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.
Former ConvergEx Global Markets Chief Executive Officer and Trader Indicted
The former chief executive officer (CEO) and a former trader of ConvergEx Global Markets Limited (CGM Limited) — a former broker-dealer registered in Bermuda — were indicted late in federal court in the District of New Jersey for allegedly concealing...
Former Bank Branch Manager Admits Embezzling More Than $263,000 of Bank’s Money
A former branch manager for Newfield National Bank in Franklinville, New Jersey, admitted that she embezzled $263,864 from the bank, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Former Lyons Police Officer Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Extorting $48,000 from Targets of Investigations
A former west suburban Lyons police officer was sentenced to five years in federal prison for illegally extorting more than $48,000 from targets of criminal investigations he was supposedly conducting during 2013. The defendant, JIMMY J. RODGERS, who...
Three Charged in Connection with Stock Manipulation Scheme
Three men who allegedly manipulated penny stocks, and then laundered the proceeds by purchasing precious metals, were charged in U.S. District Court in Tacoma with conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments,...
Insurance Firm Operator Charged with Fraud and Tax Evasion
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced a two-Count criminal Information was filed in U.S. District Court in Scranton charging Joseph S. Hyduk, age 54, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, with wire fraud and income...
Former Virginia Subcontractor Sentenced for Conspiracy to Bribe Officials at the United States Navy Military Sealift Command
A former employee of a government contracting company was sentenced to 36 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to bribe public officials at the United States Navy Military Sealift Command in exchange for...
Community Health Systems Inc. to Pay $98.15 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
The Justice Department announced that Community Health Systems Inc. (CHS), the nation’s largest operator of acute care hospitals, has agreed to pay $98.15 million to resolve multiple lawsuits alleging that the company knowingly billed government...
