Politics

Texas Resident Charged with Tax Fraud and Financial Institution Fraud

A Texas woman who was the manager of a North Carolina tax preparation business was indicted for multiple tax crimes and making false statements to banks on loan applications, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.

Co-Founder of Government Contracting Company Pleads Guilty to Bribery

Timothy S. Miller, 58, a co-founder of a Chesapeake, Virginia, government contracting company, pleaded guilty to bribing two public officials working for the United States Navy Military Sealift Command.

Puerto Rico Businessman Pleads Guilty to Bribing a Puerto Rico Superior Court Judge

A Puerto Rico businessman pleaded guilty to bribing Puerto Rico Superior Court Judge Manuel Acevedo-Hernandez, who presided over the businessman’s vehicular homicide trial and acquitted him of all charges.

Former Bank Vice President Pleads Guilty to Receiving Kickback, Filing False Tax Returns

Sentencing has been set for Dec. 11, for a former vice president of the State Bank of Herscher, David Rabideau, 43, of Clifton, Ill. Rabideau pled guilty to receiving a kickback for procuring a real estate loan and to two counts of filing false tax...

Former Redflex CEO, Liaison, and Chicago Official Indicted for Alleged Corruption in City’s Red Light Camera Contracts

A former chief executive officer of Chicago’s first red light camera vendor, Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc., and the company’s customer liaison with the city, were indicted on federal corruption charges together with a retired city official who managed...

All 36 Charged Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Members and Associates Have Pleaded Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges in Southern District of Texas

The remaining two defendants of 36 accused in the Southern District of Texas of racketeering activities as part of their roles with the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) have pleaded guilty, capping a six-year sweeping effort that has led to 73...

Clarkson Construction Employee Charged with Embezzling at Least $300,000

Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the former director of information technology for Clarkson Construction Company has been charged in federal court with a mail fraud scheme in which he...

New Indictment in Campaign Finance Case Adds Gun, Bribery, and Falsification of Records Charges

A federal grand jury issued a new indictment against Mexican businessman Jose Susumo Azano Matsura and alleged co-conspirators Ravneet Singh, his Washington, D.C.-based campaign-services company ElectionMall Inc. and San Diego lobbyist Marco Polo...