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Former Topeka Lawyer Sentenced for Stealing from Clients’ Trust Funds

A former Topeka lawyer has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for stealing money from clients’ trust funds, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. He was ordered to pay restitution of $537,680.

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Georgia Woman Admits to Taking Bribes for the Award of Government Contracts

A former employee at the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany pleaded guilty on Thursday to receiving bribes related to the award of contracts for machine products, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s...

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Dupree Woman Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement

United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Alisa Knight, age 29, of Dupree, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on February 12, 2013, and pled guilty to count one of the indictment that charged her with...

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NOAH Contractor Richard Hall Sentenced for Conspiracy and Theft from a Program Receiving Federal Funds

Richard Hall, age 47, a resident of Harvey, Louisiana, was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Court Judge Jay C. Zainey, to 24 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of theft from a program...

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U.S. Treasury Designates an Additional Senior Leader of Al-Qa’ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb

The U.S. Department of the Treasury designated Yahya Abu Hammam (Hammam) pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which targets terrorists and their supporters. Hammam is a senior leader of al-Qa'ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and...

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Fourteen Arrested for Market Manipulation Schemes That Caused Thousands of Investors to Lose More Than $30 Million

Federal authorities have arrested 14 people named in two federal indictments that allege long-term schemes to manipulate stock prices that led to more than 20,000 investors losing over $30 million when artificially inflated stock prices collapsed. As...

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Georgia Man Admits Taking Bribes to Allow $1 Million Theft of Government Equipment from Marine Base

A retired employee of the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany (MCLB-Albany) pleaded guilty today to receiving bribes in exchange for allowing heavy equipment to be stolen from the base for resale, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of...

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Former Hedge Fund Founder Steven Fortuna Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court for Insider Trading

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that STEVEN FORTUNA, who co-founded the hedge fund S2 Capital LLC (S2), was sentenced today to two years of probation for his participation in an insider...

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