Politics

Former Honolulu Police Department Officer Sentenced for Violating the Civil Rights of Two Men

U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright sentenced former Honolulu Police Officer Vincent Morre, 38, to 30 months in prison on October 16 for violating the civil rights of two Honolulu men. On May 19, 2015, Morre pleaded guilty to two counts of...

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Fairfax Woman Guilty of Embezzling $653,000 from Virginia State Senator

Linda Diane Wallis, aka Lynn Wallis Miller, 51, of Fairfax, pleaded guilty on October 15 for her role in three fraud schemes totaling over $1 million in losses, including embezzling $653,000 from Virginia State Senator Richard Saslaw’s campaign fund...

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Alabama Woman Sentenced for Involvement in $2.5 Million Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Ring

A Phenix City, Alabama, woman was sentenced to serve five years in prison Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama for her involvement in a stolen identity tax fraud (SIRF) scheme, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D...

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Boeing Pays $18 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

The Boeing Company has paid the United States $18 million to settle allegations that the company submitted false claims for labor charges on maintenance contracts with the U.S. Air Force for the C-17 Globemaster aircraft, the Justice Department...

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Former CEO of Marketing Agency Sentenced to Prison for $2 Million Fraud and Kickback Scheme

The former CEO and president of a pharmaceutical marketing company was sentenced to three and one half years in prison for participating in a scheme to defraud the company in which he obtained more than $2 million in fraud and kickback proceeds, and...

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District of Columbia Police Officer Convicted of Tax Fraud

A Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department Officer was convicted Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Acting Assistant Attorney...

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Louisiana Residents Sentenced for Involvement in Stolen Identity Tax Fraud Scheme

Two residents of Hammond, Louisiana, were sentenced for their involvement in a stolen identity tax fraud scheme, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite of the...

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Virginia Businessman Sentenced to 88 Months in Prison for Role in Bribery Scheme Involving Government Contracts

Young N. Cho, aka Alex Cho, 43, of Great Falls, Virginia, has been sentenced to 88 months in prison on federal charges stemming from a bribery scheme in which he paid millions of dollars in bribes to corrupt public officials from the U.S. Army Corps...

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