guilt Former Alabama Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Justice in Federal Criminal Civil Rights Investigation of Beating Death of an Inmate By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 18:24:25 EDT The Justice Department announced today that Joseph Sanders, 32, a former corrections officer of the Alabama Department of Corrections, pleaded guilty to obstructing justice in an investigation into the beating death of former inmate Rocrast Mack. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Iraqi Company Business Manager Pleads Guilty in Texas to Illegal Gratuities Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 16:10:39 EDT A business manager for an Iraqi company pleaded guilty today to giving thousands of dollars in illegal gratuities to a U.S. pay agent from contractors while the business manager was in Iraq, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Preschool Director Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:21:51 EDT The Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Susan C. Valentine, a resident of Fairfax County, Va., pleaded guilty today to tax evasion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former U.S. Army Reserve Captain Pleads Guilty in Nevada to Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:14:59 EDT A former U.S. Army Reserve captain pleaded guilty today to accepting more than $90,000 in bribes from contractors while he was deployed to Iraq, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden of the District of Nevada. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt North Carolina Used Oil Recycling Business and Owner Plead Guilty to Unlawful Handling of PCB-Contaminated Used Oil and Other Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:08:02 EDT Benjamin Franklin Pass, 60, and P&s Environment and Natural Resources Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The defendants admitted to, among other things, the unlawful handling of a toxic substance that resulted in widespread contamination. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Diamond Electric Mfg. Co. Ltd. and an Autoliv Inc. Executive Agree to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 11:39:47 EDT Osaka, Japan-based Diamond Electric Mfg. Co. Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $19 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices of ignition coils installed in cars sold in the United States and elsewhere. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt California Businessman Pleads Guilty to Concealing Foreign Bank Account at Israeli Bank on His Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 16:03:06 EDT Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division Kathryn Keneally and U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag for the Northern District of California announced that Moshe Handelsman of Saratoga, Calif., pleaded guilty today to filing a false tax return for tax year 2007. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Brooklyn Owner of Sportswear Distribution Business Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:28:35 EDT The Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that Harry Neuhoff, a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y., has pleaded guilty to tax evasion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt US Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty in Georgia to Stealing Identity Information from US Army Computer System By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 16:37:30 EDT Ammie Brothers, 29, of Columbus, Ga., a sergeant in the U.S. Army, pleaded guilty today to unlawfully obtaining personal information from the U.S. Army’s Army Knowledge Online computer system. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Associate Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 16:53:36 EDT An associate of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) gang pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges related to her involvement in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, announced Acting Assistant Attorney Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Owner of Los Angeles-area DME Company Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Medicare and Medi-Cal By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 17:00:07 EDT The owner of a Los Angeles-area durable medical equipment (DME) supply company has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud Medicare and Medi-Cal of more than $650,000. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Home Health Agency Owner Pleads Guilty for Role in $13.8 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:11:38 EDT Detroit-area resident Javed Rehman pleaded guilty today for his role in a $13.8 million Medicare fraud scheme Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Senior Executive of ArthroCare Corp. Pleads Guilty in $400 Million Securities Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 09:43:26 EDT A former senior executive of ArthroCare Corp., a publicly traded medical device company based in Austin, Texas, pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme to defraud the company’s shareholders and members of the investing public by falsely inflating ArthroCare’s earnings, announced Acting Assistant Attorney Mythili Raman of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman of the Western District of Texas. The plea was taken under seal on June 24, 2013, and unsealed late yesterday. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Philadelphia Money Launderer Pleads Guilty in Connection with Brooklyn Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:54:51 EDT A Philadelphia resident pleaded guilty today for his role as a money launderer in a $13 million health care fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Owner of California Medical Equipment Supply Company Found Guilty of $11 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 16:46:57 EDT The daughter of a church pastor and owner of a California-based durable medical equipment (DME) supply company was found guilty by a jury of Medicare fraud charges for her role in a Medicare fraud scheme that resulted in over $11 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Michigan Physical Therapist Assistant/home Health Agency Owner Pleads Guilty for Role in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 17:40:46 EDT A greater Detroit-area physical therapist assistant – who was also an owner of a home health agency and a patient recruiter – pleaded guilty today for his role in a $22 million home health care fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Army National Guard Captain Pleads Guilty to Playing a Lead Role in Bribery and Fraud Scheme Resulting in a Loss of $210,000 to the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:32:51 EDT A captain in the Army National Guard pleaded guilty today to playing a lead role in a bribery and fraud scheme resulting in a loss of at least $210,000 to the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:40:45 EDT A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) gang pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges related to his membership in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, announced Acting Assistant Attorney Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Halliburton Agrees to Plead Guilty to Destruction of Evidence in Connection with Deepwater Horizon Tragedy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 17:50:55 EDT Halliburton Energy Services Inc. has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence in connection with the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Department of Justice announced today. A criminal information charging Halliburton with one count of destruction of evidence was filed today in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Washington, D.C. Accountant Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 18:05:25 EDT The Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that John T. Hoang, of Woodbridge, Va., pleaded guilty in federal district court in Washington, D.C., to willfully aiding and assisting in the preparation of false income tax returns for tax year 2004. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Three MS-13 Leaders Found Guilty of Racketeering and Additional Charges for Multiple Murders and Attacks By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 16:21:36 EDT Three leaders of MS-13 in Washington, D.C., were found guilty by a federal jury today of conspiring to participate in racketeering activity and other charges stemming from their roles in murders, extortion and other violent crimes in the Washington area. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Antiques Dealer Pleads Guilty in New York City Federal Court to Wildlife Smuggling Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 15:33:24 EDT Qiang Wang, a/k/a Jeffrey Wang, a New York antiques dealer, pleaded guilty today in federal court in New York City to conspiracy to smuggle Asian artifacts made from rhinoceros horns and ivory and violate wildlife trafficking laws, announced Robert G. Dreher, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice, Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Dan Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Nevada Man Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Federal Income Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Aug 2013 16:59:18 EDT Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division Kathryn Keneally and U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada today announced that Arthur Risser Jr., of Las Vegas, pleaded guilty to filing a false personal tax return for 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt California Businessman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the Internal Revenue Service By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Aug 2013 18:39:03 EDT The Justice Department announced today that Gary Mach, a Palm Desert, Calif. resident who operated Crystal Springs Pool Service (CSPS), pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Fairborn, Ohio, Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Aug 2013 18:41:05 EDT Thuron L. Hammersley, 44, of Fairborn, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to one count of transporting an individual from Ohio to Kentucky for purposes of engaging in prostitution Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Health Care Clinic Owners Plead Guilty in Miami for Roles in $8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:25:36 EDT Two health care clinic owners pleaded guilty today in connection with an $8 million health care fraud scheme involving the now-defunct home health care company Flores Home Health Care Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Owner of Liquor Store Pleads Guilty to Tax Crime and Selling Cutting Agents to Local Drug Dealers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 18:18:36 EDT Southfield, Mich., resident Bashar Saroki pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return and selling drug paraphernalia, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Michigan Physical Therapist and Home Health Agency Owner Pleads Guilty for Role in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 10:54:17 EDT A greater Detroit-area physical therapist who was also an owner of a home health agency pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in a $22 million home health care fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Long Island Fisherman and Fish Dealer Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud and Records Falsification By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 17:09:01 EDT The operator of the dragger F/V Norseman and an associated fish dealer pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Central Islip, N.Y., to federal violations stemming from their role in systematically underreporting fluke (summer flounder) that was being harvested as part of the federal Research Set-Aside Program, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt New York Maintenance and Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Failing to Pay Payroll Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 18:23:23 EDT Kathryn Keneally, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division, announced today the guilty plea of Thomas Nastasi III, 46, of Mt. Kisco, N.Y., to one count of willful failure to pay the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) the payroll taxes of his company, Nastasi Maintenance & Construction LLC. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Therapy Staffing Company Owner and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty in $7 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 13:53:49 EDT A patient recruiter and a therapy staffing company owner pleaded guilty today in connection with a $7 million health care fraud scheme involving the now defunct home health care company Anna Nursing Services Corp. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Two Plead Guilty to Involvement in Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Racketeering Murder By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:59:28 EDT An Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) gang member and an ABT associate have pleaded guilty to charges related to the May 2008 murder of Mark Davis Byrd Sr. in Atascosa County, Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Houston Investment Manager Pleads Guilty in Utah for Role in $72 Million Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 11:36:41 EDT Robert Andres, 62, an investment manager based in Houston, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Salt Lake City for his role in a $72 million investment fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Equipment Supply Company Pleads Guilty to $2.6 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 15:17:02 EDT A former owner of a Los Angeles-area medical equipment supply company pleaded guilty today to a $2.6 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Alabama Postal Employee Pleads Guilty for His Involvement in a Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 10:08:10 EDT Antoine Green, a former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama to crimes related to his involvement in a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme, the Justice Department announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty in Massachusetts to Hacking into Multiple Computer Networks By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 16:25:05 EDT A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty today to charges stemming from his participation in a scheme to hack into computer networks and sell access to those networks. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Independence, Mo., Man and Woman Plead Guilty to Violating Civil Rights of Family by Torching Their Home By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 19:17:48 EDT Tammy Dickinson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, and Jocelyn Samuels, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, announced that an Independence, Mo., man and woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to violating the civil rights of an African-American family by setting fire to their residence. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Army Soldier Pleads Guilty in Kentucky to Bribery Charges for Facilitating Thefts of Fuel in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 16:43:31 EDT U.S. Army Sergeant Kevin Bilal Abdullah pleaded guilty today to bribery charges for his role in the theft of fuel at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Fenty, near Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt California Businessman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Conceal Israeli Bank Accounts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:29:04 EDT Aaron Cohen of Encino, Calif., pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to conspiracy to defraud the United States, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Three Former Broker-dealer Employees Plead Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Bribery of Foreign Officials, Money Laundering and Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 13:46:18 EDT Three employees of a New York-based U.S. broker-dealer have pleaded guilty for their roles in bribery schemes involving two state economic development banks in Venezuela. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Two Patient Recruiters of Miami Home Health Company Plead Guilty in $48 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 09:45:12 EDT Two patient recruiters of a Miami health care company pleaded guilty late yesterday for their participation in a $48 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Four Army National Guard Soldiers Plead Guilty in Connection with Bribery and Fraud Schemes to Defraud the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 14:24:00 EDT Four current and former soldiers of the U.S. Army National Guard pleaded guilty today for their roles in bribery and fraud schemes that caused a total of more than $210,000 in losses to the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Northern California Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 13:06:58 EDT A Northern California real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Army Soldier Pleads Guilty in Denver to Bribery Charges for Facilitating Thefts of Fuel in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 16:02:40 EDT Former U.S. Army Specialist Stephanie Charboneau pleaded guilty today to bribery charges for her role in the theft of fuel at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Fenty, near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Fourth Georgia Corections Officer Pleads Guilty in Inmate Beating Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 18:23:39 EDT Today, the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia announced that Kadarius Thomas, a former member of the Correctional Emergency Response Team (CERT) and a former supervisor at Macon State Prison (MSP), in Oglethorpe, Ga., pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Owners of Home Health Companies and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty in Miami for Role in $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 17:12:33 EDT The owners and operators of several Miami home health care agencies and a patient recruiter pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Trust Care Health Services Inc. (Trust Care). Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Brooklyn Resident Pleads Guilty in Connection with $13 Million Kickback and Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 17:11:56 EDT A Brooklyn, N.Y., resident pleaded guilty today for his role as a patient recruiter in a $13 million kickback and health care fraud scheme, the fourth defendant to plead guilty in the scheme based at the Cropsey Medical Care PLLC clinic in Brooklyn. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 15:29:58 EDT A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) gang pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges related to his membership in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Former Lorain County Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Assaulting an Inmate By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:26:32 EDT A former Lorain County, Ohio corrections officer pleaded guilty today to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law, announced Jocelyn Samuels, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland Office. Full Article OPA Press Releases
guilt Eight Defendants Plead Guilty in Los Angeles in Armenian Power Gang Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:12:01 EDT Four members and associates of the Armenian Power gang and four other individuals pleaded guilty late yesterday to charges relating to the activities of the Armenian Power criminal enterprise, including racketeering conspiracy, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, drug-trafficking and illegal possession of firearms. Full Article OPA Press Releases