Politics

Manhattan U.S. Attorney and FBI Assistant Director in Charge Announce Guilty Pleas of Yahoo Executive and California Hedge Fund Portfolio Manager for Inside Trading

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; and Janice K. Fedarcyk, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced that Robert Kwok and Reema Shah...

Campaign Official Pleads Guilty to Charges for Activities Involving 2010 District of Columbia Mayoral Election

Thomas W. Gore, the former assistant treasurer for a District of Columbia mayoral campaign, pled guilty today to obstruction of justice and other charges stemming from his activities involving the 2010 election, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C....

Former City Clerk of Thayer Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $120,000 in City Funds

A former city clerk of the city of Thayer in Neosho County, Kansas has pleaded guilty to embezzling $120,000, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.

Corporate Lawyer Pleads Guilty in New York to Money Laundering and Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud

Martin Weisberg, a former corporate partner in the New York office of an international law firm, pleaded guilty today to one charge of money laundering and one charge of conspiracy to commit securities fraud.

North Carolina Department of Corrections Probation Officer Indicted for Civil Rights Violations

The Department of Justice announced that North Carolina Department of Correction’s Division of Community Corrections Probation Officer Willie James Steele, Jr., 47, was indicted yesterday on civil rights charges for violating the constitutional rights...

Seattle Financial Advisor Indicted in $46 Million Investment Fraud Scheme

A long-time Seattle financial advisor was indicted today by a federal grand jury with 23 criminal counts, including wire fraud, money laundering and investment advisor fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. Mark F. Spangler, 57, of Seattle is...

Former New Orleans Traffic Court Deputy Clerk Charged with Theft

James E. Singleton, age 45, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged in a bill of information with theft, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten.

Owner of Houston Health Care Company Convicted of Defrauding Medicare

An owner of a Houston health care company was convicted yesterday by a jury in the Southern District of Texas in connection with a $750,000 Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS).