Executive Sentenced to Serve 87 Months in Prison Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2013. A former executive of Ryan International Airlines, a charter airline company located in Rockford, Ill., was sentenced today to serve 87 months in prison and to pay restitution for participating in kickback schemes to defraud Ryan, the Department[Read More…]
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Former South Pittsburg, Tenn., Mayor and Co-conspirator Plead Guilty to Conducting Illegal Gambling Business
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2013. A former mayor of South Pittsburg, Tenn., and a co-conspirator pleaded guilty today in Chattanooga, Tenn., to conducting an illegal gambling business, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Special Agent in Charge Kenneth Moore of the FBI’s Knoxville,[Read More…]
Mastermind of $11 Million Detroit Medicare Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2013. Muhammad Shahab, the mastermind of an almost $11 million Medicare fraud scheme in Detroit, was sentenced today to 50 months in prison. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara L. McQuade, Special[Read More…]
Houston Man Sentenced for $20 Million ‘Black Market Peso Exchange’ Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2013. One of the leaders of a criminal conspiracy that laundered more than $20 million through “shell” business bank accounts was sentenced today to 151 months in prison. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the[Read More…]
Pest Control Company and Its Owner Charged with Unlawful Application of Pesticides and Falsification
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2013. A pest control services company and its owner have been charged today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia with conspiracy, unlawful use of pesticides, false statements, falsification of records and mail fraud, announced Robert G. Dreher, Acting Assistant Attorney General of[Read More…]
FBI: Bank Robbery Suspect Surrenders
St. Louis, MI-(ENEWSPF)- Dean C. Bryant, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the FBI St. Louis Division, announced that Andrew Maberry was arrested and charged with one count of bank robbery in connection with a July 2, 2013 robbery at Commerce Bank in Arnold, Missouri. Mr. Maberry was charged via[Read More…]
Medical Supply Company Officer and Southern California Physician Sentenced for $1.5 Million Medicare Fraud
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2013. A former officer of Fendih Medical Supply Inc. was sentenced to serve 51 months in prison yesterday in Los Angeles for his role in a fraud scheme that resulted in $1.5 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. In addition, a physician was sentenced to 27 months[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Staffing Company to Resolve Immigration-related Unfair Employment Practices
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with Kelly Services Inc., a staffing company based in Troy, Mich., resolving an allegation of discrimination based on citizenship status during the employment eligibility re-verification process at one of its branch locations in Schaumburg, Ill. The[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder Meets with Mexican Attorney General About Mexico’s Release of DEA Agent’s Killer
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2013. Attorney General Eric Holder met with Mexican Attorney General Jesús Murillo Karam today to discuss the release by the Mexican government of Rafael Caro Quintero, who was convicted of murdering Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in February 1985. Caro Quintero was convicted and[Read More…]
Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges, Sept. 9, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2013. A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) gang pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges related to his membership in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern[Read More…]