Politics

Texas Businessman Agrees to Settle False Claims Allegations Involving the E-Rate Program

Larry Lehmann of Giddings, Texas has agreed to pay $400,000 to settle allegations that he violated the False Claims Act in connection with the Federal Communications Commission’s E-rate Program, the Department of Justice announced.

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Former Detroit Public Schools Accountant, Teacher Found Guilty on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges

Sandra Campbell, 57 a former Detroit Public Schools contract accountant and school board candidate, and her daughter, Domonique Campbell, 38, a Detroit Public Schools teacher, were convicted by a federal jury in Detroit on charges of program fraud...

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Jersey City Police Officer Charged with Cigarette Cargo Theft and Scheme to Rob Drug Courier

A Jersey City, New Jersey police officer appeared in Newark federal court this afternoon to face charges that he stole more than 600,000 cigarettes from a trailer and conspired to rob $20,000 from a drug courier, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman...

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Former Texas Representative Jim Solis Gets 47 Months in Prison for Limas Extortion Scheme

Former Texas representative Jose Santiago “Jim” Solis has been ordered to prison following his conviction of aiding and abetting the extortion by former state district judge Abel Corral Limas, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced. Solis...

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Former Fbi Special Agent and Two Co-conspirators Charged with Bribery Scheme

A former FBI agent and two others have been charged in the Southern District of New York with engaging in a bribery scheme to secure confidential, internal law enforcement documents about a prominent individual in Bangladesh.

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Prosecutors Charge Former JCCEO Official and Her Daughter with Theft of Nearly $500,000 from Agency

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged the former executive director of the Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity and her daughter in connection with the theft of close to $500,000 from the non-profit organization, announced U.S....

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Norwalk Man Pleads Guilty to Impersonating Organized Crime Figures to Extort $200,000 from Fairfield County Businessman

Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, the announced that Joseph Casolo, 45, of Norwalk, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Thomas P. Smith in Hartford to...

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Self-proclaimed Leader of Sovereign Citizen Group Sentenced to Federal Prison for Promoting Tax Fraud Scheme

The Justice Department, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the FBI announced that James Timothy Turner, also known as Tim Turner, was sentenced to serve 18 years in federal prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States, attempting to pay...

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