orm Former Abramoff Colleague Kevin Ring Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Conspiracy, Honest Services Fraud and Payment of Gratuities Related to Illegal Lobbying Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:24:41 EDT Kevin A. Ring, a former lobbyist who worked with Jack A. Abramoff, was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for his role in a scheme to corrupt public officials by providing an illegal stream of things of value, including vacations, employment for a congressman’s wife, meals, drinks, and high-priced tickets to exclusive concerts and sporting events. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Owners of Florida Airline Fuel Supply and Indiana Flight Management Services Companies Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Defraud Ryan International Airlines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:23:59 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 were sentenced today to serve prison time and to pay restitution for conspiring to commit wire fraud and honest services fraud in separate schemes to defraud Ryan International Airlines. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Asphalt Manager of Pelican Refinery Pleads Guilty in Louisiana to Air Pollution Causing Negligent Endangerment By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:54:44 EDT The former asphalt facilities manager of Pelican Refining Company LLC (PRC), pleaded guilty today to the crime of negligent endangerment under the Clean Air Act in federal court in Lafayette, La. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former New Orleans Police Department Lieutenant Sentenced in Connection with Shootings on Danziger Bridge By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 18:45:12 EDT A former lieutenant with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), was sentenced today for his role in a conspiracy to obstruct justice and for misprision of a felony, in connection with a federal investigation of two police-involved shootings that left two civilians dead and four others seriously wounded in the area of the Danziger Bridge in the days after Hurricane Katrina. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Soldier and Civilian Contract Recruiter Pleads Guilty for Role in Wire Fraud Scheme to Obtain Recruiting Bonus By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 17:03:40 EDT A former soldier who also served as a civilian contract recruiter pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to obtain approximately $164,000 in fraudulent recruiting bonuses from various U.S. military components and their contractor. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Lincoln County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Office Detective Indicted for Aggravated Sexual Abuse By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 18:17:57 EDT Former Lincoln County, Mo., Sheriff’s Office Detective Scott Edwards, 49, of Troy, Mo. was indicted on civil rights charges for violating the constitutional rights of five women through acts of aggravated sexual abuse and sexual contact. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Airline Executive Pleads Guilty in Schemes to Defraud Illinois-Based Ryan International Airlines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 15:34:40 EDT A former executive of Ryan International Airlines, a charter airline company located in Rockford, Ill., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in West Palm Beach, Fla., to participating in kickback schemes to defraud Ryan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Jail Major Indicted for Assaulting an Inmate By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 17:26:11 EDT James Donis, 47, a former major at the Allegheny County, Penn., Jail, and a resident of Glenshaw, Penn., has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on civil rights charges stemming from an April 2010 incident in which Donis allegedly punched an inmate in the face. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Arizona Army National Guard Member Charged with Participating in Bribery and Drug Trafficking Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:47:27 EST The 10-count indictment returned today in U.S. District Court in Arizona charges Adalberto Valenzuela, 31, of Tucson, Ariz., with two counts of conspiracy, two counts of bribery, two counts of bribery involving programs receiving federal funds, two counts of Hobbs Act extortion under color of official right and two counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Alabama State Legislator Pleads Guilty to Bribery By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:03:23 EST Terry Spicer, a former Alabama state legislator, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama to a one-count criminal information charging him with federal program bribery for accepting cash and other things of value from a businessman and his lobbyist in return for the use of his official position and influence. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Bryan County, Okla., Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Indicted for Civil Rights Violations and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:05:01 EST A federal grand jury sitting in Muskogee, Okla., returned an indictment today charging former Bryan County, Okla., Sheriff’s Lieutenant Kevin Bennett Holt, 48, of Achille, Okla., with federal civil rights violations and related acts of obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Tuscaloosa County, Ala., Sheriff’s Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Tasing Restrained Inmates By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:28:59 EST Former Tuscaloosa, Ala., Sheriff’s Sergeant, Althea Mallisham, 52, pleaded guilty today in a federal court in Birmingham, Ala., to three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon while acting under color of law for wrongfully using a Taser during three separate incidents over a four month period in 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Pittsfield, Mass., Entrepreneur Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Financial Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:08:28 EST A former Pittsfield man was sentenced late yesterday in federal court for his role in a series of frauds and attempts to avoid paying taxes, as well as lying to federal authorities and financial institutions about his illegal activities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Florida-Based Sea Star Line LLC Agrees to Plead Guilty and Its Former President Is Indicted for Price Fixing on Coastal Freight Services Between the Continental United States and Puerto Rico By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:45:21 EST Sea Star Line LLC has agreed today to plead guilty and to pay a $14.2 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the coastal water freight transportation industry. Additionally, a federal grand jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico, returned an indictment against Frank Peake, the former president of Sea Star Line, for his role in the same conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Executive Director of the American Samoa Special Services Commission Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Steal More Than $325,000 in Americorps Grant Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:48:49 EST Mine S. Pase, 62, of Pago Pago, American Samoa, pleaded guilty to a one-count criminal information in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia before U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Washington, D.C., Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Three Years for Preparing False Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:16:54 EST Onuoha “Iggy” Nwokoro was sentenced today in federal district court in Washington, D.C., for willfully aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false income tax return for 2004. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Alabama Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Violating the Civil Rights of an Inmate By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:24:50 EST The Justice Department announced today that Scottie T. Glenn, 28, a former corrections officer of the Alabama Department of Corrections, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Montgomery, Ala., to one count of violating the civil rights of a former inmate and to one count of conspiring with other corrections officers to cover up the incident. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Fifteen Additional Alleged Members or Associates of the Almighty Latin Kings and Queen Nation, Including Current and Former Chicago Police Officers, Charged with Racketeering Conspiracy and Other Related Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:56:51 EST The 15-count third superseding indictment returned by the federal grand jury on Nov. 16, 2011, and unsealed today in Hammond includes 15 new defendants who are charged with conspiracy to engage in racketeering activity from August 1989 until the date of the third superseding indictment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Statement of U.S. Attorney General Holder on the Passing of Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Jack Keeney By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:49:07 EST "For the last six decades, Jack Keeney served the Department of Justice with dedication, integrity and an unshakeable commitment to the rule of law," stated the Attorney General. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Massachusetts Scientist and Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Federal Grant Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:52:57 EST A former Massachusetts scientist and businessman was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Rya W. Zobel in Boston to one year and one day in federal prison for executing a fraud scheme involving a multi-million dollar federal research grant. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Executive of Peruvian Airline Pleads Guilty to Fixing Fuel Surcharge Rates on Air Cargo Shipments Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:17:31 EST A former executive of a Peruvian airline pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to fix surcharges on air cargo shipments from the United States to South and Central America following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Washington State Man Convicted of Filing $20 Billion in False Liens Against Former US Attorney and Other Federal Officials By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:46:35 EST Ronald James Davenport, of Chewelah, Wash., was convicted Tuesday of filing more than $20 billion in false liens against four federal government officials. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Indianapolis City-County Councilman Sentenced for Soliciting a Bribe and Attempted Extortion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 16:48:17 EST Former Indianapolis and Marion County, Ind., City-County Councilman Lincoln Plowman was sentenced today to 40 months in prison, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett of the Southern District of Indiana. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Maryland-Based Viable Communications, Its Owner and a Former Executive Sentenced for Roles in $20 Million Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 18:29:41 EST The owner and the former vice president for corporate strategy of Viable Communications Inc. were each sentenced yesterday to 108 months and 55 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a scheme that defrauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of at least $20 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former White Mountain Apache Tribal Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Arizona to Civil Rights Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 18:43:47 EST Former White Mountain Apache Tribal police officer, Glenn Cromwell, 35, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Phoenix to two counts of violating civil rights while acting under color of law for detaining, transporting, and then abandoning two adult males in extreme weather conditions on different occurrences in December 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Chicago Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Related Charges for Involvement with Latin Kings Gang By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 16:18:34 EST Antonio C. Martinez Jr., 40, a former Chicago police officer, pleaded guilty today to racketeering conspiracy and related charges, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David Capp of the Northern District of Indiana. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Virginia Man Convicted for Filing a False Refund Claim Based on Fraudulent IRS forms By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 15:00:07 EST Richard Jaensch, a self-employed plumber residing from Annandale, Va., was found guilty today by a federal jury sitting in Alexandria, Va., of one count of corruptly endeavoring to impede the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), one count of filing a false claim for a refund, and four counts of failing to file tax returns for 2004 through 2007. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Wachovia Bank N.A. Admits to Anticompetitive Conduct by Former Employees in the Municipal Bond Investments Market and Agrees to Pay $148 Million to Federal and State Agencies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 11:04:36 EST Wachovia Bank N.A., which is now known as Wells Fargo Bank N.A., has entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve the company’s role in anticompetitive activity in the municipal bond investments market and has agreed to pay a total of $148 million in restitution, penalties and disgorgement to federal and state agencies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Los Angeles Resident Pleads Guilty in Plot to Attack Seattle Military Processing Center By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 14:42:19 EST Walli Mujahidh, aka “Frederick Domingue, Jr.,” 32, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to murder officers and agents of the United States, conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction and unlawful possession of a firearm. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Receiving Bribes in Return for the Award of Contracts at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 19:09:52 EST Patrick W. Boyd, 44, of Gainesville, Fla., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly of the Northern District of Illinois. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former New York Con Ed Manager Sentenced to Serve 70 Months in Prison for Fraud, Bribery and Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 14:20:12 EST A former Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Ed) manager was sentenced today to serve 70 months in prison for participating in schemes to accept approximately $807,000 in bribes from two Con Ed industrial pipe supply vendors. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Army Corps of Engineers Employee Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes from Iraqi Contractors By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 18:40:38 EST Thomas Aram Manok, 51, of Chantilly, Va., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former US Army National Guard Captain Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Receiving Bribes at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:40:33 EST John Mihalczo, 47, of Homosassa, Fla., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly of the Northern District of Illinois. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Eight Former Senior Executives and Agents of Siemens Charged in Alleged $100 Million Foreign Bribe Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:28:47 EST Eight former executives and agents of Siemens AG and its subsidiaries have been charged for allegedly engaging in a decade-long scheme to bribe senior Argentine government officials to secure, implement and enforce a $1 billion contract with the Argentine government to produce national identity cards. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Police Officer of Puerto Rico Convicted for Role in Providing Security for Drug Transactions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:06:56 EST Javier A. Diaz Castro, 30, was convicted on Dec. 12, 2011, of two counts of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, two counts of attempting to possess with the intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, and two counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug transaction. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former America’s Most Wanted Fugitive Sentenced in Virginia to 105 Years in Prison for Leading International Conspiracy to Defraud the Military By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:42:05 EST Roger Charles Day Jr., a former America’s Most Wanted fugitive, was sentenced today to 105 years in prison for his role in leading an international conspiracy to defraud the Department of Defense (DOD) of more than $11.2 million by supplying nonconforming and defective parts for military aircraft, vehicles and weapons systems. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on the 2011 Preliminary Uniform Crime Report By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:56:58 EST Attorney General Eric Holder today issued the following statement on the release of the FBI’s Preliminary Uniform Crime Report showing a continued decrease in violent crime nationwide. The results show that the number of violent crimes reported in the first six months of 2011 declined 6.4 percent when compared with figures from the first six months of 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Des Moines, Iowa, Police Officers Indicted for Civil Rights Violations and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:39:19 EST A federal grand jury in Des Moines, Iowa, returned an indictment today charging two former Des Moines Police Department Officers Mersed Dautovic and John Mailander with violations of federal criminal laws related to an incident involving an alleged assault against a civilian on Sept. 13, 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Grant Administrator and Legal Assistant of American Samoa Non-Profit Legal Aid Corporation Plead Guilty to Stealing More Than $150,000 in Federal Grant Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:09:42 EST Julie Matau, 49, of San Francisco, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken. Andrea Matau, 28, also of San Francisco, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of theft of federal funds before Judge Wilken. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Army National Guard Major Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Receiving Bribes at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:11:58 EST A former Major in the U.S. Army National Guard who was deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for receiving bribes from military contractors in exchange for fraudulently verifying the receipt of concrete bunkers and barriers that were never received. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm GE Funding Capital Market Services Inc. Admits to Anticompetitive Conduct by Former Traders in the Municipal Bond Investments Market and Agrees to Pay $70 Million to Federal and State Agencies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:08:25 EST GE Funding Capital Market Services Inc. entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve the company’s role in anticompetitive activity in the municipal bond investments market and agreed to pay a total of $70 million in restitution, penalties and disgorgement to federal and state agencies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Navajo Police Department Officer Indicted in New Mexico on Civil Rights Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:09:17 EST A federal grand jury in Albuquerque, N.M., today indicted a former police officer with the Navajo Police Department on charges related to the sexual abuse of a woman who was in his custody on Jan. 25, 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Department of Defense Employee Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Submitting False Travel Claims Totaling Nearly $500,000 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 16:32:42 EST John R. Brock, 52, of Crofton, Md., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert L. Wilkins in the District of Columbia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Assisted Living Facility Chain CEO Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 16:43:01 EST Ronald E. Burrell, former chief executive officer of Caremerica Inc., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Employee of Government Contractor Pleads Guilty in Oklahoma to Child Pornography Charge By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 19:07:56 EST Keith Strimple, 57, of Tulsa, Okla., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Gregory Frizzell in the Northern District of Oklahoma to one count of attempted possession of a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Attorney General Eric Holder Announces Revisions to the Uniform Crime Report’s Definition of Rape By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 09:01:44 EST Attorney General Eric Holder today announced revisions to the Uniform Crime Report’s (UCR) definition of rape, which will lead to a more comprehensive statistical reporting of rape nationwide. The new definition is more inclusive, better reflects state criminal codes and focuses on the various forms of sexual penetration understood to be rape. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Army Major Sentenced to Prison in Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Related to DOD Contracts in Support of Iraq War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 09:47:37 EST Eddie Pressley, 41, a former U.S. Army contracting official, was sentenced in Birmingham, Ala., for his participation in a bribery and money laundering scheme related to bribes paid for contracts awarded in support of the Iraq war. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Two Former Alabama Sheriff’s Office Deputies Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Handcuffed Man in Custody By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 19:30:18 EST Kirby Dollar and Timothy Watford, former deputies with the Russell County, Ala., Sheriff’s Office, were sentenced in federal court in Montgomery, Ala., for their participation in the beating of a handcuffed man who had been taken into official custody. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm CDR Financial Products Executive and Former Executive Plead Guilty in New York to Bid-Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Related to Municipal Bond Investments By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 16:32:39 EST An executive and a former executive of Rubin/Chambers, Dunhill Insurance Services, also known as CDR Financial Products, pleaded guilty today in the Southern District of New York for their participation in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other related municipal finance contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
orm Former Milwaukee Police Officer Convicted of Civil Rights Violation for Sexual Assault of Milwaukee Woman By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:42:21 EST A federal jury today convicted Ladmarald Cates, 44, a former Milwaukee Police Officer, of a civil rights charge stemming from his July 16, 2010, sexual assault of a Milwaukee woman. Full Article OPA Press Releases