Politics

CEO of Debt Collection Agency Sentenced to Four Years for Role in Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Peter Pinto, 38, of East Quogue, New York, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 48 months of imprisonment, followed by five...

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Seattle-Area Men Charged with Insider Trading Based on Microsoft Internal Information

TWO SEATTLE—area men were charged in U.S. District Court in Seattle with 35 counts of insider trading related to their purchases and sales of stock options related to Microsoft Corporation, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. One of the men,...

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SAC Capital Portfolio Manager Michael Steinberg Found Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court of Insider Trading Charges

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Michael Steinberg, a portfolio manager of Sigma Capital Management LLC (Sigma), a division of the Connecticut-based hedge fund SAC Capital, was found...

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Daniel Gallagher Sentenced to Four Years in Prison in Connection with Bribery Schemes and Related Crimes

Former Cuyahoga County employee Daniel Gallagher was sentenced to four years in prison for engaging in a series of bribery conspiracies involving public officials, federal law enforcement officials announced.

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Former BP Engineer Convicted for Obstruction of Justice in Connection with Deepwater Horizon Criminal Investigation

Kurt Mix, a former engineer for BP plc, was convicted of intentionally destroying evidence requested by federal criminal authorities investigating the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.

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Business Owner Indicted for Bribery Offenses

Jae Jun Bae has been indicted by a federal grand jury for wire fraud and bribery.

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New Jersey Doctor Admits Taking Bribes in Test Referrals Scheme with New Jersey Clinical Lab

A New Jersey doctor admitted to accepting bribes in exchange for test referrals as part of a long-running scheme operated by Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS), of Parsippany, New Jersey; its president; and numerous associates, New Jersey U.S...

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Houston Doctor Indicted for Her Alleged Role in $158 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

A Houston doctor has been arrested on charges related to her alleged participation in a $158 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims for mental health treatment.

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