Former Alabama Corrections Officer Convicted of Federal Civil Rights Offenses and Obstruction of Justice for Beating Death of Inmate
The Justice Department announced that a federal jury convicted Michael Smith, 38, a former corrections officer of the Alabama Department of Corrections, of two civil rights violations and five obstruction of justice-related violations in connection...
Orlando Man Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to More Than $300,000 in Attempted Tax Fraud
United States Attorney Robert E. O’Neill announces that Hussein Chery pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud and one count of access device fraud. Chery faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for each mail fraud count and up to 10...
Former Pontiac City Council Member Sentenced to Prison
Former Pontiac City Councilman Everett Seay was sentenced to 26 months in prison for accepting bribes, announced United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade.
Jal Accountant Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud and Identity Theft Charges
Roger L. Baeza, 31, of Jal, New Mexico, pleaded guilty to 78 counts of securities fraud, one count of access device fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales; Carol K.O. Lee, Special Agent in Charge...
Former Executive at Florida-Based Lender Processing Services Inc. Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in Mortgage-Related Document Fraud Scheme
A former executive of Lender Processing Services Inc. (LPS) – a publicly traded company based in Jacksonville, Fla. – was sentenced to serve five years in prison for her participation in a six-year scheme to prepare and file more than 1 million...
Atlanta Doctor Convicted on Health Care Fraud, Tax Evasion, and Money Laundering Charges
After a two-week trial, a federal jury has convicted Lawrence Eppelbaum, 54, of Roswell, Georgia, on health care fraud, tax fraud, and money laundering in relation to a scheme in which he illegally induced patients from all over the country to be...
Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Violating Campaign Finance Law, Admits Concealing Source of More Than $125,000 in Contributions
Stanley L. Straughter, the owner of a business based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pled guilty to a federal charge stemming from a scheme in which he and others helped conceal the actual source of more than $125,000 in campaign contributions.
Portugal needs proactive enforcement to tackle severe foreign bribery risks, says OECD
Portugal’s enforcement of its foreign bribery laws has been extremely low. Not a single prosecution has resulted from 15 allegations of Portuguese companies bribing foreign officials in high-risk countries. Several investigations have been closed...
