prison Allen Stanford Sentenced to 110 Years in Prison for Orchestrating $7 Billion Investment Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:54:24 EDT R. Allen Stanford, the former board of directors chairman of Stanford International Bank (SIB), was sentenced today in Houston to a total of 110 years in prison for orchestrating a 20-year investment fraud scheme in which he misappropriated $7 billion from SIB to finance his personal businesses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Former Chief Financial Officer of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:03:48 EDT Delton de Armas, a former chief financial officer (CFO) of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. (TBW), was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for his role in a more than $2.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failure of TBW. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Missouri Woman Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Vandalism and Arson of Biracial Man’s Home By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:16:19 EDT A Missouri woman was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for her role in the vandalism and arson of a biracial man’s home in Independence, Mo., the Department of Justice announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Owner and Employee of Miami Home Health Company Sentenced to Prison in $22 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:26:17 EDT U.S. District Judge Patricia A. Seitz in Miami sentenced Marietha Morales, 38, to 108 months in prison and Eduardo Saborit-Dominguez, 48, to 46 months in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Former Executive Director of the American Samoa Special Services Commission Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Steal More Than $325,000 in AmeriCorps Grant Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:25:16 EDT U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton for the District of Columbia sentenced Mine S. Pase to 14 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Two Owners of Miami Home Health Company Each Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:36:08 EDT U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke in the Southern District of Florida sentenced Ariel Rodriguez to 73 months in prison and three years of supervised release and Reynaldo Navarro to 74 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Louisiana Hunting Outfitter Sentenced to Prison for First Felony Conviction for Illegally Hunting Protected Alligators By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:11:36 EDT Gregory K. Dupont, 38, of Plaquemine, La., was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Baton Rouge, La., to serve six months in prison, to be followed by four months in a half-way house and two years of supervised release for the first ever felony conviction and prison sentence resulting from the illegal hunting of American alligators. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Former State Department Employee Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Assaulting His Wife with a Dangerous Weapon By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:24:03 EDT Michael Makalou, 41, a former State Department employee, was sentenced today to 12 months in prison for assaulting his wife with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil H. MacBride. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Loan Officer Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison for Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme That Resulted in More Than $9.2 Million in Losses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:15:04 EDT Alejandro aka “Alex” Curbelo, 32, of Miami was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Owner of Miami-Area Assisted Living Facility Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Role in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:06:30 EDT Billy Denica, 50, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Joan A. Lenard in Miami. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Oregon Man Sentenced in Boston to 36 Months in Prison for Helping Thousands Steal Internet Service By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:13:47 EDT Ryan Harris, 29, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf in the District of Massachusetts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison 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
prison Miami-Area Patient Recruiters Sentenced to Prison for Roles in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:42:32 EDT James Edwards was sentenced today to 84 months in prison and three years of supervised release and Nelson Fernandez was sentenced yesterday to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Barrio Azteca Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison and Two Barrio Azteca Soldiers Sentenced to 20 and 30 Years in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:39:13 EDT A leader and two soldiers in the Barrio Azteca (BA), a transnational border gang allied with the Juarez Cartel were sentenced in El Paso, Texas, to life, 30 and 20 years in prison, respectively. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Second Owner of Houston-area Home Health Care Agency Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for Role in $5.2 Million Medicare Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:12:01 EDT The former co-owner of a Houston-area home health care company was sentenced in Houston to 108 months in prison for his participation in a $5.2 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Former Civilian Contractor Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Role in Scheme to Steal and Sell Military Equipment in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 18:24:37 EDT A former U.S. civilian contractor was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for conspiring to steal military generators in Iraq and selling them on the black market. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Two Individuals Sentenced to Prison for Participating in Kickback Scheme at New York Presbyterian Hospital By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:23:25 EDT Two individuals and three corporations were sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan by Judge George B. Daniels today to serve time in prison and to pay criminal fines for their participation in an eight-year conspiracy involving kickbacks in excess of $2.3 million to defraud New York Presbyterian Hospital. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Former Police Officer of Puerto Rico Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Role in Providing Security for Drug Transactions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:45:10 EDT A former police officer of Puerto Rico was sentenced today in San Juan to 40 years in prison for his role in providing security for drug transactions, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Special Agent in Charge Joseph S. Campbell of the FBI’s San Juan Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Rehabilitation Agency Owner in Detroit Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Role in $3 Million Therapy Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:54:52 EDT Detroit-area resident Tariq Mahmud, 54, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn in the Eastern District of Michigan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison 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
prison Hacker Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Role in Two Hacking Schemes Involving a Total of More Than 240,000 Stolen Credit Card Numbers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:53:34 EDT Aleksandr Suvorov, of Estonia, was sentenced today to seven years in prison for his role in two separate hacking schemes involving a total of more than 240,000 stolen credit card numbers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Former Employee of Nursing Home Company Operating in North Carolina and Virginia Sentenced to Serve 63 Months in Prison for Kickback Schemes and Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:30:30 EDT The former director of corporate maintenance and renovations at Medical Facilities of America Inc. (MFA) was today sentenced to serve 63 months in prison for accepting kickbacks from contractors and evading federal income taxes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Virginia Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Acting as Unregistered Agent for Syrian Government By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:01:14 EDT Mohamad Anas Haitham Soueid, 48, a resident of Leesburg, Va., was sentenced today to 18 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for collecting video and audio recordings and other information about individuals in the United States and Syria who were protesting the government of Syria and to providing these materials to Syrian intelligence agencies in order to silence, intimidate and potentially harm the protestors. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Florida Tax Preparer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:37:24 EDT Ernst Pierre, a Port St. Lucie, Fla., tax preparer, was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) announced. Pierre was charged with a scheme to file false federal income tax returns using stolen identity information. Pierre was also ordered to pay over $266,000 in restitution to the IRS. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Missouri Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Vandalism and Arson of Biracial Man’s Home By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:49:58 EDT Charles Wilhelm, 23, of Independence, was sentenced in the Western District of Missouri by U.S. District Judge Dean Whipple. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Detroit-Area Health Care Clinic Owner Sentenced to Serve 60 Months in Prison for Role in $8.5 Million Diagnostic Testing Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:22:26 EDT Miami-area resident Emilio Haber, 53, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Patrick Duggan in the Eastern District of Michigan in Detroit. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Co-Owners of Houston-Area Durable Medical Equipment Company Sentenced to Prison for Role in $1.18 Million Medicare Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:08:19 EDT Clifford Ubani, 54, and Princewill Njoku, 53, the former co-owners of Family Healthcare Services, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gray H. Miller in the Southern District of Texas in Houston. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Two Southern California Men Each Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Their Roles in a Nationwide Breach of Credit and Debit Card Terminals at Michaels Stores Inc. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:46:42 EDT Eduard Arakelyan, 21, and Arman Vardanyan, 23, were each sentenced yesterday to serve 36 months in prison on bank fraud and conspiracy charges, and an additional, consecutive 24 months in prison for the identity theft charge. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Admitted Associate of New England La Cosa Nostra Sentenced to Prison for Participation in Hobbs Act Extortion Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:29:40 EDT Albino “Albie” Folcarelli, 54, of Johnston, R.I., an admitted associate of the New England La Cosa Nostra (NELCN), was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence, R.I., today to serve 84 months in federal prison for his participation in an extortion conspiracy to extort $25,000 from a Rhode Island individual by using implied threats of violence, including visits to the individual’s place of employment and home. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Member Sentenced to Serve 10 Years in Prison for Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:53:00 EDT An Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang member from Houston was sentenced today to serve 10 years in prison for his role in an aggravated assault that took place in Tomball, Texas, in September 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Former Milwaukee Police Officer Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Civil Rights Violation and Sexual Assault By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:04:53 EDT Former Milwaukee Police Officer Ladmarald Cates was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller to 24 years in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Kazakhstani National Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Money Laundering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:59:43 EDT Daniyar Zhaxalyk, 26, a citizen of Kazakhstan who entered the United States on a student visa, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for his role in a sophisticated stock fraud scheme that caused more than $400,000 in losses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Final Missouri Defendant Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Vandalism and Arson of Biracial Man’s Home By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 19:22:59 EDT A Missouri man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his role in the vandalism and arson of a biracial man’s home in Independence, Mo., the Department of Justice announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison 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
prison Indiana Online Identity Thief Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Counterfeit Credit Card Conspiracy Involving More Than $3 Million in Losses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:59:54 EDT Peter Borgia Jr., 22, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Arizona Tax Defier Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Fraud and Tax Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:01:33 EDT Richard Kellogg Armstrong, 77, of Prescott, Ariz., was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to 108 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Judge Blackburn ordered the sentence to run consecutively to the 660 day prison term and $1,021,500 of fines cumulatively imposed upon Armstrong as punitive sanctions for 10 acts of contempt of court. He also ordered Armstrong to pay restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the amount of $1,678,834 and to forfeit two residences and a personal aircraft. The sentence was announced by the Justice Department’s Tax Division, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado and the IRS Criminal Investigation Denver Field Office. Codefendant Curtis L. Morris, age 43, of Elizabeth, Colo., is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 6, 2012. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Miami-Area Patient Broker Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Role in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:19:05 EDT Jean-Luc Veraguas, 51, of Plantation, Fla., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Frederico A. Moreno in the Southern District of Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Arizona Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison in Money Laundering and Tax Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:33:40 EDT Gino Carlucci was sentenced to 188 months in prison for his role in conspiracies to commit money laundering and to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and for filing a false income tax return, the Justice Department and the IRS announced today. On July 25, 2011, a federal jury in Phoenix convicted Carlucci of both conspiracies and the tax crime after an eight-day trial. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Florida Assisted Living Facility Owner Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:42:25 EDT Bobby Ramnarine, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks in the Southern District of Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Medical Equipment Company Owner Sentenced in Louisiana to 180 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:39:07 EDT Henry Lamont Jones, 37, of Prairieville, La., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James J. Brady of the Middle District of Louisiana. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Former Alabama Police Officer Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Money and Property from Highway Motorists By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:44:30 EDT Jessie Alan Fuller, 25, of Pensacola, Fla., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge W. Keith Watkins to 37 months in prison and two years supervised release, the Justice Department announced. Fuller pleaded guilty on April 26, 2012, to one count of conspiracy against rights, a felony, and one count of deprivation of rights under color of law, a misdemeanor. These charges stemmed from Fuller’s stealing money and property from motorists on Interstate 65 in central Alabama while he was a police officer with the Fort Deposit Police Department. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Miami Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Obstruction of Justice and False Statements for Certifying Ships Safe for Sea By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:42:21 EDT Alejandro Gonzalez, 60, of Miami-Dade County, Fla., was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to 21 months in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison British Citizen Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:52:06 EDT Simon Jasper McCarty, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright of the District of Hawaii. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison North Carolina Businessman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Payroll Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 17:00:15 EDT Bruce Gregory Harrison III of Greensboro, N.C., was sentenced today to 144 months in prison following his December 2011 conviction for payroll tax fraud and other crimes, announced Kathryn Keneally, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division; Ripley Rand, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina; and Richard Weber, Chief of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Criminal Investigation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Arizona Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Selling Access to Botnets By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 14:03:00 EDT Joshua Schichtel, 30, of Phoenix, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for selling command-and-control access to and use of thousands of malware-infected computers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Third Dreamboard Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Participating in International Criminal Network Organized to Sexually Exploit Children By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 18:34:06 EDT John Wyss, aka “Bones,” 55, of Monroe, Wis., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Maurice Hicks in the Western District of Louisiana. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Massachusetts Tax Fraud Promoter Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy to Obstruct and Impede the IRS By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 17:53:08 EDT A federal judge in Worcester, Mass., sentenced William Scott Dion today to 84 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States, and for obstructing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and IRS announced. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor also ordered Dion to pay restitution in the amount of $3 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor in Belize By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 19:03:49 EDT Roland J. Flath, 72, of Fond du Lac, Wis., was sentenced in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Wisconsin by Judge J.P. Stadtmueller. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Former Us Airways Pilot Sentenced in North Carolina to 10 Years in Prison for Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:43:11 EDT Charles A. Davis, 63, formerly of Mooresville, N.C. was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 120 months in prison for committing tax fraud, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. U.S. Judge Richard L. Voorhees in the Western District of North Carolina also ordered Davis to serve twelve months of supervised release after his prison term and pay $538,569 as restitution to the IRS. Full Article OPA Press Releases
prison Louisiana Resident Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Role in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:39:10 EDT Karen T. Rayburn, 47, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James J. Brady of the Middle District of Louisiana. Full Article OPA Press Releases