Law Enforcement

Alabama Man Sentenced for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Using Names Stolen from Nursing Homes

A Pike Road, Alabama, man was sentenced to serve 51 months in prison Thursday for committing stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) crimes, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Larry J. Wszalek for the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama.

Alabama Medical Clerk Sentenced to Prison for Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme that Involved Corrupt U.S. Postal Service Employee

An Alabama woman was sentenced Thursday to serve 70 months in prison for her involvement in a stolen identity tax refund fraud (SIRF) scheme, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Larry J. Wszalek for the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama announced.

Avon China Pleads Guilty to Violating the FCPA by Concealing More Than $8 Million in Gifts to Chinese Officials

Avon Products Inc. and Avon Products (China) Co. Ltd. Will Pay More than $135 Million in Criminal and Regulatory Penalties

Avon Products (China) Co. Ltd. (Avon China), a wholly owned subsidiary of the New York-based cosmetics company, Avon Products Inc. (Avon), pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to violate the accounting provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) to conceal more than $8 million in gifts, cash and non-business meals, travel and entertainment it gave to Chinese government officials in order to obtain and retain business benefits for Avon China.

Former Miami-Dade County Employee Sentenced for Tax Evasion

A Coral Gables, Florida, resident and former employee of the General Services Administration (GSA) of Miami-Dade County was sentenced to serve 51 months in prison for tax evasion to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $556,254 in restitution to the U.S. Treasury, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced Wednesday.

CEO and Managing Director of U.S. Broker-Dealer Plead Guilty to Massive International Bribery Scheme

Senior Venezuelan Banking Official Received at Least $5 Million in Bribes in Exchange for Directing Business to U.S. Defendants

The former chief executive officer and former managing director of a U.S. broker-dealer (the Broker-Dealer), pleaded guilty to bribery charges arising from their scheme to pay bribes to Maria De Los Angeles Gonzalez De Hernandez, who was a senior official in Venezuela’s state economic development bank, Banco de Desarrollo Económico y Social de Venezuela (Bandes), in return for trading business that generated more than $60 million in commissions.

Wyoming Businessman Sentenced for Obstructing the Internal Revenue Service

On Dec. 15, 2014, a Casper, Wyoming, man was sentenced to serve one year and one day in prison for tax fraud by U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson in the District of Wyoming.

Salem, Virginia Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Bribery

Admits to Soliciting Sexual Favors in Exchange for Potential Lenient Treatment

A police officer employed by the City of Salem, Virginia, and assigned to a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) task force pleaded guilty Tuesday for soliciting and receiving sexual favors from a cooperating defendant in exchange for agreeing to recommend a favorable sentence to a federal prosecutor on the defendant’s behalf.

Former Employee of U.S. Contractor in Afghanistan Indicted for Bribery

A former employee of a U.S. contractor was indicted Tuesday in the Eastern District of Texas for allegedly soliciting and accepting bribes in exchange for his influence in awarding U.S. government-funded contracts in Afghanistan, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney John Malcolm Bales of the Eastern District of Texas.

Southern California Physician Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud

On December 15, 2014 a Southern California physician was sentenced to 22 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit Medicare fraud.

Federal Contractors Eyak Technology LLC and Eyak Services LLC Resolve False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Act Allegations

Alaska and Virginia-based technology contractors Eyak Technology LLC (EyakTek) and Eyak Services LLC (ESL) have agreed to pay $2.5 million and relinquish any rights to additional payments from the United States to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Justice Department announced Monday.