Politics

Two Virginia Businessmen Sentenced for Illegally Reimbursing Campaign Contributions

William P. Danielczyk, Jr. was sentenced to 28 months in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for illegally reimbursing $186,600 in contributions to the senate and presidential campaign committees of a candidate for federal office and then...

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U.S. Justice Department Finds Pennsylvania State Prison’s Use of Solitary Confinement Violates Rights of Prisoners Under the Constitution and Americans with Disabilities Act

The U.S. Justice Department issued a findings letter detailing the results of its investigation into the use of solitary confinement on prisoners with serious mental illness at the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution at Cresson in Cambria...

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Federal Jury Convicts Former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos in Connection with South Texas Bribery Scheme

Former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos faces federal prison time after a jury convicted him of federal charges related to a bribery and extortion scheme in South Texas, announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and Federal...

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Manssor Arbabsiar Sentenced in New York City Federal Court to 25 Years in Prison for Conspiring with Iranian Military Officials to Assassinate the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States

Manssor Arbabsiar, aka “Mansour Arbabsiar,” was sentenced in New York City federal court to 25 years in prison for participating in a plot to murder the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S. while the ambassador was in the U.S., announced John Carlin,...

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Former Nevada Lobbyist Harvey Whittemore Convicted of Making Unlawful Senate Campaign Contributions
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Former Navy Engineer Pleads Guilty to Organizing and Managing Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme, Associate Admits to Stealing Government Funds

Ralph M. Mariano, of Warwick, Rhode Island, a former senior systems engineer with the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in Newport, Rhode Island, and Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence, Rhode Island, to...

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Former Senior Partner at KPMG Agrees to Plead Guilty in Los Angeles to Federal Charges Related to Insider Trading Scheme

A former senior partner at the accounting firm KPMG LLP has agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud for his involvement in an insider trading scheme in which he provided confidential information to a man who paid him with cash bribes and luxury...

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French Oil and Gas Company, Total, S.A., Charged in the United States and France in Connection with an International Bribery Scheme

Total, S.A., a French oil and gas company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange, has agreed to pay a $245.2 million monetary penalty to resolve charges related to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with illegal...

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