guilt Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Duck Hunting Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:10:37 EDT Professional duck hunter and guide Jeffrey B. Foiles pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield, Ill., to wildlife charges arising from the illegal sale of guided waterfowl hunts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former U.S. Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Stealing Equipment in Iraq and Receiving Proceeds from Sale on Black Market By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:10:03 EDT A former U.S. Army sergeant pleaded guilty today to conspiring to steal U.S. Army equipment related to his work as a non-commissioned officer helping to train Iraqi army personnel in Mosul, Iraq, in 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Natchez, Mississippi, Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft and Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:14:22 EDT Natchez, Miss., Police Department Officer Dewayne Johnson, 33, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit identity theft, credit card fraud and bank fraud by agreeing with his cousin to illegally use credit and debit cards stolen from an arrestee in Johnson’s custody. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:54:49 EDT Eight California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their roles in two separate conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Pittsburgh Resident Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:21:21 EDT A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty today in federal court to charges of conspiring to conduct a racketeering enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Arkansas Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:07:12 EDT Wendy Treybig, 31, of Evening Shade, Ark., pleaded guilty today to obstructing an investigation related to the Jan. 14, 2011, firebombing of the home of an interracial couple in Hardy, Ark. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Miami-Area Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty for Role in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:40:05 EDT A Miami-area psychiatrist pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for his part in a fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $200 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Louisiana Oil Refinery Vice-President Pleads Guilty to Air Pollution Causing Negligent Endangerment By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 16:07:32 EDT The vice-president and general manager of the Pelican Refinery in Lake Charles, La., today pleaded guilty to federal negligent endangerment charges under the Clean Air Act before U.S. District Judge Richard T. Haik in Lafayette, La. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Brooklyn Neurologist Pleads Guilty in Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 17:48:26 EDT Leonard Langman, M.D., a neurologist who owned and operated a Brooklyn, N.Y., medical clinic pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare; the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs; the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board; the New York State Insurance Fund and various private health insurance carriers, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt North Carolina Corporate Hog Farm and President Plead Guilty to Violating the Clean Water Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 12:49:25 EDT Freedman Farms, Inc. and its president, William B. Freedman, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in New Bern, N.C., to violating the Clean Water Act when they discharged hog waste into a stream that leads to the Waccamaw River. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Iowa Company Pleads Guilty to Participating in Ready-Mix Concrete Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 15:31:30 EDT An Iowa-based company pleaded guilty today to participating in a price-fixing conspiracy for the sales of ready-mix concrete. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Georgia Couple Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 17:49:49 EDT Juna Gwedolyn Babb, 56, and Michael J. Babb, 55, both of Ellenwood, Ga., pleaded guilty today in federal court to felony offenses related to a scheme to compel the labor of a young woman from the Kingdom of Swaziland in southern Africa. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Detroit-Area Men Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:09:19 EDT A federal grand jury in Detroit returned an indictment against David A. Cusumano and Henry Nino in January 2011. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Three Miami-Area Residents Plead Guilty to Participating in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:17:15 EDT Three Miami-area residents pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for their roles in a fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $200 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Manager of Miami Health Care Agency and Registered Nurse Plead Guilty in $25 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:14:59 EDT The manager of a Miami health care agency and a registered nurse pleaded guilty today for their participation in a $25 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Computer Intrusion into Former Employer’s Computer Systems By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:23:54 EDT Lawrence R. Marino, a 41-year-old from Goffstown, N.H., pleaded guilty today in federal court to computer intrusion, stemming from his repeated hacks into his former employer’s computer systems. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Owner of Fraudulent Physical Therapy Company Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:50:44 EDT A Miami-area resident and owner of a fraudulent physical therapy company in Lakeland, Fla., pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Virginia Real Estate Businessman Pleads Guilty to Mortgage and Investment Fraud Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:34:10 EDT Alexander Otis Matthews, a Virginia real estate businessman pleaded guilty today to fraud charges in connection with mortgage and investment schemes to obtain more than $12 million in fraudulent loans. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former President of Lee Dynamics International Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Bribery Related to Department of Defense Contracts in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:21:54 EDT The former president of Lee Dynamics International, a defense contractor providing services to the U.S. military in Iraq, pleaded guilty today to an indictment charging him with a scheme to bribe military officials in order to obtain government contracts, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Internet Communications Firm Owners Plead Guilty to Employment Tax Fraud and Failure to Pay Tax By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:55:54 EDT Frank G. Bivings and Isabelle Blanco of Washington, D.C., co-owners of The Bivings Group Inc., pleaded guilty today to charges stemming from the failure to pay more than $2 million in employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Tax Defendant Pleads Guilty in Florida to Filing False Liens for $48.489 Billion Against Federal Law Enforcement By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:51:49 EDT Mark D. Leitner entered a plea of guilty in the Northern District of Florida to filing false liens against federal law enforcement and corruptly endeavoring to impede and impair the Internal Revenue Service. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Two Arkansas Men Plead Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Cross Burning By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:36:49 EDT Tony Branscum, 25, and James Bradley “Brad” Branscum, 23, both of Salado, Ark., pleaded guilty today to criminal violations of housing rights related to their role in the Aug. 28, 2010, cross burning in front of an African American man’s apartment in Salado. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt President of Washington, D.C., Area Community Newspaper Chain Pleads Guilty to Failing to Pay Employment Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:32:44 EDT Peter Labovitz, of Alexandria, Va., pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to pay employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Pennsylvania Anesthesiologist Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Document with the Internal Revenue Service By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:28:47 EDT Eliseo Roquiz of Erie, Penn., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Sean J. McLaughlin of the Western District of Pennsylvania to charges of filing a false document with the Internal Revenue Service. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Supervisor for Texas Natural Gas and Oil Drilling Company Pleads Guilty in Oklahoma to Negligent Violation of Clean Water Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:47:32 EDT Gabriel Henson, a supervisor for Integrated Production Services, Inc., a Houston-based natural gas and oil drilling contractor, pleaded guilty to a negligent violation of the Clean Water Act in federal court in Muskogee, Okla. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Patient Recruiter for Miami Health Care Agency Pleads Guilty in $25 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:26:43 EDT A patient recruiter of a Miami health care agency pleaded guilty today for his participation in a $25 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Longtime Associate of the New England La Cosa Nostra Pleads Guilty in Extortion and Racketeering Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:47:25 EDT Thomas Iafrate, 70, of Johnston, R.I., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence, R.I., today to participating in an extortion and racketeering conspiracy that shook down several Rhode Island businesses for “protection” payments. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Cross Burning By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:34:49 EDT Curtis Coffee, 19, of Salado, Ark., pleaded guilty today to criminal violations of housing rights related to his role in the Aug. 28, 2010, cross burning in front of an African-American man’s apartment in Salado. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Northern Virginia Resident Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion and Impeding the Internal Revenue Service By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:09:52 EDT Thomas J. Ernst, formerly a resident of McLean and Arlington, Va., pleaded guilty to one count of corruptly endeavoring to impede and impair the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and one count of tax evasion for 2005. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Florida Man Pleads Guilty to $30 Million Investment Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:03:03 EDT David R. Lewalski, formerly of Gainesville, Fla., pleaded guilty today to mail fraud in connection with his operation of a $30 million investment fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Robert E. O’Neill of the Middle District of Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Miami-Area Resident Pleads Guilty to Participating in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 16:52:38 EDT A Miami-area resident pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for his role in two separate fraud schemes that resulted in the submission of more than $200 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Micronesian Couple Pleads Guilty in Washington to Withholding Passport in Connection with Human Trafficking Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 18:22:25 EDT Edk Kenit, 29, and Choimina Lukas, 31, a Micronesian couple living in Longview, Wash., pleaded guilty today to document servitude in connection with a scheme to compel the labor of an 18-year-old woman, also from Micronesia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt UBS Client Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 14:47:10 EDT Robert E. Greeley, a resident of San Francisco, pleaded guilty today to charges of filing a false federal income tax return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Two Loan Officers and One Title Agent Charged in $2.5 Million Reverse Mortgage and Loan Modification Scheme Plead Guilty in Miami By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 19:30:45 EDT Louis Gendason of Delray Beach, Fla.; Kimberly Mackey of Pittsburgh; and John Incandela, of Palm Beach, Fla., pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for their participation in a $2.5 million Home Equity Conversion Mortgage, or reverse mortgage, fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Las Vegas Real Estate Agent Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud and Bankruptcy Fraud Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 11:20:51 EDT German A. Posada of Las Vegas pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Philip M. Pro to charges of filing a false 2004 individual income tax return and making a false statement in a bankruptcy proceeding. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Two Mexican Nationals Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 18:15:21 EDT The Justice Department announced today that two Mexican nationals, Israel Cortes-Morales, 31, and Alberto Cortes-Castro, 30, pleaded guilty in federal district court in Miami to charges of conspiring to commit sex trafficking of Mexican women. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Willacy Detention Center Contract Security Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Female Detainee in Texas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 18:32:52 EDT The Justice Department announced today that former Contract Security Officer Edwin Rodriguez, 30, pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual abuse of a female detainee under his supervision and control. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Pittsburgh Crips Leader Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 15:38:04 EDT Robert Colbert, of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty today in federal court to charges of conspiring to conduct a racketeering enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Two Chinese Defendants Plead Guilty in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Trafficking in Counterfeit Perfume By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 17:44:19 EDT Shaoxiong Zhou and Shaoxia Huang, both of Shantou, Guangdong, China, have pleaded guilty to trafficking in counterfeit perfume. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorist Solicitation and Firearms Offense By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 14:34:54 EDT Emerson Winfield Begolly, 22, of New Bethlehem, Pa., pleaded guilty today in Pittsburgh to soliciting others to engage in acts of terrorism within the United States and to using a firearm during and in relation to an assault on FBI agents. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Online Identity Theft Involving More Than $700,000 in Reported Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:28:08 EDT A Brooklyn, N.Y., man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., for his role in managing a credit card fraud operation that operated throughout the East Coast of the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former TSA Employee Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Assaulting Elderly Somali Man By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:43:33 EDT George Thompson, 64, a former employee of the Transportation Security Administration in Minneapolis, pleaded guilty today in federal court to violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act by assaulting an 83-year-old Somali man on May 4, 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant from South Carolina Pleads Guilty for Role in Scheme to Steal Military Equipment in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:27:25 EDT Eric Scott Hamilton, 40, of Pelzer, S.C., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs in the District of South Carolina to a criminal information charging him with two counts of conspiracy to steal public property. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Russell County, Ala., Sheriff Deputy Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charge for Assaulting a Handcuffed Man By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:34:20 EDT Kirby Dollar, 37, a former detective with the Russell County Sheriff’s Office, pleaded guilty in federal court in Montgomery, Ala., for his role in the assault of a handcuffed man. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty in Relation to Staged Kidnapping in Guatemala By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:15:10 EDT Sheena Flores, 34, of Manassas, Va., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee to one count of transmitting in foreign commerce, with intent to extort money, a communication containing a threat to injure another person. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Owners of Florida Airline Fuel Supply and Indiana Flight Management Services Companies Plead Guilty in Schemes to Defraud Ryan International Airlines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:47:17 EDT A former owner and operator of a Florida-based airline fuel supply service company and a former owner and operator of an Indiana-based flight management services company pleaded guilty today to participating in separate schemes to defraud Ryan International Airlines, a charter airline company located in Rockford, Ill. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Nautilus Hyosung Holdings Agrees to Plead Guilty to Obstruction of Justice for Submitting False Documents in a Merger Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:01:16 EDT Nautilus Hyosung Holdings Inc. has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $200,000 criminal fine for obstruction of justice in connection with a premerger filing and investigation by the Antitrust Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Worth County Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Violating the Civil Rights of Eight Women in Missouri By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:46:26 EDT The Department of Justice announced today that Neal Wayne “Bear” Groom, former sheriff of the Worth County, Mo., Sheriff’s Office, pleaded guilty to depriving eight Missouri women of their civil rights by coercing the women to expose parts of their bodies to him, which was in violation of the Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable seizures. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Owner of New York City Garment Assembly Company Pleads Guilty for Failing to Pay Employment Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:28:02 EDT David Chui, a resident of Queens, N.Y., pleaded guilty to failing to pay employment taxes in connection with his former ownership of a garment assembly business. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Two Men Plead Guilty to Racially-Motivated Assault in New Mexico By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:43:59 EDT Paul Beebe and Jesse Sanford of Farmington, N.M., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque, N.M., to federal hate crime charges related to a racially-motivated assault on a 22-year-old developmentally disabled man of Navajo descent. Full Article OPA Press Releases