Politics

NEC Tokin Corporation to Plead Guilty and Pay $13.8 Million for Fixing Price of Electrolytic Capacitors

NEC TOKIN Corp. will plead guilty and pay a $13.8 million criminal fine for conspiring with competitors between 2002 and 2013 to fix prices for electrolytic capacitors sold to customers in the United States and elsewhere.

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Parsons Government Services Inc. Agrees to Pay $3.8 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Parsons Government Services Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $3.8 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly mischarged the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for ineligible or inflated short-term and long-term employee relocation...

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Two Minnesota-Based Tax Return Preparers Convicted of Conspiracy, Preparing False Returns and Aggravated Identity Theft

After a five-day trial in Minneapolis, a federal jury convicted two Brooklyn Center-based tax return preparers of conspiracy to defraud the United States, tax crimes and aggravated identity theft, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D...

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KMART Corporation Pays $1.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations in Connection with Drug Manufacturer Coupons and Gas Discounts

KMART Corp. (Kmart), a discount department store chain that operates approximately 780 in-store pharmacies throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, has paid the United States $1.4 million to resolve allegations that it...

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

A Phenix City, Alabama, woman was sentenced to prison Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama for her involvement in a stolen identity tax fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the...

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Russian Nuclear Energy Official Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

A Russian official residing in Maryland pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with his role in arranging over $2 million in corrupt payments to influence the awarding of contracts with the Russian state-owned...

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Former Silk Road Task Force Agent Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Obstruction

A former U.S. Secret Service special agent pleaded guilty Monday to money laundering and obstruction of justice in connection with his theft of digital currency during the federal investigation of Silk Road, an online marketplace used to facilitate...

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Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Shut Down Fraudulent Mississippi Tax Return Preparer

The United States filed a complaint seeking to permanently bar a Durant, Mississippi, woman and the tax preparation business she operates from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced on August 31.

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