Former CEO of recycling firm sentenced to second prison term for tax fraud

Seattle – The former owner and co-CEO of an electronics recycling firm was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 6 months in prison for tax fraud, announced U.S. Attorney…

January 19, 2022

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Bradenton Man Pleads Guilty To Manufacturing Counterfeit Currency

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Tampa, Florida – Anthony Wayne Smith (58, Bradenton) has pleaded guilty to manufacturing counterfeit currency. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for…

January 16, 2022

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Pharmacy Manager Indicted for Tampering with a Consumer Product and Obtaining Opiates By Fraud

Department of Justice Press Releases

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Brian Thomas Badgley, 37, of Waterbury, Vermont appeared yesterday in United States District Court in Burlington for an…

January 13, 2022

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Huntington Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Nigerian Fraud Scheme

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Huntington woman pleaded guilty today in connection with her role as a money mule in a Nigerian fraud scheme that scammed money from individuals, many of whom were…

January 12, 2022

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Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Nigerian national who was indicted in April 2021 in connection with a large fraud and money laundering scheme pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. According to…

January 12, 2022

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Sixth Defendant Admits to Role in Bank Fraud Conspiracy

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Haverhill, MA, man today became the sixth defendant to admit his role in a wide-ranging scheme to defraud financial institutions in several states of more than $2.4 million…

January 11, 2022

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Manhattan Man Arrested For Acting As An Unregistered Agent Of The Egyptian Government In The United States

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Matthew G. Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the…

January 6, 2022

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Covington Woman Admits to Using Fake Investment Scheme to Commit Wire Fraud

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RITCHEL MOREHEAD, age 40, a resident of Covington, Louisiana, was convicted of wire fraud in connection with a fake investment scheme.…

January 6, 2022

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Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein Sentenced to Prison for Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Schemes

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Assistant U. S. Attorneys Valerie H. Chu (619) 546-6750 and Michelle L. Wasserman (619) 546-8314 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – January 4, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, former director at Chabad…

January 5, 2022

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Shreveport Businessman Sentenced on Wire Fraud Charge

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SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that David D. DeBerardinis, 60, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to…

January 5, 2022

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San Diego Real Estate Agent Sentenced for Multi-Million-Dollar Ponzi Schemes

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Assistant U. S. Attorneys Oleksandra Johnson (619) 546-9769 and Valerie H. Chu (619) 546-6750 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – January 3, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Alexander Avergoon, a longtime San Diego real estate…

January 4, 2022

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Clean Water Act Settlement Resolves Sewer Overflow Violations in Bucks County

Department of Justice Press Releases

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that the United States and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection filed a civil lawsuit against the Bucks County Water and…

December 22, 2021

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Taylor Energy Company to Pay Over $43 Million and Transfer $432 Million Decommissioning Trust Fund to the United States for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Department of Justice Press Releases

Taylor Energy Company LLC (Taylor Energy), a Louisiana oil and gas company, has agreed to turn over all its remaining assets to the United States upon liquidation to resolve its liability for…

December 22, 2021

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Danville Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges from Virginia, North Carolina

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

DANVILLE, Va. – A Danville, Virginia man, who spent two years as a fugitive after embezzling $600,000 from a Danville credit union before being arrested in Durham, North Carolina, pleaded guilty today…

December 20, 2021

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Former Defense Contractor Arrested for Attempted Espionage

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams and Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division announced that John Murray Rowe, Jr., 63, of Lead, South…

December 16, 2021

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Parent Sentenced in College Admissions Case

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

BOSTON – The chief executive officer of a California liquor distribution company was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for her involvement in the college admissions case. Marci Palatella, 66, of…

December 16, 2021

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Former Netflix Executive Sentenced To 30 Months For Bribes And Kickbacks From Netflix Vendors

Department of Justice Press Releases

SAN JOSE –Michael Kail, the former Vice President of IT Operations at Netflix, was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison for his convictions for honest services wire, mail fraud, and…

December 14, 2021

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Providence Man Pleads Guilty in Schemes That Defrauded Home Improvement Stores

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man today admitted in federal court that he participated in a scheme that defrauded home improvement stores in Rhode Island and Massachusetts of more than $140,000, repeatedly…

December 13, 2021

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Tampa Men Sentenced For Fraud And Identity Theft In COVID Benefits Conspiracy

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Kathryn Mizelle has sentenced Kary Stevenson (47) and Corey Quinn (35), both of Tampa, for conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft related…

December 13, 2021

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California Parent Agrees to Plead Guilty in College Admissions Case

Department of Justice Press Releases

BOSTON – The owner of a warehousing company for the shipping industry has agreed to plead guilty in connection with his involvement in the college admissions case. I-Hsin “Joey” Chen, 67, of…

December 10, 2021

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