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Charges were unsealed Tuesday in federal court against a former Department of Defense (DOD) contractor for the U.S. Army in Kuwait for making a false statement on his security clearance form and for damaging Army computers.

A former agent for a large national trucking company was indicted for paying bribes to officials at the Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) in Albany, Georgia, in order to obtain lucrative freight hauling business from the base. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Michael J. Moore of the Middle District of Georgia made the announcement.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that STEVEN KYLE DUDLEY, age 21, of Calera, Oklahoma, pled guilty to THEFT BY OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ON INDIAN LANDS, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1168(b) and 2, punishable by not more than 20 years’ imprisonment, up to a $1,000,000.00 fine or both.

A former Washington, D.C., businessman was sentenced Monday to serve three and one-half years in prison for employment tax fraud, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Larry J. Wszalek of the Justice Department’s Tax Division

Two home health care agency owners were convicted Monday of various offenses based on their roles in a $33 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of the Eastern District of Michigan, Special Agent in Charge Paul M. Abbate of the FBI’s Detroit Field Office and Special Agent in Charge Lamont Pugh III of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General’s (HHS-OIG) Chicago Regional Office.

A Michigan resident was sentenced to 80 months in prison on Friday for his leading role in a $12.6 million Medicare fraud and tax fraud scheme. Eleven other individuals have been convicted in this case.

A 39-year-old Australian national is scheduled to appear before the Melbourne Magistrate’s Court on Monday after being charged by the Melbourne Joint Counter-Terrorism Team for his alleged involvement in the conflict in Syria.

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that a federal jury in New Haven on July 23 found PAUL PERROTTI, 47, of Middlebury, guilty of embezzling funds while serving as the Fire Chief of the Town of Middlebury. The trial before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer began on July 9, 2015.

Four Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, family members and businessmen were sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Allentown, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

The Department of Justice announced Thursday that SB Saanen Bank AG and Privatbank Bellerive AG have reached resolutions under the department’s Swiss Bank Program.