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Sheffield Lake Man Charged with Embezzling $2.9 Million

A Sheffield Lake man was charged with embezzling approximately $2.9 million from Medical Mutual, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio

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Former Queens District Leader and City Council Candidate Found Guilty of Obstruction of Justice

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that attorney ALBERT BALDEO, a former Queens District Leader, was found guilty in federal court of tampering with witnesses during the investigation of his...

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Vice President of Investment Company Pleads Guilty in $21 Million Fraud Scheme

Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce that Louis N. Gallo, III, 45, of Parkland, the Vice-...

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Former United States Navy Military Sealift Command Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Conspiracy

Scott B. Miserendino, Sr., 55, a former contractor for the United States Navy Military Sealift Command, pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and conspiring to commit bribery.

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Two arrested after methamphetamine found in large metal drill shaft

Two people have been charged and five kilograms of methamphetamine seized following a joint Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) investigation.

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California Investment Manager Found Guilty After Trial of Leading $33 Million Fraud Scheme

A California investment manager was found guilty in federal district court in Salt Lake City, Utah for his role in a $33 million investment fraud scheme.

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U.S. Forfeits More Than $480 Million Stolen by Former Nigerian Dictator in Largest Forfeiture Ever Obtained Through a Kleptocracy Action

The U.S. Department of Justice has forfeited more than $480 million in corruption proceeds hidden in bank accounts around the world by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and his co-conspirators.

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Virginia Resident Pleads Guilty to Failing to Pay Employment Taxes

Nureni Abayomi Baruwa, a resident of Alexandria, Virginia, pleaded guilty to employment tax fraud, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.

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