LOS ANGELES The lead defendant in a criminal case who oversaw a money laundering conspiracy that moved millions of dollars in narcotics-related funds from the United States to international drug trafficking organizations…
Virginia Co. and Two Senior Executives Charged with Allegedly Illegally Exporting Millions of Dollars of U.S. Technology to Russia
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Eleview International Inc., along with Oleg Nayandin, 54, of Fairfax, Virginia, and Vitaliy Borisenko, 39, of Vienna, Virginia, are charged with conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act. “We…
Ship Co. Management Fined $1.75 Million Fine for Not Keeping Accurate Oil Records That Concealed Unauthorized Discharges at Sea
FLORIDA Gremex Shipping, a Mexican company, pled guilty in Pensacola, Florida, for falsifying records to hide illegal discharges of oily bilge waste from its ship, the M/V Suhar. This violates the Act…
Two Brothers Sentenced to Prison for $2.1 Million Insurance Scam That Defrauded Post Office
LOS ANGELES Two Temecula brothers were sentenced Friday to federal prison for defrauding the United States Postal Service (USPS) out of more than $2.1 million by filing thousands of fraudulent Priority Mail…
Fashion District Wholesaler and Two Executives Guilty of Money Laundering, Avoiding Taxes
LOS ANGELES The Justice Department announced Thursday that a downtown Los Angeles wholesale clothing importer and two of its executives had been found guilty of evading over $8 million in customs duties…
Eleven Gang Members Charged with RICO Conspiracy, Murder in Aid of Racketeering
A federal grand jury in Minneapolis has indicted 11 alleged members of the Lows, a violent Minneapolis street gang, on 18 counts, including RICO conspiracy involving murder, attempted murder, gun trafficking, and…
Doctor Sentenced to 10 Years for $54 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
A Texas doctor, Daniel R. Canchola, 54, was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years and one month in prison and ordered to pay over $34 million in restitution for defrauding Medicare by prescribing…
Attorney Pleads Guilty to Evading $4 Million in Income Tax over Two Decades
LOS ANGELES Officials stated that Milton C. Grimes, a Los Angeles lawyer, pleaded guilty Tuesday to evading more than $4 million in federal taxes over 21 years. Grimes admitted to one count…
U.S. Navy Reserve Officer Sentenced for Bribery Scheme Involving Special Immigrant Visas
A U.S. Navy Reserve Commander from Florida was sentenced to two years and six months in prison for his role in a years-long bribery scheme involving Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) for Afghan…
Federal Prosecutors to Monitor Seven California Counties During Nov. 5 Election
LOS ANGELES Officials stated that Assistant U.S. Attorneys Thomas F. Rybarczyk and Anna P. Boylan will lead the office’s efforts in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the…
Romanian Guilty of Stealing IDs of Victims on Public Assistance to Get Cash
LOS ANGELES A Romanian man, Sorin-Miguel Ghiorghe, 46, from Los Angeles, pleaded guilty Friday to his role in a scheme involving illegal ATM skimmers. He used the skimmers to steal account information,…
Two Former Deputies Guilty of Beating Jail Detainee, Punching and Kicking Him
Two former Richmond County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Office deputies pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal civil rights charges involving an assault on a jail detainee, according to authorities. Daniel D’Aversa, 52, and Melissa Morello,…