guilt Three Detroit-Area Clinic Owners Plead Guilty for Their Roles in $5.4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:40:48 EDT Karina Hernandez, 28, Marieva Briceno, 46, and Henry Briceno, 58, all of Miami, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Tarnow in the Eastern District of Michigan to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Arizona State Representative Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion Related to the Misuse of More Than $140,000 in Charity Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:38:53 EDT Richard David Miranda, a former Arizona state representative, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona to a two-count information charging him with defrauding a charity of more than $140,000 and evading income tax related to those unlawfully obtained funds. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Miami-Area Resident Pleads Guilty to Participating in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:22:22 EDT A Miami-area resident pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in a fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $200 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Georgia Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Detainee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:34:22 EDT The Justice Department announced today that former Thomas County Sheriff’s Deputy Julian Scott Law pleaded guilty today to assaulting a detainee inside of the Thomas County Jail in Thomasville, Georgia, thereby depriving the detainee of his civil rights. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Chief Financial Officer of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:04:21 EDT Delton de Armas, a former chief financial officer of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. (TBW), pleaded guilty today to making false statements and conspiring to commit bank and wire fraud for his role in a more than $2.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of TBW and Colonial Bank. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Two Southern California Men Plead Guilty for Their Roles in a Nationwide Breach of Credit and Debit Card Terminals at Michaels Stores Inc. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:42:53 EDT Edward Arakelyan, 21, and Arman Vardanyan, 22, were each charged in a criminal information filed on March 5, 2012, in U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, one count of bank fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Three Brandon, Miss., Men Plead Guilty for Their Roles in the Racially Motivated Assault and Murder of an African-American Man By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:39:23 EDT Deryl Paul Dedmon, John Aaron Rice and Dylan Wade Butler, all from Brandon, Miss., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Jackson to federal hate crime charges in connection with an assault culminating in the death of James Craig Anderson. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Speaks at a Press Conference Regarding Guilty Pleas in Mississippi By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:20:05 EDT "Today is an important day in the journey for justice for the family of James Craig Anderson, and other African American victims of senseless, racially motivated violence in Jackson. Earlier today, the Department of Justice secured guilty pleas from three of the individuals responsible for the brutal, racially motivated murder of James Anderson," said Assistant Attorney General Perez. Full Article Speech
guilt Former East Alton, Ill., Police Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Abusing an Arrestee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:30:51 EDT Brent E. Wells, a former police sergeant with the East Alton, Ill., Police Department, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis, Ill., to violating the civil rights of a civilian by assaulting the man during an arrest in front of Wells’s home on Sept. 11, 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt DENSO Corporation Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing and Bid Rigging on Auto Parts Installed in U.S. Cars By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:33:29 EDT An executive of DENSO Corporation has agreed to plead guilty and to serve time in prison for his role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for heater control panels installed in U.S. cars. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt New York Financial Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions in New Jersey By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:30:01 EDT A financial investor who purchased municipal tax liens at auctions in New Jersey pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids for the sale of tax liens auctioned by municipalities throughout the state. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Caesars Palace Nightclub Owner, Head Doorman Plead Guilty to Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:48:13 EDT Steve Davidovici, formerly a part-owner and manager of the Pure Nightclub located within the Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of filing a false federal income tax return for the 2006 tax year, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Detroit Medical Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:12:23 EDT Juan Villa, 29, of Miami, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Tarnow in the Eastern District of Michigan to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice in Relation to Her Husband’s Disappearance By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:22:38 EDT Abby Beard Hogan, 50, pleaded guilty yesterday in the Northern District of Florida for her role in the obstruction of a multinational investigation into the disappearance of her husband, James Hogan, then an employee in the U.S. Consulate in Curacao, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Pamela Cothran Marsh for the Northern District of Florida, U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security Eric J. Boswell and John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Miami Field Office. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Miami-Area Resident Pleads Guilty to Participating in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:33:38 EDT Lazaro Acosta, 41, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Patricia A. Seitz in Miami to one count of currency structuring to avoid reporting requirements. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Civilian Contractor Pleads Guilty in North Carolina for Role in Scheme to Steal and Sell Military Equipment in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 12:31:18 EDT David John Welch, 36, of Hope Mills, N.C., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge W. Earl Britt to a criminal information charging him with one count of conspiracy to steal property under the control of a government contractor. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Two Owners and Two Employees of Miami Home Health Company Plead Guilty in $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 17:28:29 EDT Ariel Rodriguez, 41, Reynaldo Navarro, 37, and Ysel Salado, 26, each pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and Melissa Rodriguez, 24, pleaded guilty on March 28, 2012, before Judge Cooke to the same charge. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt G.S. Electech Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Auto Parts Installed in U.S. Cars By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 11:23:48 EDT Toyota City, Japan-based G.S. Electech Inc. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $2.75 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix the prices of auto parts used on antilock brake systems installed in U.S. cars Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Miami-Area Assisted Living Facility Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickback Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 12:46:14 EDT Billy Denica, 50, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joan A. Lenard in Miami to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Wilcox County, Georgia, Jail Trustee Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Inmate By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 12:15:52 EDT The Justice Department announced today that former jail trustee Willie James Caruthers pleaded guilty yesterday to acting with several others, including law enforcement officials, to assault an inmate inside of the Wilcox County, Ga., Jail on July 23, 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Juarez Drug Cartel Leader Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to U.S. Consulate Murders and Is Sentenced to Life in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 18:28:30 EDT Jose Antonio Acosta-Hernandez, 34, aka “Diego,” “Dienton,” “Diez” and “Bablazo,” of Chihuahua, was extradited to the United States from Mexico on March 16, 2012. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Two Harlan County, Kentucky, Women Plead Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Against Individual Because of Sexual Orientation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:34:48 EDT The Justice Department announced today that two Harlan County women admitted they assisted others in kidnapping and assaulting a gay man because of his sexual orientation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Ohio Insurance Salesman Pleads Guilty to Failing to File Income Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:50:09 EDT Thomas Mitchell of Mansfield, Ohio pleaded guilty before United States District Judge George J. Limbert of the Northern District of Ohio to criminal information charging him with willfully failing to file an income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and IRS announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Three Men Found Guilty of Federal Hate Crime Charge Related to the Assault of African-american Man By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:00:15 EDT A federal jury today convicted Charles Cannon, 26, Michael McLaughlin, 41, and Brian Kerstetter, 32, of a federal hate crime charge related to a racially motivated assault of a 29-year-old African-American man. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Two Former Executives of California Valve Company Plead Guilty to Foreign Bribery Offenses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:41:32 EDT Stuart Carson, the former president of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.-based valve company Control Components Inc. (CCI), and Hong “Rose” Carson, the former CCI director of sales for China and Taiwan, have pleaded guilty to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Executive of New York-Based Tax Liens Company Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions in New Jersey By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:00:13 EDT A former executive of a New York-based tax liens company who supervised the purchasing of municipal tax liens at auctions in New Jersey pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids for the sale of tax liens auctioned by municipalities throughout the state. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Chief Engineer of South Pacific Tuna Vessel Pleads Guilty to Covering up Environmental Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:25:33 EDT A former chief engineer from the tuna fishing vessel San Nikunau pleaded guilty today in federal court to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Loan Officer Pleads Guilty for Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme That Resulted in More Than $6.5 Million in Losses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:13:03 EDT Alejandro Curbelo, 32, aka Alex Curbelo, of Miami, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard. Curbelo was indicted and arrested on Jan. 24, 2012. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Detroit-Area Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:23:51 EDT Daron Elder, 28, of Southfield, Mich., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Tarnow in the Eastern District of Michigan to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Utah Tax Defier Pleads Guilty in Nine-year Scam to Defraud the United States, Is Sentenced to Two-year Prison Term By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:36:10 EDT Stephen Murphy, a Utah resident, pleaded guilty in federal court in Salt Lake City to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, and was sentenced the same day to 24 months in prison, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. U.S. District Court Judge Dee Benson presided over the plea hearing and sentencing, which took place yesterday. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Alabama Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Commit Mail Fraud for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:37:44 EDT An Alabama real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty and to serve prison time for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in southern Alabama. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Kazakhstani National Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering for “Hack and Dump” Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:43:24 EDT Daniyar Zhaxalyk, 25, a citizen of Kazakhstan who entered the United States on a student visa, pleaded guilty today in Houston to one count of money laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt New Jersey Financial Investor and His Company Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:08:40 EDT A financial investor who purchased municipal tax liens at auctions in New Jersey, as well as a company in which he was a partner, pleaded guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids for the sale of tax liens auctioned by municipalities throughout the state. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Fujikura Ltd. Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Auto Parts Installed in U.S. Cars By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:21:54 EDT Tokyo-based Fujikura Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $20 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices of automotive wire harnesses and related products installed in U.S. cars. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Florida Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Wire Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:36:16 EDT Ernst Pierre, a Port St. Lucie, Fla., tax preparer, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Pierre was charged with a scheme to file false federal income tax returns using stolen identity information. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Dallas Compounding Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty in Connection with Misbranded Drug Shipment By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:37:47 EDT Gary D. Osborn and his corporation, ApothéCure Inc., pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to two misdemeanor criminal violations of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). The pleas are in connection with ApothéCure’s interstate shipment of two lots of misbranded colchicine injectable solution that led to the deaths of three people in the Pacific Northwest. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Morgan Stanley Managing Director Pleads Guilty for Role in Evading Internal Controls Required by FCPA By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:50:45 EDT Garth Peterson, 42, an American citizen living in Singapore, pleaded guilty to one-count criminal information charging him with conspiring to evade internal accounting controls that Morgan Stanley was required to maintain under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt DENSO Corporation Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Automobile Parts Price-Fixing and Bid-Rigging Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:48:41 EDT An executive of Japanese-based DENSO Corporation has agreed to plead guilty and to serve 14 months in a U.S. prison for his role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for heater control panels (HCPs) installed in U.S. cars. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Two Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:58:57 EDT Two northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their roles in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in northern California. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former District of Columbia Department of Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Criminal Civil Rights Charge By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:24:47 EDT Former District of Columbia Department of Corrections Officer Victor Bell, 25, pleaded guilty today to a criminal civil rights charge for assaulting an inmate in the District of Columbia Central Detention Facility (D.C. jail). Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Second Conspirator Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation in Maryland By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:03:21 EDT Billie Ray Pratt, age 24, of Halethorpe, Md., pleaded guilty today to his involvement in hanging a raccoon on the porch of a family from Africa. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Alabama Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Commit Mail Fraud for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:53:34 EDT An Alabama real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty and to serve one year in prison for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in southern Alabama. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Federal Jury Finds Ira Isaacs Guilty in Los Angeles Adult Obscenity Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:02:16 EDT Ira Isaacs, 60, was found guilty today in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on one count of engaging in the business of producing and selling obscene videos and four counts of distributing obscene videos, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the Central District of California, Assistant Director in Charge Steve Martinez of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, and Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty for Participating in Bid-Rigging Conspiracies Involving Optical Disk Drives By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:59:12 EDT An executive of Korean-based Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. (HLDS) has agreed to plead guilty and to serve time in a U.S. prison for his participation in a series of conspiracies to rig bids for the sale of optical disk drives. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Bryan County, Okla., Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Pleads Guilty to Using Taser to Shock Restrained Detainee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 May 2012 17:37:57 EDT The Justice Department announced today that former Bryan County, Okla., Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Kevin Bennett Holt, 48, from Achille, Okla., pleaded guilty in federal court to using a Taser to assault a detainee inside of the Bryan County Jail in Durant, Okla., thereby depriving the detainee of his civil rights. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Colorado Man and Co-defendant Found Guilty for Scheme to File Approximately $22 Million in False Claims with the Irs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 May 2012 17:23:01 EDT Curtis Morris, 43, of Elizabeth, Colo., and Richard Kellogg Armstrong, 77, of Prescott, Ariz., were found guilty on April 30, 2012, by a jury for mail fraud, filing false claims against the United States and conspiracy to file false claims against the United States, announced the Justice Department’s Tax Division, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado and IRS-Criminal Investigation. In addition to these counts, Armstrong was also found guilty of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from the mail fraud. The guilty verdicts were the result of a three week trial before U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn. Morris and Armstrong are scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 10, 2012. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Magistrate in Portsmouth, Virginia, Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 May 2012 16:30:41 EDT Deborah Clark, 52, of Portsmouth, Va., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Henry C. Morgan Jr. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Cincinnati Attorney Pleads Guilty to Obstructing IRS By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 May 2012 17:28:53 EDT Suzanne Land, a Cincinnati attorney, pleaded guilty today to obstructing and impeding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) while representing the estates of two deceased clients, the Justice Department and IRS announced. District Court Judge Herman J. Weber presided over the guilty plea hearing. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Hyosung Corporation Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Obstruction of Justice for Submitting False Documents in an ATM Merger Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 May 2012 10:54:41 EDT An executive of South Korean-based Hyosung Corporation has agreed to plead guilty and to serve time in a U.S. prison for obstruction of justice charges in connection with an automated teller machine (ATM) merger investigation conducted by the Antitrust Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Man Pleads Guilty to Odometer Tampering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 May 2012 17:41:49 EDT Beau Michael Guidry of Baton Rouge, La., pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana to three counts of odometer tampering. Full Article OPA Press Releases