Politics

Reputed Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Leader Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges

An alleged general of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang (ABT) pleaded guilty to racketeering charges related to his membership in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s...

Father and Son Linked to Separate Fraud Schemes Arrested at LAX as They Prepared to Leave U.S. with One-Way Plane Tickets to Russia

A father and son were arrested as they were about to board a plane to Moscow on federal fraud charges that include allegations that the older man sent tens of thousands of bogus “invoices” to small business owners in California in a shakedown scheme...

U. S. Federal Jury in Austin Convicts Four in Multi-Million-Dollar Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Los Zetas Drug Trafficking Proceeds, Extortion, and Bribery

In Austin, four men face up to 20 years in federal prison after a jury convicted them of their roles in a complex conspiracy to launder millions of dollars in illicit Los Zetas drug trafficking proceeds to purchase, train, breed, and race American...

Straw Buyer Admits Involvement in $5 Million San Diego-Based Mortgage Fraud

United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced today that Timothy E. Shannahan pled guilty to conspiring to commit mortgage fraud by acting as a straw buyer in a $5 million mortgage fraud scheme.

Bank Employee Indicted for Embezzlement of Nearly $250,000

United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced that Deborah D. Radcliff, age 41, of Weston, West Virginia, was named in an eight-count Indictment charging her with one count of embezzlement by a bank employee and seven counts of...

Georgia Men Plead Guilty to Receiving Bribes in Transportation Scheme at Local Military Base

Two former employees at the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany (MCLB-Albany) have pleaded guilty to receiving bribes related to a scheme to funnel freight hauling business to a local transportation company resulting in the loss of millions of dollars...

Georgia Men Plead Guilty to Receiving Bribes in Transportation Scheme at Local Military Base

Two former employees at the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany (MCLB-Albany) have pleaded guilty to receiving bribes related to a scheme to funnel freight hauling business to a local transportation company resulting in the loss of millions of dollars...

The United States and the State of Vermont Enter into Global Resolution with Former Officers of Bennington School Inc. Relating to Tax and Health Care Fraud Violations

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont and the Office of the Vermont Attorney General stated Tuesday that they have entered into global resolution of criminal and civil investigative matters concerning alleged tax and...