LOUISIANA A Honduran national plead guilty Thursday to his role in a scheme to illegally bring Honduran nationals and to distribute cocaine in the United States, officials stated. Josue Flores-Villeda is facing…
Swiss Executive Guilty of Hiding $60 Million Undeclared Assets Held by Wealthy Americans To Avoid IRS Taxes
NEW YORK A Privatbank IHAG Holding Company executive admitted to setting up the “Singapore Solution” to hide undeclared bank accounts from the IRS, officials stated. An executive of the holding company that…
L.A. Politician Guilty of Fraud Involving Benefits for Son Who Received Lucrative Contracts
LOS ANGELES Long-time politician Mark Ridley-Thomas was found guilty by a jury Thursday of bribery in a scheme, according to authorities. The scheme involved a scheme in which his son received substantial…
Assistant U.S. Attorney Guilty of Illegally Steering Contracts to Her Spouse
An Assistant U.S. Attorney pleaded guilty this week to illegally steering contracts to her spouse, officials stated. Kathryn Drey violated the federal criminal conflict of interest statute, according to authorities. Court documents…
Houston Attorney Guilty for His Role in Offshore $18 Million Tax Evasion Scheme
A Houston Attorney pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to defraud the United States, according to authorities. He conspired to secretly bring to the U.S. more than $18 million in untaxed money held…
Two Who Allegedly Targeted Attacks on Florida Reproductive Health Services Charged With Civil Rights Conspiracy
A federal grand jury in Florida returned a superseding indictment charging two additional Florida residents with federal crimes arising out of a series of targeted attacks on pregnancy resource facilities in the…
Former CFO of Russian Natural Gas Co. Convicted for Failing to Disclose Offshore Accounts, Failing to File Taxes
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal jury found a Florida man guilty of failing to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), making a false statement to the IRS, and willfully…
Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Luring Girls to do Masochistic Acts Online, Including “Cutting their Breasts”
LOS ANGELES A former Redondo Beach resident was sentenced Tuesday to 27 years in federal prison for targeting girls on the internet and enticing them to engage in masochistic abuse for his…
New Mexico Oil Co. to Pay $1.1 Million in Penalties, Reduce Air Pollution, Eliminate 16,000 Tons of Harmful Pollutants
NEW MEXICO Company to Pay $1.15 Million in Civil Penalties and Conduct $1.25 Million Community Project to Help Address Environmental Harm Caused by the Company’s Violations, officials stated. Matador Production Company agreed…
Two Plead Guilty for Roles in More Than $2 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefits
RIVERSIDE, California On Monday, the last two defendants in a massive Inland Empire-based scheme to fraudulently obtain $2.1 million in pandemic-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits pleaded guilty to conspiracy and mail fraud…
JUST SAYING: Trump’s 2024 Campaign Inside a Federal Cage
A Diminished Donald Trump Unleashes 3rd Presidential Campaign In Texas The embattled former president faces multiple investigations and a tough primary — Huffington Post. By Roque Planas Mar 25, 2023 WACO, Texas…
CEO of Titanium Blockchain Sentenced For $21 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud
WASHINGTON D.C. The CEO/founder of Titanium Blockchain Infrastructure Services Inc. (TBIS) was sentenced to four years and three months in prison for his role in a cryptocurrency fraud scheme, officials announced this…