Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2014. Joseph Vito Mastronardo Jr., 63, of Meadowbrook, Pa., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise (RICO), conducting an illegal gambling business, four counts of conspiring to launder money, eight counts of interstate travel in aid of racketeering, transmitting wagering information and aggravated[Read More…]
Law and Order
Queens, N.Y., Doctor Sentenced for His Role in $15 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2014. A Queens, N.Y., medical doctor was sentenced today to serve 12 months and a day in prison for his role in a scheme that fraudulently billed Medicare more than $15 million for, among other things, physical therapy and lesion removal services that were medically unnecessary and[Read More…]
Three Tennessee Men Plead Guilty in $18 Million Ponzi Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2014. Top officers and a salesman for an investment company based in Nashville, Tenn., have pleaded guilty for their roles in an $18 million Ponzi scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney David Rivera of the Middle District of[Read More…]
Former President and Vice President of Diamond Electric Agree to Plead Guilty to Participating in Auto Parts Price-fixing Conspiracy
Each Executive Agrees to Serve More Than a Year in U.S. Prison Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2014. The former president and vice president of Osaka, Japan-based Diamond Electric Mfg. Co. Ltd. have agreed to plead guilty for their participation in a global conspiracy to fix prices of ignition coils installed in[Read More…]
Jury Convicts Two Men for Filing False Claims Against Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2014. Jason McGuire of Detroit, Mich., and Delvin Davis of Saint Clair Shores, Mich., were found guilty by a jury sitting in Detroit in the Eastern District of Michigan of conspiracy and filing $3.4 million in false claims in the form of false individual income tax returns[Read More…]
Two Sentenced for Involvement in Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Racketeering Murder
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2014. An Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) gang member and an ABT associate were sentenced to prison today for their involvement in the May 2008 murder of an ABT prospect member. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement to Resolve Claim of Citizenship Status Hiring Discrimination in Waterloo, Iowa
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with the city of Waterloo, Iowa, resolving allegations that the city violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The department initiated its investigation after a charge was filed by a work-authorized,[Read More…]
U.S. Indicts Corporate Audit Director on Securities Fraud Charges for Allegedly Profiting $286,000 From Insider Trading
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014. A certified public accountant who was involved in the auditing process at a publicly-traded company based in Chicago was indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly engaging in insider trading of the company’s securities that made him an illegal profit of more than $286,000 in 2012. The[Read More…]
Three Miami Residents Indicted for Alleged Roles in $190 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2014. Three Miami residents have been indicted for their alleged participation in a $190 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida; Special Agent in Charge Michael B.[Read More…]
Department of Defense Procurement Official Sentenced for His Role in Contract Bribery Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2014. A Utah man was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison for his role in a bribery and fraud scheme involving federal procurement contracts, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David B. Barlow of the District[Read More…]
