Politics

Former Huntington Housing Services Administrator Admits to Embezzlement

A former administrator with Huntington Housing Authority (HHA) pleaded guilty in federal court to orchestrating an embezzlement scheme that took thousands of dollars belonging to a housing grant program intended to assist disabled and homeless persons...

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Judge Hands Down Prison Term for Fraud Scheme Involving Former Traffic Court Judge

Lorraine Dispaldo, 58, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for her role in a fraud conspiracy with then-Philadelphia Traffic Court Judge Robert Mulgrew. Dispaldo pleaded guilty to a total of 36 counts including conspiracy to commit...

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Three Subsidiaries of Weatherford International Limited Agree to Plead Guilty to FCPA and Export Control Violations

Three subsidiaries of Weatherford International Limited (Weatherford International), a Swiss oil services company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange, have agreed to plead guilty to anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (...

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Former Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $5.1 Million from Non-Profit

Ephonia M. Green, 44, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from her embezzlement of more than $5 million from her former employer, the Association of American Medical Colleges, a non-profit corporation.

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Charges Brought in $7.4 Million Continuing Financial Crimes Enterprise That Targeted Northern Virginia Hispanic Community

A 25-count superseding indictment was unsealed charging five defendants—Rosita Vilchez, 39, of Lima, Peru; Armando Pino, 53, of Centerville, Virginia, currently in Peru; Edgar Vilchez, 38, of Manassas, Virginia; Lorene Chittenden, 57, of Centerville,...

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Former Bookkeeper Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzlement

A former Spencer-based oil and gas company bookkeeper who stole more than $800,000 from her employer was sentenced to two years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin.

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Former Waterbury Detective Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Tax Investigation

Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Robert Liquindoli, 42, of Waterbury, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joan G. Margolis in New Haven to one count of obstruction of the...

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Former Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights, Bank Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft Violations

Former Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Hebert, 48, pled guilty to one civil rights violation, five bank fraud violations, and one aggravated identity theft violation, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels for the Civil...

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