leads Former Colonial Bank Mortgage Lending Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:28:54 EDT Teresa Kelly, a former operations supervisor in Colonial Bank’s Mortgage Warehouse Lending Division, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bank, wire and securities fraud for her role in a fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of Colonial Bank and Taylor, Bean & Whitaker. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Maryland Sports Manager Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion, Conspiracy to Commit Bank and Wire Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:37:52 EDT Nathan A. Peake, 40, a sports manager and resident of Silver Spring, Md., entered a plea of guilty today in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to one count of tax evasion and one count of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Denton County, Texas, Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking and Related Federal Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:45:05 EDT Marcus Choice Williams, 36, of Fort Worth, Texas, pleaded guilty this morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez to various felony offenses related to a conspiracy to traffic young women for prostitution. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Owner of Renovated Des Moines, Iowa Building Pleads Guilty to Environmental Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:01:19 EDT The owner of the Equitable Building in Des Moines, Iowa, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Des Moines to conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act and to violating the Clean Air Act’s work practice standards related to asbestos removal. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Missouri CPA Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud and Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:29:51 EDT Murphy Hubbard, a Springfield, Mo., CPA, pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud and one count of tax evasion before Judge James England in the Western District of Missouri. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Virginia Couple Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:48:29 EDT Kathryn Charles Miles and husband John Scott Miles, of Mathews County, Va., pleaded guilty to conspiring to impair and obstruct the IRS in the ascertainment and assessment of federal income taxes from 2001 through 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Miami Contractor Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:13:36 EDT Reynaldo Orozco pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false tax return before U.S. District Court Judge Adalberto Jordan in the Southern District of Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:50:28 EDT A resident of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania to conspiring to conduct a racketeering enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Second Caesars Palace Nightclub Host Pleads Guilty to Tax Crime By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:01:16 EDT Ali “Shawn” Olyaie, a former “VIP host” at the Pure Nightclub located in Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, pleaded guilty in Las Vegas before U.S. District Court Judge Kent Dawson to one count of filing a false federal individual income tax return for the 2006 tax year. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Rhode Island La Cosa Nostra Member Pleads Guilty in Murder-For-Hire Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:27:03 EDT Anthony St. Laurent Sr. pleaded guilty today in federal court in Providence, R.I., to an attempted murder-for-hire, and acknowledged in a written plea agreement his participation in an extortion conspiracy outlined in a previous criminal complaint in which he, his wife Dorothy St. Laurent, his son Anthony St. Laurent Jr. and others extorted protection money from bookmakers in the Taunton, Mass.-area under the threat of violence. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Former Owner of Illinois Technology Company Pleads Guilty in Multi-State Scheme to Defraud the Federal E-Rate Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:46:47 EDT A former owner of an Illinois-based technology company has pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the federal E-Rate program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads 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
leads Los Angeles Woman Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Medicare Fraud Scheme Using Fraudulent Medical Clinics and Stolen Doctor Identities to Defraud Medicare of More Than $6.2 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:56:51 EDT A Los Angeles woman has pleaded guilty to using fraudulent medical clinics and the stolen identities of physicians to defraud Medicare of more than $6.2 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:17:59 EDT An Orange County, Va., man pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia to child pornography charges that originated in three different districts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads San Diego Used Car Wholesaler Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:38:36 EDT Mohammad Jafar Nikbakht, aka Freydoon Nikbakht, pleaded guilty to tax evasion before U.S. District Court Judge John A. Houston in San Diego. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Nebraska Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced to 102 Months in Prison for Engaging in a Child Exploitation Enterprise By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:37:21 EDT Brandon Miller, 23, of Omaha, Neb., was sentenced today to 102 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty to engaging in a child exploitation enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Former Employee of Charlotte, North Carolina-Based Bank Pleads Guilty for His Role in Falsifying Bank Records Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:48:47 EDT According to charges filed today in U.S. District Court in New York City, Brian Scott Zwerner engaged in a conspiracy to falsify bank records related to the marketing profits for an investment agreement and other municipal finance contracts, including derivative contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Former TBW Financial Analyst Pleads Guilty to $1.5 Billion Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:12:34 EDT Sean W. Ragland, a former senior financial analyst at Taylor, Bean &s mortgage lending facility, Ocala Funding. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Colombian Narcotics Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Import Hundreds of Kilograms of Cocaine into the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:13:09 EDT Colombian drug trafficker Carlos Ojeda-Herrera pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle in the District of Columbia to conspiring and attempting to transport shipments of 700- 800 kilograms of cocaine from Isla de Margarita, off the coast of Venezuela, to vessels waiting on the high seas to transport the drugs to Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty for Cross Burning By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:41:11 EDT Kenneth Stiffey Jr. of Robinson, Penn., pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge related to the burning of a cross in the yard of an African-American victim in November 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Former TBW Ceo Pleads Guilty to $1.5 Billion Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 18:13:12 EDT Paul Allen, the former chief executive officer at Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW), pleaded guilty today to making false statements and conspiring to commit bank and wire fraud for his role in a $1.5 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failure of TBW. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Virginia Contractor Pleads Guilty to Kickback Scheme and Failure to File Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 17:26:47 EDT A Virginia contractor pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to steer contracts to him for repair, maintenance and renovation work at healthcare and nursing home facilities owned by Medical Facilities of America Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Miami-Area Marketing Director Pleads Guilty for Her Role in Community Mental Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving More Than $100 Million in Fraudulent Medicare Claims By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 18:55:37 EDT A Miami-area resident pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for her role in managing a community mental health care fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $100 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Natural Gas Company Pleads Guilty in Arkansas in Connection with Fayetteville Shale Pipeline Construction Activities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 11:31:27 EDT Hawk Field Services LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Houston-based Petrohawk Energy Corporation, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Little Rock, Ark., to charges stemming from the illegal take of endangered species in north-central Arkansas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Former Jena, La., Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Criminal Sexual Activity By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 12:27:01 EDT Joseph Taunton, 31, from Jonesville, La., a former corrections officer at the LaSalle Parish Detention Center in Jena, La., pleaded guilty in federal court for engaging in a sexual act with a federal detainee. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Houston Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty in Connection with an Alleged $5.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 17:08:07 EDT A registered nurse employed by a Houston health care company pleaded guilty today in connection with an alleged $5.2 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads New Jersey Solid Waste Management Facility Pleads Guilty to Illegal Dumping in Upstate New York By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:55:49 EDT Lieze Associates, dba Eagle Recycling of New Jersey, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Utica, N.Y., for conspiring to violate the Clean Water Act and to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Richmond, Virginia Businessman Pleads Guilty for Role in Investment Fraud Scheme Causing Millions in Losses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:01:03 EDT Julius Everett “Bud” Johnson, of Richmond, Va., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Richmond for his role in an investment scheme resulting in millions of dollars in losses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Foreign National Pleads Guilty in Washington, D.C., for Role in International Money Laundering Scheme Involving an Alleged $1.4 Million in Losses to Victims; Romanian National Surrenders By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:36:56 EDT A Bulgarian national pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia for his role in laundering money for a transnational criminal group based in Eastern Europe. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads U.S. Army Contractor Pleads Guilty to Assault in Relation to Stabbing at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:26:06 EDT Sean T. Brehm, 44, of Capetown, South Africa, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Shipping Conglomerate Pleads Guilty to Concealing Deliberate Pollution in “Magic Pipe” Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:57:47 EDT Four corporations involved in owning and operating a fleet of vessels regularly visiting New Orleans pleaded guilty today and agreed to pay a $1 million penalty and be banned from doing business in the United States for the next five years under the terms of a proposed plea agreement. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Federal Employee Pleads Guilty to Failure to File Federal Income Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:42:02 EDT Janet Jaensch, a federal employee, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., to one count of failure to file a 2008 federal income tax return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Newspaper Publisher Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement to Congress By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:44:08 EDT Karl B. Rodney, the chief executive officer of the Carib News Foundation and publisher of Carib News, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to making a false statement to the U.S. House of Representatives. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Michigan Woman Pleads Guilty to Selling More Than $400,000 in Counterfeit Business Software By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:46:20 EDT A Michigan woman pleaded guilty today to selling more than $400,000 worth of counterfeit computer software. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Los Angeles-Area Man Pleads Guilty to Establishing Fraudulent Medical Clinics and Using Stolen Doctor Identities to Defraud Medicare of up to $13.6 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:44:05 EDT A Los Angeles-area man pleaded guilty today to establishing fraudulent medical clinics and using stolen identities of physicians to defraud Medicare of up to $13.7 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Hacker Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud Resulting in Losses of More Than $36 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:52:59 EDT Rogelio Hackett Jr., 26, of Lithonia, Ga., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga in Alexandria, Va., to trafficking in counterfeit credit cards and aggravated identity theft. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Tax Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:07:02 EDT Eric Bernard Caldwell, a resident of Montgomery County, Ala., pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads New York Broker Pleads Guilty in International Stock Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:11:04 EDT A New York stock broker has pleaded guilty in federal court in Detroit to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud in connection with the Alan Ralsky spamming organization’s stock pump-and-dump scheme/ Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Alabama Businessman Pleads Guilty in Wide-Ranging Conspiracy to Influence and Corrupt Votes Related to Electronic Bingo Legislation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:48:54 EDT An Alabama businessman pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Wallace Capel Jr. to his role in conspiring to bribe legislators in exchange for their favorable votes on pro-gambling legislation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Last of 10 Las Vegas Defendants Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Emissions Test Records By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:37:55 EDT Wajdi Waked, 25, of Las Vegas, pleaded guilty today before Judge Philip M. Pro of the U.S. District Court in Nevada, to one count of violating the Clean Air Act by falsifying emissions test results. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Corruptly Endeavoring to Impede the Internal Revenue Service By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:32:38 EDT Thomas Robert Turner, a resident of Prince George’s County, Md., pleaded guilty to corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the due administration of the Internal Revenue laws. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:08:35 EDT The Justice Department announced today that Johnny Mathis, 47, of Lecompte, La., pleaded guilty to two federal crimes for shooting at the home of three Hispanic men living across the street from him because of the victims’ race and national origin. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Former U.S. Probation Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights and Sex Abuse Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:08:47 EDT Mark John Walker of Eugene, Ore., pleaded guilty today to charges related to his engaging in sexual contact or aggravated sexual abuse with female offenders who were under his direct supervision as a federal probation officer from 2006 to 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Italian Executive of California Valve Company Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Offenses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:50:58 EDT Flavio Ricotti, a former executive of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.-based valve company Control Components Inc. (CCI), has pleaded guilty for his participation in a conspiracy to secure contracts by paying bribes to officials of foreign state-owned companies as well as officers and employees of foreign and domestic private companies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads 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
leads Michigan Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 May 2011 15:08:51 EDT John Walter Kaber, a resident of Bloomfield, Mich., pleaded guilty to tax evasion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Chief Engineer Pleads Guilty in Maryland to Obstructing Investigation into the Illegal Overboard Discharge of Oily Waste By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 May 2011 15:59:05 EDT Dimitrios Grifakis, 57, of Kallithea, Greece, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Baltimore to obstructing a Coast Guard inspection that took place aboard the M/V Capitola from May 3 to May 11, 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Former U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charge Related to Contracts Supporting Iraq War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 May 2011 14:43:59 EDT A retired major in the U.S. Army pleaded guilty today in San Antonio to accepting $400,000 from a contractor following his deployment to Kuwait. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty for Cross Burning By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 May 2011 17:48:13 EDT Michael Duane Bracken, of Bolivar, Penn., pleaded guilty today to a charge related to the burning of a cross in the yard of a mixed race family in November 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
leads Brooklyn Physical Therapist Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme Involving False Billings to Medicare By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 May 2011 13:54:41 EDT A Brooklyn physical therapist pleaded guilty today for his role in submitting false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for physical therapy services that were medically unnecessary and never provided. Full Article OPA Press Releases