Former Executive Director of Rockwall Housing Development Corporation
Admits Role in Conspiracy to Steal Federal Funds from HUD
Jennifer Tyson, 37, of Rockwall, Texas, the former executive director/manager of the Rockwall Housing Development Corporation (RHDC), appeared U.S. Magistrate Judge Renée Harris Toliver and admitted conspiring to steal federal funds from the U.S....
German Engineering Firm Bilfinger Resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Charges and Agrees to Pay $32 Million Criminal Penalty
Bilfinger SE, an international engineering and services company based in Mannheim, Germany, has agreed to pay a $32 million penalty to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by bribing government officials of the...
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Employee Admits Stealing at Least $1.5 Million
A former claims manager for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority admitted devising a scheme that led to the theft of at least $1.5 million from the authority and various insurance companies, U.S. Paul J. Fishman announced.
Former Real Estate Investor Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Bank Fraud and Money Laundering
U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell sentenced James Olivos (47, Lake Mary) to five years in federal prison for bank fraud and money laundering. As part of his sentence, the court also entered a money judgment in the amount of $2,866,121.39, the...
Former Washington, D.C.-Area Accountant Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud
The Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that John T. Hoang, of Woodbridge, Va., was sentenced in federal district court in Washington, D.C., for willfully aiding and assisting in the preparation of false income tax returns...
Utah Resident Pleads Guilty to Filing False Claims for Tax Refunds Totaling $653,884
Stanley J. Wardle, 65, of Spanish Fork, Utah, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City to nine counts of filing false claims for income tax refunds, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Wardle, who...
Northrop Grumman Corp. Pays $11.4 Million to Resolve Allegations That It Improperly Charged Costs to Government Contracts
The Justice Department announced that Northrop Grumman Corp. has paid the United States $11.4 million to settle a government claim for penalties provided under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and False Claims Act allegations stemming from...
Information Technology Specialist at National Science Foundation Pleads Guilty to Stealing $90,000 from Government
An information technology specialist working for the National Science Foundation (NSF) pleaded guilty late to theft of government property totaling more than $90,000, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’...
