Bank Employee Pleads Guilty in Large Tax Refund Scheme
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced that Graciela Serra, 36, of Rochester, New York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer to conspiracy to commit tax fraud in connection with a large nationwide tax refund scheme...
Monmouth County Financial Adviser Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for $9 Million Ponzi Scheme
Maxwell B. Smith, a Monmouth County, New Jersey-based financial adviser and broker, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for defrauding New Jersey investors of more than $9 million, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Breaking News: FISA Court Ordering Verizon to Turn Over Records of All Calls
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) responses to breaking news first published in The Guardian showing a secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Court order requiring Verizon to turn over phone records of all telephone calls from...
Livingston Tax Return Preparer Admits Filing Tax Returns Using the Identification of a Dead Person
A Livingston, New Jersey tax return preparer admitted filing false claims with the IRS using a dead tax return preparer’s identification and preparing false documents for numerous fraudulent loans, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Owner of Ocean County Architectural Firm Sentenced to Three Months in Prison for Submitting False Corporate Returns
The owner of an Ocean County, New Jersey architectural and engineering firm was sentenced to three months in prison and three months of house arrest for filing fraudulent tax returns on behalf of his firm, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Warrant Officer Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Property
United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court Kurt Allen Bennett, 41, of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, pled guilty before United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle to conspiring to steal and convert property belonging to...
Former Atlanta Public Schools Chief Information Officer Indicted for Accepting Kickbacks
Jerome Oberlton and Mahendra Patel have been arraigned for allegedly receiving kickback payments in exchange for Oberlton using his influence as chief information officer for Atlanta Public Schools to award a $780,000 computer project.
Former Wayne County Assistant County Executive Pleads Guilty to Honest Services Fraud
Former Wayne County Assistant County Executive Michael Demetrus Grundy, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud in connection with his position as executive director of HealthChoice of Michigan, United...
