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D.C. Police Officer Convicted on Tax Evasion Charges

Posted on May 23, 2008
Authorities have recently announced that Michael C. Irving, a homicide detective and 18-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), was recently convicted of two counts of felony tax evasion.[1] The jury was unable to reach a verdict on four counts of tax evasion, resulting in the court declaring a mistrial on those counts...

D.C. Police Officer Convicted on Tax Evasion Charges

Posted on May 20, 2008
Authorities have recently announced that Michael C. Irving, a homicide detective and 18-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), was recently convicted of two counts of felony tax evasion.[1] The jury was unable to reach a verdict on four counts of tax evasion, resulting in the court declaring a mistrial on those counts...

D.C. Police Officer Convicted on Tax Evasion Charges

Co-defendant in Sex Trafficking Case Pleads Guilty

Posted on May 12, 2008
Authorities have announced that Pablo Bonifacio pleaded guilty in federal court in Los Angeles, to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and transporting illegal aliens in the pending case of United States v. Vasquez-Valenzuela. Another eight defendants are scheduled for trial on Sept...

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Lopez, Mondragon Sentenced in Houston Human Smuggling Case

Posted on April 28, 2008
Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Grace C. Becker and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas Don DeGabrielle have announced that Victor Omar Lopez and Oscar Mondragon, two brothers, have been sentenced for their participation in a scheme to smuggle Central American women and girls into the United States and force them to work in bars and cantinas in the Houston area...

Alleged Ex-Mob Boss Pleads Guilty to False Statements, Obstruction of Justice

Posted on April 19, 2008
An alleged ex-member of the New England mob has recently pleaded guilty to federal charges in a plea deal that could allow for his release from federal prison after nine months.[1]Francis Salemme, also known as Cadillac Frank, is thought to be the man who led the New England mob during the early 1990s...

French Corporation Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Illegally Export Goods

Posted on April 13, 2008
According to authorities, Cryostar SAS, a French corporation, headquartered in Hesingue, France, has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy, illegal export, and attempted illegal export of cryogenic submersible pumps to Iran.[1]CRYOSTAR pled guilty before the U...

Governor of Puerto Rico Accused of Public Corruption

Posted on March 27, 2008
The Governor of Puerto Rico, Anibal Acevedo Vila, and a number of associates in the Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia areas have been charged in an indictment that was recently unsealed in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1]The charges upon which the indictment was issued include conspiracy, false statements, wire fraud, and federal program fraud and tax crimes related to campaign financing for the governor?s 1999-2000 and 2001-2002 campaign for Resident Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and subsequent 2004 gubernatorial campaign...

Man Convicted of Money Laundering Sentenced to 17-1/2 Years Imprisonment

Posted on March 22, 2008
A man arrested at an airport in northeast Georgia with $1.3 million in cash has been convicted of money laundering and sentenced to 17-1/2 years in prison.[1]60-year-old Kevin Felts was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William C. O'Kelley to the prison term after a federal jury convicted Felts of money laundering and weapon charges following a weeklong trial in December...

Las Vegas Couple Accused of Bank Fraud, Money Laundering

Posted on March 16, 2008
A real estate broker in Las Vegas and her husband are alleged to have made millions of dollars devising a mortgage fraud scheme.[1]According to Gregory Bower, U.S. Attorney for Nevada, Eve Mazzarella and her husband, Steven Grimm, were indicted Wednesday on bank fraud, money laundering and aiding and abetting charges...

Businessman Pleads Guilty to Illegal Exportation of Computer Parts

Posted on March 10, 2008
According to recently released court records, a U.S. businessman has pleaded guilty to installing a restricted U.S. satellite system on an Iranian government oil tanker and smuggling computer equipment to the Iranian ballistic missile program.[1]The businessman, Mohammad Farahbakhsh, was also an Iranian national and naturalized U...

Investigation into Roger Clemens Testimony Underway

Posted on March 03, 2008
According to law enforcement officials, the FBI has begun an investigation into whether Roger Clemens lied before Congress regarding performance enhancing drug use in Major League Baseball.[1]Officials are not currently able to predict how long the investigation will last, nor could they say whether criminal charges would be brought against Clemens...

Alleged Gang Members Accused of RICO Conspiracy

Posted on February 27, 2008
A federal grand jury has indicted a number of defendants accused of conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise. The individuals, alleged to be members of the Tree Top Piru Bloods gang (TTP Bloods), are also accused of a conspiracy to distribute drugs and a number of gun violations...

Indictment Issued Against Five Individuals for Alleged Wire Fraud

Posted on February 20, 2008
Five individuals accused of defrauding hedge fund investors of over $200 million dollars have been indicted on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud, according to recent statements by Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U...

Individuals Convicted of Illegal Gambling Cooperating in Police Investigation

Posted on February 18, 2008
Four individuals convicted of involvement in an illegal gambling operation could have their prison sentences reduced if they continue to help in a federal investigation of more than two dozen people, including a number of former police officers.[1]The four individuals, James Otis Henderson, his brother Barron Sloan Henderson, Harold Steve Hartness and Jerry Pennington, were sentenced to prison terms varying between one and six years...

Woman Accused of Espionage Transferred to Virginia for Arraignment

Posted on February 18, 2008
A woman accused of passing national defense information to the Chinese government is being transferred to Virginia for her arraignment.[1] After making a brief appearance in a New Orleans courtroom on Wednesday, Chinese national Yu Xin Kang, was ordered by a federal magistrate to be transferred to Virginia ''as soon as possible...

Women Accused of Espionage Transferred to Virginia for Arraignment

Posted on February 15, 2008
A woman accused of passing national defense information to the Chinese government is being transferred to Virginia for her arraignment.[1] After making a brief appearance in a New Orleans courtroom on Wednesday, Chinese national Yu Xin Kang, was ordered by a federal magistrate to be transferred to Virginia ''as soon as possible...

25 Individuals in Chicago Area Arrested on Mortgage Fraud Charges

Posted on February 09, 2008
The FBI has announced that 25 people have been charged in one of the largest alleged mortgage fraud schemes to ever occur in the Chicago area. The investigation was the result of an ongoing joint effort undertaken by the FBI and the Postal Inspection Service following the 2004 arrest of 47 individuals accused of having ties with Chicago-based street gangs...

American and Italian Authorities Bring Large Scale Arrests and Sweeping Indictment on Alleged Mafia Members

Posted on February 09, 2008
Authorities from the United States and Italy came together Thursday to arrest a number of individuals in a large scale attack on an alleged Trans-Atlantic drug trafficking operation controlled by New York?s Gambino crime family.[1]In what is being referred to as operation ''Old Bridge,'' individuals with alleged ties to the Gambino, Bonnano and Genovese crime families, as well as a number of supposed Mafia members operating in Italy were arrested...

Three Plead Guilty in Email Scam; Wire and Mail Fraud

Posted on February 01, 2008
Three people have pleaded guilty to charges related to spam e-mail that promised U.S. victims millions of dollars from an estate and a lottery; in one scenario, it was asserted that the defendants sent e-mails purporting to be from an individual suffering from terminal throat cancer that needed assistance distributing approximately US$55 million to charity...

Defense Rests in Snipe Tax Fraud Case

Posted on January 28, 2008
The defense in the tax fraud and conspiracy trial of Wesley Snipes rested Monday.[1] In trial after indictments handed down which named Snipes, Eddie Ray Kahn and Douglas P. Rosile.[2] Snipes and the co-defendants allegedly stopped filing his federal tax returns in 2000, demanded some $11 million in refunds on taxes previously paid and tried to settle other U...

Texas Holds Hearing on Voter Fraud Solutions

Posted on January 27, 2008
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has prosecuted 22 cases of voting or other election fraud in nearly six years, and none would have been prevented with a law requiring photo IDs at polling stations, officials from his office told state lawmakers on Friday...

Bonds Moves to Dismiss Perjury Charges

Posted on January 24, 2008
Baseball player Barry Bonds asked a federal judge to dismiss his perjury charges, arguing that the indictment is "scattershot" and noted for its "striking inartfulness."[1]Bonds was charged in November with lying to a grand jury about his use of performance-enhancing drugs...

Former Gary Indiana Councilman Convicted for Tax Fraud

Posted on January 20, 2008
A federal jury convicted Gary, Indiana political figures Will Smith, Jr., Roosevelt Powell, and Willie Harris, in September of filing false tax returns over a combined $150,000 in fees they received in the sale of a vacant grocery store to a city redevelopment group...

New York Real Estate Agent Faces 5 Years for Child Porn

Posted on January 19, 2008
Matthias von Wrede, a New York real estate agent, faces five to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to downloading child pornography.[1]Von Wrede was a manager at Engel & Volkers Southampton which serves clients willing to plunk down millions for estates or hundreds of thousands for summer rentals...

Bittenbender Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets and Wire Fraud

Posted on January 10, 2008
A federal grand jury has indicted a Matthew Bittenbender in an alleged scheme to rig federal aircraft fuel bids.[1] Bittenbender is charged in U.S. District Court of Maryland with conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Department of Defense, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to steal trade secrets...

"Smiling Bob" Enhancement Company Set for Fraud Trial

Posted on January 09, 2008
Executives of a company known for the "Smiling Bob" ads that promote "natural male enhancement" are set to go on trial in an 111-count indictment that accuses them of defrauding consumers out of over $100 million.[1]Government lawyers have assert that they expect to call about 90 witnesses in a trial anticipated to take about a month in which company president Steven Warshak, his mother and four other employees of Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals are accused of conspiracy to commit money laundering plus mail, wire and bank fraud...

U.S. Judge Allows Wiretap Evidence Against Alderman McGee

Posted on January 07, 2008
Milwaukee Alderman Mike McGee Jr. suffered a major setback in court on Wednesday when the federal judge ruled that the federal wire taps obtained can be used against him during his trial.[1] The politician accused of being involved in a vote buying scheme and other crimes...

David Brooks Indicted for Securities Fraud, Tax Fraud

Posted on January 04, 2008
David Brooks, a former chief executive of body armor maker DHB Industries Inc, faces criminal securities fraud charges; he was released on $400 million bail on Thursday, Jan 3.[1]DHB Industries is now known as Point Blank Solutions Inc PBSO.PK and has new management...

Encinias Charged with Bank Fraud and Identity Theft

Posted on December 30, 2007
Lori Lloyd Encinias was recently charged with 43 counts of bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, access device fraud and mail fraud; she accepted a plea deal Tuesday, December 18.[1]Encinias appeared in U.S. District Court to plead guilty to two counts of access device fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft, after a federal grand jury indicted Encinias last September, accusing her of using stolen Social Security numbers to open at least three bank accounts and take out several credit cards...

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