Former Security Company Operator Pleads Guilty to Failing to Pay Employment Taxes
A Temple Hills, Maryland, resident who operated a company that provided security guards to private businesses and apartment complexes pleaded guilty Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to failing to file employment tax...
Maryland Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Operating Ponzi Scheme That Cost Investors Over $28 Million in Losses
Garfield M. Taylor, 56, of Rockville, Maryland, was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years in prison and ordered to pay over $28.6 million in restitution for operating a Ponzi scheme that resulted in investors losing money they invested with Taylor and...
Schenectady Man Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud, Mail Fraud and Tax Charges
Scott T. Valente, 58, of Schenectady, New York, pleaded guilty in Albany before Chief U.S. District Judge Gary L. Sharpe to one count of securities fraud on May 11, one count of mail fraud and one count of obstructing and impeding the due...
North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Filing False Claims for Tax Refunds and Identity Theft
A Raleigh, North Carolina, man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to file false claims and identity theft on May 11, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Thomas G. Walker...
Ruston, Lousiana, Housing Authority Agrees to Pay $175,000 and Stop Filling Vacancies Based on Race to Settle Justice Department Lawsuit
U.S. Justice Department announced today that the Housing Authority of the city of Ruston, Louisiana, has agreed to pay $175,000 and adopt comprehensive new policies to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the department. The settlement must...
O’Fallon Man Sentenced on Federal Wire Fraud Charges
Dana Jefferson was sentenced to 42 months’ imprisonment on multiple fraud charges involving a scheme to lure lenders by falsely representing that he was the beneficiary of a multi-million dollar inheritance.
U.S. Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against The Data Entry Company Inc.
U.S. Justice Department announced on May 8 that it reached a settlement with The Data Entry Company Inc., a government subcontractor headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The settlement resolves a charge filed with the Office of Special Counsel for...
aryland Man Charged with Defrauding Women Through Online Dating Sites
A Maryland resident has been indicted in Pittsburgh by a federal grand jury on charges of wire fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced on May 7.
