Former Healthcare Employee Sentenced to Prison for Role in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme
A Montgomery, on November 28, Alabama woman was sentenced to 26 months in prison for her involvement in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s...
Three arrested after allegedly importing 26.1kg of meth suspended in 180 litres of glue
Three Nigerian nationals have been arrested and approximately 26.1kg of methamphetamine seized following a joint operation between the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australian Border Force (ABF) and Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC...
Safe Online Surfing Cyber Education Program Reaches Milestone
From cyber bullies to online predators, the threats to our children in this digitally driven age are real. That’s why the FBI runs an online program designed to help prepare America’s young people to safely navigate the world of cyberspace, now and in...
Organised crime group behind illegal immigration dismantled
On 23 November, the Prosecutor’s Office - Anti-Mafia District Directorate of Salerno, Italy, in close cooperation with the Public Prosecution Office of Karlsruhe, Germany and with the support of Eurojust, carried out an operation concerning an...
Building Contractor Company Executive Convicted of Theft from Labor Union, Unlawful Labor Payments, Fraud and Money Laundering
The owner and CEO of a Greenbelt, Maryland, building contracting company was convicted for stealing $1.7 million from Local 657 of the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) and other related offenses, on November 22.
Ohio Psychiatrist Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
An Oregon, on November 21, Ohio psychiatrist was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio for tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of...
Consultant to Iranian Mission to the United Nations Pleads Guilty to Filing False Income Tax Return and Conspiring to Violate Sanctions Laws
Ahmad Sheikhzadeh, 60, a U.S. citizen and resident of New York City, New York, pleaded guilty to filing a false income tax return that substantially understated the amount of cash salary the defendant received from Iran’s Permanent Mission to the...
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Running Fraudulent Investment Companies and Obstructing Securities and Exchange Commission Investigation
On November 18, A San Angelo, Texas, man pleaded guilty to fraud and obstruction of justice charges in connection with two investment companies he ran that defrauded investors out of approximately $900,000 over a four-year period.
