ads Pennsylvania Woman Pleads Guilty in Plot to Recruit Violent Jihadist Fighters and to Commit Murder Overseas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 14:41:24 EST Colleen R. LaRose, aka “Jihad Jane,” 47, pleaded guilty today to all counts of a superseding indictment charging her with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, making false statements and attempted identity theft. LaRose faces maximum potential sentence of life in prison and a $1 million fine when she is sentenced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Mail and Wire Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 16:13:16 EST Gregory Pfizenmayer of Foley, Ala., has pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Court Judge Herman J. Weber in Cincinnati to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with a drug diversion scheme in which he was involved. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Latin Kings Leader in Maryland Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Including Attempted Murders By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 18:11:14 EST Brandon Smith, aka “Little One” and “King Little One,” 26, of Hyattsville, Md., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, in connection with his gang activities as a member and leader of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings.) Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 14:27:45 EST Daniel Patrick Boyd, aka “Saifullah,” 40, pleaded guilty today in federal court in New Bern, N.C., to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to murder, kidnap, maim and injure persons in a foreign country. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Pennsylvania Teen Pleads Guilty for Cross Burning By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 18:13:06 EST Michael Francis Bealonis, of Robinson, Penn., pleaded guilty today a charge related to the burning of a cross in the yard of an African-American juvenile in November 2009 Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Construction Manager of Iowa Building Renovation Pleads Guilty to Environmental Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:46:51 EST The construction manager for a renovation project at the Equitable Building in Des Moines, Iowa, pleaded guilty today in federal court to conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act and for violating the Clean Air Act’s work practice standards related to asbestos removal. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Romanian Man Pleads Guilty for Role in International Fraud Scheme Involving Online Auction Websites By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:48:07 EST A Romanian man pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly in Chicago to one count each of wire fraud and conspiracy for his role in moving and hiding the illicit proceeds of an international fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Office Manager of Los Angeles Medical Supply Business Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Medicare of More Than $6 Million in Wheelchair Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:57:05 EST The office manager of a Los Angeles durable medical equipment (DME) company pleaded guilty today to conspiring with her former church pastor to run a power wheelchair scheme that defrauded Medicare of more than $6 million, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate the Clean Air Act’s Asbestos Work Practice Standards By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:37:15 EST John Bostick pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act’s asbestos work practice standards during the renovation of a 204-unit apartment building in Winnetka, Calif., in 2006. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime in Connection with Mosque Arson in Arlington, Texas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:00:28 EST Henry Clay Glaspell, of Arlington, Texas, pleaded guilty today to a hate crime charge stemming from the ethnically-motivated arson of a children’s playground at the Dar El-Eman Islamic Center in Arlington in July 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads 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
ads South Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:38:01 EST Ruben Reyes, a South Florida resident, pleaded guilty today to one count of filing a false tax return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Illegal Money Transmitting Business That Moved More Than $172 Million Through Shell Corporations in the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 16:53:26 EST Victor Kaganov, who emigrated from Russia and set up numerous shell corporations in Oregon on behalf of Russian clients, pleaded guilty today to charges of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads 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
ads Owner of Illinois Technology Company Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud the Federal E-Rate Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 16:16:53 EST Barrett C. White was originally charged in U.S. District Court in New Orleans on Nov. 18, 2010, for his role in the conspiracy to defraud the E-Rate program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Campaign Treasurer for U.S. Congressman from New Jersey Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Campaign Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 16:32:34 EST The former campaign treasurer for Representative Frank LoBiondo of New Jersey pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $450,000 from the congressman’s election and re-election campaign accounts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Las Vegas Woman Pleads Guilty to Acting as the Straw Owner of a Los Angeles Medical Supply Company That Submitted More Than $3.5 Million in False Claims to Medicare By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 19:13:53 EST A Las Vegas woman pleaded guilty today to falsely representing to Medicare that she owned a Los Angeles-area durable medical equipment (DME) company that was actually owned and operated by her brother, and used by her brother and others to submit more than $3.5 million in false claims to Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Colorado Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terrorists By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 16:11:05 EST Jamie Paulin Ramirez, 32, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Colorado, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads 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
ads State Department Contract Employee Pleads Guilty to Illegally Accessing Confidential Passport Files By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 12:11:45 EST A State Department contract employee pleaded guilty today to illegally accessing confidential passport application files. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Alabama Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Tax Fraud and Identity Theft Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:37:13 EST Leroy Howard, a resident of Montgomery pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Drug Company Executive Pleads Guilty in Oversized Drug Tablets Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:50:12 EST Marc S. Hermelin, the former chairman of the board and chief executive officer of St. Louis-based KV Pharmaceutical Company, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today in a case involving KV’s production and distribution of oversized morphine sulfate tablets. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Alabama Mayor Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:42:55 EST John Jackson, the former mayor of White Hall, Ala., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Walker in U.S. District Court in Montgomery, Ala., to one count of filing a false tax return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads UK Solicitor Pleads Guilty for Role in Bribing Nigerian Government Officials as Part of KBR Joint Venture Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:35:34 EST Jeffrey Tesler, a former consultant to Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. (KBR) and its joint venture partners, pleaded guilty today in Houston to conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and to violating the FCPA for his participation in a decade-long scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials to obtain engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Honeywell Pleads Guilty in Illinois to Illegal Storage of Hazardous Waste By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:34:05 EST Honeywell International Inc. pleaded guilty today in federal district court in Benton, Ill., to one felony offense for knowingly storing hazardous waste without a permit in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former President of TBW Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:28:34 EDT Raymond Bowman, the former president of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bank, wire and securities fraud, and lying to federal agents about his role in a fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of TBW and Colonial Bank. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads 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
ads 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
ads Denton County, Texas, Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking and Related Federal Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:45:05 EDT Marcus Choice Williams, 36, of Fort Worth, Texas, pleaded guilty this morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez to various felony offenses related to a conspiracy to traffic young women for prostitution. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Owner of Renovated Des Moines, Iowa Building Pleads Guilty to Environmental Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:01:19 EDT The owner of the Equitable Building in Des Moines, Iowa, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Des Moines to conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act and to violating the Clean Air Act’s work practice standards related to asbestos removal. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Missouri CPA Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud and Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:29:51 EDT Murphy Hubbard, a Springfield, Mo., CPA, pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud and one count of tax evasion before Judge James England in the Western District of Missouri. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Virginia Couple Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:48:29 EDT Kathryn Charles Miles and husband John Scott Miles, of Mathews County, Va., pleaded guilty to conspiring to impair and obstruct the IRS in the ascertainment and assessment of federal income taxes from 2001 through 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Miami Contractor Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:13:36 EDT Reynaldo Orozco pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false tax return before U.S. District Court Judge Adalberto Jordan in the Southern District of Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:50:28 EDT A resident of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania to conspiring to conduct a racketeering enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Second Caesars Palace Nightclub Host Pleads Guilty to Tax Crime By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:01:16 EDT Ali “Shawn” Olyaie, a former “VIP host” at the Pure Nightclub located in Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, pleaded guilty in Las Vegas before U.S. District Court Judge Kent Dawson to one count of filing a false federal individual income tax return for the 2006 tax year. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Rhode Island La Cosa Nostra Member Pleads Guilty in Murder-For-Hire Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:27:03 EDT Anthony St. Laurent Sr. pleaded guilty today in federal court in Providence, R.I., to an attempted murder-for-hire, and acknowledged in a written plea agreement his participation in an extortion conspiracy outlined in a previous criminal complaint in which he, his wife Dorothy St. Laurent, his son Anthony St. Laurent Jr. and others extorted protection money from bookmakers in the Taunton, Mass.-area under the threat of violence. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Owner of Illinois Technology Company Pleads Guilty in Multi-State Scheme to Defraud the Federal E-Rate Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:46:47 EDT A former owner of an Illinois-based technology company has pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the federal E-Rate program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads California Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Receive Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:52:09 EDT Paul Schwartz, 49, of Lathrop, Calif., was sentenced today to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and receive child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Los Angeles Woman Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Medicare Fraud Scheme Using Fraudulent Medical Clinics and Stolen Doctor Identities to Defraud Medicare of More Than $6.2 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:56:51 EDT A Los Angeles woman has pleaded guilty to using fraudulent medical clinics and the stolen identities of physicians to defraud Medicare of more than $6.2 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:17:59 EDT An Orange County, Va., man pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia to child pornography charges that originated in three different districts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads San Diego Used Car Wholesaler Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:38:36 EDT Mohammad Jafar Nikbakht, aka Freydoon Nikbakht, pleaded guilty to tax evasion before U.S. District Court Judge John A. Houston in San Diego. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Nebraska Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced to 102 Months in Prison for Engaging in a Child Exploitation Enterprise By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:37:21 EDT Brandon Miller, 23, of Omaha, Neb., was sentenced today to 102 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty to engaging in a child exploitation enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads 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
ads Former TBW Financial Analyst Pleads Guilty to $1.5 Billion Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:12:34 EDT Sean W. Ragland, a former senior financial analyst at Taylor, Bean &s mortgage lending facility, Ocala Funding. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Colombian Narcotics Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Import Hundreds of Kilograms of Cocaine into the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:13:09 EDT Colombian drug trafficker Carlos Ojeda-Herrera pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle in the District of Columbia to conspiring and attempting to transport shipments of 700- 800 kilograms of cocaine from Isla de Margarita, off the coast of Venezuela, to vessels waiting on the high seas to transport the drugs to Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty for Cross Burning By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:41:11 EDT Kenneth Stiffey Jr. of Robinson, Penn., pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge related to the burning of a cross in the yard of an African-American victim in November 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former TBW Ceo Pleads Guilty to $1.5 Billion Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 18:13:12 EDT Paul Allen, the former chief executive officer at Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW), pleaded guilty today to making false statements and conspiring to commit bank and wire fraud for his role in a $1.5 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failure of TBW. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Virginia Contractor Pleads Guilty to Kickback Scheme and Failure to File Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 17:26:47 EDT A Virginia contractor pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to steer contracts to him for repair, maintenance and renovation work at healthcare and nursing home facilities owned by Medical Facilities of America Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Miami-Area Marketing Director Pleads Guilty for Her Role in Community Mental Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving More Than $100 Million in Fraudulent Medicare Claims By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 18:55:37 EDT A Miami-area resident pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for her role in managing a community mental health care fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $100 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Natural Gas Company Pleads Guilty in Arkansas in Connection with Fayetteville Shale Pipeline Construction Activities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 11:31:27 EDT Hawk Field Services LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Houston-based Petrohawk Energy Corporation, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Little Rock, Ark., to charges stemming from the illegal take of endangered species in north-central Arkansas. Full Article OPA Press Releases