WASHINGTON D.C. – In a historic settlement, Bank of America has agreed to pay $16.6 billion for financial fraud during the economic crisis, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday. Federal officials said this…
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Prisoners Who Filed More Than $400,000 in Fraudulent Tax Returns Indicted
MINNESOTA – Inmates at a state prison were indicted last week for filing fraudulent tax returns totaling more than $400,000, federal officials announced on Tuesday. A federal grand jury on August 12,…
Japanese-Based Spark Plug Company Agrees to Pay $52.1 Million for Price Fixing
WASHINGTON— NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd., an automotive parts manufacturer based in Nagoya, Japan, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $52.1 million criminal fine for its role in a…
Apartment Manager Sexually Harassed Female Tenants; Owners Agree to Pay More Than $500,00 As Damages
MICHIGAN – The owners of the Alger Meadows Apartments in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have agreed to pay $550,000 as damages and to terminate property manager Dale VanderVennen’s role in managing the complex…
Google Tip Results in Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Having Child Pornography
CALIFORNIA — A Google tip reported to National Center for Missing & Exploited Children resulted in a man being convicted of receiving and distributing child pornography and getting a 30-year sentence, according to…
Mastermind of $20 Million Fraud Scheme Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge on Monday sentenced the mastermind of a $20 million health care fraud scheme based at a Glendale medical clinic to eight years in prison for overseeing a…
Chinese National Indicted for Hacking Into Computers to Steal Secrets from Defense Contractors
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury has indicted a Chinese national on five felony offenses stemming from a computer hacking scheme that involved the theft of trade secrets from American defense…
Former Owner of LA Medical Management Company Admits to Stealing Millions from Medicare
WASHINGTON D.C. – The former owner of a Los Angeles medical clinic management company pleaded guilty Friday in connection with his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare out of millions of…
Airline Pilot Convicted of Having Sex with a Female Minor Who He Met on Website
WHEELING, WV—A commercial airline pilot for Republic Airways has been convicted of traveling across state lines in order to have sex with a minor female, officials said. Mustafa Momoun Bazbaz, 28, of…
Bookkeeper Who Stole Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars From Two Employers Is Facing Lengthy Prison Sentence
KANSAS CITY, MO— A bookkeeper who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from two employers could be sent to prison for more than 30 years when she is sentenced, according to officials….
Killer Given Two Life Sentences for Murdering Two Postal Workers During Crime Spree
TENNESSEE — A man who murdered two U.S. Postal Service workers during a six-month crime spree with his son in 2010 was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences, federal officials announced Tuesday. Chastain…
Pimp Victimized Young Girls Who He Recruited for His Prostitution Business
NORTH CAROLINA – A federal jury on Monday found Shahid Hassan Muslim, aka “Sharp,” guilty of two counts of sex trafficking, one count of kidnapping, one count of production of child pornography,…