Federal and International

Former Federal Contractor Petitions to Plead Guilty to Unlawfully Disclosing National Defense Information and to Distributing Child Pornography

Washington, D.C.- (ENEWSPF)- Donald John Sachtleben, a former FBI bomb technician who later worked as a government contractor for the agency, has filed a petition to plead guilty to newly filed charges of unlawfully disclosing national defense information relating to a disrupted terrorist plot. Sachtleben previously had filed a petition[Read More…]

FBI: U.S. Attorney Joseph Hogsett Announces Charges Against Seven Individuals and Three Corporations

Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett, along with Robert G. Dreher, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, announced September 18 the return of two indictments against six individuals and three companies for offenses involving federal renewable fuel programs, allegedly creating losses to[Read More…]

Former Cook County Official Convicted of Steering Four Contracts Under $25,000 in Return for Nearly $35,000 in Kickbacks

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury September 18 convicted a former Cook County official of steering four county contracts, each just under $25,000, to four acquaintances and then taking a portion of the contract payments as kickbacks from each of them, totaling $34,700. The defendant, Eugene Mullins, who was director of[Read More…]

Federal Grand Jury in South Bend Returns Indictments

South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney’s Office announced that a grand jury sitting in South Bend, Indiana, returned the following indictments on September 11, 2013: Jose Gonzalez, 61, of Milford, Indiana, was charged in a two-count indictment with one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance[Read More…]

Panasonic Executive Indicted for Role in Fixing Prices on Automobile Parts Sold to Toyota to Be Installed in U.S. Cars

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013.  A Detroit federal grand jury returned an indictment against a Panasonic Automotive Systems Corporation executive for his role in an international conspiracy to fix prices of switches and steering angle sensors sold to Toyota and installed in U.S. cars, the Department of Justice announced today.  The[Read More…]

Alabama State Employee Sentenced for Providing Names in Identity Theft Scheme

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 23, 2013. Lea’Tice Phillips, of Montgomery County, Ala., was sentenced to serve 94 months of incarceration today, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama George L. Beck Jr.  Phillips was also ordered to pay[Read More…]

Former President of Qualcomm’s Global Business Operations Indicted for Insider Trading

Executive Jing Wang Used Offshore Entities and Secret Brokerage Accounts to Conceal and Disguise Illicit Profits Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 23, 2013. Jing Wang, 51, of Del Mar, Calif., a former Executive Vice President and President of Global Business Operations for Qualcomm Inc., was charged with insider trading in shares of both[Read More…]

Former Federal Contractor Petitions to Plead Guilty to Unlawfullly Disclosing National Defense Information and Distributing Child Pornography

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 23, 2013. Donald John Sachtleben, a former FBI bomb technician who later worked as a government contractor for the agency, has filed a petition to plead guilty to newly filed charges of unlawfully disclosing national defense information relating to a disrupted terrorist plot. Sachtleben previously had filed a[Read More…]

Two Fujikura Ltd. Executives Indicted for Roles in Fixing Prices on Automobile Parts Sold to Subaru to Be Installed in U.S. Cars

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2013.  A federal grand jury in Detroit returned an indictment against two Fujikura Ltd. executives for their roles in an international conspiracy to fix prices of auto parts used in automotive wire harnesses sold to Subaru and installed in U.S. cars, the Department of Justice announced today.[Read More…]

Texas Leader of Latin Kings Street Gang Sentenced in Indiana to 262 Months in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2013.  A Texas leader of the Latin Kings street gang was sentenced today in Hammond, Ind., to serve 262 months in prison for racketeering conspiracy, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David Capp of the Northern District[Read More…]

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