Law Enforcement
Former Business Executive Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison in Bribery and Kickback Scheme
Harold F. Babb, 61, the former director of contracts at Eyak Technology LLC (EyakTek), was sentenced to 87 months in prison on federal charges stemming from a scheme in which he stole more than $9 million from the United States by submitting invoices to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for services that were not provided.
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Family Members in Alabama Plead Guilty in Million Dollar Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme
Several family members, all residents of Montgomery, Ala., pleaded guilty in the Middle District of Alabama to their involvement in a million dollar stolen identity refund fraud scheme, the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on 18 October.
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Three Former Financial Services Executives Sentenced to Serve Time in Prison for Roles in Conspiracies Involving Investment Contracts for the Proceeds of Municipal Bonds
Three former financial services executives were sentenced today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, for their participation in conspiracies related to bidding for contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts, the Department of Justice announced.
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Law Enforcement Officers Indicted on Public Corruption Charges
Two federal indictments were unsealed wednesday in U.S. District Court in Charlotte charging a reserve deputy sheriff with the Gaston County Sheriff’s Office and police officers with the Cherryville Police Department with multiple counts related to the misuse of their official position to provide protection for the transportation of goods they believed to be stolen, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Two non-law enforcement defendants were also charged for their role in the conspiracy.
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Additional Charges of Corrupt Receipt of Rewards for Official Action Filed Against Former Pennsylvania State Senator Raphael J. Musto
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced wednesday that two additional charges of corrupt receipt of rewards for official action have been filed against former State Senator Raphael J. Musto, Pennsylvania 14th Senatorial District, in an indictment presented wednesday by a grand jury in Harrisburg.
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Two Former Jackson Police Officers Plead Guilty to Accepting Bribes
Former Jackson Police Department Patrol Officers Monyette Quintel Jefferson, 27, and Terence Dale Jenkins, 25, pled guilty in U.S. District Court yesterday to accepting bribes from an undercover FBI agent, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen announced.
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Detroit Area Gas Station Owner and His Bookkeeper Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud
U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Duggan sentenced Elsayed Kazem “Tom” Safiedine to 21 months in prison and Mary Fawaz to 12 months and one day in prison for tax fraud, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.
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Massachusetts Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion and Conspiracy to Obstruct and Impede the IRS
A federal judge in Boston sentenced Gary Alcock today to 14 months in prison for tax evasion, for conspiring to defraud the United States, and for willfully failing to file tax returns, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor also ordered Gary Alcock to pay restitution in the amount of $515,518.
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Dickinson County Woman Charged with Embezzling $800,000 from Employer
A Dickinson County woman has been charged with embezzling more than $800,000 from the credit union where she worked, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
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Two Former Hospital Employees Sentenced to Serve Time in Prison for Participating in Kickback Schemes at New York City Hospital
Two former high-ranking employees of facilities operations at New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) were sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan by Judge George B. Daniels today for their participation in two separate conspiracies involving kickbacks, the Department of Justice announced.
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Human Rights
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope Endorsed by People in 158 Nations
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020