MICHIGAN—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2015. A Ypsilanti man was sentenced yesterday for his involvement in a scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service, announced United States Attorney Barbara L McQuade. McQuade was joined in the announcement by Jarod J. Koopman, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation. Receiving[Read More…]
Law and Order
Two Mississippi Women Sentenced for Their Roles in a Conspiracy to Commit Racially Motivated Assaults, Culminating in the Killing of an African-American Man Run Over by Truck
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. The Justice Department announced today that Shelbie Brooke Richards, 21, of Pearl, Mississippi, and Sarah Adelia Graves, 22, of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Jackson for their roles in a federal hate crime conspiracy involving racially motivated assaults, culminating in[Read More…]
Member of Organized Cybercrime Ring Sentenced to 150 Months in Prison for Selling Stolen and Counterfeit Credit Cards
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. A member of the identity theft and credit card fraud ring known as “Carder.su” was sentenced today to 150 months in federal prison for selling stolen and counterfeit credit cards over the Internet. He was further ordered to pay $50.8 million in restitution. Assistant Attorney General[Read More…]
Two Cardiovascular Disease Testing Laboratories to Pay $48.5 Million to Settle Claims of Paying Kickbacks and Conducting Unnecessary Testing
United States Sues Two Other Companies and Three Individuals for Similar Violations Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2014. Cardiovascular testing disease laboratories Health Diagnostics Laboratory Inc. (HDL), of Richmond, Virginia, and Singulex Inc., of Alameda, California, have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by paying remuneration to[Read More…]
Former Ohio State Trooper Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Coercing Female Motorists to Engage in Sexual Acts for Lenient Treatment
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. A former trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol was sentenced today in Columbus, Ohio, to 60 months in federal prison for coercing four female victims to engage in sexual acts in exchange for lenient treatment in connection with potential criminal cases and traffic tickets. Assistant[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: DHS Worker Arraigned on Charges of Theft, Official Misconduct
Chicago — (ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that an Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) caseworker was arraigned on charges of theft and official misconduct for allegedly stealing over $35,000 in assistance for needy families. Tarcia Watkins, 46, of South Holland, pleaded not guilty today in[Read More…]
Madison, Wisconsin, Man Charged With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Washington, DC-(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney John W. Vaudreuil of the Western District of Wisconsin and Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Shields Jr. of the FBI’s Milwaukee Division announced that Joshua Ray Van Haften, 34, of Madison, Wisconsin, has been[Read More…]
Knoxville, Tennessee, Man Indicted on Two Counts of Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud and Coercion and Related Narcotics Charges
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2015. On Apr. 7, 2015, a federal grand jury in Knoxville, Tennessee, indicted Marcus Washington, 37, of Farragut, Tenn., charging him with two counts of sex trafficking by force, threats of force, fraud and coercion; conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute a controlled substance; and[Read More…]
Fourth Brooklyn, New York, Resident Charged With Attempt and Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Defendant Allegedly is Part of ISIL Foreign Fighter Local Support Network; Travelled to Kennedy Airport on Feb. 25 to Provide Cash to Co-Defendant Shortly Before Co-Defendant Was Arrested Attempting to Board Flight to Turkey to Join ISIL Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2015. U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch of the Eastern District[Read More…]
Former E-Commerce Executive Charged with Price Fixing in the Antitrust Division’s First Online Marketplace Prosecution
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2015. A former executive of an e-commerce seller of posters, prints and framed art has agreed to plead guilty for conspiring to fix the prices of posters sold online, the Department of Justice announced. A one-count felony charge was filed today in the U.S. District Court of[Read More…]
