Politics

Former Financial Advisor Sentenced to 41 Months in Federal Prison for Stealing More Than $1.2 Million

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERT N. TRICARICO, 60, formerly of Darien, on October 5, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 41 months of imprisonment, followed...

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Former IRS Revenue Officer and Owner of Tax Consulting Business Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

A former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) revenue officer pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in the Middle District of North Carolina to one count of tax evasion and one count of corruptly endeavoring to impede the due administration of the...

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Animal Cruelty: Houston “Crush” Cases Were First Under Federal Statute

The sentencing last month of a Houston man for creating and distributing videos depicting the torture and killing of small animals brings to a close the first successful prosecutions under a 2010 federal statute specifically tailored to prohibit so-...

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Federal Court Shuts Down Abusive Tax Scheme Involving Improper Deductions for Donating Timeshares

A federal court in Helena, Montana has permanently barred Montana-based attorney James Tarpey, as well as two companies he founded, including Project Philanthropy Inc., a District of Columbia corporation which does business as Donate for a Cause, and...

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Och-Ziff Capital Management Admits to Role in Africa Bribery Conspiracies and Agrees to Pay $213 Million Criminal Fine

A New York-based alternative investment and hedge fund manager, Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC (Och-Ziff), and its wholly-owned subsidiary, OZ Africa Management GP LLC (OZ Africa), entered into resolutions to resolve criminal charges and agreed...

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Branch Banking & Trust Company Agrees to Pay $83 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability Arising from FHA-Insured Mortgage Lending

Branch Banking & Trust Company (BB&T) has agreed to pay the United States $83 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting mortgage loans insured by the U.S. Department of...

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New York City Resident Pleads Guilty to Using Sham Foreign Entity and Secret Foreign Accounts in Switzerland and Israel to Evade Taxes

A New York City man on 28 September pleaded guilty to a criminal information charging him with tax evasion for tax years 2003 through 2005 and 2007 through 2010, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the...

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Former Canadian Mountie Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges Stemming from a Conspiracy to Smuggle Narwhal Tusks

A retired officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on 28 September pleaded guilty to 10 money laundering offenses in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, announced Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden for the Justice Department’...

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