Politics

Stealth Dental Clinic Operator Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud and Tax Evasion Offenses

Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Susan J. Waddell, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General for New England; William P. Offord, Special Agent in Charge of IRS...

Attorney Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Joseph Kriz, 50, of Wilton, was sentenced, May 31 by United States District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three...

Former Prince George’s County Correctional Officer Sentenced to 24 Months for Obstruction of Justice

U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams, Jr. sentenced Anthony McIntosh, a former correctional officer at the Prince George’s County Detention Center in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to 24 months in prison for obstruction of justice. McIntosh had entered a...

Former Attorney Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and to Defrauding Investors in South African Scheme

Brian Ray Dinning, formerly of Suffolk, Virginia, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of bank fraud.

FBI Releases Preliminary Annual Crime Statistics for 2012

According to the FBI’s Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report, released, the nation experienced a 1.2 percent increase in the number of violent crimes and a 0.8 percent decline in the number of property crimes in 2012 when compared with data from...

Former Narcotics Task Force Officer Charged with Embezzling Seized Money

Federal prosecutors have charged the former commander of the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force with stealing at least $125,000 from suspected drug proceeds seized by the multi-agency task force, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI...

Former Bank Officer Admits Accepting Bribes in Connection with Financial Transactions
Bank Teller’s Alleged Theft from Customer Accounts Leads to Criminal Charges

Brandon Jewell-Wright, 25, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged by information with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, bank fraud, and aiding and abetting bank fraud, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger....