Owner of New York Construction Companies Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
Eric Anderson, of Dix Hills, New York, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to the willful failure to collect and pay over employment taxes, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced...
Campaign Worker Pleads Guilty to Buying Votes in a Donna, Texas School Board Election
A campaign worker pleaded guilty for paying voters to vote in the November 2012 school board election in Donna, Texas, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth...
Bogus claims to be thrown out as government steps up insurance fraud crackdownBogus claims to be thrown out as government steps up insurance fraud crackdown
International Fugitive Nazira Cross Apprehended in Peru
Nazira Maria Cross, 48, wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was arrested by Peruvian National Police at her current residence in Peru in the early morning hours of Thursday, June 4, 2014.
Detroit Tax Preparer, Previously Convicted on Tax Charges, Found Guilty of Failing to Appear at 2013 Bond Hearing
The Justice Department, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) announced that Matthew Bender, of Detroit, was convicted following a jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...
Oklahoma Telecom Company, Its Owner, and a Former Associate Charged in $25 Million Fraud in Federal Wireless Subsidy Program
Wesley Yui Chew, of Edmond, Oklahoma; his company, Icon Telecom Inc., also of Edmond; and Oscar Enrique Perez-Zumaeta, of Cancun, Mexico, have been charged with crimes involving more than $25 million of fraudulent claims against the federal Lifeline...
Former Top Executive of Japanese Automotive Parts Manufacturer Indicted for Role in Conspiracy to Fix Prices
A Detroit federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against a former top executive of a Japanese manufacturer of automotive parts for his participation in a conspiracy to fix prices of seatbelts, the Department of Justice announced.
Former District of Columbia Council Candidate Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Violate D.C. Campaign Finance Laws
Kelvin Robinson, a former candidate for the Council of the District of Columbia, pled guilty to a felony charge for conspiring to defraud the District of Columbia’s Office of Campaign Finance by receiving and concealing campaign contributions in...
