Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2013. A Talladega County, Ala., man pleaded guilty today in federal court to attempting to hire a member of the Ku Klux Klan to murder an African-American neighbor, the Justice Department announced today. Allen Wayne Densen Morgan, 29, of Munford, Ala., entered a guilty plea before U.S.[Read More…]
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Florida Doctor Convicted of Federal Tax Crimes
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2013. Dr. Patricia Lynn Hough, of Englewood, Fla., was convicted today by a jury in Fort Myers, Fla., of conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by concealing millions of dollars in assets and income in offshore bank accounts at UBS and other foreign banks, and[Read More…]
Puerto Rico Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2009 Mass Shooting
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2013. David Oquendo-Rivas, 29, was sentenced today to life in prison for his role in the murder of eight people and an unborn child during a mass shooting at a Puerto Rico nightclub in 2009. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]
Two Plead Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy in $10.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2013. Two men from Miami have pleaded guilty to laundering millions of dollars obtained through a $10.5 million Medicare fraud scheme using shell companies they controlled. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida[Read More…]
Indictment Unsealed and “Wanted” Posters Issued for Fugitives Charged with Multimillion Dollar International Cyber Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2013. Earlier today, charges were unsealed against Romanian fugitive Nicolae Popescu, the leader of an international organized crime syndicate that ran a multimillion dollar cyber fraud scheme, and six other fugitives charged with participating in the same scheme. Interpol has issued red notices to foreign law enforcement[Read More…]
Former Owner of Salt Lake City Medical Equipment Supply Company Indicted and Three Company Employees Plead Guilty for Roles in Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2013. A former owner of a Salt Lake City medical equipment supply company has been indicted and three former company employees have pleaded guilty for allegedly engaging in a $20 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S.[Read More…]
Former Commander of Mexican State Police and Member of the Gulf Cartel Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2013. Gilberto Lerma Plata, a former commander of the Mexican State Police and member of the Gulf Cartel, was sentenced today to serve 151 months in prison for conspiring to import multi-ton quantities of marijuana into the United States, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of[Read More…]
Administrator and Employee of Two Miami Home Health Companies Sentenced for Role in $74 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2013. The administrator and employee of two Miami health care companies was sentenced today to serve 60 months in prison for her participation in a $74 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer[Read More…]
Las Vegas Street Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Racketeering, Murder, Firearm, and Drug Charges
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2013. A member of the Playboy Bloods street gang was sentenced today to life in prison for the retaliation murder of a man in November 2004 and the armed robbery of a Henderson, Nev., casino in 2002, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice[Read More…]
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Cole and Panamanian Attorney General Belfon Sign Agreement to Share Forfeited Assets
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2013. Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole and Panamanian Attorney General Ana Belfon today signed an agreement in Panama City, Panama, to share more than $36 million in forfeited criminal assets with the Government of Panama. The asset sharing is based on the extensive and wide-ranging assistance[Read More…]
