Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2014. Larry Couchot, 59, a certified public accountant (CPA) from Dayton, Ohio, who is the president and part owner of an accounting firm in Centerville, Ohio, and prepared the tax returns of businessmen associated with Cadillac Ranch restaurants, pleaded guilty today to tax charges, the Justice Department[Read More…]
Federal and International
Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Discharging Waste into Potomac River
Defendant Managed Cleanup of Storm Sewer System at National Mall Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2014. Patrick Brightwell, 48, of Bogart, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to federal charges that he orchestrated the discharge of waste into the Potomac River at East Potomac Park from 2009 through 2011, during the same period he[Read More…]
Former Top Executive of Japanese Automotive Parts Manufacturer Indicted for Role in Conspiracy to Fix Prices
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2014. A Detroit federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against a former top executive of a Japanese manufacturer of automotive parts for his participation in a conspiracy to fix prices of seatbelts, the Department of Justice announced today. The indictment, filed today in the U.S. District[Read More…]
Los Angeles Physician Indicted in $33 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2014. A Los Angeles physician was indicted today for a $33 million scheme to defraud Medicare, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the Central District of California, Special Agent in Charge Glenn R. Ferry[Read More…]
Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Importing and Selling Counterfeit Intergrated Circuits from China and Hong Kong
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2014. Peter Picone, 41, of Methuen, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Hartford, Connecticut to importing thousands of counterfeit integrated circuits (ICs) from China and Hong Kong and then reselling them to U.S. customers, including contractors supplying them to the U.S. Navy for use[Read More…]
John Charles Mccluskey Sentenced to Life in Prison for Carjacking and Murdering Oklahoma Couple
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2014. John Charles McCluskey, 49, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Judith C. Herrera of the District of New Mexico to serve life in prison followed by a consecutive term of 2,820 months (235 years) in prison for carjacking and murdering a retired couple from[Read More…]
Iowa Company and Top Executives Plead Guilty in Connection with Distribution of Adulterated Eggs
Company Also Pleads Guilty to Bribery of Public Official and Introduction of Misbranded Eggs Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2014. Quality Egg LLC (Quality Egg), Austin “Jack” DeCoster and Peter DeCoster pleaded guilty today in federal court in Sioux City, Iowa, in connection with the distribution of adulterated eggs in interstate commerce. [Read More…]
DEA Employee and Contractor Husband Plead Guilty to False Statements in Kidnapping Hoax
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 30, 2014. Nydia L. Perez and John A. Soto, both 44, of Haymarket, Virginia, pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to law enforcement officials in federal court on Friday, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Assistant Director[Read More…]
Federal Inmate Sentenced to Life in Prison for the Murder of a U.S. Correctional Officer
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 30, 2014. Federal inmate James Ninete Leon Guerrero, 48, of Guam, was sentenced today to serve life in prison for the murder of United States Correctional Officer Jose Rivera, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner of the[Read More…]
Seattle Man Pleads Guilty to Voter Intimidation and Identification Fraud for Letters Sent to Florida Residents in Conjunction with the 2012 Federal Elections
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 29, 2014. James Webb Baker Jr., 58, of Seattle, pleaded guilty today to one count of voter intimidation and one count of identification fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Prior to the 2012 federal elections, Baker created and sent 200 fake voter[Read More…]
