NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013. Following a five-week trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn today found Bartolomeo Vernace, a member of the administration of the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra (the “Gambino family”), guilty of a racketeering conspiracy spanning 1978 through 2011. As part of the racketeering conspiracy,[Read More…]
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Chicago Sacred Heart Hospital Owner, Executive, and Four Doctors Arrested in Alleged Medicare Referral Kickback Conspiracy
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The owner and another senior executive of Sacred Heart Hospital and four physicians affiliated with the west side facility were arrested today for allegedly conspiring to pay and receive illegal kickbacks, including more than $225,000 in cash, along with other forms of payment, in exchange for the referral[Read More…]
U.K. Resident Extradited on Charges He Traveled to Ohio to Have Sex with a Juvenile
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2013. Richard Castle, 46, a resident of the United Kingdom, has been extradited to the United States where he faces charges of coercion of a minor, travelling with intent to engage in illicit sexual contact with a minor, and transferring obscene material to minors. The charges are[Read More…]
Parker Drilling Company Resolves FCPA Investigation and Agrees to Pay $11.76 Million Penalty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2013. Parker Drilling Company, a publicly listed drilling-services company, headquartered in Houston, has agreed to pay an $11.76 million penalty to resolve charges related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for authorizing payment to an intermediary, knowing that the payment would be used to corruptly influence[Read More…]
Thousands Call for Investigation of Wildlife Services’ Killing of Mexican Wolf, Alleged Cover-up
Silver City, N.M.-(ENEWSPF)- Fifteen thousand people from around the country are calling on Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to investigate the apparent killing of a Mexican gray wolf by a Wildlife Services employee and the subsequent cover-up of the incident. Although the killing happened months ago in New Mexico, the public didn’t[Read More…]
FBI: Chicago Man Arrested, Accused of Possession of Child Pornography
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A 45-year-old Chicago man accused of having images and videos of child pornography on his home computer was arrested today on a federal charge of possession of child pornography. The arrest and charge were announced today by Cory B. Nelson, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago office[Read More…]
Canadian Citizen Pleads Guilty in Connection with Costa Rica-Based Business Opportunity Fraud Ventures
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2013. Kerry Michael Deevy pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami to 13 counts of an indictment pending against him, including one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, three counts of mail fraud, and nine counts of[Read More…]
Former Army Soldier Indicted on Bribery and Related Charges for Facilitating Thefts of Fuel in Afghanistan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2013. Stephanie Charboneau, aka Stephanie Shankel, 34, of Fountain, Colo., formerly a Specialist in the United States Army, has been indicted in the District of Colorado for her alleged role in assisting the thefts of fuel in Afghanistan and laundering the proceeds of crime, Acting Assistant Attorney[Read More…]
Fifty-Seven Charged with Operating Illegal Online Sports Gaming Business
Indictment Seeks Forfeiture Money Judgment of $1 Billion Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2013. Thirty-four individuals and 23 entities have been indicted and accused of operating an illegal sports bookmaking business that solicited more than $1 billion in illegal bets, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]
Justice Department Highlights Tax Division’s Enforcement Results
Success in Critical Enforcement Areas, Including Fraud, Abusive Tax Shelters, Offshore Evasion and Identity Theft as 2013 Filing Deadline Approaches WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. With the annual tax filing deadline approaching on April 15, the Justice Department today announced highlights of its work during the past year to defend and enforce[Read More…]