ORLANDO, FLORIDA – A 48-year-old man plead guilty to stealing money from artwork he sold to his own personal accounts. Jeffrey Hall, 48, of Maitland, faces up to 20 years in federal prison….
Category: American Justice
Woman Who Stole $430,000 from Employer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
REENBELT, MARYLAND— A woman who stole $430,000 from her employer and used some of that money to buy a house in Ghana was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison, officials…
Doctor Agrees to Pay $1.2 Million for Alleged Fraudulent Billing Federal and State Health Insurance Programs
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – A doctor who operates a pain management clinic in Valencia has agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve allegations that he submitted fraudulent bills and received improper payments…
21-Year-Old Man Admits to Robbing Nine Banks in Five Months
CAMDEN, New Jersey — An Edgewater Park, New Jersey, man on Friday admitted to a nine-bank South Jersey robbery spree from September 2013 through January 2014, officials said. Shalir Hall, 21, pleaded guilty…
Ex-Jailer Indicted for Conspiring with Former Prisoners to Assault Inmates
WASHINGTON—A former Stone County Arkansas Deputy and jail administrator along with two former inmates who assaulted two other prisoners were indicted on charges of conspiracy to violate the rights of inmates at…
Woman Indicted for Fraud for Allegedly Stealing Millions from Movie Studio Investors
SACRAMENTO – A 51-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly stealing millions from investors who gave her the money to build a movie studio in Northern California, officials said. The 32—count indictment was…
Culver City Studio Manager Stole $2.5 Million from Television Production Company
LOS ANGELES – A former finance manager of a television production studio was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison for embezzling about $2.5 million from the Culver City company, officials…
U.S. District Courts: Fiscal Year Bankruptcy Filings Lowest in Seven Years
U.S. District Courts: Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts for the fiscal year 2014—the 12-month period ending September 30, 2014—totaled 963,739, down 13 percent from the 1.1 million bankruptcy filings in FY…
Prison Inmate, Psychologist and Others Indicted for Conspiring to Threaten a Witness
PHILADELPHIA – A federal grand jury indicted a prison inmate, a psychologist and others for allegedly threatening a witness, officials announced Thursday. Nicholas Stanishia, age 44, an Ohio prison inmate, Marcia J….
Businessman Sentenced to Nearly Seven Years for Defrauding Navy
LOS ANGELES – The former CEO of the Simi Valley-based battery distributor Powerline Inc.was sentenced Wednesday to nearly seven years in prison for defrauding the government by selling more than $2.6 million in…
Former Houston Cop Facing Up to Life in Prison for Conspiring to Provide Security During Narcotics Deals
HOUSTON—A former five-year veteran of the Houston Police Department plead guilty to providing security during a narcotics deal which involved 22 pounds of cocaine, federal officials said last week. Marcos E. Carrion…
Former N.J. Union Boss Sent to Prison for Collecting “Christmastime Tributes” From Members
NEWARK, NJ—The former president of the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1235 was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in federal prison for conspiring to extort “Christmastime tributes” from members, officials said. Vincent Aulisi,…