CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. A high-level member of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico was sentenced today to 22 years in federal prison and, separately, guilty pleas were unsealed in the same case for twin brothers who ran the cartel’s Chicago distribution cell and supplied vast quantities of cocaine and heroin[Read More…]
Law and Order
Two Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud at Public Foreclosure Auctions
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 24, 2014. Two Northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced. Felony charges were filed today in the U.S. District[Read More…]
Massachusetts Businessman Involved in Adult Entertainment Industry Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 24, 2014. A Massachusetts businessman pleaded guilty to tax evasion for using nominee entities to hide ownership and control over his businesses and assets from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Larry J. Wszalek for the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
Continental Automotive Electronics and Continental Automotive Korea Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging on Instrument Panel Clusters
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 24, 2014. Continental Automotive Electronics LLC and Continental Automotive Korea Ltd. both have agreed to plead guilty and to pay a single criminal fine of $4 million for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids of instrument panel clusters installed in vehicles manufactured and sold in the[Read More…]
Former Owner Of Defunct Chicago Rush Arena Football Team Arrested On Federal Bankruptcy And Wire Fraud Charges
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. The former owner of the defunct Chicago Rush Arena Football League team was arrested today on federal fraud charges for allegedly concealing certain business interests and assets from creditors and overstating his net worth in connection with his purchase and operation of the indoor football team[Read More…]
Six Defendants Indicted In Alleged Plot To Collect $40,000 Business Debt By Assaulting Former Restaurant Employee
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. Six men were indicted on federal charges alleging a plot to force a former employee of a now-closed suburban restaurant to pay a business debt of approximately $40,000, federal law enforcement officials announced today. On June 1 of this year, five of the six defendants allegedly[Read More…]
Three Real Estate Developers Convicted in $20 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2014. A federal jury convicted three Miami real estate developers today for their roles in a $20 million mortgage fraud scheme involving the sale of condominium units in the Miami area. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A.[Read More…]
Two Members of MS-13 Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms for Violent Offenses
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2014. Two members of the Mara Salvatrucha 13, or MS-13, street gang were sentenced today for their participation in violent crimes committed on behalf of the gang. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates of the Northern[Read More…]
Accused Member of Foreign Terrorist Organization Extradited to United States on Hostage-Taking Charges
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2014. Diego Alfonso Navarrete Beltran, 42, an accused member of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) terrorist organization, has been extradited from Colombia to face hostage taking and terrorism charges in the United States. The extradition was announced by John P. Carlin, Assistant Attorney General for[Read More…]
Former Subway Franchise Owner Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Gift Card Hacking Scheme at Subway Restaurants
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2014. A California man was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison with two years supervised release, and ordered to pay $34,712 in restitution, today for remotely hacking into the computerized cash registers of Subway restaurants and fraudulently obtaining more than $40,000 in gift cards. Assistant Attorney General[Read More…]
