orm Circus President and Former Employee Plead Guilty to Violating Endangered Species Act for Unlawful Purchase and Sale of Asian Elephants By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:58:08 EST John Pugh, Wilbur Davenport, and Cole Brothers Circus Inc., entered plea agreements yesterday in U.S. District Court in Beaumont, Texas to resolve Endangered Species Act (ESA) violations related to the purchase and sale of two Asian elephants named “Tina” and “Jewel.” Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Treasurer of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Pleads Guilty to $1.9 Billion Fraud Scheme That Contributed to the Failure of Colonial Bank By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:33:46 EST Desiree Brown, the former treasurer of a private mortgage lending company, Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW), pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bank, wire and securities fraud for her role in a more than $1.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of Colonial Bank and TBW Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Army Major and Wife Convicted on All Charged Counts for Roles in Bribery Scheme Related to Defense Contracts to Support Iraq War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 10:52:06 EST A federal jury in Decatur, Ala., has convicted Eddie Pressley, a former U.S. Army Major, and his wife, Eurica Pressley, on 22 counts in connection with a bribery and money laundering scheme related to defense contracts awarded in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Senior Vice President of Colonial Bank Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 13:38:33 EST Catherine Kissick, a former senior vice president of Colonial Bank and head of its 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 (TBW). Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former U.S. Official Sentenced to 65 Months in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Woman on Embassy Property in Algeria By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 17:24:04 EST Andrew Warren, 43, a former official with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), was sentenced today to 65 months in prison on charges of abusive sexual contact and unlawful use of cocaine while possessing a firearm. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy Convicted of Federal Civil Rights Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:55:47 EDT A jury in St. Louis today convicted Vernon Wilson, 57, former chief deputy of the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, of violating the civil rights of four former inmates of the Washington County Jail on four separate occasions by beating two of the inmates and by arranging for the beatings of two other inmates. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former UBS Client Sentenced for Hiding Millions in Offshore Bank Accounts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 15:07:43 EST Arthur Joel Eisenberg of Seattle was sentenced today to three years probation by U.S. District Court Judge John Coughenour. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Campaign Treasurer for U.S. Congressman from New Jersey Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Campaign Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 16:32:34 EST The former campaign treasurer for Representative Frank LoBiondo of New Jersey pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $450,000 from the congressman’s election and re-election campaign accounts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Failing to Report His Foreign Bank Account at UBS in Switzerland By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 16:49:25 EST Edward Gurary, formerly of Orange Village, Ohio, pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Northern District of Ohio to filing false personal income tax returns for the years 2004 through 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Drug Company Executive Pleads Guilty in Oversized Drug Tablets Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:50:12 EST Marc S. Hermelin, the former chairman of the board and chief executive officer of St. Louis-based KV Pharmaceutical Company, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today in a case involving KV’s production and distribution of oversized morphine sulfate tablets. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former New York Correctional Officer Convicted of Assaulting Inmate, Making False Statements to FBI By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:03:50 EDT A former correctional officer from Cohoes, N.Y., was convicted following a jury trial in Albany, N.Y., of violating the civil rights of an inmate while working at the Rensselaer County Correctional Facility, and making false statements to the FBI regarding the incident. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Managers of South Dakota Apartment Complex Fined $30,000 for Racial Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:15:42 EST The government’s lawsuit, filed on Oct. 15, 2009, alleged that former property manager Ann Wagner and former maintenance supervisor Corey Anderson created a racially hostile housing environment for one African-American family and two white families who associated with the African-American family while they were tenants at Lakeport Village. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Alabama Mayor Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:42:55 EST John Jackson, the former mayor of White Hall, Ala., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Walker in U.S. District Court in Montgomery, Ala., to one count of filing a false tax return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Senior U.S. District Judge Sentenced to One Month in Prison for Misuse of Government Property and Drug Offenses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:22:19 EST Former Senior U.S. District Court Judge Jack T. Camp Jr., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Atlanta to one month in prison for unlawful possession of controlled substances charges and unlawful conversion of government property. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former President of TBW Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:28:34 EDT Raymond Bowman, the former president of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bank, wire and securities fraud, and lying to federal agents about his role in a fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of TBW and Colonial Bank. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Three Former Executives Charged in $200 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Fair Financial Company Investors By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:51:15 EDT Three former executives of Fair Financial Company, an Ohio financial services business, were arrested today and charged in an indictment filed in the Southern District of Indiana for their roles in a scheme to defraud approximately 5,000 investors of more than $200 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm 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
orm Former Executive of California Aftermarket Auto Lights Distributor Agrees to Plead Guilty in Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:05:58 EDT A former executive of a California aftermarket auto lights distributor has agreed to plead guilty for his participation in a global conspiracy to fix the prices of aftermarket auto lights. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Administrative Assistant to U.S. Senator Charged with Making Prohibited Communications to Senate Office By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:48:59 EDT The former administrative assistant to a U.S. senator was charged today by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia with violating criminal conflict of interest laws. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm 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
orm United States and European Union Launch Formal Negotiations for an Agreement to Protect Personal Information Exchanged in the Context of Fighting Crime and Terrorism By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:52:50 EDT A Joint statement on behalf of the United States and the European Union: Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm FDA Chemist and Son Charged with Trading on Inside Information By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:35:16 EDT A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chemist and his son were arrested in Maryland today in connection with an alleged $2.27 million insider trading scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm U.S. Government Offers up to $5 Million Reward for Information Regarding Shootings of Two Ice Agents By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:52:10 EDT The Departments of Justice, State and Homeland Security today jointly announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of individuals allegedly responsible for the murder of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Jaime Zapata and the attempted murder of ICE HSI Special Agent Victor Avila. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm 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
orm 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
orm Former Northern Virginia Resident Arraigned on Charges of Tax Evasion and Impeding the IRS By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 12:17:47 EDT Thomas J. Ernst, formerly a resident of McLean and Arlington, Va., was arraigned today in the Eastern District of Virginia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm 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
orm 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
orm Former Employee of U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Stealing Nearly $250,000 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 13:10:35 EDT A former employee of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., to 42 months in prison for stealing nearly $250,000 intended for the payment of shipping and customs services for the embassy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Pharmaceutical Company Lawyer Charged with Obstruction and Making False Statements By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:19:26 EDT The new indictment identifies GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) as Lauren Stevens’ employer at the time of the alleged obstruction and false statements. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former InterMune Ceo Sentenced for False &s Clinical Tests By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:50:08 EDT W. Scott Harkonen, M.D., the former chief executive office (CEO) of InterMune Inc., was sentenced Wednesday before U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel for wire fraud relating to the dissemination of false and misleading statements about the results of a clinical trial of InterMune’s drug Actimmune. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Two Former Washington, D.C., Tax Return Preparers Charged with Preparing False Income Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:43:45 EDT Two former Washington, D.C., tax preparers have been indicted on tax charges. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Chairman of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Convicted for $2.9 Billion Fraud Scheme That Contributed to the Failure of Colonial Bank By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:21:30 EDT Lee Bentley Farkas, the former chairman of a private mortgage lending company, Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW), was convicted today for his role in a more than $2.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of Colonial Bank, one of the 25 largest banks in the United States in 2009, and TBW, one of the largest privately held mortgage lending companies in the United States in 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Attorney General Holder Announces Formation of Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group to Focus on Energy Markets By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:05:44 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the formation of a Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Working Group to focus specifically on fraud in the energy markets. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Texas Correctional Officer Sentenced on Conviction Arising from Inmate Beating and Subsequent Cover-Up By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:50:13 EDT A former Bexar County Sherriff’s Office Deputy was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia to 27 months in prison for depriving a man of his constitutional right to be free from excessive force and for obstructing justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Air France Cargo Executives Indicted in Conspiracy to Fix Rates and Surcharges on Air Cargo Shipments By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:07:43 EDT A Chicago grand jury returned an indictment today against two former executives of Paris-based Société Air France (Air France), for participating in a conspiracy to fix and coordinate rates and surcharges on air cargo shipments and to refuse to pay commissions on surcharges on air cargo shipments. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Humanitarian Workers Each Sentenced to 142 Months in Prison for Defrauding Usaid of $1.9 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:44:05 EDT Two former humanitarian aid workers were each sentenced today to 142 months in prison for defrauding the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) of approximately $1.9 million that was intended to assist impoverished people and towns in Liberia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm 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
orm Former Leader of the Arellano-Felix Organization Extradited from Mexico to United States to Face Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:09:00 EDT Alberto Benjamin Arellano-Felix, an alleged leader of the Arellano-Felix Organization (AFO), was extradited today by the government of Mexico to the United States to face racketeering, money laundering and narcotics trafficking charges in the Southern District of California. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm UBS AG Admits to Anticompetitive Conduct by Former Employees in the Municipal Bond Investments Market and Agrees to Pay $160 Million to Federal and State Agencies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 May 2011 15:03:38 EDT UBS AG has entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve anticompetitive activity in the municipal bond investments market and has agreed to pay a total of $160 million in restitution, penalties and disgorgement to federal and state agencies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Tax Planning Firm Executive Sentenced in Salt Lake City for Tax Offense By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 May 2011 12:41:56 EDT Patrick Merrill Brody was sentenced on May 6, 2011, to 10 months of prison, 12 months of supervised release and ordered to pay the costs of prosecution for willfully failing to file a federal income tax return for 2001 Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former U.S. Marshals Service Employee Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Theft of $104,000 in U.S. Government Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 May 2011 15:12:02 EDT A former U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) employee was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for theft of $104,000 in U.S. government funds. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Executive of Illinois Refuse Container Repair Company Sentenced to Serve 16 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Defraud the City of Chicago By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 May 2011 16:23:19 EDT A former president of an Illinois refuse disposal container repair company was sentenced today for his role in a conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with bids on a contract for the repair of refuse carts for the city of Chicago. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Federal Court Bars North Georgia Man from Promoting Form 1099-OID Tax Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:17:43 EDT A federal court has permanently barred Atlanta-area financial planner T. Michael Haney from promoting the use of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Forms 1099-OID to support false tax withholdings. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm 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
orm Former Member of Virginia House of Delegates Convicted of Bribery and Extortion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 May 2011 18:05:07 EDT Phillip A. Hamilton, a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, today was convicted by a jury in Richmond, Va., of soliciting employees of Old Dominion University (ODU) for a paid position at the same time he was introducing legislation to fund the position. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Massachusetts Direct Mail Printing Executive Sentenced to Serve 30 Months in Prison for His Role in Fraud Conspiracies and Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 12 May 2011 18:58:27 EDT A former employee of two Massachusetts-based customer relationship management agencies that purchase direct mail advertising services was sentenced today for participating in fraud conspiracies and committing tax evasion relating to his receipt of more than $1.8 million in kickbacks. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former CFO of National Auto Parts Retailer Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Manipulate Corporate Earnings By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 May 2011 17:18:01 EDT Don W. Watson, former chief financial officer (CFO) of CSK Auto Corp. (CSK), pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona to conspiracy to commit securities and mail fraud in connection with a scheme to misstate the company’s reported earnings from 2001 through 2006. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Kershaw County, South Carolina, Sheriff’s Department Officer Sentenced for Assaulting a Handcuffed Arrestee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 May 2011 15:33:09 EDT Oddie Tribble, 51, a former deputy sheriff with the Kershaw County, S.C., Sherriff’s Office, was sentenced to 63 month in prison and three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie for using excessive force on a man in his custody on Aug. 5, 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Puerto Rico Senator Jorge De Castro Font Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Honest Services Wire Fraud and Conspiracy to Commit Extortion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 17 May 2011 17:11:41 EDT Jorge De Castro Font, 47, a former senate majority leader in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison after pleading guilty to 20 counts of honest services wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit extortion. Full Article OPA Press Releases