State Senator from Brooklyn Charged with Embezzlement and Obstruction of Justice
An indictment was unsealed Monday's morning in federal court in Brooklyn charging New York State Senator John Sampson with two counts of embezzlement, five counts of obstruction of justice, and two counts of making false statements to the Federal...
Former Consultant for Willbros International Sentenced in Connection with Foreign Bribery Scheme
A former consultant for Willbros International Inc. (Willbros International), a subsidiary of Houston-based Willbros Group Inc. (Willbros), was sentenced on Friday for his role in a conspiracy to pay more than $6 million in bribes to government...
Adventist Health Pays United States and State of California $14.1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Adventist Health System/West, dba Adventist Health, and its affiliated hospital White Memorial Medical Center have agreed to pay the United States and the state of California $14.1 million to settle claims that they violated the False Claims Act, the...
Former Campaign Treasurer and Fundraiser Found Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court of Campaign Finance Fraud
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JIA HOU, a/k/a “Jenny Hou,” and XING WU PAN, a/k/a “Oliver Pan,” were found guilty today in Manhattan federal court of fraud in connection with a...
New Haven Attorney Involved in Mortgage Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that David Kinney, 54, of Woodbridge, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford to 21 months of imprisonment, followed by...
Former Hedge Fund Manager Todd Newman Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 54 Months in Prison for Insider Trading
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced Thursday that Todd Newman, a former portfolio manager at Diamondback Capital Management LLC (“Diamondback”), was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 54...
New Haven Attorney Involved in Mortgage Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that David Kinney, 54, of Woodbridge, was sentenced Thursday by Senior United States District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford to 21 months of imprisonment, followed...
Credit Union Manager Charged with Embezzling More Than $100,000
A Lawrence County woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of embezzlement from a credit union, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced Wednesday.