Virginia Couple Convicted of Conspiracy, Tax Crimes and Fraud
A Bedford, Virginia couple was convicted on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia of theft of government funds and other federal crimes, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Larry J. Wszalek of the...
Former CEO of $3 Billion TierOne Bank Convicted for Orchestrating Scheme to Hide More than $100 Million in Losses from Shareholders and Regulators
The former CEO of TierOne Bank, a $3 billion publicly traded commercial bank formerly headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, was convicted by a federal jury on Friday for orchestrating a scheme to defraud TierOne’s shareholders and to mislead regulators...
Former Contracting Officer Sentenced for Bribery in Connection with Awarding of U.S. Postal Service Contracts
A Glenn Dale, Maryland, man and former U.S. Postal Service contracting officer was sentenced Thursday to 15 months in prison for receiving bribes in connection with the awarding of mail delivery contracts.
Two Former Rabobank Traders Convicted for Manipulating U.S. Dollar, Yen LIBOR Interest Rates
A federal jury convicted two former Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank) derivative traders – including the bank’s former Global Head of Liquidity & Finance in London – Thursday for manipulating the London InterBank...
Chaka Fattah Jr. Convicted of Fraud and Tax Charges
A federal jury Thursday convicted Chaka Fattah Jr., 32, of Philadelphia, of 22 of 23 counts in connection with a scheme to defraud banks, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Philadelphia School District of hundreds of thousands of dollars....
Former Department of Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Soliciting and Receiving Kickback Proceeds Related to U.S. Government Contract
The former director of operations of a Department of Defense contracting company in Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty Wednesday to soliciting and receiving $193,665 in kickback proceeds in return for steering U.S. government subcontracts to a U.K....
Alaska Plastic Surgeon Convicted of Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion
Former Portland Resident Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud Scheme
A former Portland, Oregon, resident was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his involvement in a fraudulent income tax refund scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo...
