Former NYCHA superintendent sentenced to four years for accepting $300K in bribes
NEW YORK — A former superintendent for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) was sentenced Friday to 48 months in prison for accepting more than $300,000 in bribes from contractors in…
Former Bakersfield DMV Employee Pleads Guilty to Issuing Commercial Driver’s Licenses to Unqualified Drivers in Exchange for Bribes
FRESNO, Calif. — Ulises Pena, 39, a former California Department of Motor Vehicles employee in Bakersfield, pleaded guilty Monday to illegally producing California commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) in exchange for bribes, U.S.…
Former Bakersfield DMV Employee Pleads Guilty to Issuing Commercial Driver’s Licenses to Unqualified Drivers in Exchange for Bribes
FRESNO, Calif. — Ulises Pena, 39, a former California Department of Motor Vehicles employee in Bakersfield, pleaded guilty Monday to illegally producing California commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) in exchange for bribes, U.S.…
Nixa Physician Sentenced after Taking Bribes from Drug Manufacturer
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Nixa, Mo., physician was sentenced in federal court today after taking bribes from a drug manufacturer in exchange for prescribing its fentanyl drug to his patients so often…
East Cleveland Cops Charged for Taking Bribes
CLEVELAND – two East Cleveland police officers have been arrested for accepting bribes and falsifying reports according to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced a grand…
Consultant Pleads Guilty to Providing Bribes to Public Officials to Benefit Clients
CHICAGO — A consultant pleaded guilty in federal court today to offering and providing bribes to public officials in an effort to benefit his clients. ROBERTO CALDERO, 69, of Chicago, pleaded guilty…
Former St. Louis alderman admits taking cash, car, phone as bribes
ST. LOUIS – A former St. Louis alderman pleaded guilty Tuesday to all charges against him and admitted taking bribes in the form of a series of cash payments, a car, a…
Former Catawba County Director Of Utilities Is Sentenced To Prison For Accepting Bribes
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Barry Bryan Edwards, 66, of Hickory, N.C., was sentenced today to a year and a day in prison and one year of supervised release for accepting kickbacks and bribes…
Former Mayor of Guayama, Puerto Rico Sentenced for Accepting Bribes
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The former mayor of the Municipality of Guayama, Puerto Rico, Eduardo Cintrón-Suárez, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his involvement in a bribery scheme…
Prison guard charged with accepting bribes to allow inmate to receive smuggled items
DUBLIN, GA: A federal prison guard faces the possibility of substantial time as an inmate after being charged with multiple counts of accepting bribes to allow smuggled material into a prison. Tiffany…
Coachella Valley Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Role in Scheme in Which Doctors Took Bribes for Spinal Surgery Referrals
LOS ANGELES – An accountant who enabled the owner of a corrupt Long Beach hospital to pay more than $40 million in illegal kickbacks to doctors in exchange for them referring…
Former Mayor of Trujillo Alto Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The former mayor of the Municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, José Luis Cruz Cruz, age 62, pleaded guilty today in Puerto Rico to engaging in a…
Government Official Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes
NORFOLK, Va. – A General Services Administration (GSA) Contracting Official pleaded guilty today to accepting bribes. According to court documents, beginning in approximately December of 2015 and continuing through August 2019, Charles…
Former Detroit Police Department Officer Sentenced to Prison for Taking Bribes
DETROIT – A former Detroit Police Department officer was sentenced to prison today for taking $3,200 in cash bribes over an almost two-year period, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced. Ison…
Bank Ceo Convicted For Taking Bribes In Connection With Loans Guaranteed By The Small Business Administration
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the conviction of EDWARD SHIN, then-CEO of a Pennsylvania-based bank (the “Bank”), for taking bribes in connection…
Former Director of Public Works in Guayama Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Certifying Completion of Municipal Asphalt Projects
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The former Director of Public Works in the Municipality of Guayama, Puerto Rico, Ramón Conde-Meléndez, pleaded guilty today in Puerto Rico to engaging in a bribery conspiracy…
Ft. Bragg Employee Sentenced to 42 Months’ Imprisonment for Receipt of Bribes
WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Fayetteville man was sentenced today to 42 months for receiving bribes in his role as a purchasing agent while employed at Ft. Bragg. Calvin Alfonza Jordan pleaded guilty…
Former DEA Supervisory Agent Sentenced to 135 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes from Drug Kingpin
LITTLE ROCK—A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent was sentenced today for accepting bribes from a drug trafficker. Nathan Koen, 45, now of Auburn, Illinois, was sentenced to 135…
U.S. DOJ says two mayors in Puerto Rico arrested and charged with taking bribes
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – The mayors of two municipalities in Puerto Rico were arrested on public corruption charges, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday, confirming an earlier media report that…
Two Puerto Rico Mayors Charged with Accepting Bribes
WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico returned an indictment yesterday charging Javier García-Pérez, the Mayor of Aguas Buenas, with conspiracy, soliciting bribes, and extortion. In a separate…
Former DMV Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Receive Bribes to Alter Records in DMV Database in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Shawana Denise Harris, 52, of Rancho Cucamonga, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bribery, to commit unauthorized access of a computer, and to commit identity fraud, which resulted…
Swedish prosecutor opens preliminary investigation into alleged Ericsson bribes in Iraq – TT news agency
STOCKHOLM -Swedish prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation in to alleged bribes paid by telecom giant Ericsson in Iraq, Swedish news agency TT said on Wednesday, quoting the prosecutor Leif Gorts as…
Mayor of Guayama Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Executing Municipal Contracts and Approving Invoice Payments
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The mayor of Guayama, Puerto Rico, Eduardo Cintrón-Suárez, pleaded guilty today in Puerto Rico to engaging in a bribery scheme in which he received cash payments in…
Former USC water polo coach in admissions scandal took no bribes, lawyer argues
By Nate Raymond BOSTON – A lawyer for a former University of Southern California water polo coach accused of playing a key role in the U.S. college admissions scandal by accepting bribes…
Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain Sentenced to 120 Months Imprisonment After Previously Pleading Guilty to Soliciting and Receiving Bribes Involving Contract for Privatization of Work Release Program in St. Tammany Parish
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that former long-time St. Tammany Parish Sheriff RODNEY J. STRAIN (a/k/a Jack Strain), age 56, from Abita Springs, Louisiana, was sentenced today to…
Two New York City Correction Officers Among Six Defendants Charged with Conspiring to Accept Bribes and Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island Facilities for Gang Members
Two criminal complaints were unsealed today in federal court in the Eastern District of New York charging six defendants with conspiring to bribe correction officers employed by the New York City Department…
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