Politics

Minebea Co. Ltd. Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay a $13.5 Million Criminal Fine for Price Fixing on Small Sized Ball Bearings

Minebea Co. Ltd., a small sized bearings manufacturer based in Nagano, Japan, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $13.5 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices for small sized ball bearings sold to customers in the United...

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Suburban Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Cheating 455 Investors of $105 Million and Causing $34 Million Loss

A northwest suburban man was sentenced for engaging in a lengthy investment fraud scheme in which he and a co-defendant swindled approximately $105 million from 455 investors who invested in funds they purported to operate on January 29. The defendant...

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Four Florida Residents Sentenced to Federal Prison for Roles in $6 Million Miami Home Health Care Fraud Scheme

Four South Florida residents were sentenced in connection with a long-running $6.2 million Medicare fraud scheme involving Professional Medical Home Health LLC (Professional Home Health) on January 29 , a Miami home health care agency that purported...

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Tax Preparation Business Owner and Son Convicted of Conspiring to Defraud the United States and Preparing False Tax Returns

A Washington, D.C., tax return preparer and former Washington, D.C., public school teacher and her son, a current Washington, D.C., public school teacher, were convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy and preparing and filing false tax returns, the...

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New York Attorney Found Guilty of Subscribing to False Federal Tax Returns

An attorney licensed to practice in New York was found guilty the day before of three counts of subscribing to false tax returns for the 2007, 2008 and 2009 tax years following a bench trial before U.S. District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti, Principal...

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Real Estate Businessman Convicted of Tax Fraud by Concealing Income Using Nominee Entities and Aliases

A federal jury sitting in Providence, Rhode Island, convicted a Cranston, Rhode Island, man of one count of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), one count of tax evasion and two counts of aiding and...

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Owner of Miami Home Health Company Sentenced to 106 Months in Prison for $30 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

The owner and operator of a Miami home health care agency was sentenced to 106 months in prison for his participation in a $30 million Medicare fraud scheme on January 26.

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Webb County, Texas Commissioner Sentenced to 76 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Official Actions

An elected county commissioner for Precinct 1 of the Webb County Commissioners Court in Texas was sentenced to 76 months in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for official actions on January 26.

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