ads Alaska Attorney Pleads Guilty to Failing to File Income Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:40:46 EDT Paul D. Stockler pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court in Anchorage, Alaska, to three counts of willful failure to file income tax returns, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty for Role in $6.5 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:28:32 EDT A patient recruiter for a Miami home health care agency pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Nestor’s Health Services Inc. (Nestor HH). The owner and operator of Nestor HH pleaded guilty to charges related to the scheme earlier this month Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads California Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud Internal Revenue Service and Wire Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:31:50 EDT Kathryn Darlene Coryell, a Fresno, California, resident, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and wire fraud, announced Deputy Assistant Attorney General Ronald A. Cimino for the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag for the Northern District of California Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads U.S. Postal Service Employee Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:53:38 EDT Aaron H. Kelly, a U.S. Postal Service employee, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland to aiding and assisting in filing a false tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and IRS announced today. Kelly was indicted on Feb. 24, 2014, for allegedly engaging in a scheme to defraud the IRS, the Thrift Saving Plan and the Educational Systems Federal Credit Union by sending fictitious financial instruments to fraudulently extinguish the debts he owed to them, and for aiding in filing false tax returns with the IRS Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Physician Pleads Guilty for Role in Detroit-Area Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:24:05 EDT A Detroit-area physician pleaded guilty today for his role in a $7 million health care fraud scheme Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Racially-Motivated Assault on Hurricane Relief Workers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:28:39 EDT Josh Jambon, 52, a resident of Grand Isle, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today in front of U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan to two counts of federal civil rights violations, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Allen Polite Jr. for the Eastern District of Louisiana Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former U.S. Navy Officer Pleads Guilty in International Bribery Scandal By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:34:55 EDT A retired Navy official who started a second career working for defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that he and others overcharged the Navy by up to $2.5 million for port services to American ships and then used some of the proceeds to treat Navy officials to lavish dinners, cocktails and entertainment Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Alabama Hospital Employee Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:45:16 EDT Kamarian D. Millender, of Dothan, Alabama, pleaded guilty today to one count of aggravated identity theft , Deputy Assistant Attorney General Ronald A. Cimino of the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama announced Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Army National Guard Soldier Pleads Guilty in Connection with Bribery and Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:46:28 EDT A soldier of the U.S. Army National Guard pleaded guilty today for his role in a wide-ranging corruption scheme involving fraudulent recruiting bonuses from the Army National Guard Bureau Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Chicago Businessman Pleads Guilty to Failing to File Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:56:20 EDT Jaime Viteri, a Chicago businessman, pleaded guilty to two counts of willfully failing to file federal individual income tax returns today, announced the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads BNP Paribas Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Violate U.S. Economic Sanctions in Manhattan Federal Court By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:01:27 EDT BNP Paribas S.A. (BNPP), a global financial institution headquartered in Paris, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield in the Southern District of New York to a one-count information charging the bank with conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA), for its role in processing billions of dollars of U.S. dollar transactions through the U.S. financial system on behalf of Sudanese, Iranian, and Cuban entities subject to U.S. economic sanctions from 2004 through 2012 Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Long Island Fish Dealer Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Falsifying Federal Records, and Lacey Act Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:47:20 EDT Jones Inlet Seafood Co., Inc., a federally-licensed fish dealer located in Point Lookout, New York, its company president, Michael G. Mihale, and the company vice-president, Bruce Larson, Jr. pleaded guilty today in federal court in Central Islip, New York., to federal felonies stemming from their role in systematically underreporting fluke (summer flounder) that was being harvested as part of the federal Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Executive of French Power Company Subsidiary Pleads Guilty in Connection with Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:02:02 EDT A former senior executive of a subsidiary of Alstom SA, the French power and transportation company, pleaded guilty today for his participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice and Filing False Multi-Billion Dollar Liens Against Two Federal Judges and Other Government Employees By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:07:50 EDT Tyree Davis Sr., 42, of Flossmoor, Illinois, pleaded guilty to two counts of obstruction of justice and two counts of filing false retaliatory liens against government officials, the Justice Department announced today Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Senior Executive of Qualcomm Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading and Money Laundering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:17:39 EDT Jing Wang, 51, the former Executive Vice President and President of Global Business Operations for Qualcomm Inc., today pleaded guilty to insider trading in shares of Qualcomm and Atheros Communications Inc. Wang also pleaded guilty to laundering the proceeds of his insider trading using an offshore shell company Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Unlicensed Trader Pleads Guilty in Los Angeles for Role in Fraudulent High Yield Investment Program Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:20:30 EDT An unlicensed trader who solicited $500,000 from undercover FBI agents to invest in a fraudulent high yield investment program pleaded guilty today in federal court in Los Angeles Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Australian Man Pleads Guilty in Las Vegas to Biofuels Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:36:58 EDT Nathan Stoliar, 64, of Australia, pleaded guilty in federal court in Las Vegas today to five felonies for his role in multiple schemes, worth in excess of $41 million, to generate fraudulent biodiesel credits and to export biodiesel without providing biodiesel credits to the United States as required by law Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Owner and Administrator of Miami Home Health Companies Pleads Guilty for Role in $74 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:40:11 EDT A Miami resident who owned a home health care company and was the administrator of another home health care company pleaded guilty today for her participation in a $74 million Medicare fraud scheme Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Chief Executive Officer of Lufthansa Subsidiary BizJet Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:46:17 EDT The former president and chief executive officer of BizJet International Sales and Support Inc., a U.S.-based subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik AG with headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that provides aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, pleaded guilty today for his participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former U.S. House of Representatives Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Property By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:54:24 EDT Brian Prokes, 28, a former office manager in the U.S. House of Representatives, pleaded guilty today for causing the House of Representatives to pay more than $19,000 in excess salary and unauthorized travel expenses, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Director of Nursing Pleads Guilty in Miami for Role in $7 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:13:42 EDT A former director of nursing pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving Anna Nursing Services Corp. (Anna Nursing), a defunct home health care company in Miami Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Involvement in Identity Theft Scheme Using Prisoner Names and Corrupt U.S. Postal Service Employee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:58:07 EDT Gregory Slaton pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to file false claims for his involvement in a Stolen Identity Tax Refund (SIRF) scheme, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Ronald A. Cimino of the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama announced Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Las Vegas Street Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Drug Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:55:55 EDT On the second day of his federal jury trial, a Las Vegas Playboy Bloods street gang member pleaded guilty today to racketeering and drug charges, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden of the District of Nevada and Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Big Game Hunting Guide Pleads Guilty to Felony Conspiracy Charge in Connection with Colorado Outfitter’s Illegal Mountain Lion and Bobcat Hunting Activities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:47:54 EDT Nicholaus J. Rodgers, 31, of Shady Cove, Oregon, pleaded guilty in federal court in Denver to a felony conspiracy charge stemming from the assistance he provided to an outfitter who sold illegal mountain lion and bobcat hunts in Colorado and Utah, the Justice Department announced Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Employee of a U.S. Construction Company Working in Afghanistan Pleads Guilty to Receiving Illegal Kickback By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:39:33 EDT A former project manager of a U.S. construction company working on U.S. government contracts in Afghanistan who solicited a $60,000 kickback from an Afghan subcontractor pleaded guilty today in federal court in Tucson, Arizona Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads G.S. Electech Inc. Executive Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:12:55 EDT An executive of Japanese auto parts maker G.S. Electech Inc. pleaded guilty and was sentenced today to serve 13 months in a U.S. prison for his role in an international conspiracy to rig bids and fix prices on auto parts used on antilock brake systems installed in U.S. cars, the Department of Justice announced Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Man Pleads Guilty to Traveling to Maryland to Engage in Sexual Activity with a Minor By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:11:40 EDT Gregory King, 28, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today in connection with contacting a 13-year-old girl over the Internet and traveling across state lines to engage in sexual activity with her Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Manager of Adoption Agency Pleads Guilty to Ethiopian Adoption Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:20:58 EDT A former foreign program director of International Adoption Guides Inc. (IAG), an adoption agency, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with others to defraud the United States by paying bribes to foreign officials and submitting fraudulent documents to the State Department for adoptions from Ethiopia Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Virginia Resident Pleads Guilty to Failing to Pay Employment Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:19:37 EDT Nureni Abayomi Baruwa, a resident of Alexandria, Virginia, pleaded guilty to employment tax fraud today, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Defendant in Mortgage Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:50:08 EDT Wasseem Shamoun pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan today, announced the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS). On July 16, 2013, a superseding indictment was unsealed charging Shamoun and six other individuals with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, multiple counts of bank fraud and other fraud charges relating to a mortgage loan scheme Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Co-Founder of Government Contracting Company Pleads Guilty to Illegal Gratuity Charge By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:28:38 EDT Timothy S. Miller, 58, a co-founder of a Chesapeake, Virginia, government contracting company, pleaded guilty today to providing illegal gratuities to two public officials working for the United States Navy Military Sealift Command Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Puerto Rico Businessman Pleads Guilty to Bribing a Puerto Rico Superior Court Judge By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:27:33 EDT A Puerto Rico businessman pleaded guilty today to bribing Puerto Rico Superior Court Judge Manuel Acevedo-Hernandez, who presided over the businessman’s vehicular homicide trial and acquitted him of all charges Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Deputy to Liberty Reserve Founder Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:26:36 EDT Azzeddine El Amine, 47, of San José, Costa Rica, pleaded guilty today to money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business in connection with his role in running Liberty Reserve, a company that operated one of the world’s most widely used digital currency services Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Clinic Management Company Pleads Guilty in $3.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:24:22 EDT The former owner of a Los Angeles medical clinic management company pleaded guilty today in connection with his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Big Game Hunting Outfitter Pleads Guilty to Felony Conspiracy Charge in Connection with Illegal Mountain Lion and Bobcat Hunting Activities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:19:38 EDT Christopher W. Loncarich, 55, of Mack, Colorado, pleaded guilty in federal court in Denver to a felony conspiracy charge stemming from his sale of outfitting services for illegal mountain lion and bobcat hunts in Colorado and Utah, the Justice Department announced Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Patriarch of the Lorenzana Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:13:35 EDT Waldemar Lorenzana Sr., 75, the patriarch of the Lorenzana drug trafficking organization in Guatemala, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to import over 450 kilograms of cocaine into the United States Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Rabobank LIBOR Submitter Pleads Guilty for Scheme to Manipulate Yen LIBOR By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:10:53 EDT A former Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank) Japanese Yen London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) submitter pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud by manipulating Rabobank’s Yen LIBOR submissions to benefit trading positions Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Michigan Home Health Agency Owner Pleads Guilty to Participating in $22 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:55:36 EDT A greater Detroit-area owner of three home health agencies pleaded guilty today for his role in a $22 million home health care fraud scheme Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Philadelphia Political Consultant Pleads Guilty for His Role in Attempting to Conceal Campaign Finance-Related Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:13:33 EDT Political consultant Gregory Naylor, 66, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty today to making false statements to federal agents and misprision of a felony in connection with his role in attempting to conceal two campaign finance-related fraud schemes Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Iowa State Senator Pleads Guilty to Concealing Federal Campaign Expenditures By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:08:16 EDT A former Iowa State Senator pleaded guilty today to concealing payments he received from a presidential campaign in exchange for switching his support and services from one candidate to another and to obstructing a subsequent investigation into his conduct. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Employee Retirement Plan Documents to Avoid Contributing to Benefit Plans By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:06:59 EDT An owner of an electrical contracting company pleaded guilty today to falsifying disclosure documents required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), by intentionally under-reporting hours worked by employees to avoid contractually required contributions to employee benefit plans. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Secretary-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Theft of Union Treasury Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:26:58 EDT The former Secretary-Treasurer of Security Police Fire Professionals of America Local 287 pleaded guilty today to theft from a labor organization in violation of his fiduciary responsibilities as a union officer. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Maryland MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty in Violent Racketeering Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 17:41:02 EDT A Maryland MS-13 gang member pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise known as the La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, and acknowledged his involvement in attempted murder and extortion in furtherance of MS-13. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Colombian National Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping and Murder of DEA Agent Terry Watson By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 18:36:17 EDT A Colombian man extradited to the Eastern District of Virginia pleaded guilty today for his involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent James Terry Watson in Bogotá, Colombia, on June 20, 2013. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Foreign Labor Contracting, Visa Fraud and Wage and Hour Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 20:18:36 EDT Acting Assistant Attorney General Molly Moran for the Civil Rights Division and United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced today that Reginald Wayne Miller, of Marion, South Carolina, has entered a guilty plea in federal court in Florence to fraud in foreign labor contracting. Additionally, Miller entered a guilty plea to visa fraud and wage and hour violations. United States District Judge R. Bryan Harwell of Florence accepted the guilty plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report which will be prepared by the U.S. probation office. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Fraudulent Visa and Payroll Scheme to Facilitate Illegal Immigration By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 13:16:35 EDT A New Jersey man pleaded guilty today to orchestrating an eight-year scheme to falsify employment certifications to facilitate the illegal entry of Indian immigrants into the United States and to filing a false tax return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former TierOne Bank Executive Pleads Guilty for His Role in Scheme to Defraud Bank’s Shareholders and Regulators By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 16:59:45 EDT A former senior vice president and chief credit officer of TierOne Bank, a publicly traded commercial bank formerly headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to defraud TierOne’s shareholders and regulators. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Arvada Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:50:21 EDT Shannon Conley, age 19, of Arvada, Colorado, pleaded guilty this morning before U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Attorney John Walsh for the District of Colorado and Special Agent in Charge Thomas Ravenelle of the FBI Denver Division announced. Conley is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Moore on January 23, 2015. The defendant appeared at the change of plea hearing in custody, and was remanded at its conclusion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Hewlett-Packard Russia Pleads Guilty to and Sentenced for Bribery of Russian Government Officials By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 17:41:04 EDT ZAO Hewlett-Packard A.O. (HP Russia), an international subsidiary of the California technology company Hewlett-Packard Company (HP Co.), pleaded guilty today to felony violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and was then sentenced for bribing Russian government officials to secure a large technology contract with the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening African-American Man and a Restaurant Manager By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:23:20 EDT Jeremy Heath Higgins, 28, a resident of Quinton, Alabama, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Madeline Haikala to two counts of federal civil rights violations, announced the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama. Full Article OPA Press Releases