Politics

Three Former Broker-dealer Employees Plead Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Bribery of Foreign Officials, Money Laundering and Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice

Three employees of a New York-based U.S. broker-dealer have pleaded guilty for their roles in bribery schemes involving two state economic development banks in Venezuela.

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Bank Employee Charged in Fraud Scheme

Horng Dai, a/k/a “James Dai,” 46, of Newtown, Pennsylvania, was charged by indictment with seven counts of receipt of commissions or gifts for procuring loans, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.

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Army Soldier Pleads Guilty in Kentucky to Bribery Charges for Facilitating Thefts of Fuel in Afghanistan

U.S. Army Sergeant Kevin Bilal Abdullah pleaded guilty to bribery charges for his role in the theft of fuel at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Fenty, near Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

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FBI Arrests Suburban Attorney for Allegedly Stealing $2.34 Million in Clients’ Funds from Her Escrow Account

A suburban attorney whose law license was suspended in May was arrested on federal fraud charges for allegedly misappropriating approximately $2.34 million from a husband and wife who were her clients. The defendant, Kathleen Niew, was charged with 10...

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Emory University to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Investigation

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia and Attorney General Sam Olens announced they have reached a settlement with Emory University, which agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims...

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Former Commodities Trader Charged with Causing $5 Million Loss to Bank and Others in Alleged $10 Million Fraud Scheme

A former Chicago commodities trader was charged with allegedly fraudulently raising more than $10 million and misappropriating a substantial portion of the money for his personal commodities futures trading to make Ponzi-type payments to investors and...

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Former Chicago White Sox Executive Sentenced for Taking Kickbacks from Latin American Players’ Signing Bonuses

A former Chicago White Sox scouting executive was sentenced to two years in federal prison for accepting approximately $440,000 in kickbacks from the signing bonuses and contract buyouts that two of the team’s Latin American scouts paid to secure 23...

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MRI Diagnostic Testing Company, Imagimed LLC, and Its Former Owners and Chief Radiologist to Pay $3.57 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

New York-based Imagimed LLC, the company’s former owners, William B. Wolf III and Dr. Timothy J. Greenan, and the company’s former chief radiologist, Dr. Steven Winter, will pay $3.57 million to resolve allegations that they submitted to federal...

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