Law Enforcement
California Hedge Fund Manager Doug Whitman Found Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court on All Counts for Insider Trading
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DOUG WHITMAN, a portfolio manager at Whitman Capital, LLC, was found guilty today by a jury in Manhattan federal court of conspiracy and securities fraud crimes stemming from his involvement in two insider trading schemes that earned his firm more than $900,000 in illegal profits.
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Former President of Children’s Social Networking Company and Stockbroker Found Guilty of Securities Fraud and Commercial Bribery Charges
A federal jury in Brooklyn today returned guilty verdicts against Pino Baldassarre, the former president of Dolphin Digital Media, Inc. (“Dolphin”) and Robert Mouallem, a stockbroker, on conspiracy, securities fraud, and commercial bribery charges. These charges arose from the defendants’ scheme to sell their shares of Dolphin at inflated prices by bribing stockbrokers. When sentenced by United States District Judge Jack B. Weinstein, the defendants face a maximum sentence of 25 years’ imprisonment on the most serious charge.
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Georgia Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Crimes
A tax return preparer from Macon, Ga., pleaded guilty Thursday to filing a false claim for tax refund, theft of government money and aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue (IRS) announced.
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Somali Hostage Negotiator in S/V Quest and M/V Miranda Marguerite Piracies Sentenced to Multiple Life Sentences
Mohammad Saaili Shibin, a/k/a “Khalif Ahmed Shibin,” a/k/a “Shibin,” the man convicted as the person in Somalia responsible for negotiating the ransom of an American yacht, the S/V Quest, and the Marida Marguerite, a German-owned vessel, was sentenced to 10 concurrent life sentences for piracy, two consecutive life sentences for the use of a rocket-propelled grenade/automatic weapons during crimes of violence, 10 years consecutive on six counts charging discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, and two 20-year sentences for the remaining counts of discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence. Shibin is also required to pay restitution in the amount of approximately $5,408,000.
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Former Office Manager Sentenced for Bank Fraud
Deanna Mickle, 42, of Florence, Mississippi, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to serve 27 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for bank fraud, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen announced. U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee also ordered Mickle to pay restitution in the amount of $384,995.45 to her former employer, Barlow Eddy Jenkins.
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2 North Carolina men sentenced for weapons smuggling
Two North Carolina men have been sentenced to federal prison sentences for attempting to export arms and ammunition to Mexico, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Jackson County Interdiction Team.
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Arizona Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison in Money Laundering and Tax Scheme
Gino Carlucci was sentenced to 188 months in prison for his role in conspiracies to commit money laundering and to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and for filing a false income tax return, the Justice Department and the IRS announced today. On July 25, 2011, a federal jury in Phoenix convicted Carlucci of both conspiracies and the tax crime after an eight-day trial.
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Businessman Pleads Guilty to Bribing Former Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard
William P. Mack, age 63, a resident of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten.
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Six Indicted in Alabama in Million-dollar Conspiracy to Use Stolen Identities to Obtain Tax Refunds
A federal grand jury in Montgomery, Ala., returned a superseding indictment charging Antoinette Djonret, Angelique Djonret, Tabitha Stinson, Melba Wilson, Chantresa Hayes and Corey Means with conspiring to file false tax returns using stolen identities, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today.
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Florida Man Convicted of Selling Stolen Art, Evading Taxes on More Than $1.4 Million in Income, and Structuring Financial Transactions
A Florida man was convicted today on federal charges of selling and possessing paintings stolen from a Los Angeles art gallery, tax evasion on more than $1.4 million in income, and structuring financial transactions of $226,000 to avoid federal reporting requirements while released on bond.
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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