ads Miami-Area Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickback Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:46:46 EST Isabel Roque, 55, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres in Miami to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Roque was the president of Isa & Yami Inc., which purported to provide patient transportation services in Miami. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads 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
ads Virginia Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:45:26 EST Belal Amin Alsaidi, 30, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty today to trafficking in counterfeit goods. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Alabama Tax Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Using Stolen Identities to Obtain Tax Refunds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:04:21 EST Marsha Elmore of Wetumpka, Ala., the owner of a tax preparation business called Community Tax, pleaded guilty today to charges related to her use of stolen identities to fraudulently obtain tax refunds. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads 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
ads Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-Area Assisted Living Facility Manager Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickback Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:48:21 EST Ramchand Ramrup, aka Ramy Ramrup, 35, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke in Miami to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads 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
ads 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
ads New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty in $670 Million Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:37:44 EST Jorge Luis Castillo, 56, a resident of New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney in the Eastern District of Virginia to conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Detroit-Area Foot Doctor Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:36:52 EST Errol Sherman pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Gerald E. Rosen in the Eastern District of Michigan to one count of health care fraud. At sentencing, Sherman faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Hungarian Citizen Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Marriott Computers and Extorting Employment from the Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:35:36 EST Attila Nemeth, 26, pleaded guilty in the District of Maryland before U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Owner of Houston Health Care Company Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicare By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:19:45 EST Akinsunbo Akinbile, 44, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison in Houston to eight counts of health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Connection with $5.4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme in Detroit By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:08:53 EST Santiago Villa-Restrepo, 33, 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
ads Pompano Beach, Fla.-Area Assisted Living Facility Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickback Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:17:19 EST Joseph B. Williams, 41, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez in Miami to two counts of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads 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
ads Detroit-Area Occupational Therapy Assistant Pleads Guilty to Participating in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 10:09:56 EST Vanessa Dowell, 50, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Court Judge Avern Cohn in the Eastern District of Michigan to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Alabama Doctor Pleads Guilty; Husband Convicted of Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 14:31:42 EST William Paul, formerly of Montgomery, Ala., was convicted today by a federal jury in Montgomery on four counts of tax evasion for the tax years 2004 through 2007, and of one count of failing to file a tax return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads 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
ads 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
ads Ivory Smuggler Pleads Guilty in New York By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 11:59:09 EST Lin Feng Xu, 31, an antique dealer in China, has pleaded guilty to smuggling and to violating the Endangered Species Act in connection with the illegal export of African elephant ivory in his carry-on luggage. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Detroit-Area Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty in Connection with Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 18:40:21 EST Dora Binimelis, 53, 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. At sentencing, Binimelis faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Virginia Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Conceal Pakistan Government Funding for His U.S. Lobbying Efforts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 12:08:52 EST Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, 62, a U.S. citizen and resident of Fairfax, Va., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and tax violations in connection with a decades-long scheme to conceal the transfer of at least $3.5 million from the government of Pakistan to fund his lobbying efforts in America related to Kashmir. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Melville, N.Y., Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Failure to Pay Over Employment Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 14:44:22 EST Louis Alba pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Central Islip, N.Y., to failing to pay over to the Internal Revenue Service employment taxes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Operator of Detroit School and Day Care Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 17:06:03 EST Robert G. Murdock, 64, of Southfield, Mich., pleaded guilty today to tax evasion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Offenses for Involvement in the Firebombing of Interracial Couple's Home By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 17:31:28 EST Gary Dodson, 32, of Waldron, Ark., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Little Rock, Ark., to one count of civil rights conspiracy, one count of interference with housing rights due to race and one count of possession of an unregistered firearm/destructive device for his involvement in the Jan. 14, 2011, racially motivated firebombing of the home of an interracial couple in Hardy, Ark. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads 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
ads Bloods Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 17:18:16 EST William Walden, 23, aka “Wild Bill,” pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger in the Middle District of Tennessee to one count of conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Virginia Contractor Pleads Guilty to Kickback Scheme and Subscribing to a False Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:39:03 EST A Virginia contractor pleaded guilty today 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 Houston-Area Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:25:33 EST Eddye Lovely of Tomball, Texas, pleaded guilty today to three counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Maryland Business Owner Pleads Guilty for Failing to Pay Employment Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:34:26 EST Richard Stewart, a resident of Mitchellville, Md., pleaded guilty today for failing to pay over employment taxes in connection with his ownership of Montgomery Mechanical Services. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Army Captain Pleads Guilty in Virginia to Submitting False Housing and Travel Claims By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:04:22 EST Lisa A. Dean, 38, of Alexandria, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Gerald Bruce Lee in the Eastern District of Virginia to a criminal information charging her with two counts of making a false claim against the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:57:35 EST Ollie Futrell, 56, of Garland, Texas, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle in the Northern District of Texas to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Iraqi National Pleads Guilty to 23-Count Terrorism Indictment in Kentucky By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:26:33 EST Iraqi citizen Waad Ramadan Alwan pleaded guilty to federal terrorism charges today in U.S. District Court before Senior Judge Thomas B. Russell. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Fort Lauderdale, Florida-Area Halfway House Operator Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickback Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:07:14 EST Butler Moultrie, 46, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry L. Garber in Miami to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads U.S. Bureau of Prisons Employee Pleads Guilty in Florida to Sexual Abuse of a Ward By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:07:37 EST Bureau of Prisons employee Jack Chris Jackson, 45, pleaded guilty today to the charge of sexual abuse of a ward. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Principal and Co-Owner of North Carolina Company Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Commodities Trading Investors By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:46:02 EST – The principal and co-owner of Integra Capital Management LLC, a North Carolina company, pleaded guilty today for his role in a commodities trading investment scheme that allegedly raised more than $3.2 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Bloods Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:29:39 EST Kerry Pettus, aka “Lil Kerry,” 23, of Nashville, Tenn., pleaded guilty to charges related to his membership in the Bloods gang criminal enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads 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
ads 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
ads Man Pleads Guilty in $3.4 Million Las Vegas Mortgage Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 16:01:40 EST Hugo Patrick Coutelin, 62, a resident of Santa Fe, N.M., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kent J. Dawson in the District of Nevada to conspiring to commit wire fraud, mail fraud and bank fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Home Health Agency Owner Pleads Guilty in Connection with Detroit Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 18:05:30 EST Detroit-area resident Tausif Rahman pleaded guilty today for his role in organizing a $14 million Detroit-area home health care fraud and money laundering scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads New York Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 17:35:04 EST The owner of a Dix Hill, N.Y., tax preparation business pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New York in Central Islip, N.Y., to endeavoring to obstruct the internal revenue laws and aiding in the preparation of false income tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Tax Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 16:36:57 EST The Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Loretta Fergerson pleaded guilty today before Magistrate Judge Charles S. Coody in Montgomery, Ala., to conspiring to defraud the United States government, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Fergerson and a co-defendant were charged by a grand jury in a 22-count indictment that was unsealed on March 30, 2011. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Austin, Texas, Man Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud and Identity Theft in Connection with Nationwide Foreclosure-rescue Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 18:06:19 EST Frederic Alan Gladle, 53, was charged on Dec. 9, 2011, in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles with one count of bankruptcy fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Broward County, Fla.-Area Halfway House Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickback Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 15:27:03 EST Barry Nash, 69, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry L. Garber in Miami to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Oklahoma Inmate Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Jailer to Assault Another Inmate By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:15:34 EST Phillip Oliver, 46, an inmate at the Muskogee County, Okla., Jail (MCJ) pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Muskogee to one count of conspiracy related to the orchestrated beating of a fellow inmate at the behest of an unnamed jailer on duty. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Production Charges in Indiana and Is Sentenced to 33 Years in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:21:33 EST A Maryland man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Indianapolis to seven counts of child pornography production and was sentenced to 33 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett of the Southern District of Indiana. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Miami-Area Resident Pleads Guilty to Participating in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:25:41 EST Sandra Jimenez, 38, admitted to participating in a fraud scheme that was orchestrated by the owners and operators of American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC); its management company, Medlink Professional Management Group Inc.; and the American Sleep Institute (ASI). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Barrio Azteca Gang Member Pleads Guilty in Texas to Racketeering Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:11:48 EST Ricardo Gonzalez, 44, aka “Cuate,” of El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Magistrate Judge Norbert J. Garney in the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division, to racketeering conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:32:35 EST The Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Tracey Fergerson pleaded guilty today before Magistrate Judge Charles S. Coody in Montgomery, Ala., to conspiring to defraud the United States government. Full Article OPA Press Releases