ears Owner of Alabama Tax Business Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:25:21 EST Marsha Elmore of Wetumpka, Ala., the owner of a tax preparation business called Community Tax, was sentenced today to 184 months in prison, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Ohio Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for His Participation in an Online Child Pornography Bulletin Board By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:25:25 EST Billy Wade Carroll of Dayton, Ohio, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Californian Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Evading More Than $150,000 in Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:09:49 EST William H. Nurick, of Camarillo, Cal., was sentenced to 60 months in prison and ordered to pay $286,443 in restitution by U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer in Los Angeles, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Former IRS Employee from Texas Sentenced to Nearly Nine Years in Prison on Theft of Government Property and Aggravated Identity Theft Convictions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:58:51 EST Thomas W. Richardson was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle in Dallas to 105 months in prison and ordered to pay $30,649 in restitution, following his guilty plea in August 2011 to one count of theft of government property and one count of aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Two Houston-Area Nurses Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Roles in $5.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:42:10 EST Two Houston-area nurses and two of their co-conspirators have been sentenced in Houston for their participation in a $5.2 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Illinois Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Advertise Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 17:00:53 EST Jonathon Sudduth of Springfield, Ill., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips in Los Angeles to 22 years in prison and lifetime supervised release for conspiracy to advertise child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Alabama Woman Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:40:53 EDT Melinda Clayton of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced today to 61 months in prison, following a guilty plea to conspiracy to make false claims, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in 2009 Shooting By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:27:28 EDT Joshua Mark Bodine, 32, aka “Desperado,” of Vidor, Texas, also was ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Marcia A. Crone to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Pennsylvania Tax Defier Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:11:32 EDT Troy A. Beam of Shippensburg, Pa., was sentenced today to 74 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Christopher C. Conner, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears North Hollywood, Calif., Man Sentenced in Los Angeles to 20 Years in Prison for Participating in International Child Pornography Ring By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:51:58 EDT Harout Hagop Sarafian was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Arizona Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Participating in International Child Pornography Ring By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:56:09 EDT Joseph Hines of Tempe, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips. In December 2010, Hines, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to solicit child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Leaders of Multi-million Dollar Fraud Ring That Used Stolen Information of Medicaid Recipients Each Sentenced to Over 25 Years in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 May 2012 17:47:47 EDT Veronica Dale and Alchico Grant, who jointly ran a stolen identity refund fraud ring that attempted to defraud the United States of millions of dollars over several years, were sentenced to federal prison today, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Veronica Dale, of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced to 334 months and Alchico Grant of Lowndes County, Ala., was sentenced to 310 months in prison. In addition, Dale and Grant were both ordered to pay over $2.8 million in restitution to the IRS. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Michigan Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Tax Fraud Scheme and Gun Crime By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 May 2012 12:40:46 EDT Karl Herrington, of Parma, Mich., was sentenced today to 97 months in prison, following convictions at trial for corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the administration of the Internal Revenue laws, filing false tax forms with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and being a felon in possession of firearms, the Justice Department, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), the IRS and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Former Birmingham, Ala., School Security Officer Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Production of Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 May 2012 17:11:46 EDT U.S. District Judge Inge P. Johnson also sentenced Michael Wayne Wooten, 61, of Alabaster, Ala., to lifetime supervised release following his prison term. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Principal of Offshore Brokerage Firm Sentenced in Miami to 20 Years in Prison for $7 Million Stock Manipulation Scam By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 May 2012 16:56:40 EDT Jonathan Curshen, 47, the principal of Red Sea Management and Sentry Global Securities, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard W. Goldberg. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Japanese Citizen Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Participating in International Child Pornography Ring By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 May 2012 12:08:35 EDT Futoshi Tachino, a Japanese citizen most recently residing in Winnipeg, Canada, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Former Haitian Government Official Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Role in Scheme to Launder Bribes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 21 May 2012 19:32:32 EDT Jean Rene Duperval, a former director of international relations for Telecommunications D’Haiti S.A.M. (Haiti Teleco), a Haitian state-owned telecommunications company, was sentenced today to nine years in prison for his role in a scheme to launder bribes paid to him by two Miami-based telecommunications companies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Investment Club Manager Sentenced in Virginia to 12 Years in Prison for $40 Million Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 May 2012 17:56:10 EDT Alan James Watson, 47, of Clinton Township, Mich., was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for fraudulently soliciting and accepting $40 million from more than 900 members of his investment club, Cash Flow Financial LLC (CFF). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Self-proclaimed “Governor” of Alabama Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 May 2012 18:07:56 EDT Monty Ervin and Patricia Ervin, owners of Southern Realty in Dothan, Ala., were sentenced today to federal prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and tax evasion, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. After a two-week trial that began Oct. 25, 2011, a federal jury in Montgomery, Ala., convicted the Ervins of one count of conspiracy and three counts of tax evasion. The jury also convicted Patricia Ervin of one count of structuring transactions to avoid bank reporting requirements. Monty Ervin was sentenced to 120 months in prison; Patricia Ervin was sentenced to five years of probation, with the condition that she spend 40 consecutive weekends in jail. In sentencing the Ervins, the court found that Monty Ervin was the leader and organizer of the conspiracy and exercised control over Patricia Ervin. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears New England Organized Crime Associate Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 18:25:19 EDT Richard Bonafiglia, 58, of Providence, R.I., an admitted associate of the New England La Cosa Nostra was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence today to 84 months in federal prison for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy to shakedown several Rhode Island adult entertainment businesses for protection money. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears New York Certified Public Accountant Who Failed to Pay Employment Taxes Sentenced to Two Years in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:03:20 EDT Silford Warren, a resident of Queens, N.Y., was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for failure to pay over employment taxes in connection with his ownership of Silford Warren, CPA PC., the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Judge William F. Kuntz II of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York also ordered Warren to pay $184,263 in restitution to the IRS. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Allen Stanford Sentenced to 110 Years in Prison for Orchestrating $7 Billion Investment Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:54:24 EDT R. Allen Stanford, the former board of directors chairman of Stanford International Bank (SIB), was sentenced today in Houston to a total of 110 years in prison for orchestrating a 20-year investment fraud scheme in which he misappropriated $7 billion from SIB to finance his personal businesses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Two Owners of Miami Home Health Company Each Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:36:08 EDT U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke in the Southern District of Florida sentenced Ariel Rodriguez to 73 months in prison and three years of supervised release and Reynaldo Navarro to 74 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Barrio Azteca Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison and Two Barrio Azteca Soldiers Sentenced to 20 and 30 Years in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:39:13 EDT A leader and two soldiers in the Barrio Azteca (BA), a transnational border gang allied with the Juarez Cartel were sentenced in El Paso, Texas, to life, 30 and 20 years in prison, respectively. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Former Police Officer of Puerto Rico Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Role in Providing Security for Drug Transactions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:45:10 EDT A former police officer of Puerto Rico was sentenced today in San Juan to 40 years in prison for his role in providing security for drug transactions, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Special Agent in Charge Joseph S. Campbell of the FBI’s San Juan Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Hacker Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Role in Two Hacking Schemes Involving a Total of More Than 240,000 Stolen Credit Card Numbers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:53:34 EDT Aleksandr Suvorov, of Estonia, was sentenced today to seven years in prison for his role in two separate hacking schemes involving a total of more than 240,000 stolen credit card numbers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Member Sentenced to Serve 10 Years in Prison for Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:53:00 EDT An Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang member from Houston was sentenced today to serve 10 years in prison for his role in an aggravated assault that took place in Tomball, Texas, in September 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Former Milwaukee Police Officer Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Civil Rights Violation and Sexual Assault By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:04:53 EDT Former Milwaukee Police Officer Ladmarald Cates was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller to 24 years in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Arizona Tax Defier Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Fraud and Tax Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:01:33 EDT Richard Kellogg Armstrong, 77, of Prescott, Ariz., was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to 108 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Judge Blackburn ordered the sentence to run consecutively to the 660 day prison term and $1,021,500 of fines cumulatively imposed upon Armstrong as punitive sanctions for 10 acts of contempt of court. He also ordered Armstrong to pay restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the amount of $1,678,834 and to forfeit two residences and a personal aircraft. The sentence was announced by the Justice Department’s Tax Division, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado and the IRS Criminal Investigation Denver Field Office. Codefendant Curtis L. Morris, age 43, of Elizabeth, Colo., is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 6, 2012. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Arizona Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison in Money Laundering and Tax Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:33:40 EDT Gino Carlucci was sentenced to 188 months in prison for his role in conspiracies to commit money laundering and to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and for filing a false income tax return, the Justice Department and the IRS announced today. On July 25, 2011, a federal jury in Phoenix convicted Carlucci of both conspiracies and the tax crime after an eight-day trial. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears British Citizen Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:52:06 EDT Simon Jasper McCarty, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright of the District of Hawaii. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears North Carolina Businessman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Payroll Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 17:00:15 EDT Bruce Gregory Harrison III of Greensboro, N.C., was sentenced today to 144 months in prison following his December 2011 conviction for payroll tax fraud and other crimes, announced Kathryn Keneally, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division; Ripley Rand, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina; and Richard Weber, Chief of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Criminal Investigation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Former Us Airways Pilot Sentenced in North Carolina to 10 Years in Prison for Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:43:11 EDT Charles A. Davis, 63, formerly of Mooresville, N.C. was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 120 months in prison for committing tax fraud, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. U.S. Judge Richard L. Voorhees in the Western District of North Carolina also ordered Davis to serve twelve months of supervised release after his prison term and pay $538,569 as restitution to the IRS. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Former Chief Investment Officer of Stanford Financial Group Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:24:32 EDT Laura Pendergest-Holt, 39, the former chief investment officer of Houston-based Stanford Financial Group, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for her role in obstructing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into Stanford International Bank (SIB), the Antiguan offshore bank owned by convicted financier Robert Allen Stanford. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Massachusetts Tax Fraud Promoter Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Obstruct and Impede the Irs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:21:22 EDT A federal judge in Worcester, Mass., sentenced Catherine June Floyd today to 60 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and for obstructing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and IRS announced. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor also ordered Floyd to pay restitution in the amount of $3 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Massachusetts Tax Fraud Promoter Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Tax Evasion and Conspiracy to Obstruct and Impede the IRS By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:53:26 EDT A federal judge in Boston sentenced Charles Adams today to 48 months in prison for tax evasion, conspiring to defraud the United States and obstructing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and IRS announced. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor also ordered Adams to pay restitution in the amount of $401,000. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Two Miami-Area Doctors Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Participating in $205 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 17:29:35 EDT Miami-area residents Dr. Mark Willner and Dr. Alberto Ayala, former medical directors at the mental health care company American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC), were each sentenced today to 10 years in prison for participating in a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Former U.S. Navy Seaman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:17:42 EDT James Driver, 24, of Midland, Mich., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington in the Eastern District of Michigan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Louisiana Man Sentenced in Virginia to 25 Years in Prison for Filming His Sexual Abuse of a Minor Girl By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:42:05 EDT Gregory Thomas Miller, 57, of Deville, La., pleaded guilty on April 27, 2012, to a 10-count indictment charging him with seven counts of production of child pornography, one count of transporting child pornography, one count of possessing child pornography and one count of marijuana possession. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears President of Costa Rican Company Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for Half-Billion Dollar Fraud Scheme with Thousands of Victims Worldwide By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:38:37 EDT Minor Vargas Calvo, 61, a citizen and resident of Costa Rica, is the majority owner of Provident Capital Indemnity (PCI) Ltd., an insurance and reinsurance company registered in the Commonwealth of Dominica and doing business in Costa Rica. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Washington, DC, Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Preparing False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 12:09:52 EDT Enyinnaya Udo was sentenced to 24 months in prison today and ordered by U.S. District Judge Barbara J. Rothstein to pay more than $262,966 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a condition of supervised release, the Justice Department and IRS announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Former New Mexico Navajo Police Officer Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison on Sexual Abuse Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 17:35:44 EST Lawrence Etsitty , 31, a former police officer with the Navajo Police Department (NPD), was sentenced today in federal court on charges related to the sexual abuse of a woman who was in his custody on Jan. 25, 2009. Earlier this year, Etsitty pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of the victim when he groped, touched and kissed her against her will, while she was handcuffed. Etsitty also was charged and pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Colorado Tax Defier Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Fraud and Tax Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:00:06 EST Curtis L. Morris, age 43, of Elizabeth, Colo., was sentenced Monday in Denver to 120 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Judge Blackburn also ordered Morris to pay $$1,916,831 in restitution to the IRS. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Former Fair Financial Company CEO Sentenced In Indianapolis to 50 Years in Prison for Role in $200 Million Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:52:30 EST The former chief executive officer of Fair Financial Company, an Ohio financial services business, was sentenced today to serve 50 years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud approximately 5,000 investors of more than $200 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Shreveport, La., Wastewater General Manager and Former Owner Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Discharging Pollutants into the Red River By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 17:39:02 EST John Tuma, 55, of Centerville, Texas, was sentenced today following his March 21, 2012, trial conviction by a federal jury for discharging untreated wastewater directly into the Red River without a permit, discharging untreated wastewater into the city of Shreveport sewer system in violation of its permit and obstructing an EPA inspection. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Manalapan, N.J., Woman Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Girl, Streaming Assault Live Over the Internet By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:16:17 EST A New Jersey woman was sentenced today to serve 30 years in prison for producing child pornography through the sexual exploitation of a 5-year-old girl on more than one occasion and streaming footage of a sexual assault over the Internet. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Dreamboard Member Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Participating in International Criminal Network Organized to Sexually Exploit Children By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 17:33:29 EST A Massachusetts man was sentenced today to serve 45 years in prison for his participation in an international criminal network, known as Dreamboard, dedicated to the sexual abuse of children and the creation and dissemination of graphic images and videos of child sexual abuse throughout the world. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears CEO and CFO of Assisted Living Facility Chain Sentenced in North Carolina to Five Years in Prison for Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:39:18 EST Ronald E. Burrell, former chief executive officer (CEO) of Caremerica Inc., and Michael R. Elliott, former chief financial officer (CFO) of Caremerica Inc., were sentenced today in Wilmington, N.C. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears Washington Man Sentenced to Ten Years for Sex Trafficking By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:57:37 EST Joseph McDaniels, 43, of Shoreline, Wash., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court for interstate transportation of a 22 year old woman for purposes of prostitution. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ears David Coleman Headley Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Role in India and Denmark Terror Plots By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:08:29 EST David Coleman Headley, a U.S. citizen partly of Pakistani descent, was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for a dozen federal terrorism crimes relating to his role in planning the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, and a subsequent proposed attack on a newspaper in Denmark. Full Article OPA Press Releases