Politics

Former Investment Banker and His Associate Plead Guilty in San Francisco to Insider Trading Scheme

A former San Francisco investment banker and his college friend both pleaded guilty Tuesday for their roles in an insider trading scheme involving two impending corporate mergers, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the...

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Rochdale Securities Trader Admits Role in Fraudulent Scheme Involving Nearly $1 Billion Purchase of Apple Stock

David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kimberly K. Mertz, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that David Miller, 40, of Rockville Centre, New York,...

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Obstruction Charges Filed in Ongoing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigation into Alleged Guinean Mining Rights Bribe Scheme

Frederic Cilins, 50, a French citizen, has been arrested and accused of attempting to obstruct an ongoing investigation into whether a mining company paid bribes to win lucrative mining rights in the Republic of Guinea.

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Chicago Leader of Romanian-Based Conspiracy That Obtained $1.6 Million in False Tax Refunds Sentenced to 85 Months in Prison

The leader in Chicago of a Romanian-based international conspiracy to fraudulently obtain millions of U.S. tax dollars was sentenced to just over seven years in federal prison.

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Two Participants in Illegal Campaign Contribution Scheme Plead Guilty

David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kimberly K. Mertz, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that two individuals pleaded guilty on last Friday in New Haven federal court to...

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Greer Husband and Wife Sentenced for Filing False Tax Returns

A husband and wife from Greer, South Carolina were sentenced on last Thursday, April 11, 2013, for filing false tax returns, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

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Former IRS Agent Sentenced to 24 Years in Federal Prison for Murder-for-Hire and Tax Charges

Former Internal Revenue Service agent-turned-tax preparer Steven Martinez was sentenced on last Friday by U.S. District Court Judge William Q. Hayes to almost 24 years in prison for defrauding clients of more than $11 million and then plotting their...

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Obstruction Charges Filed in Ongoing FCPA Investigation into Alleged Guinean Mining Rights Bribe Scheme

Frederic Cilins, 50, a French citizen, has been arrested and accused of attempting to obstruct an ongoing investigation into whether a mining company paid bribes to win lucrative mining rights in the Republic of Guinea.

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