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Former Tennessee Driver License Service Center Employee Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Bribery

Larry Murphy,54, of Antioch, Tennessee, and Anny Castillo, 30, of Madison, Tennessee, were sentenced on February 15, 2013, on federal bribery charges stemming from the fraudulent issuance of Tennessee driver licenses, announced Jerry E. Martin, U.S....

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Stock Manipulators Sentenced in Texas to Prison for $1 Million Securities Fraud Scheme

An employee of a Texas securities firm and a broker-dealer who conspired with him and others to artificially pump up the stock prices of several publicly traded companies were sentenced to prison terms today for their roles in the $1 million scheme,...

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Long Island Financial Advisor Charged in Insider Trading Conspiracy

A criminal indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Damian Perna, a financial advisor from Oceanside, Long Island, with conspiracy to commit insider trading. Perna is charged with conspiring with others to trade in...

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Owner of Ocean City Architectural Firm Admits Submitting False Corporate Returns

The owner of an Ocean County, New Jersey architectural and engineering firm Tuesday admitted filing fraudulent tax returns on behalf of his firm, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

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Cynthia Suratos Lorica Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud and Tax Evasion

Cynthia Suratos Lorica was sentenced on February 25, 2013, to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution for bank fraud and tax evasion, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.

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Former Acadiana Outreach Center Worker Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy in District Attorney OWI Case

United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced Monday that former Acadiana Outreach Center employee Sandra Degeyter, 61, of Lafayette, pleaded guilty to a one-count bill of information charging her with conspiracy to commit bribery.

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Old Saybrook Physical Therapist Sentenced, Agrees to Pay $328,828 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability

The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that Todd Roberts, 47, of Old Saybrook, was sentenced Monday by United States District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to three years of probation for obstructing a federal...

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Former Jefferson Parish President and Others Sentenced in Corruption Case

Aaron F. Broussard, age 64, a resident and former two-term president of Jefferson Parish, was sentenced Monday to 46 months by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Hayden Head from the Southern District of Texas, for his involvement in a conspiracy to...

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