Law Enforcement

Musa Cerantonio deportation

Mr Musa Cerantonio arrived back in Australia after being deported by the Philippine authorities as a result of invalid travel documentation.

City Dispatcher Pleads Guilty in Bribery Conspiracy

Dorian Parsley, 44, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, solicitation of a bribe, and honest services fraud in connection with a scheme to give an unfair advantage to certain tow truck operators. Between February 2011 and December 2013, Parsley, a former Philadelphia Police Department (“PPD”) dispatcher, used her position to provide confidential police information, such as locations of automobile accidents, locations of PPD squad cars, and vehicle registration information, to tow truck operators who provided her with cash bribe payments. She typically received $100-$200 per week for the information. She agreed that she received $35,400 in bribes.

Former Maryland Correctional Officer Sentenced in Connection with Series of Assaults on Inmate

Final Officer Sentenced in 16-Person Conspiracy to Assault Inmate

James Kalbflesh, a former correctional officer at the Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Maryland, was sentenced in connection with the March 9, 2008, assault of Kenneth Davis, an inmate. U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Kalbflesh to serve 60 months in prison.

Former Financial Adviser from Gloucester County Pleads Guilty to $900,000 Investment Fraud

A former financial advisor from Mantua, New Jersey, admitted to defrauding his clients of more than $900,000 by diverting their investment checks for his personal use, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Former Executive of French Power Company Subsidiary Pleads Guilty in Connection with Foreign Bribery Scheme

A former senior executive of a subsidiary of Alstom SA, the French power and transportation company, pleaded guilty for his participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials.

Alabama Woman Convicted of Stolen Identity Refund Fraud

A jury found a Dothan, Alabama, woman guilty of conspiring to defraud the government through the filing of false tax returns, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Ronald A. Cimino of the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama announced.

North Carolina Recycling Business and Owner Sentenced to Unlawful Handling of PCB-Contaminated Oil, Tax Violations, and False Statements

Benjamin Franklin Pass, 61, and P&W Waste Oil Services Inc. (P&W), of Leland, North Carolina were sentenced in federal court in Raleigh, North Carolina. Pass was sentenced to 42 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $21,373,143.38 for clean-up costs associated with the environmental contamination at his business and an additional $538,857 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for federal income taxes he failed to pay between 2002 and 2011.

Washington, D.C., Mother and Son Charged with Conspiring to Defraud Internal Revenue Service

Sherri Davis and her son, Andre Davis, were charged in a superseding indictment with conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and with aiding and assisting in the preparation of false individual income tax returns, the Justice Department and IRS announced. Sherri Davis was also charged with filing her own false individual income tax returns for tax years 2007 to 2009.

Justice Department Sues to Stop Chicago Man from Promoting Alleged Tax Scheme and Preparing Tax Returns

Targeted City of Chicago Employees and Awardees from Shakman Class-Action Lawsuit

The United States filed a complaint to bar Victor M. Crown, individually and through his businesses Crown and Franklin Accounting and Refunds, Crown-Franklin Accounting Inc., Accurate Accounting PV, and Lourdes Theodossis Estate, from promoting two alleged tax fraud schemes and from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced.

Father and Son Pizza Store Owners Plead Guilty to Tax Fraud

Thair Alwan and his son Saill Fadhil, owners and operators of Raleigh, North Carolina, area pizza stores, pleaded guilty to willfully filing false tax returns in the U.S. Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.