California and Louisiana Death Row Conditions Result in Torture, Report Finds
Prisoners on California and Louisiana’s death row are being held in conditions that amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or torture under international law, according to a new report by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the...
Two New Jersey Investors Plead Guilty for Their Roles in Bid-rigging Schemes at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions
Two financial investors who purchased municipal tax liens pleaded guilty for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at auctions conducted by New Jersey municipalities for the sale of those tax liens, the Department of Justice announced.
North Carolina Businessman Sentenced for Tax Fraud
William Robert Hupman Jr., of Mebane, N.C., was sentenced to serve 17 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release for tax fraud, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Hupman was also ordered to pay...
Former Deputy Sheriff Sentenced for Obstructing a Public Corruption Investigation
Joshua Lamar Greeson has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for obstructing a public corruption investigation.
William Beavers Sentenced for Failing to Pay Taxes on Campaign and County Funds Used for Personal Purposes
William Beavers, a former Cook County Commissioner and, before that, a longtime Chicago alderman and police officer, was sentenced to six months in prison for obstructing the Internal Revenue Service and failing to report and pay taxes on all his...
Former President of Wyoming Area Education Association Charged with Embezzlement
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced the filing of an information in U.S. District Court in Scranton charging Lisa Barrett, age 48, of Shavertown, Luzerne County, with embezzlement of funds of a labor...
Executives at Ohio Company Indicted in Conspiracy to Violate Campaign Finance Laws, Obstruct Justice
A federal indictment was unsealed charging two executives at a North Canton, Ohio company with conspiring to violate campaign finance laws, conspiring to obstruct justice, and committing other related crimes, announced Steven M. Dettelbach, United...
Former President of Qualcomm’s Global Business Operations Indicted for Insider Trading
Jing Wang, 51, of Del Mar, California, a former executive vice president and president of Global Business Operations for Qualcomm Inc., was charged with insider trading in shares of both Qualcomm and Atheros Communications Inc. using a secret...
