uil California Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to Report Foreign Bank Accounts at UBS By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:49:14 EST Christopher B. Berg of Portola Valley, Calif., entered a plea of guilty today before the U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif., to an information charging him with willful failure to file the required report of foreign bank account (FBAR) for an account he controlled at UBS in Switzerland in the year 2005. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil North Carolina Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:15:35 EST Delane F. Alston, a resident of Rocky Mount, N.C., pleaded guilty today before Judge Terrence W. Boyle to two counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false federal income tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Former Maryland Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:42:27 EST Ryan Lohr, 26, a former correctional officer at the Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Md., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to obstruct justice and destroy evidence from a March 9, 2008, assault of an inmate by RCI officers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Two Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Members Plead Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:25:07 EST Two members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang (ABT) pleaded guilty to racketeering charges related to their membership in the ABT’s criminal enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil High-Ranking Member of Mexican “Los Zetas” Cartel Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:52:26 EST Jesus Enrique Rejon Aguilar, aka “Mamito” and “Caballero,” a high ranking member of the “Los Zetas” drug cartel, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to import multi-ton quantities of cocaine and marijuana into the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Maryland Man Found Guilty After Trial and Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison in International Child Pornography Conspiracy Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 14:29:51 EST A Maryland man was found guilty by a federal jury yesterday and sentenced today to serve 30 years in prison for his participation in a global online child pornography conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty in a Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 13:48:18 EST Larreka Jackson pleaded guilty today in the Middle District of Alabama to her role in a multi-million dollar conspiracy to use stolen identities to obtain tax refunds. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Virginia Charter Fishing Boat Captain Pleads Guilty to Lacey Act Violation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 16:56:12 EST William W. Lowery IV, 44, of Tappahannock, Va., pleaded guilty today to trafficking in illegally-harvested striped bass, in violation of the Lacey Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Northern California Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 14:04:55 EST A Northern California real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil RBS Securities Japan Limited Agrees to Plead Guilty in Connection with Long-Running Manipulation of Libor Benchmark Interest Rates By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 08:45:13 EST RBS Securities Japan Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS), has agreed to plead guilty to felony wire fraud and admit its role in manipulating the Japanese Yen London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a leading benchmark used in financial products and transactions around the world. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Transocean Pleads Guilty, Is Sentenced to Pay $400 Million in Criminal Penalties for Criminal Conduct Leading to Deepwater Horizon Disaster By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:57:47 EST Transocean Deepwater Inc. pleaded guilty today to a violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA) for its illegal conduct leading to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, and was sentenced to pay $400 million in criminal fines and penalties. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Florida-Based Lender Processing Services Inc. to Pay $35 Million in Agreement to Resolve Criminal Fraud Violations Following Guilty Plea from Subsidiary CEO By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:40:39 EST Lender Processing Services Inc. (LPS), a publicly traded mortgage servicing company based in Jacksonville, Fla., has agreed to pay $35 million in criminal penalties and forfeiture to address its participation in a six-year scheme to prepare and file more than 1 million fraudulently signed and notarized mortgage-related documents with property recorders’ offices throughout the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Former Albuquerque Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:13:01 EST Matthew Pendley, 26, a former corrections officer at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque, N.M., pleaded guilty today to one count of obstructing justice when he lied to law enforcement during their investigation of the assault on an inmate at the hands of another corrections officer. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Pleads Guilty in Tennessee to Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:34:24 EST A former U.S. Army staff sergeant pleaded guilty today to accepting thousands of dollars in bribes from contractors while he was deployed to Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Former Owners of Los Angeles-Area Medical Equipment Wholesaler Plead Guilty to Conspiring with Customers to Defraud Medicare By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:13:16 EST Two former owners of a Los Angeles-area medical equipment wholesale supply company pleaded guilty today to conspiring with their customers to defraud Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Two Virginia Businessmen Plead Guilty to Illegally Reimbursing Campaign Contributions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:47:18 EST William P. Danielczyk Jr. and Eugene R. Biagi pleaded guilty today to reimbursing $186,600 in contributions to the Senate and Presidential campaign committees of a candidate for federal office. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Florida Couple Pleads Guilty for Roles in Procurement Contract Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:45:51 EST A Florida couple who owned a military contracting company pleaded guilty today in federal court in Salt Lake City for their roles in a bribery and fraud scheme involving federal procurement contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Former Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Assault an Inmate By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:06:30 EST Dustin Norris, a former correctional officer at the Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Md., pleaded guilty to conspiring with other RCI officers to assault an inmate at the state prison on March 9, 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Former Maryland Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Assault an Inmate By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:53:59 EST Philip Mayo, a former correctional officer at the Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Md., pleaded guilty to conspiring with other RCI officers to assault an inmate at the state prison during the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. (midnight) shift on March 8-9, 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Michigan Man Found Guilty in Florida of Child Sex Tourism Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:09:30 EST A former Michigan resident was found guilty by a federal jury today in Miami of child sex tourism charges. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 14:45:49 EST A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang (ABT) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges related to his membership in the ABT’s criminal enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Former Commander of Mexican State Police and Member of the Gulf Cartel Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 19:13:49 EST Gilberto Lerma Plata, a former commander of the Mexican State Police and member of the Gulf Cartel, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to import multi-ton quantities of marijuana into the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Former North Carolina Builder Pleads Guilty to Tax Obstruction By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 4 Mar 2013 17:36:36 EST William B. Clayton, a residential builder formerly of Corolla, N.C., pleaded guilty today before Judge Terrence W. Boyle to corruptly obstructing and impeding the due administration of the tax laws. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Par Pharmaceuticals Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay $45 Million to Resolve Civil and Criminal Allegations Related to Off-Label Marketing By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 12:11:22 EST New Jersey-based Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc. pleaded guilty in federal court today and agreed to pay $45 million to resolve its criminal and civil liability in the company’s promotion of its prescription drug Megace ES for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration and not covered by federal health care programs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Two Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 13:50:56 EST Two Northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Health Care Clinic Director Pleads Guilty in Miami for Role in $63 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 16:43:35 EST A former health care clinic director and licensed therapist pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN). Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Former Texas Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Violating the Civil Rights of an Arrestee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 17:32:27 EST Frank William Carter, 43, a former police officer of the Laredo, Texas, Police Department, pleaded guilty today in federal court to violating the civil rights of an arrestee. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Two Japanese Freight Forwarding Companies Agree to Plead Guilty to Criminal Price-Fixing Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 12:25:14 EST Two Japanese air freight forwarding companies have agreed to plead guilty and to pay criminal fines totaling $18.9 million for their roles in a conspiracy to fix certain fees in connection with the provision of air freight forwarding services for air cargo shipments from Japan to the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Pennsylvania Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Offense By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 12:17:42 EST Mark E. Thom Jr., 31, a Springdale Borough, Penn., Police Officer, pleaded guilty to a one count information charging him with violating the civil rights of an individual on Jan. 23, 2011 in Springdale. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Owner of Colorado Aircraft Painting Company Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Treating Hazardous Waste By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:41:54 EDT Norman Teltow, owner of Gold Metal Paint Co. LLC (GMP), pleaded guilty late yesterday in Denver to a criminal information charging him with illegally treating hazardous waste at the company’s facility. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Former Department of Health and Human Services Employee Pleads Guilty in Washington to Wire Fraud Charge in Retention Bonus Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:12:39 EDT An employee of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (HHS-ASPR) pleaded guilty today in Washington, D.C., to defrauding the United States by submitting fraudulent employment offers in order to claim retention bonuses totaling $138,8875. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Congressional Candidate Pleads Guilty to Violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:16:51 EDT Former Congressional candidate Justin Lamar Sternad pleaded guilty today in Miami to violating the Federal Election Campaign Act during his 2012 campaign. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Security Contractors Plead Guilty in Virginia to Illegally Obtaining $31 Million from Contracts Intended for Disadvantaged Small Businesses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:22:47 EDT Executives at two Arlington, Va.-based businesses have pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining more than $31 million in government contract payments that should have gone to disadvantaged small businesses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Dual U.S.-Costa Rican Citizen Pleads Guilty in Connection with Costa Rica-based Business Opportunity Fraud Ventures By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:03:06 EDT Sean Rosales pleaded guilty in Miami federal court to one count of an indictment pending against him, charging conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty in Connection with Detroit Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:28:28 EDT A registered nurse who fabricated nursing visit forms in connection with a $24 million home health care fraud conspiracy in Detroit pleaded guilty today for her role in the scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Former Oklahoma Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to the FBI By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:23:34 EDT Dennis Frisbie Jr., 33, former deputy with the Muskogee County, Okla., Sheriff’s Office, who was assigned as a detention officer at the Muskogee County Jail, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma to one count of making material false statements to the FBI. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Idaho Home Builder Sentenced for Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:46:50 EDT Justin D. Schoenauer, 41, also known as Corey J. Schoenauer, a resident of Twin Falls County, Idaho, was sentenced late yesterday in U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho to 27 months in prison for income tax evasion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Former Mississippi Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Assault on Inmate By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:05:46 EDT Kenny McLaughlin, 35, a corrections officer at the Stone County Regional Facility in Stone County, Miss., pleaded guilty today in federal court to ordering the beating of an inmate at the detention facility. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Leader of Jewelry Theft Ring Pleads Guilty in Virginia to Racketeering Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:28:08 EDT The leader of a violent and highly sophisticated jewelry theft ring pleaded guilty today for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Two Former Roxbury Correctional Officers Plead Guilty in Connection with Assault of an Inmate By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 19:51:30 EDT Walter Scott Steele, a former correctional officer at Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI), and Lanny Harris, a former correction sergeant at RCI in Hagerstown, Md., pleaded guilty today in relation to assaults against an inmate on March 9, 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Former Federal Fugitive Pleads Guilty in California to Massive Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme in Connection with Nationwide Foreclosure Scam By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 17:49:46 EDT A former Los Angeles resident, who fled to Canada and was a federal fugitive for 12 years, pleaded guilty today to aggravated identity theft and bankruptcy fraud in connection with leading a nearly 15-year foreclosure-rescue scam that fraudulently postponed foreclosure sales for more than 800 distressed homeowners. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil New Jersey Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Corruptly Endeavoring to Obstruct the IRS and Preparing False Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 13:30:59 EDT Eric Majette, 52, a tax return preparer and owner and operator of the Berrisford Group, located in Somerville, N.J., pleaded guilty today to corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the Internal Revenue laws and to preparing a false tax return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Former Regional Director of Federal Protective Service Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes from Government Contractor By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:07:11 EDT Derek Matthews, 46, of Harwood, Md., pleaded guilty today to accepting bribes from a government contracting company in exchange for using his position to help the company find and win contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Canadian Citizen Pleads Guilty in Connection with Costa Rica-Based Business Opportunity Fraud Ventures By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:34:28 EDT Kerry Michael Deevy pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami to 13 counts of an indictment pending against him, including one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, three counts of mail fraud, and nine counts of wire fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil California Businesswoman Agrees to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Conceal Israeli Bank Accounts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:11:08 EDT Guity Kashfi of Los Angeles, was charged today in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California with conspiracy to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Federal Inmate Pleads Guilty in Pennsylvania to Prison Murder By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:52:16 EDT A federal inmate pleaded guilty today for the violent murder of a fellow inmate in Pennsylvania’s Allenwood Correctional Complex. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Northern California Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:36:12 EDT A Northern California real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Former Investment Banker and His Associate Plead Guilty in San Francisco to Insider Trading Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:03:08 EDT A former San Francisco investment banker and his college friend both pleaded guilty today for their roles in an insider trading scheme involving two impending corporate mergers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Tennessee Salvage Company Owners and Operators Plead Guily to Conspiring to Violate the Clean Air Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:36:02 EDT Three owners and operators of a Tennessee salvage and demolition company, A&E Salvage, Inc., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Greeneville, Tenn., for conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
uil Former Tuscaloosa Police Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation for Sexually Assaulting a Woman By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:50:07 EDT Jason Glenn Thomas, 34, a former sergeant with the city of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Police Department, pleaded guilty today to a criminal civil rights charge for using his authority as a law enforcement officer to sexually assault a woman. Full Article OPA Press Releases