io U.S. Asks Courts in California & South Carolina to Shut Down Promoters of Allegedly Fraudulent $39.2 Million Tax Refund Scam By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:12:25 EST The United States has sued tax return preparers in Placerville, Calif., and Columbia, S.C., seeking to bar them from preparing federal tax returns for others. According to the government complaints in the two cases, Teresa Marty of Pollock Pines, Calif., and Winston Able of Blythewood, S.C., prepare federal income tax returns for their customers that claim fraudulent tax refunds. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Justice Department Sues Harrison County, Ind., Sheriff for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:56:29 EST The Department filed a lawsuit against Harrison County Sheriff George Michael Deatrick, in his official capacity, alleging that he discriminated against current employee Deana Decker and former employee Melissa Graham, in the form of sexual harassment that resulted in a hostile work environment, and retaliation, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Former Staff Member in U.S. House of Representatives Indicted on Corruption Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:09:17 EST A grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a three-count indictment today charging a former staff member in the U.S. House of Representatives with corruption offenses. Fraser C. Verrusio, 39, was charged by the grand jury with conspiring to accept an illegal gratuity, accepting an illegal gratuity, and making a false statement in failing to report his receipt of gifts from a lobbyist and the lobbyists client on his 2003 financial disclosure form. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io 60th Felony Conviction Obtained in Software Piracy Crackdown Operation Fastlink By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 18:27:04 EST The 60th felony conviction from Operation Fastlink, a major Department of Justice initiative to combat online piracy worldwide. Bryan Thomas Black, 30, of Waterloo, Ill., pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit criminal infringement of a copyright for his involvement in a multinational software piracy organization that was targeted by investigators as part of Operation Fastlink, an internationally coordinated 18-month investigation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Former Department of Energy Employee Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Performance Evaluation for Monetary Award By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:13:59 EDT A former U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) employee who falsified his performance evaluation to justify an annual performance award to which he was not entitled pleaded guilty today to one count of making false statements. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Former Lucas County, Ohio, Sheriffs Office Corrections Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 15:54:16 EDT A former corrections officer with the Lucas County, Ohio, Sheriffs Office was sentenced today to four years in prison for violating the civil rights of inmates in his custody at the Lucas County jail, as well as private citizens on the streets of the greater Toledo area. Today in federal district court in Toledo, Ohio, Judge Jack Zouhary also sentenced the former corrections officer, Seth Bunke, to three years of supervised release following the prison term. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Illinois Man Convicted for Production, Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography, as Well as Bank Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 16:10:24 EDT Carl Courtright III, of Granite City, Ill., was convicted today on child pornography and bank fraud charges in the Southern District of Illinois following a five-day jury trial. The federal jury convicted Courtright of one count of production of child pornography, two counts of possession of child pornography, one count of receipt of child pornography, as well as one count of bank fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Chief Engineer Pleads Guilty to Concealing Vessel Pollution By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:20:47 EDT Carmelo Oria, a Spanish citizen, who was the Chief Engineer on the Cyprus-flagged M/T Nautilus, pleaded guilty today to using falsified records that concealed improper discharges of oil-contaminated bilge water from the M/T Nautilus. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Hitachi Displays Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay $31 Million Fine for Participating in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:02:09 EDT Japanese electronics manufacturer Hitachi Displays Ltd., agreed to plead guilty and pay a $31 million fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the sale of Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display panels (TFT-LCD) sold to Dell Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Former Congressional Staffer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:15:00 EDT A former congressional staffer pleaded guilty today to conspiring with others to commit honest services fraud. Ann Copland, 52, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard W. Roberts in the District of Columbia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Former Alaska State Senator Sentenced on Public Corruption Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:18:56 EDT John Cowdery, a former elected member of the Alaska state senate, was sentenced today to three years probation with a special condition requiring him to serve six months of home confinement for conspiring to bribe another Alaska state legislator. U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline for the District of Alaska also ordered Cowdery to pay a $25,000 fine. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Shipping Line Pays $1.4 Million for Environmental Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:22:58 EDT Holy House Shipping AB, a Swedish corporation, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Camden, N.J., to pay a $1 million fine, a special assessment of $400,000 in community service payments and serve three years of probation for failing to maintain an accurate oil record book in an attempt to conceal illegal discharges of oil-contaminated waste directly into the ocean from one of its ships. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Five Defendants Sentenced for Participation in International Child Exploitation Enterprise By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:06:17 EDT Five U.S. defendants convicted for their activity in a global child pornography trafficking enterprise were sentenced today in the Northern District of Florida. The defendants had pled to multiple charges, including engaging in a child exploitation enterprise; conspiracy to advertise, transport, ship, receive and possess child pornography; advertising child pornography; transporting child pornography; and receiving child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io U.S. Department of Justice Promotes International Network to Combat Intellectual Property Crime By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:57:51 EDT Building upon the successes of earlier efforts, the Department today announced the opening in Bangkok of a regional conference of approximately 100 key law enforcement and industry officials from more than a dozen nations with the goal of strengthening international cooperation in fighting large-scale intellectual property crimes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Individual Indicted in Connection with Costa Rica-based Business Opportunity Fraud Ventures By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:43:37 EDT A British citizen was charged in connection with the operation of a series of fraudulent business opportunities on March 10, 2009, by a Miami federal grand jury. Sirtaj Mathauda was indicted on charges that he and his co-conspirators purported to sell vending machine, beverage and greeting card business opportunities, including assistance in establishing, maintaining and operating such businesses. The charges form part of the governments continued nationwide crackdown on business opportunity fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Former Alaska State Representative Pleads Guilty to Public Corruption Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:39:53 EDT Beverly L. Masek, a former elected member of the Alaska House of Representatives, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bribery. Masek pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline in Anchorage to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io San Mateo County, California, to Pay U.S. $6.8 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:48:50 EDT San Mateo County, Calif., has agreed to pay the United States $6.8 million to resolve allegations that the San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) submitted false claims to the United States in connection with payments from the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The government alleges that SMMC falsely inflated its bed count to Medicare in order to receive higher payments under Medicares Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) adjustment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Americraft Carton Inc., to Enforce the Employment Rights of Michigan Army National Guardsman By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:05:15 EDT The Department today filed a lawsuit on behalf of David D. Sweatt, a Michigan Army National Guard member currently serving in Iraq, against Americraft Carton Inc. (Americraft), alleging violations of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
io U.S. Border Patrol Agent Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge for Assault in Federal Detention Facility By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:59:17 EDT A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Tucson, Ariz., on federal civil rights charges related to an alleged assault on a detainee at a federal detention facility. The two-count indictment, returned on March 11, 2009, alleges that on May 10, 2006, Eduardo Moreno violated the civil rights of a federal detainee by assaulting and causing bodily injury to the individual while Moreno was on duty at the U.S. Border Patrol processing facility in Nogales, Ariz. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Attorney Indicted for Conspiracy and Wire Fraud in Stock Registration and Manipulation Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:16:37 EDT A securities attorney was charged in an indictment unsealed today with participating in a stock registration evasion scheme involving nine different publicly traded companies and with defrauding investors in a manipulation scheme related to three of the companies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Indianapolis Law Firm to Enforce the Employment Rights of Indiana Army National Guardsman By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:07:01 EDT The Department today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis on behalf of Mathew B. Jeffries, an Indiana National Guard member, against the Indianapolis law firm of Mike Norris & Associates, alleging that the law firm refused to promptly reemploy Jeffries in violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
io General Maritime Management (Portugal) Fined $1 Million for Enviromental Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:43:01 EDT A federal judge in Corpus Christi, Texas, has sentenced General Maritime Management (Portugal), the operator of a fleet of tanker vessels, and two crewmembers of the motor tanker Genmar Defiance for making false statements to the U.S. Coast Guard and failing to maintain an accurate Oil Record Book designed to prevent pollution of the worlds oceans as required by United States and international law. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Justice Department Asks Court to Close Georgia Tax Preparation Firms Allegedly Involved in Fuel Credit Tax Scam By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:46:38 EDT The United States has asked a federal court in Savannah, Ga., to permanently bar Ophelia Kelley of Vidalia, Ga., from preparing federal income tax returns for others. According to the government complaint, Kelley operates two return preparation firms in Vidalia – Kelley Tax Service, and City and Country Girl Tax Service. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Iranian Man and His Company Charged in International Scheme to Supply Iran with Sensitive U.S. Technology By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:22:59 EDT An Iranian citizen and his Tehran business have been charged with purchasing helicopter engines and advanced aerial cameras for fighter bombers from U.S. firms and illegally exporting them to Iran using companies in Malaysia, Ireland and the Netherlands. Among the alleged recipients of these U.S. goods was an Iranian military firm that has since been designated by the United States for being owned or controlled by entities involved in Irans nuclear and ballistic missile program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Jury Convicts Two Doctors and Two Medical Assistants in $5.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scam By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:23:11 EDT A federal jury in Miami today convicted two physicians and two medical assistants in connection with a $5.3 million Medicare fraud scheme. After a two-week trial in federal court in Miami, a jury found David Rothman, M.D., 66; Keith Russell, M.D., 65; Eda Marietta Milanes, 43; and Jorge Luis Pacheco, 50; guilty on all charged counts, including conspiracy to commit health care fraud and multiple counts of health care fraud for submitting claims to Medicare for unnecessary medications. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io South Florida Stock Trader Pleads Guilty to Market Manipulation Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:50:27 EDT A stock trader from Jupiter, Fla., pleaded guilty today to engaging in a market manipulation scheme involving several publicly traded companies. Earlier today, Paul M. Gozzo, 33, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Donald L. Graham in Miami to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and one count of securities fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Justice Department Settles Allegations of Disability Discrimination Against Town of St. John, Indiana By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:45:09 EDT The Department today announced a settlement resolving allegations that the town of St. John, Ind., violated the Fair Housing Act when it denied a petition for a zoning variance based on the disability of a prospective resident. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io U.S. Sues Union Pacific R.R. for $37 Million for Allegedly Failing to Prevent Use of Rail Cars to Smuggle Narcotics Across Border By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:49:15 EDT The government has filed two lawsuits against the Union Pacific Railroad Company for allegedly failing to prevent the use of its rail cars to smuggle large quantities of narcotics into the United States. The complaints, filed in San Diego and Houston, seek more than $37 million in monetary penalties. The government alleges the rail cars were brought across the border at the ports of entry at Calexico, Calif., and Brownsville, Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Former Memphis Police Officers Sentenced for Conspiracy to Violate Civil Rights By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:49:30 EDT Two former Memphis police officers were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Memphis for their roles in a conspiracy to rob drug dealers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Symphony Diagnostic Services Inc., to Enforce the Employment Rights of N.Y. Army National Guardsman By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:04:00 EDT The Department today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia on behalf of Frantz Julien, a New York Army National Guard member, against the Symphony Diagnostic Services Inc., doing business as MobilexUSA (Mobilex), alleging violations of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Two Doctors and Two Medical Assistants Plead Guilty in $10 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:53:46 EDT Four Miami-area residents pleaded guilty today in connection with a $10 million Medicare fraud scheme involving HIV infusion clinics. Dr. Roberto Rodriguez, 54; Dr. Carlos Garrido, 69; Gonzalo Nodarse, 38; and Alexis Carrazana, 41; all pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Paul C. Huck to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Sixth Aegis Company Principal Sentenced in Chicago to Ten Years in Prison for His Part in Firms $60 Million Tax Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:12:49 EDT Edward B. Bartoli, a Clearwater, Fla., resident and former attorney, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles R. Norgle of Chicago. Bartoli is the last of six defendants to be sentenced after they were convicted of various tax crimes in May 2008. Prior to his conviction, Bartoli was a founder of Aegis and its legal director. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Puerto Rico Political Consultant Sentenced to Three Months in Prison and Three Months of Home Detention By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:27:10 EDT Alberto Goachet, 67, a political consultant and aide to former Puerto Rico Sen. Jorge De Castro Font, was sentenced today to three months in prison, three months of home detention and three years of supervised release. Goachet pleaded guilty on Dec. 4, 2008, to a one-count information charging him with conspiring with De Castro Font and others to launder money provided by a Puerto Rico businessman to De Castro Font. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Connecticut Resident Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Tax Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:20:58 EDT A Newton, Conn., resident who was involved in operating three businesses in Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Mariusz Debowksi pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to conspiracy to aid another in filing false tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, Alleging Discrimination Against African Americans in the Hiring of Firefighters By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:25:46 EDT The Department has entered into a consent decree with the City of Portsmouth, Va., that, if approved by the court, will resolve the Departments complaint that the City of Portsmouth engaged in a pattern or practice of employment discrimination against African Americans in its hiring of entry-level firefighters, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Sikorsky Aircraft Pays $2.9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:07:14 EDT Sikorsky Aircraft Company, a division of United Technologies Corporation, has agreed to pay the United States $2,941,000 to resolve fraud allegations in connection with its contract for the manufacture of Black Hawk helicopters for the Army. Sikorsky, located in Stratford, Conn., manufactures the Black Hawk or variations of the Black Hawk for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines, as well as for other nations. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Houstons Methodist Hospital to Pay U.S. More Than $9 Million to Resolve Allegations of Overcharging Medicare By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:43:10 EDT Methodist Hospital in Houston has agreed to pay the United States $9.99 million to settle allegations that it defrauded the federal Medicare program. The settlement resolves allegations that Methodist improperly increased charges to Medicare patients in order to obtain enhanced reimbursement from Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Justice Department Announces Public Education Campaign Grants to Fight Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:18:03 EDT The Department is making grant funding available for public education programs concerning immigration-related employment discrimination. The Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC), a section of the Departments Civil Rights Division, announced the availability of funds for public education programs regarding employees rights and employers obligations under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Miami Doctor and Chemist Plead Guilty in HIV Infusion Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:59:24 EDT Two Miami-area residents pleaded guilty today in connection with a $10 million Medicare fraud scheme involving HIV infusion clinics. Dr. Carmen Del Cueto, 65, and Alexis Dagnesses, 44, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Judge Paul C. Huck. Both defendants admitted to working at Midway Medical Center Inc. (Midway), a Miami clinic that purported to specialize in the treatment of patients with HIV. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Justice Department Announces Agreement to Protect Rights of Military and Overseas Voters in New York Special Congressional Election By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:29:37 EDT The Department has reached agreement with New York officials to help ensure that military service members and other U.S. citizens living overseas have the opportunity to vote in the states March 31, 2009, special election in the 20th Congressional District. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Jackson, Miss., Man Convicted of Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:38:43 EDT A Jackson, Miss., computer systems administrator was found guilty late Thursday of receiving and possessing images of child pornography on his home computer. Following a four-day jury trial in Natchez, Miss., Joseph McNealy was found guilty of three counts of receiving child pornography through the Internet and one count of possessing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Former National Century Financial Enterprises CEO Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison, Co-Owner Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Conspiracy, Fraud and Money Laundering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:53:39 EDT Two former National Century Financial Enterprises (NCFE) executives were sentenced today for their roles in a scheme to deceive investors about the financial health of NCFE. NCFE, formerly based in Dublin, Ohio, was one of the largest healthcare finance companies in the United States until it filed for bankruptcy in November 2002. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Arrested for Violating Civil Rights by Kidnapping By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:12:24 EDT Agents with the FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Wyoming Department of Criminal Justice arrested Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Franklin Joseph Ryle late yesterday in Douglas, Wyo., on criminal civil rights charges. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io United States Files Civil Lawsuit Against BP Exploration for Oil Spills on North Slope in Alaska By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:28:45 EDT The United States has filed a civil complaint against BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. (BPXA) alleging that the company violated federal clean air and water laws. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Shut Down Iowa Tax Preparation Firm By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 14:38:44 EDT The United States has brought suit in federal court against Gayle Lemmon of Humboldt, Iowa. The lawsuit seeks to bar her and her firm from preparing federal tax returns for others. According to the government complaint in the case, Lemmons firm, Gayles Bookkeeping and Tax Service Inc., prepares federal income tax returns for customers that unlawfully understate tax liabilities by claiming improper deductions for the business use of the home and for non-deductible personal expenses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Partner at Major International Accounting Firm Charged with Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 18:12:21 EDT A Newark, N.J., federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Stephen A. Favato, a resident of Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., and a partner at a major international accounting firm, with tax charges for attempting to assist one of his clients evade income taxes. Favato, a partner in the accounting firms Woodbridge, N.J., office, was charged with tax evasion regarding the federal income taxes of Daniel Funsch and his spouse. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Former Baton Rouge, Louisiana Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 18:30:30 EDT Nathan Davis, a former police officer with the Baton Rouge Police Department in Baton Rouge, La., pleaded guilty today to a felony civil rights violation for use of excessive force. At todays court hearing, defendant Davis admitted that he intentionally used excessive force in March 2007 against a man who had been arrested, handcuffed and taken to a police department holding center. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io U.S. Sues 32 Individuals, Alleging $30 Million Tax Credit Scam Based on Sham Sales from Non-Existent Methane Production Facilities at Landfills By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 14:08:05 EDT The United States has sued four Certified Public Accounts (CPA), 27 tax preparers and one other individual, seeking to bar them from promoting an alleged tax scam involving bogus income tax credits claimed for sham sales of methane from landfills. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Connecticut Resident Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Tax Fraud Conspiracy Involving New York City Hospital By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 16:51:28 EDT A Trumbull, Conn., resident who was involved in operating three businesses in Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Krzysztof Koczon pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to conspiracy to aid another in filing false tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
io Former Jackson Police Department Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 17:40:32 EDT Jonathan Haynes, a former police officer with the Jackson Police Department, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Jackson, Miss., to stealing money from a citizen during an off-duty encounter. Full Article OPA Press Releases