Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2014. After a three-day trial, a federal jury found the former executive director of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands guilty of accepting bribes and extortion in the awarding of contracts with the Legislature. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S.[Read More…]
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Colorado Big Game Hunting Outfitter Sentenced to More Than Two Years for Role in Illegal Mountain Lion and Bobcat Hunts
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 2, 2014. Christopher W. Loncarich, 55, of Mack, Colorado, was sentenced in federal court in Denver yesterday to serve 27 months in prison. The sentence was a result of Loncarich’s guilty plea to a felony conspiracy charge stemming from his sale of outfitting services for illegal mountain lion[Read More…]
Eleven Northern California Real Estate Investors Indicted for Bid Rigging and Fraud at Public Foreclosure Auctions
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 20, 2014. A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned three multi-count indictments against eleven real estate investors for their role in bid rigging and fraud schemes at foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced. The indictments, filed late yesterday in U.S. District Court for[Read More…]
Twenty-Five Alleged Aryan Brotherhood Members and Associates Indicted on Federal Racketeering Charges in Mississippi and Oklahoma
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 20, 2014. Fourteen alleged members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi, including four of its most senior leaders, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Mississippi for conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise. In a separate indictment, 11 alleged members and[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Enforcement Actions to Shut Down ‘Psychic’ Mail Fraud Schemes
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2014. The United States filed civil complaints in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York today against individuals and entities alleged to be running two related multimillion-dollar mail fraud schemes. The United States also filed a motion seeking a temporary restraining order and a[Read More…]
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Kentucky Resident for Maintaining Secret Swiss Bank Accounts
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2014. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara for the Southern District of New York and Acting Special Agent in Charge Shantelle P. Kitchen of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) New York Field Office announced today the unsealing of an indictment against Peter Canale, a U.S. citizen and resident[Read More…]
Miami-Area Hospital Chief Operating Officer Pleads Guilty in $67 Million Mental Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2014. The former chief operating officer of a Miami-area hospital pleaded guilty today for his role in a mental health care fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $67 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare by a state-licensed psychiatric hospital located in Hollywood, Florida,[Read More…]
The DeKalb County School District Reaches Settlement Agreement with Federal Authorities for Harassment Based on Religion and National Origin
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2014. The Department of Justice and United States Attorney’s Office reached a settlement agreement today with the DeKalb County, Georgia, school district to resolve the department’s inquiry into the district’s ability to prevent and effectively respond to peer-on-peer harassment based on national origin and religion. The agreement[Read More…]
Texas Man Sentenced to 183 Months for Violent Kidnapping of Gay Man
Court Finds Defendant Acted Because of Victim’s Sexual Orientation Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2014. The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, and the FBI’s Dallas Division Office announced that Brice Johnson, 19, of Springtown, Texas, was sentenced today in federal court to[Read More…]
Canadian Executive Extradited on Major Fraud Charges Involving a New Jersey Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Site
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2014. John Bennett, a Canadian national, was extradited Friday from Canada on a charge of participating in a conspiracy to pay kickbacks and commit fraud at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund site Federal Creosote, located in Manville, New Jersey. He was also charged with a[Read More…]
