Politics

Local Venture Capitalist Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges

Burton Douglas Morriss pled guilty to tax evasion charges associated with his evasion of taxes on millions of dollars of income he earned between 2006 and 2009. According to his plea agreement, the tax liability Morriss attempted to evade in 2007 was...

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Miami Resident Convicted in Identity Theft Tax Refund Scheme

Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Paula Reid, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service (USSS); Michael J. DePalma, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-...

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Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Equipment Supply Company Pleads Guilty in $2.6 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

A former owner of a Los Angeles-area medical equipment supply company pleaded guilty to a $2.6 million Medicare fraud scheme.

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Former Los Gatos Convent Employee Sentenced to 14 Months’ Imprisonment for Embezzlement

A former employee for the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary Catholic Convent in Los Gatos, California, was sentenced to 14 months in prison and ordered to pay $110,000 in restitution for embezzling from the Convent, United States Attorney...

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State Housing Official Sentenced on Bribery and Fraud Charges

A former employee of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority was sentenced to a year in prison after her conviction on charges related to bribery and fraud.

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Madison Man Sentenced for Conspiracy and Theft of Government Property

George Hilliard, 44, of Madison, was sentence in U.S. District Court to 21 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit theft of government property and theft of government property. He was also ordered to pay joint restitution in the amount of $...

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Turnberry Embezzler Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison

A man who conspired with a former controller to embezzle millions from the company that owned or developed the Residences at MGM, Town Square shopping center, Turnberry Place, Turnberry Towers, and the Stirling Club in Las Vegas was sentenced to 51...

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Vietnamese Intellectuals Protest Controversial Decree 72

Hundreds of Vietnamese intellectuals and professionals have issued a statement protesting a new decree that includes provisions banning the sharing of news and information on various social networks.

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