California Parent Pleads Guilty in College Admissions Case

BOSTON – A California parent pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to a tax offense in connection with his involvement in the college admissions case. Homayoun Zadeh, 60, an associate…

More Federal Charges for Local President of “We Build The Wall”

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Brian G. Kolfage, of Miramar Beach, Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for an additional crime related to the filing of his 2019 income taxes, announced…

Former Rochester CEO Pleads Guilty To Defraduing His Own Company

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael Margiotta, 50, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles…

Former Genentech Principal Scientist And Her Husband Convicted Of Crimes Related To Pilfering Corporate Secrets

SAN FRANCISCO – Former Genentech Principal Scientist Xanthe Lam, and her husband Allen Lam, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and other charges related to the theft of trade secrets from Genentech for use…

USC Professor Agrees to Plead Guilty in College Admissions Case

BOSTON – A California parent has agreed to plead guilty to a tax offense in connection with his involvement in the college admissions case. Homayoun Zadeh, 59, an associate professor of dentistry…

Local Adoption Agency Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Employer and Family

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Hillsboro, Oregon woman pleaded guilty today for engaging in a multi-year scheme to defraud her employer, a non-profit adoption and surrogacy agency operating in Oregon and Washington, and her extended…

Queens Pharmacy Owner Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud and Narcotics Distribution

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Harris Hussnain, the owner of a pharmacy in Queens, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rachel P. Kovner to 36 months in prison…

Local President of “We Build The Wall” Faces New Federal Indictment

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Brian G. Kolfage, of Miramar Beach, Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for crimes related to the filing of his 2019 income taxes, announced Jason R.…

Massachusetts State Democrat Admits to Campaign Theft, Defrauding IRS

BOSTON, MASS – Former Massachusetts State Representative David M. Nangle pleaded guilty today to illegally using campaign funds to pay for his personal expenses, defrauding a bank to obtain loans to purchase…

Cleveland City Council member arrested, charged with federal program theft

CLEVELAND, OHIO – Acting United States Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced today that sitting Cleveland City Council member Kenneth JOHNSON, age 74, of Cleveland, was arrested this morning by law enforcement agents…

Michigan DOJ Attorney Matt Schneider Upset over Kwame Kilpatrick Commutation

DETROIT, MI – After President Donald J. Trump commuted the sentence of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, U.S. Attorney Matt Schneider expressed his disapproval of the President’s decision. “My position on the…

Six convicted in $8.4 million construction fraud scheme

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Acting United States Attorney John Childress announced today that Ernie Perkins, 40, of Zionsville, and the owner of Remarkable Creative Enterprises (“RCE”), was sentenced to 70 months imprisonment in…

Captain and 10 Members and Associates of Gambino Crime Family Plead Guilty to Racketeering, Other Charges

BROOKLYN, NY – Earlier today, and throughout the past week in federal court in Brooklyn, 11 members and associates of the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra pleaded guilty to…

Former Philadelphia City Controller’s Office Employee Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison for Bribery Schemes

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Jeffrey Blackwell, 47, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced today to 22 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered…

Chicago bookie gets one year in federal prison, nabbed on IRS charges

CHICAGO — A north suburban man was sentenced today to a year in federal prison for operating an illegal sports bookmaking business and filing false income tax returns. DOMENIC POETA, 63, of…

Ostioneria Colima Restaurant Chain Owner Facing Federal Criminal Charges

SANTA ANA, California – The owner of a chain of Mexican seafood restaurants pleaded guilty this afternoon to criminal charges for obstructing a federal investigation into his failure to pay minimum wage and…

FBI Probe into New Jersey Political Corruption with Land Developers Leads to Bribery Arrest

NEWARK, NJ – The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office have been working overtime in 2020 to go after corrupt politicians across New Jersey. While an investigation…

Former New Jersey Business Administrator Facing 28 Charges in Federal Indictment

EAST ORANGE, NJ – The former acting business administrator for the Township of Orange, New Jersey, has been charged in a 28-count indictment with conspiracy, bribe-taking, money and property fraud, federal tax…

New Jersey Father Son Go to Prison After $3.49 Million SNAP Scam Uncovered

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, father and son have been sentenced to prison for their roles in exchanging $3.49 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for cash,…

Justice Department Case Against Toms River Lawyer Falls Short of the Goal Line

TRENTON-After a more than three-year-long investigation kicked off by the Obama era U.S. Justice Department against influential Republican powerbroker George Gilmore, a federal jury ruling has not yielded the results federal prosecutors…

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