Report from Thailand, Part 3: It Takes a Village
On a hot afternoon near the seaside resort town of Pattaya—known as one of the world’s leading sex tourism destinations—preteen and teenage boys and girls lounge on the tile floor in a large common room watching a video.
Report from Thailand, Part 2: A New Emphasis on Helping Child Victims
Generals from the Royal Thai Police—among the highest-ranking officers in the 230,000-member national force—gathered recently in Bangkok for FBI training regarding child victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation. The message they received was...
Report from Thailand: Part 1: Confronting the Child Sex Trade in Southeast Asia
Thailand has long been a popular tourist destination for Westerners charmed by the country’s culture and cuisine, its storied beaches, and its ever-present markets. Unfortunately, a certain type of visitor is also drawn to the well-established sex...
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Pleads Guilty in Expanding Bribery and Fraud Investigation
A U.S. Navy lieutenant commander on 13 October pleaded guilty to a bribery charge in federal court and admitted to accepting cash, luxury hotels and prostitutes from a foreign defense contractor in exchange for proprietary Navy information.
Washington State CPA Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Tax Returns
A Spokane, Washington certified public accountant was sentenced to 15 months in prison for making and subscribing false corporate income tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice...
Owner of Los Angeles Medical Supply Company Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme
A Los Angeles man who was the owner of a medical supply company was sentenced to 60 months in prison for his role in a scheme that fraudulently billed more than $4 million to Medicare.
Tax Return Preparer Charged with Preparing False Tax Returns, Bankruptcy Fraud and Naturalization Fraud
A former tax return preparation business owner was indicted by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas for aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false income tax returns, making a false bankruptcy declaration, false testimony...
Owner of Tax Preparation Franchises in Illinois, Kansas and Missouri Convicted of Tax Evasion
A federal jury sitting in St. Louis, Missouri, found the local owner of a tax return preparation businesses guilty of two counts of tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’...
