Politics

CEO and Managing Director of U.S. Broker-Dealer Plead Guilty to Massive International Bribery Scheme

The former chief executive officer and former managing director of a U.S. broker-dealer (the Broker-Dealer), pleaded guilty to bribery charges arising from their scheme to pay bribes to Maria De Los Angeles Gonzalez De Hernandez, who was a senior...

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Wyoming Businessman Sentenced for Obstructing the Internal Revenue Service

On Dec. 15, 2014, a Casper, Wyoming, man was sentenced to serve one year and one day in prison for tax fraud by U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson in the District of Wyoming.

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Salem, Virginia Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Bribery

A police officer employed by the City of Salem, Virginia, and assigned to a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) task force pleaded guilty Tuesday for soliciting and receiving sexual favors from a cooperating defendant in exchange for agreeing...

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Former Employee of U.S. Contractor in Afghanistan Indicted for Bribery

A former employee of a U.S. contractor was indicted Tuesday in the Eastern District of Texas for allegedly soliciting and accepting bribes in exchange for his influence in awarding U.S. government-funded contracts in Afghanistan, announced Assistant...

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Southern California Physician Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud

On December 15, 2014 a Southern California physician was sentenced to 22 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit Medicare fraud.

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Federal Contractors Eyak Technology LLC and Eyak Services LLC Resolve False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Act Allegations

Alaska and Virginia-based technology contractors Eyak Technology LLC (EyakTek) and Eyak Services LLC (ESL) have agreed to pay $2.5 million and relinquish any rights to additional payments from the United States to resolve allegations that they...

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Romanian Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in International Fraud Scheme Involving Online Marketplace Websites

A Romanian man was sentenced to serve 63 months in prison for his role in receiving and sending overseas approximately $690,000 in proceeds from an international fraud scheme involving online marketplace websites, as well as for the use of a...

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Northampton County Doctor Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud

Francis J. Cinelli, Sr., M.D., 87, of Wind Gap, PA, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the filing of a false tax return. Cinelli’s son, Francis J. Cinelli, Jr., 49, also of Wind Gap, PA, is charged with filing a false tax return for 2007 which...

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