Politics

EDF Resources Capital Inc. and CEO Pay $6 Million for Alleged Violations Related to Small Business Administration Loan Program

EDF Resource Capital Inc. and its CEO, Frank Dinsmore, have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act and otherwise failed to remit payments owed to the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the 504 loan program, the...

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Alabama Resident and U.S. Postal Worker Indicted in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Claiming More than $1.5 Million in Refunds

An Alabama resident and U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee was arrested on Friday after being indicted by a grand jury sitting in Montgomery, Alabama, on one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, 14 counts of mail fraud, 14 counts of...

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Nevada County Man Sentenced to Nearly 30 Years in Prison for Wounding Two Law Enforcement Officers in Gun Battle

Brent Douglas Cole, 61, was sentenced to 29 years and seven months in prison on August 28 for an assault on law enforcement officers by U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr., announced U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner for the Eastern District of...

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Manassas Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Providing Material Support to ISIL

Ali Shukri Amin, 17, of Manassas, Virginia, was sentenced to 136 months in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release and monitoring of his Internet activities, for conspiring to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State in...

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Hypothekarbank Lenzburg AG Reaches Resolution under Justice Department's Swiss Bank Program

The Department of Justice announced Thursday that Hypothekarbank Lenzburg AG (HBL) has reached a resolution under the department’s Swiss Bank Program.

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San Diego Tax Return Preparer Indicted for Preparing False Tax Returns

A San Diego tax return preparer was arrested Thursday after being indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in the Southern District of California on 36 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false federal income tax returns, announced...

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Maine Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Tax Crimes

A Brunswick, Maine, businessman was sentenced to prison Thursday for tax crimes in U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S....

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Former Ohio Deputy Treasurer Extradited from Pakistan to Serve 15-Year Sentence for Bribery

A former deputy treasurer of Ohio has been extradited from Pakistan to the United States to serve a 15-year prison sentence for his role in a bribery and money laundering scheme involving the Ohio Treasurer’s Office.

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