orm Former Department of Defense Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Financial Assistance Funds Intended for Service Members By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2011 11:23:31 EDT A former civilian employee of the Department of Defense pleaded guilty today in Columbus, Ga., to conversion of Army Emergency Relief (AER) funds while he was employed at Camp Humphreys in the Republic of Korea. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Federal Court Bars Ohio Accountant and Former Business Partner from Promoting Oil-and-Gas Tax Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2011 10:51:39 EDT A federal court has permanently barred two men from promoting an alleged tax fraud scheme involving interests in purported oil and gas wells. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former CEO of U.S. Telecommunications Company Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2011 14:50:21 EDT Jorge Granados, the former chief executive officer of Miami-based telecommunications company Latin Node Inc. (LatiNode), pleaded guilty today to conspiring to pay bribes to government officials in Honduras. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former White Mountain Apache Tribal Police Officer Charged with Civil Rights Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 May 2011 18:30:40 EDT A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a two-count indictment today charging former White Mountain Apache Tribal police officer, Glenn Cromwell, with federal crimes in connection with maliciously abandoning Anthony Archuleta and Barry Lowe in dangerously cold weather conditions in December 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Jenkens & Gilchrist Attorneys, Former BDO Seidman CEO and Deutsche Bank Broker Found Guilty in New York of Multi-Billion Dollar Criminal Tax Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 May 2011 18:52:24 EDT Paul M. Daugerdas, Donna M. Guerin, Denis M. Field and David Parse were convicted today in Manhattan federal court for their roles in a tax shelter scheme in which they designed, marketed and implemented fraudulent tax shelters used by wealthy individuals to avoid paying taxes to the Internal Revenue Service. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Jackson County, Michigan, Man Arrested and Charged with Obstructing the IRS in Form 1099-OID Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2011 15:37:40 EDT Karl Herrington of Parma, Mich., was arrested today on charges of two counts of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the administration of the internal revenue laws, and five counts of filing false tax forms with the Internal Revenue Service. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Nasdaq Executive Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2011 15:57:12 EDT A former managing director of the NASDAQ Stock Market pleaded guilty today for his participation in an insider trading scheme in which he purchased and sold stock in NASDAQ-listed companies based on material, non-public information he obtained in his capacity as a NASDAQ executive. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Two Former Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, Police Officers Sentenced for Falsifying Information About the Beating of a Latino Man By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 15:31:59 EDT The Justice Department announced that Matthew Nestor and William Moyer were sentenced today for falsifying information related to the investigation into the beating death of Luis Ramirez. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm New York Battery Manufacturer to Pay $2.7 Million for False Pricing Information Provided to U.S. Army By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 10:04:40 EDT Newark, N.Y.-based Ultralife Corporation, formerly known as Ultralife Batteries Inc., has agreed to pay $2.7 million to resolve allegations that the battery manufacturer violated the False Claims Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Federal Court Bars Florida Man from Promoting Alleged “Form 1099-OID” Tax Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 15:26:02 EDT A federal court in Ft. Meyers, Fla., has barred Gregory Boone of Riverview, Fla., from promoting an alleged tax fraud scheme Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Owner of Illinois Technology Companies Pleads Guilty in Multi-State Scheme to Defraud the Federal E-Rate Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 16:50:01 EDT A former owner of two Illinois-based technology companies has pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the federal E-Rate program by providing bribes and kickbacks to school officials in Arkansas, Illinois and Louisiana. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Senator and Presidential Candidate John Edwards Charged for Alleged Role in Scheme to Violate Federal Campaign Finance Laws By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 3 Jun 2011 10:28:14 EDT A federal grand jury today returned a six-count indictment against former U.S. Senator and Presidential candidate John Edwards for allegedly participating in a scheme to violate federal campaign finance laws. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Florida Radiology Clinic and Former Owners to Pay $3 Million to Resolve Medicare False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 12:14:25 EDT Midtown Imaging LLC, a radiology clinic, and its former owners Midtown Imaging P.A. and PBC Medical Imaging have agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that the clinic violated the False Claims Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Detective and Tax Preparer Convicted of Tax Fraud in Florida By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 17:34:40 EDT Inuka Rhaheed, owner of First Premium Financial Services and a former detective with the Fort Pierce, Fla., Police Department, and Wilens Bertrand, a tax preparer at First Premium, on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former NSA Senior Executive Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access of Government Computer By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:12:26 EDT Former National Security Agency (NSA) senior executive Thomas A. Drake pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to a one-count criminal information charging him with unauthorized access of an NSA computer. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Treasurer and President of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Each Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:03:45 EDT The former treasurer and the former president of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW) were sentenced today to 72 months in prison and 30 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a more than $2.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of TBW and Colonial Bank. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty to Bribery Related to Contracting in Support of Iraq War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:18:08 EDT A former U.S. Army major pleaded guilty today to bribery related to his work as a contracting officer’s representative in Kuwait from 2004 to 2006. 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 :: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:58:47 EDT A former vice president of an Illinois refuse disposal container repair company was sentenced today to serve 16 months in prison and to pay a $40,000 criminal fine for his role in a conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with bids on a contract with the city of Chicago. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Colonial Bank Senior Vice President Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:23:46 EDT A former senior vice president and head of Colonial Bank’s Mortgage Warehouse Lending Division was sentenced today to eight years in prison for her role in a more than $2.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of Colonial Bank and Taylor, Bean & Whitaker. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former TBW CEO Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:20:38 EDT The former chief executive officer (CEO) of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW) was sentenced today to 40 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
orm Former Co-Owner of Illinois Technology Company Sentenced to Serve One Year and a Day in Prison for Role in Conspiracy to Defraud the Federal E-Rate Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:01:34 EDT A former co-owner of an Illinois-based technology company, Global Networking Technologies Inc. (GNT), was sentenced today to serve one year and a day in prison for his participation in a conspiracy to defraud the federal E-Rate program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Hickman County, Tennessee Deputy Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:04:09 EDT The Justice Department announced that former Hickman County Deputy Sheriff Kenneth H. Smith, 43, pleaded guilty today to violating the rights of two women by photographing parts of their unclothed bodies under the false pretense that those photographs were necessary for an official investigation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Michael Jackson’s Former General Manager Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges in Washington, D.C., Court By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:48:03 EDT Raymone Bain, a public relations specialist and the former general manager of the late pop star Michael Jackson, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Washington, D.C., to charges that she failed to file federal and District of Columbia income tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Army Contracting Officials Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud the U.S. & Filing False Tax Returns and Ethics Forms By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:27:57 EDT Kenneth H. Nix and Velma I. Salinas-Nix, both of Boerne, Texas, were indicted by a federal grand jury in San Antonio on a multi-count indictment alleging tax fraud and false statements to the U.S. government. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former U.S. Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Stealing Equipment in Iraq and Receiving Proceeds from Sale on Black Market By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:10:03 EDT A former U.S. Army sergeant pleaded guilty today to conspiring to steal U.S. Army equipment related to his work as a non-commissioned officer helping to train Iraqi army personnel in Mosul, Iraq, in 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Chairman of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison and Ordered to Forfeit $38.5 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:47:13 EDT The former chairman and owner of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW) was sentenced today to 30 years in prison and ordered to forfeit approximately $38.5 million for his role in a more than $2.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failure of TBW and Colonial Bank. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former United Nations Employee Charged in Connection with a $100,000 Fraud Scheme Involving Concurrent Jobs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:28:39 EDT A former employee of the United Nations (U.N.) was arrested today for allegedly obtaining more than $100,000 in salary payments as a result of holding jobs at the U.N. and the National Labor Relations Board at the same time. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm United States Sues Seattle-Area Man to Bar Him from Promoting Alleged “Form 1099-OID” Tax Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:40:11 EDT The United States has sued a Seattle-area man to stop him from promoting an alleged tax fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm DOJ, FTC Announce Changes to Streamline the Premerger Notification Form By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 09:05:53 EDT Following a public comment period, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have made changes to reduce the filing burden and streamline the form parties must file when seeking antitrust clearance of proposed mergers and acquisitions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act and the Premerger Notification Rules. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm JPMorgan Chase Admits to Anticompetitive Conduct by Former Employees in the Municipal Bond Investments Market and Agrees to Pay $228 Million to Federal and State Agencies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 11:28:11 EDT JPMorgan Chase &s role in anticompetitive activity in the municipal bond investments market and has agreed to pay a total of $228 million in restitution, penalties and disgorgement to federal and state agencies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Port Isabel Detention Officer Charged with Violating Civil Rights of Detainee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 14:39:37 EDT A federal indictment returned by a McAllen, Texas, grand jury on June 7, 2011, charging former Port Isabel Detention Center Lieutenant Raul Leal with using excessive force on a detainee, obstruction of justice and lying to a federal agent was unsealed today following Leal’s arrest. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Statement of Deputy Attorney General James Cole Regarding Information Requests for Multiple Sales of Semi-Automatic Rifles with Detachable Magazines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:29:56 EDT “The international expansion and increased violence of transnational criminal networks pose a significant threat to the United States." Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Florida Telecommunications Company, Two Executives, an Intermediary and Two Former Haitian Government Officials Indicted for Their Alleged Participation in Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:39:16 EDT Cinergy Telecommunications Inc., Cinergy’s president and director, the president of Florida-based Telecom Consulting Services Corp. and two former Haitian government officials have been charged in a superseding indictment for their alleged roles in a foreign bribery, wire fraud and money laundering scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Washington County, Missouri, Chief Deputy Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Beating Four Inmates By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:38:23 EDT Vernon Wilson, former Chief Deputy of the Washington County Sheriff’s Department in Potosi, Mo., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in St. Louis, for violating the civil rights of four former inmates of the Washington County Jail on four separate occasions. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Computer Intrusion into Former Employer’s Computer Systems By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:23:54 EDT Lawrence R. Marino, a 41-year-old from Goffstown, N.H., pleaded guilty today in federal court to computer intrusion, stemming from his repeated hacks into his former employer’s computer systems. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Federal Court Bars Idaho Woman from Promoting “Form 1099-OID” Tax Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:37:42 EDT A federal court has permanently barred Penny Jones from preparing federal tax returns for others and from promoting the use of false tax forms. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Alabama Mayor Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Filing False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:58:06 EDT John Jackson, the former mayor of White Hall, Ala., was sentenced to two years in prison today, the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former President of Lee Dynamics International Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Bribery Related to Department of Defense Contracts in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:21:54 EDT The former president of Lee Dynamics International, a defense contractor providing services to the U.S. military in Iraq, pleaded guilty today to an indictment charging him with a scheme to bribe military officials in order to obtain government contracts, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Swiss International Bank's Former Head of North America Offshore Banking, Others Charged with Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:08:05 EDT Markus Walder, former head of North America Offshore Banking at an international bank headquartered in Zurich; Susanne D. Rüegg Meier, a former manager with the international bank; Andreas Bachmann, a former banker at a subsidiary of the international bank; and Josef Dörig, the founder of a Swiss trust company, have been charged with conspiring with other Swiss bankers to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Northern Virginia Resident Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion and Impeding the Internal Revenue Service By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:09:52 EDT Thomas J. Ernst, formerly a resident of McLean and Arlington, Va., pleaded guilty to one count of corruptly endeavoring to impede and impair the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and one count of tax evasion for 2005. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Sheriff’s Sergeant Charged with Civil Rights Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:01:41 EDT The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury in Birmingham, Ala., returned a three-count indictment charging former Tuscaloosa Sheriff’s sergeant, Althea Mallisham, 52, with federal civil rights crimes for using a stun gun on three jail detainees in 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former EPA-CID Special Agent Charged with Perjury and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:56:02 EDT A former Special Agent with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Criminal Investigation Division (CID) in Dallas, Texas, was charged today with allegedly lying under oath and obstructing justice, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Army Official Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Accepting Illegal Gratuities from Contractors in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:35:02 EDT A former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for accepting illegal gratuities from multiple Iraqi contractors and for stealing from Iraqi fuel reserves, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former UBS Banker Charged with Helping U.S. Taxpayers Use Secret Swiss Bank Accounts to Evade U.S. Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 13:25:33 EDT Martin Lack, a former UBS AG banker who is currently an independent asset manager, has been charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Willacy Detention Center Contract Security Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Female Detainee in Texas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 18:32:52 EDT The Justice Department announced today that former Contract Security Officer Edwin Rodriguez, 30, pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual abuse of a female detainee under his supervision and control. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former TSA Employee Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Assaulting Elderly Somali Man By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:43:33 EDT George Thompson, 64, a former employee of the Transportation Security Administration in Minneapolis, pleaded guilty today in federal court to violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act by assaulting an 83-year-old Somali man on May 4, 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Russell County, Ala., Sheriff Deputy Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charge for Assaulting a Handcuffed Man By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:34:20 EDT Kirby Dollar, 37, a former detective with the Russell County Sheriff’s Office, pleaded guilty in federal court in Montgomery, Ala., for his role in the assault of a handcuffed man. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former NASDAQ Managing Director Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Insider Trading By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:06:54 EDT Donald Johnson, a former managing director of the NASDAQ Stock Market, was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for engaging in insider trading on multiple occasions based on material, non-public information he obtained in his capacity as a NASDAQ executive. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Member of Virginia House of Delegates Sentenced to 114 Months in Prison for Bribery and Extortion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:15:43 EDT Phillip A. Hamilton, a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, was sentenced today to 114 months in prison after he was previously convicted of soliciting employees of Old Dominion University (ODU) for a paid position in exchange for introducing a budget amendment to fund the position, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride for the Eastern District of Virginia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Owners of Florida Airline Fuel Supply and Indiana Flight Management Services Companies Plead Guilty in Schemes to Defraud Ryan International Airlines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:47:17 EDT A former owner and operator of a Florida-based airline fuel supply service company and a former owner and operator of an Indiana-based flight management services company pleaded guilty today to participating in separate schemes to defraud Ryan International Airlines, a charter airline company located in Rockford, Ill. Full Article OPA Press Releases