bank Miami Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the Export-Import Bank By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:59:18 EDT Miami resident Guillermo Sanchez, 55, pleaded guilty today to charges that he conspired to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of approximately $854,000. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Former ABN Amro Bank N.V. Agrees to Forfeit $500 Million in Connection with Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and with Violation of the Bank Secrecy Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 10 May 2010 15:57:31 EDT The former ABN AMRO Bank N.V., now named the Royal Bank of Scotland N.V., has agreed to forfeit $500 million to the United States in connection with a conspiracy to defraud the United States, to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and to violate the Trading with the Enemy Act, as well as a violation of the Bank Secrecy Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Illinois and Louisiana Attorneys Convicted of Tax and Bank Fraud in Connection with Tax Shelter Transactions and Referral Fee Kickback Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 13:08:24 EDT Chicago attorney and Certified Public Accountant John B. Ohle III and Louisiana attorney William Bradley were found guilty Wednesday in Manhattan federal court of wire and tax fraud conspiracy charges stemming from a scheme to fraudulently obtain referral fees relating to a tax shelter sold by Ohle’s employer, Bank One, and thereafter failing to accurately report those fees to the IRS and pay the appropriate taxes due. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank U.S. Trustee Program Announces Resolution of Litigation Against Countrywide Home Loans Inc., in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 13:41:50 EDT The U.S. Trustee Program has successfully resolved litigation against Countrywide Home Loans Inc. in its ongoing efforts to protect homeowners in bankruptcy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Former Chairman of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Indicted for His Role in a More Than $1.9 Billion Fraud Scheme That Contributed to the Failure of Colonial Bank By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:41:10 EDT Lee Bentley Farkas, the former chairman of a private mortgage lending company, Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW), was arrested last night in Ocala, Fla., and charged in a 16-count indictment for his alleged role in a more than $1.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of Colonial Bank, one of the 50 largest banks in the United States in 2009, and TBW, one of the largest privately held mortgage lending companies in the United States in 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Exporter Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the U.S. Export-import Bank of More Than $24 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:37:58 EDT Guillermo O. Mondino, 47, of Miami, pleaded guilty today to leading a scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of more than $24 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank New Jersey UBS Client Pleads Guilty to Failing to Report More Than $2 Million in Swiss Bank Account By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 16:37:12 EDT A Milltown, N.J., man pleaded guilty today to a federal charge of willfully subscribing to a false tax return, admitting he concealed over $2 million in a Swiss bank account. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Swiss Lawyer Indicted for Helping to Hide Swiss Bank Accounts and Monies Returned to U.S. Clients By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:57:16 EDT The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va., returned an indictment charging Felix M. Mathis, an attorney practicing in Zurich, Switzerland, with conspiring to defraud the United States and structuring the importation of currency into this country. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank New York Merchant Bank Pleads Guilty to FCPA Violation; Bank Chairman Pleads Guilty to Failing to Disclose Control of Foreign Bank Account By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 18:23:57 EDT – The Mercator Corporation, a merchant bank with offices in New York, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Manhattan, N.Y., to one count of making an unlawful payment to a senior government official of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Barclays Bank PLC Agrees to Forfeit $298 Million in Connection with Violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:15:29 EDT Barclays Bank PLC, a United Kingdom corporation headquartered in London, has agreed to forfeit $298 million to the United States and to the New York County District Attorney’s Office in connection with violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Former Employee of a National Bank Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid-rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:13:34 EDT A former employee of a national bank pleaded guilty today for his participation in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Bank to Pay $2.2 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims to Small Business Administration By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 17:41:45 EDT Saehan Bank has agreed to pay the United States $2.2 million to settle allegations arising under the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act with respect to a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan, the Justice Department announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Northern Virginia Couple Indicted for Conspiracy, Bank Fraud and Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:10:46 EDT A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va., returned an indictment against a married couple from Fairfax Station, Va., for conspiracy, bank fraud and tax evasion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Northern Virginia Businessman Pleads Guilty to Bank and Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:57:04 EST Kevin Shaffer of Sarasota, Fla., and Washington D.C., pleaded guilty to bank fraud and tax evasion before Alexandria, Va., federal district court Judge Gerald Bruce Lee. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank California UBS Client Charged with Hiding Assets in Secret Swiss Bank Account By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:13:51 EST Jeffrey Chatfield of San Diego pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nita Stormes to a criminal information charging him with filing a false tax return related to a Swiss bank account that he maintained at UBS. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank United States Announces Global Environmental Bankruptcy Settlement with Tronox By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:43:08 EST Under a global bankruptcy settlement lodged in federal bankruptcy court in Manhattan today, Tronox Inc. and its affiliated debtors will pay $270 million into trusts and to federal and state agencies that will fund the cleanup of contaminated sites in 22 states. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Bank of America Agrees to Pay $137.3 Million in Restitution to Federal and State Agencies as a Condition of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Corporate Leniency Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 12:46:52 EST Bank of America entities have agreed to pay a total of $137.3 million in restitution to federal and state agencies for its participation in a conspiracy to rig bids in the municipal bond derivatives market and as a condition of its admission into the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Corporate Leniency Program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler Speaks at a World Bank International Meeting By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 09:42:46 EST "Only by working together, across borders and jurisdictions, can we stamp out corruption," said Acting Deputy Attorney General Grindler. Full Article Speech
bank Former UBS Banker Pleads Guilty to Helping American Client Conceal Assets Offshore By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:48:22 EST Renzo Gadola, 44, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank More Than 100 Members and Associates of Transnational Organized Crime Groups Charged with Offenses Including Bank Fraud, Kidnapping, Racketeering and Health Care Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:49:53 EST One hundred and two members and associates of transnational organized criminal groups operating in the United States have been charged in indictments unsealed today in Los Angeles; Santa Ana, Calif.; Miami and Denver. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Ohio Businessman Charged with Failing to Report Foreign Bank Account at UBS in Switzerland By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:07:15 EST An Ohio man residing in Switzerland was charged by information in the Northern District of Ohio for filing false personal income tax returns for the years 2004 through 2008, the Department of Justice announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Four Swiss Bankers Charged with Helping U.S. Taxpayers Use Secret Accounts at Swiss Banks to Evade U.S. Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:59:33 EST Marco Parenti Adami, Emanuel Agustino, Michele Bergantino and Roger Schaerer, bankers at an international bank, were indicted by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia and charged with conspiring with other Swiss bankers to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Former Treasurer of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Pleads Guilty to $1.9 Billion Fraud Scheme That Contributed to the Failure of Colonial Bank By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:33:46 EST Desiree Brown, the former treasurer of a private mortgage lending company, Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW), pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bank, wire and securities fraud for her role in a more than $1.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of Colonial Bank and TBW Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Former Senior Vice President of Colonial Bank Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 13:38:33 EST Catherine Kissick, a former senior vice president of Colonial Bank and head of its Mortgage Warehouse Lending Division, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bank, wire and securities fraud for her role in a fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of Colonial Bank and Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW). Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Former UBS Client Sentenced for Hiding Millions in Offshore Bank Accounts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 15:07:43 EST Arthur Joel Eisenberg of Seattle was sentenced today to three years probation by U.S. District Court Judge John Coughenour. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Former Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Failing to Report His Foreign Bank Account at UBS in Switzerland By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 16:49:25 EST Edward Gurary, formerly of Orange Village, Ohio, pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Northern District of Ohio to filing false personal income tax returns for the years 2004 through 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank UBS Client Sentenced in San Diego for Hiding Assets in Secret Bahamian and Swiss Bank Accounts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:22:08 EDT Jeffrey Chatfield of San Diego was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Michael M. Anello to three years probation for hiding assets in secret offshore UBS bank accounts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Former Colonial Bank Mortgage Lending Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:28:54 EDT Teresa Kelly, a former operations supervisor in Colonial Bank’s Mortgage Warehouse Lending Division, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bank, wire and securities fraud for her role in a fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of Colonial Bank and Taylor, Bean & Whitaker. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Maryland Sports Manager Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion, Conspiracy to Commit Bank and Wire Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:37:52 EDT Nathan A. Peake, 40, a sports manager and resident of Silver Spring, Md., entered a plea of guilty today in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to one count of tax evasion and one count of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Managing Director of Bank’s Investment Company Convicted of Embezzling More Than $571,000 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:54:09 EDT The former managing director of the Pamrapo Service Corporation (Service Corporation), the investment arm of the former Pamrapo Savings Bank, was convicted today of embezzling more than $571,000 in commissions and fees belonging to the Service Corporation through a mail fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Former Employee of Charlotte, North Carolina-Based Bank Pleads Guilty for His Role in Falsifying Bank Records Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:48:47 EDT According to charges filed today in U.S. District Court in New York City, Brian Scott Zwerner engaged in a conspiracy to falsify bank records related to the marketing profits for an investment agreement and other municipal finance contracts, including derivative contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Florida Man Indicted for Bankruptcy Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:14:13 EDT A St. Petersburg, Fla., man was arrested today on bankruptcy fraud charges. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Justice Department Asks Court to Allow IRS to Seek HSBC India Bank Account Records By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 13:08:41 EDT The United States is seeking an order from a federal court in San Francisco authorizing the IRS to request information from HSBC Bank USA, N.A. about U.S. residents who may be using accounts at The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in India (HSBC India) to evade federal income taxes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Former Chairman of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Convicted for $2.9 Billion Fraud Scheme That Contributed to the Failure of Colonial Bank By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:21:30 EDT Lee Bentley Farkas, the former chairman of a private mortgage lending company, Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW), was convicted today for his role in a more than $2.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of Colonial Bank, one of the 25 largest banks in the United States in 2009, and TBW, one of the largest privately held mortgage lending companies in the United States in 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank North Carolina Bank Agrees to Pay $400,000 in Restitution to Victims of Investment Fraud Scheme It Failed to Detect and Report By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:45:04 EDT CommunityONE Bank N.A. with 45 offices throughout the state has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice related to its failure to file a suspicious activity report and maintain an effective anti-money laundering program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank United States Sues Deutsche Bank and Subsidiary MortgageIT for Years of Reckless Lending Practices By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 May 2011 13:39:26 EDT The United States has filed a civil mortgage fraud lawsuit against Deutsche Bank AG and its wholly owned subsidiary, MortgageIT Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. and Citizens Bank Regarding Alleged Lending Discrimination in Detroit By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 May 2011 11:48:27 EDT Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. (CRBC) and Citizens Bank of Flint, Mich., will open a loan production office in an African-American neighborhood in Detroit, invest approximately $3.6 million in Wayne County, Mich., and take other steps as part of a settlement to resolve allegations that they engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination on the basis of race and color. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Bank Director Charged with Hiding Foreign Assets By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2011 10:54:42 EDT A Boston venture capitalist and director at Boston Private Bank and Trust Company was charged with failing to report his foreign bank account and income to the Department of the Treasury. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank United States Announces Bankruptcy Settlement with Oil Company in Wake of October 2009 Explosions and Fire By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 May 2011 18:18:59 EDT Under a settlement agreement lodged today in federal bankruptcy court in Delaware, Caribbean Petroleum Corp., Caribbean Petroleum Refining L.P., and Gulf Petroleum Refining Corp. – Puerto Rico will pay more than $8.2 million to address environmental liabilities relating to CAPECO’s former petroleum distribution facility in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, and more than 170 service stations owned or leased by CAPECO throughout Puerto Rico. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank New Jersey UBS Client Sentenced for Failing to Report More Than $750,000 in Swiss Bank Account By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 May 2011 11:41:44 EDT Lucille Abrahamsen Jackson pleaded guilty on Nov. 18, 2010, to an information charging her with willfully subscribing to a false tax return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank New Jersey UBS Client Sentenced for Failing to Report More Than $1 Million in Swiss Bank Account By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 May 2011 11:25:01 EDT Harry Abrahamsen previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Dennis M. Cavanaugh to an information charging him with one count of willful failure to file an FBAR. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank 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
bank Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division Speaks at the Franz-Hermann Brüner Memorial Lecture at the World Bank By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2011 10:23:57 EDT "Prosecutors and law enforcement professionals in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice are working hard to fight corruption at every level, at home and abroad. This work is one way in which we send the message loud and clear that public officials who abuse their power for personal gain – whether they are in the United States or the emerging democracies of North Africa and the Middle East or anywhere else around the world – are on the wrong side. And we will keep working and keep fighting to hold them to account." Full Article Speech
bank Justice Department Settles with Bank of America and Saxon Mortgage for Illegally Foreclosing on Servicemembers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2011 14:29:46 EDT The Justice Department today announced settlements with two lenders under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to resolve allegations that the lenders wrongfully foreclosed upon active duty servicemembers without first obtaining court orders, in violation of the SCRA. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Speaks on Settlements with Bank of America and Saxon Mortgage By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2011 17:18:50 EDT "The Civil Rights Division enforces several laws designed to protect the rights of members of the military – so that their brave and selfless service doesn’t put them at risk of losing their jobs at home; so that they don’t have to forfeit their right to vote; so that they can be assured they and their families in the consumer context will not be penalized for their courageous decision to serve our nation." Full Article Speech
bank Texas Resident Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for $17 Million Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Export-Import Bank By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 May 2011 12:44:26 EDT An El Paso, Texas, resident was sentenced yesterday to 70 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of more than $17 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Midwest BankCentre Regarding Alleged Lending Discrimination in St. Louis By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:43:08 EDT Midwest BankCentre will open a full-service branch in an African-American neighborhood and invest approximately $1.45 million in majority African-American areas of the St. Louis metropolitan area as part of a settlement to resolve allegations that they engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination on the basis of race and color. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Nixon State Bank to Resolve Allegations of Lending Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:12:13 EDT Nixon State Bank of Nixon, Texas, will establish uniform pricing policies, conduct employee training, and pay nearly $100,000 as part of a settlement to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination on the basis of national origin. Full Article OPA Press Releases
bank 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
bank California UBS Clients Plead Guilty to Hiding Assets in Secret Swiss Bank Account By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:50:05 EDT Sean Roberts and Nadia Roberts of Tehachapi, Calif., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Anthony W. Ishii of the Eastern District of California to a criminal information charging them with filing a false tax return related to an undisclosed Swiss bank account that they maintained at UBS, as well as other offshore bank accounts. Full Article OPA Press Releases