov pleaded guilty today to racketeering conspiracy for his role in a criminal enterprise that engaged in numerous criminal activities including forced labor, fraud in foreign labor contracting, visa fraud, mail fraud, identity theft, tax evasion and money laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy and Fraud in Foreign Labor Contracting Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:14:36 EDT Andrew Cole pleaded guilty today to racketeering conspiracy and fraud in foreign labor contracting charges arising from his role in a criminal enterprise that engaged in numerous criminal activities, including forced labor, fraud in foreign labor contracting, visa fraud, mail fraud, identity theft, tax evasion and money laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Former U.S. Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Bribery in Afghanistan Fuel Theft Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:12:08 EDT A former U.S. Army Sergeant pleaded guilty today to bribery in connection with a fuel theft scheme to solicit more than $400,000 in bribes from a government contractor in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Northern Virginia Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Failing to Pay Employment Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:14:33 EDT Eric Jon Eisenhower, a resident of Fairfax Station, Va., pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Alexandria, Va., for failing to collect, account for and pay over to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) more than $200,000 in withholdings from employees’ paychecks between 2004 and 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Miami Contractor Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:36:43 EDT Victor Manuel Amaya pleaded guilty this morning to one count of willfully filing a false tax return before U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Roberto Settineri Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charge By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:56:57 EDT Roberto Settineri, 42, of Miami Beach, Fla., pleaded guilty today to a one count superseding information charging him with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Former Memphis Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Using Excessive Force on an Arrestee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:35:47 EDT Bridges McRae, a former officer with the Memphis Police Department (MPD), pleaded guilty today in federal court to a felony civil rights charge related to the use of excessive force. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Miami Man Pleads Guilty To Purchasing, Selling And Using Stolen Credit Card Information By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:03:22 EDT Juan Javier Cardenas of Miami pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to traffic in and possess unauthorized credit card numbers with intent to defraud, and one count of trafficking in unauthorized credit card numbers, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer for the Southern District of Florida; Special Agent in Charge Michael K. Fithen of the U.S. Secret Service, Miami Field Office; and Special Agent in Charge Kenneth T. Jenkins Jr., of the U.S. Secret Service, Criminal Investigative Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Former Senior Employee With U.S. Military Contractor Pleads Guilty To Bribery Scheme Related To Contracts In Support Of Iraq War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:33:21 EDT A former senior employee of a U.S. military contractor pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to pay $360,000 in bribes to U.S. Army contracting officials stationed at a U.S. military base in Kuwait, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases