Harris Dempsey “Butch” Ballow Sentenced to Statutory Maximum Prison Term for Money Laundering Conviction
Convicted money launderer Harris Dempsey “Butch” Ballow, 68, formerly of Galveston County, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge David Hittner to 10 years in federal prison without parole and ordered to pay more than $10 million in...
CONGO: Implement anti-discrimination law, urge indigenous peoples
A group of indigenous people: The new law is aimed at correcting inequalities between the majority Bantu and the minority...
Spain: Journalist Arrested and Demonstrations Restricted
Treasury Sanctions Prominent Syrian Businessman
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today the designation of Muhammad Hamsho, a member of the Syrian Parliament and prominent businessman, pursuant to Executive Orders (E.O.) 13573 and 13572 for providing services in support of, and for...
LIBYA-CHAD: Stranded migrants airlifted home
More than 78,000 Chadians have returned home over the past few months
US Labor Department's OSHA cites Clifton, NJ, company
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Safas Corp. for 20 workplace safety and health violations at its Clifton facility. OSHA initiated a Jan. 31 investigation based on a referral from the New Jersey...
Two Loan Officers and One Title Agent Charged in $2.5 Million Reverse Mortgage and Loan Modification Scheme Plead Guilty in Miami
Louis Gendason of Delray Beach, Fla.; Kimberly Mackey of Pittsburgh; and John Incandela, of Palm Beach, Fla., pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for their participation in a $2.5 million home equity conversion...
Law enforcement officials announce charges against individuals on 5 continents involved in child exploitation network
Law enforcement officials announced today the unsealing of three indictments and one complaint charging a total of 72 individuals for their participation in an international criminal network dedicated to the sexual abuse of children and the creation...
Eugene Man Sentenced to 65 Months for Insurance Fraud
Timothy Devon Huntley, Jr., 45, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael R. Hogan to serve a 65-month term in federal prison for committing aggravated identity theft and wire fraud as part of an insurance fraud scheme. He was sentenced to...
Former CFO of New Jersey-Based Printing Supply Company Sentenced to 56 Months in Prison for Embezzlement Scheme
The former chief financial officer of the New Jersey-based Harold M. Pitman Company was sentenced today to 56 months in prison for embezzling more than $2 million from his former employer, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
