After Nearly 20 Years, International Fugitive in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Apprehended in Greece and Extradited to United States to Serve Prison Sentence
A former New York businessman, who disappeared the same day a federal jury sitting in the U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey, began deliberating in his tax evasion and fraud trial, was caught while in Greece more than 18 years after his...
Three Family Members Indicted for Participating in Multi-Million Dollar Scheme to Defraud Commercial Lenders and the U.S. Export-Import Bank
Three family members were indicted for their alleged participation in a scheme to defraud Miami-area lenders and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice...
Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Shut Down Fraudulent New York Tax Return Business
The United States filed a complaint seeking to permanently bar a former Staten Island, New York, man and the tax preparation business he operates from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced on July 20.
Louis Berger International Resolves Foreign Bribery Charges
Louis Berger International Inc. (LBI), a New Jersey-based construction management company admitted to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and agreed to pay a $17.1 million criminal penalty to resolve charges that it bribed foreign...
Sheffield Lake Man Indicted for Providing Material Support to ISIL
A 28—count indictment was filed charging a Sheffield Lake man with providing material support to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), as well as firearms and narcotics violations.
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Former Washington, D.C., Tax Return Preparers Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy
A former Washington, D.C., public school teacher and tax return preparer and her son, a current Washington, D.C., public school teacher and former tax return preparer, were sentenced to prison Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of...
Justice Department Announces Three Banks Reach Resolutions under Swiss Bank Program
The Department of Justice announced Thursday that Mercantil Bank (Schweiz) AG, Banque Cantonale Neuchâteloise and Nidwaldner Kantonalbank have reached resolutions under the department’s Swiss Bank Program.
