Restaurant Owners, Ayaz Dedham and Muhamad Badshah Charged with Tax Fraud
A federal grand jury in Boston, Massachusetts, returned an indictment charging three restaurant owners with conspiracy to defraud the United States and filing false tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant More...
Accountant, Andrew LaVigne Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud, and Mail Fraud
Andrew N. LaVigne, age 66, of Lansing, New York, pled guilty today in federal court in Binghamton to bankruptcy fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, James Hendricks, More...
Final Defendant, Charles Peeler Sentenced in Air Force Base Fraud Case
The defendant in the center of a scheme to award millions of dollars in military contracts in exchange for illegal kickbacks at Robins Air Force Base was sentenced in federal court Wednesday, announced Charles “Charlie” More...
Wisconsin Resident, Cutris Pethley Involved in Nigerian Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Scheme
Curtis Sherman Pethley, 62, a resident of Wisconsin, was sentenced today to 57 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $440,000 for his role in a nationwide conspiracy to commit mail fraud and aggravated More...
18 Alt-ring, Neo-Nazi and Universal Aryan Brotherhood gang members charged in racketeering, drug and kidnapping case
Eighteen members and associates of a white supremacist gang, the Universal Aryan Brotherhood, were charged in federal court Thursday for their alleged roles in conspiring in a racketeering enterprise, kidnapping, More...
4 Reasons Why You Should File a Tax Extension
Filing a tax return can take a little while, especially if you want to do it right. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allows taxpayers to apply for a free six-month extension for whatever reason, and this is automatically More...
Former Quincy Man, Scott Wolas Sentenced for $1.9 Million Real Estate Fraud Scheme
A former Quincy man, who had been a fugitive for more than 20 years prior to his arrest in April 2017, was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with a $1.9 million real estate investment fraud More...
Atlanta Deputy Chief of Staff, Evelyn Taylor-Parks sentenced for accepting bribes
Evelyn Katrina Taylor-Parks has been sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to accept bribe payments while she served as the City of Atlanta’s Deputy Chief of Staff to the Mayor. “Let Ms. Taylor-Parks’ More...
Former Shaw Insider, Kelly Liu Sentenced to Federal Prison for Insider Trading
United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced KELLY LIU, age 33, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 16 months in federal prison following her convictions More...
Glendale Attorney, Arthur Charchian Pleads Guilty to Using Client Trust Accounts for Tax Fraud Scheme
A Glendale lawyer pleaded guilty today to federal charges of using his client trust bank accounts to launder proceeds of a $14 million tax fraud and identity theft scheme that used false identities and bogus Republic More...
Kentucky Attorney, Danny Butler Pleads Guilty to Embezzling to Pay Gambling Losses
A Campbellsville, Kentucky, man, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Greg N. Stivers on Friday, to five counts of wire fraud as part of a scheme to obtain money from clients of his legal practice, More...
Executive Director of Military Charity, Patricia Driscoll Found Guilty of Fraud and Tax Evasion
Patricia Pauline Driscoll, the former executive director of the Armed Forces Foundation, was found guilty by a jury today of charges stemming from a scheme in which she stole from the non-profit charity, defrauded More...
Government forfeits $143 Million in Fraud Proceeds seized from David Brooks
Earlier today, U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert entered an order forfeiting more than $143 million in assets that had been seized from David H. Brooks, the now-deceased founder and former Chief Executive Officer More...
Businessman, Victory Ho Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fraud against the Shaw Group
United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced that on October 24, 2018, U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced VICTORY HO, age 39, of Morgan City, Louisiana, to 32 months in federal prison following More...
Justice Department’s Criminal Division creates Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid strike force
Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division today announced the formation of the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force (ARPO Strike Force), a joint More...
Texas Oil and Gas Businessman, Chris Faulkner pleads guilty to defrauding investors out of millions
Texas oil-and-gas mogul Christopher A. Faulkner has pleaded guilty to securities fraud, engaging in illegal monetary transactions, and tax evasion, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox More...
Coal company executive David Roberson sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Bribing State Legislator
A coal company executive who was in a scheme to bribe a state legislator to use his office to oppose Environmental Protection Agency Actions in north Birmingham, received a federal prison sentence today of 30 months, More...
Birmingham lawyer Joel Gilbert sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Bribing State Legislator
A Birmingham lawyer who was in a scheme to bribe a state legislator to use his office to oppose Environmental Protection Agency Actions in north Birmingham, received a federal prison sentence today of 5 years, announced More...
Massachusetts: Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia arrested for SnoOwl investment fraud
Jasiel F. Correia II, the Mayor of Fall River, was arrested this morning and charged with wire and tax fraud in connection with a multi-year investment fraud scheme. Correia, 26, was indicted on nine counts of wire More...
Vegas woman, JJ McCain pleads guilty to $6.7 million ink and toner fraud scheme
A former employee of the Las Vegas Valley Water District pleaded guilty today to mail fraud and tax evasion as part of a scheme to defraud the public utilities company of over $6.7 million, announced U.S. Attorney More...
