ira Columbus Accountant and Realtor Plead Guilty to Mortgage Fraud & Obstruction of Justice Conspiracies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:33:25 EST Dennis G. Sartain of Hilliard, Ohio; and Bonnie Helt, of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit mortgage fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former U.S. Army Officer Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Bribery and Weapons Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:47:48 EST Michael Wheeler, a former lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, was sentenced late yesterday to 42 months in prison for his participation in a wide-ranging bribery conspiracy involving the U.S. government, the Republic of Iraq and the Coalition Provisional Authority - South Central Region (CPA-SC) in Al-Hillah, Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Jury Convicts Detroit Area Doctor of Health Care Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:53:29 EST Troy, Mich., physician Toe Myint was convicted today by a Detroit jury of conspiracy to commit health care fraud in a $4.2 million Medicare Fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Californian Pleads Guilty to False Tax Refund Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:57:42 EST Haroon Amin of Upland, Calif., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Taiwan Exporter Arrested on Charges of Exporting Missile Components from the United States to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:43:45 EST Yi-Lan Chen, aka "Kevin Chen," 40, a Taiwan passport holder, was arrested on Feb. 3, 2010, on charges of illegally exporting commodities for Iran’s missile program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira U.K. Firm Pleads Guilty to Illegally Exporting Boeing 747 Aircraft to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 11:23:21 EST Balli Aviation Ltd., a subsidiary of the United Kingdom-based Balli Group PLC, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to a two-count criminal information in connection with its illegal export of commercial Boeing 747 aircraft from the United States to Iran. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Second Californian Pleads Guilty to False Tax Refund Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:33:42 EST Ather Ali of Diamond Bar, Calif., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Virginia Doctor Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Involving Undeclared Swiss Bank Account By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:33:22 EST Dr. Andrew Silva of Sterling, Va., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to impede the United States and to making a false statement, the Justice Department, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Italian Subsidiary of U.S.-Based Company Agrees to Plead Guilty for Participating in International Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:26:53 EST Parker ITR S.r.l. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $2.29 million criminal fine for participating in a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices and allocate market shares of marine hose. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former U.S. Military Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Related to Defense Department Contracts in Support of Iraqi War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:11:31 EST Former military contractor Terry Hall, 43, of Snellville, Ga., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to pay more than $3 million in bribes to U.S. Army contracting officials stationed at Camp Arifjan, an Army base in Kuwait, and to money laundering conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Najibullah Zazi Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Use Explosives Against Persons or Property in U.S., Conspiracy to Murder Abroad and Providing Material Support to Al-Qaeda By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:57:15 EST Among other things, Zazi admitted that he brought TATP [Triacetone Triperoxide] explosives to New York on Sept. 10, 2009, as part of plan to attack the New York subway system. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira New York Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement for Selling Pirated Computer Software Using the Internet By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:12:41 EST A New York man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., to criminal copyright infringement for selling more than $250,000 worth of pirated copies of popular business, engineering and graphic design software programs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Cincinnati Packaged-Ice Manufacturer Sentenced to Pay $9 Million for Its Role in a Customer and Territory Allocation Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 16:03:40 EST The Home City Ice Company pleaded guilty in 2008 to conspiring to suppress and eliminate competition by allocating packaged-ice customers and territories in the Detroit metropolitan area and southeastern Michigan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Second Former Employee of Financial Products and Services Firm Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid-rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:39:24 EST According to the charges filed today in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Matthew Adam Rothman of Los Angeles engaged in separate bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies with companies that provide a type of contract, known as an investment agreement, to state, county and local governments and agencies throughout the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former Haitian Government Official Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering in Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:10:17 EST "Today’s guilty plea represents another important milestone in our ongoing effort to tackle overseas corruption," said Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. "The message here is simple: Whether you are located in the United States or elsewhere, we will not allow U.S. financial institutions to be used as a vehicle for laundering illicit proceeds." Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Virginia Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Participating in Scheme to Steal Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:16:32 EST Michel Jamil, 60, was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to steal approximately 10 million gallons of fuel from the U.S. Army in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Third Former Employee of Financial Products and Services Firm Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid-Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:36:05 EDT According to the charges filed today, Douglas Alan Goldberg engaged in separate bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies with companies that provide a type of contract, known as an investment agreement, to state, county and local governments and agencies throughout the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Chicago Resident David Coleman Headley Pleads Guilty to Role in India and Denmark Terrorism Conspiracies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:15:27 EDT David Coleman Headley, a U.S. citizen of partial Pakistani descent, pleaded guilty today to a dozen federal terrorism charges, admitting that he participated in planning the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, as well as later planning to attack a Danish newspaper. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Nine Members of a Militia Group Charged with Seditious Conspiracy and Related Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:11:12 EDT Six Michigan residents, along with two residents of Ohio and a resident of Indiana, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit on charges of seditious conspiracy, attempted use of weapons of mass destruction, teaching the use of explosive materials, and possessing a firearm during a crime of violence. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Pamrapo Savings Bank of New Jersey Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Secrecy Act Violations and Forfeits $5 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:53:09 EDT Pamrapo Savings Bank S.L.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pamrapo Bancorp Inc., based in Bayonne, N.J., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to conspiracy to violate the Bank Secrecy Act and has agreed to forfeit $5 million to the United States Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Mississippi Man Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Involuntary Manslaughter of Co-worker in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:34:17 EDT Kyle Palmer, 27, of Biloxi, Miss., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr., in the Southern District of Mississippi to 36 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation Gang Member Sentenced to 210 Months in Prison for His Role in Drug Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:19:33 EDT Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN) member John Guzman, 31, of Big Spring, Texas, was sentenced today to 210 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks for the Northern District of Texas Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former Executive Indicted for His Role in Color Display Tube Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:14:31 EDT A federal grand jury in San Francisco today returned an indictment against a former executive of a large Taiwan-based color display tube (CDT) manufacturing company for his participation in a global conspiracy to fix prices of CDTs, a type of cathode ray tube used in computer monitors and other specialized applications, the Department of Justice announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former Contractor Indicted in Bid-Rigging Conspiracy at New York City Hospital and for Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:49:37 EDT An indictment by a Manhattan grand jury was unsealed today charging a former contractor for participating in a bid-rigging conspiracy related to contracts at New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) and for filing a false tax return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira U.S. Sues Kellogg, Brown & Root for Alleged False Claims Act Violations Over Improper Costs for Private Security in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 16:46:03 EDT The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, alleges that KBR knowingly included impermissible costs for private armed security in billings to the Army. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former Purchasing Official at a New York City Hospital Indicted for Bid Rigging and Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 15:25:53 EDT The indictment charges Mario Perciavalle with engaging in a conspiracy to rig bids on Mount Sinai contracts for maintenance and insulation services between June 2004 and September 2005. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former U.S. Army Colonel Pleads Guilty to Accepting Illegal Gratuities Related to Contracting in Support of Iraq War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:40:05 EDT A retired colonel in the U.S. Army pleaded guilty today to accepting thousands of dollars in gratuities from a contractor during his deployment to Iraq as a contracting officer’s representative. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former Owner and CEO of Kentucky Business Pleads Guilty for Role in Conspiracy to Inflate Personal Earnings as Part of Purchase Agreement By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:46:13 EDT The founder and chief executive officer of Image Entry Inc., pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to inflate his earnings resulting from the company’s 2001 acquisition by SourceCorp Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Ohio Man Sentenced to 29 Months in Prison for Selling Pirated Copies of Movies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:46:38 EDT Richard Humphrey, 22, of North Ridgeville, Ohio, was sentenced today in Cleveland to 29 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Lesley Wells for selling counterfeit copies of copyrighted movies through the Internet. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former Deputy Constable in Indiana Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bribery; Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:00:32 EDT Michael S. Sherfick, a former local law enforcement official, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana to a criminal information charging him with conspiracy to commit bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Four Individuals and Three Corporations Indicted for Roles in Mail and Wire Fraud Conspiracies at a New York City Hospital By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:00:10 EDT A New York City federal grand jury returned an indictment against four individuals and three corporations for participating in mail and wire fraud conspiracies related to contracts for work performed at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Florida Couple Charged in Forced Labor and Document Servitude Conspiracies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:42:36 EDT Sophia Manuel and Alfonso Baldonado Jr. have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges arising from a human trafficking scheme to hold Filipino nationals in forced labor in country clubs and hotels in Southeast Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira 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
ira Georgia Food Equipment Hardware Manufacturer and Its Former President Agree to Plead Guilty to Customer Allocation Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 May 2010 13:46:10 EDT A New York corporation, whose principal place of business is Newnan, Ga., and its former president have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to allocate customers for the sale of food service equipment hardware, including walk-in refrigeration equipment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira 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
ira U.K. Firm Fined $2 Million After Pleading Guilty to Illegally Exporting Boeing 747 Aircraft to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 May 2010 11:52:24 EDT Balli Aviation Ltd., a subsidiary of the United Kingdom-based Balli Group PLC, was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to pay a $2 million fine and to serve a five-year corporate period of probation after pleading guilty on Feb. 5, 2010, to a two-count criminal information in connection with its illegal export of commercial Boeing 747 aircraft from the United States to Iran. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Man Indicted for Civil Rights Conspiracy in Connection with Cross-Burning in Athens, Louisiana By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 May 2010 15:12:07 EDT Joshua James Moro, 23, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for participating in a civil rights conspiracy in connection with an October 2008 cross-burning in Athens, La., near the home of an interracial couple. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Taiwan Citizen Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Export Missile Components from the U.S. to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 13 May 2010 15:52:45 EDT Yi-Lan Chen, aka Kevin Chen, 40, a Taiwan passport holder, and his Taiwan corporation, Landstar Tech Company Limited, pleaded guilty today in Miami to charges of conspiring to illegally export dual-use commodities to Iran. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former Employee of Financial Services Company Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid-rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 May 2010 13:48:43 EDT A former employee of a financial services company pleaded guilty today for his participation in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other related municipal finance contracts, the Department of Justice announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Final U.S. Defendant to Face Charges Related to International Child Pornography Conspiracy Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 May 2010 14:06:18 EDT Edward Oedewaldt, 47, was arrested in Arcadia, La., on April 23, 2010, after an extensive search involving assistance from law enforcement in the United States and abroad. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Internet Seller of Pirated Software Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Criminal Copyright Infringement By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 28 May 2010 11:42:46 EDT Robert Cimino, 60, of Syracuse, N.Y., was sentenced to 18 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga in the Eastern District of Virginia for his sales of more than $250,000 worth of pirated software. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former Haitian Government Official Sentenced to Prison for His Role in Money Laundering Conspiracy Related to Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 11:46:50 EDT Robert Antoine, 62, of Miami and Haiti, was also ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Jose E. Martinez to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Three Pennsylvania Men Charged with Conspiracy to Purchase and Distribute Large Quantities of Illegal Drugs in Undercover Operation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 18:46:41 EDT Three Pennsylvania men were charged today with conspiracy to possess and intending to distribute oxycodone, ecstasy and marijuana. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Latin Kings Leader Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Related to Gang Activities in New York and Maryland By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 18:54:35 EDT Andres Echevarria, aka “B-Boy” and “King B-Boy,” pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, in connection with his gang activities as a member of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Largest Taiwanese LCD Producer, Houston-Based Subsidiary and Six Executives Indicted for Participating in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:26:25 EDT A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned a superseding indictment against AU Optronics Corporation, its Houston-based American subsidiary and six of its executives for participating in a conspiracy to fix prices of TFT-LCD panels. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Iranian National Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Export Munitions from the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:09:01 EDT Omid Khalili, an Iranian national, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama to attempting to illegally export fighter jet or military aircraft parts from the United States to Iran. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Innospec Agent Pleads Guilty to Bribing Iraqi Officials and Paying Kickbacks Under the Oil for Food Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:05:02 EDT Canadian/Lebanese dual national Ousama M. Naaman pleaded guilty today to participating in an eight-year conspiracy to defraud the United Nations Oil for Food Program (OFFP) and to bribe Iraqi government officials in connection with the sale of a chemical additive used in the refining of leaded fuel. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Six Alleged Members of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:34:01 EDT The indictment, unsealed today in Hammond, Ind., charges six alleged members of the gang known as Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation for their alleged roles in a racketeering conspiracy in Hammond, Ind., and elsewhere. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Taiwan LCD Producer Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay $30 Million Fine for Participating in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:11:05 EDT A Taiwan thin-film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel producer and seller has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $30 million criminal fine for its role in a global conspiracy to fix the prices of TFT-LCD panels. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira North Carolina MS-13 Members Sentenced to Prison for Role in Racketeering Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:35:31 EDT Seven members of the gang known as La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, were sentenced to prison Tuesday for their participation in a racketeering enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases