Politics

Former CEO of London-Based Company Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge in $2.1 Million Fraud Scheme

Kevin Richard Halligen, 51, an Irish citizen, pled guilty today to wire fraud, a federal charge stemming from a scheme in which he defrauded $2.1 million from a Netherlands-based commodities trading company, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr...

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Individual Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Identity Fraud and Impersonating an OSHA Official in Wake of Gulf Oil Spill

Connie M. Knight, 47, previously of Belle Chasse, Louisiana, was sentenced to serve 57 months in prison in New Orleans federal court for providing fraudulent hazardous waste safety training in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill,...

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Florida Husband and Wife Indicted for Federal Tax Crimes

Drs. David Leon Fredrick and Patricia Lynn Hough, of Englewood, Fla., were indicted by a federal grand jury in Fort Myers, Fla., for conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by concealing millions of dollars in assets and income in...

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Alabama Man Pleads Guilty for Involvement in a Large Scale Stolen Identity Refund Fraud

Glenn Powell Jr. pleaded guilty Thursday in the Middle District of Alabama to his role in a large scale stolen identity refund fraud, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.

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Michigan Businessman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Obstructing the Internal Revenue Service

Mosii Mays Blackwell, of Detroit, Mich., pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Michigan to obstructing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and bank fraud, the Justice Department and the IRS announced Thursday.

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State Representative Tyrone Brooks, Sr. Indicted on Fraud and Tax Charges

A federal grand jury has indicted Tyrone Brooks, Sr. on charges that he misappropriated almost $1 million in charitable funds from Universal Humanities, a charity he founded in 1990, and the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials (GABEO).

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Husband and Wife Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud

Rudolf Straat, 49, and his wife Maria Gudelis, 45, both of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, were sentenced to two years in federal prison for conspiring to commit tax fraud, mortgage fraud, and money laundering.

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Upstate Attorney Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements in Real Estate Scheme

United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated Wednesday that Scott C. Allmon, age 38, of Easley, South Carolina, pled guilty Wednesday in federal court in Anderson to making false statements in connection with a real estate investment scheme, a violation...

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