Politics

Hedge Fund Manager and CPA Administrator for $40 Million Ponzi Scheme Convicted by Jury

A federal jury in Charlotte convicted certified public accountant Jonathan D. Davey, 48, of Newark, Ohio, of four criminal charges relating to an investment fraud conspiracy, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North...

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Local Businessman Charged with Wire Fraud for Using Investors’ Funds for His Personal Use

The co—founder of Geometrix has been charged in a federal criminal information with defrauding business investors of approximately $800,000. Kevin Patrick Loughery, 49, of Atlanta, Georgia, who co-founded Geometrix in 2007, was arraigned today before...

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Purported Louisville Real Estate Entrepreneur Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Swindling Investors in Multi-Million-Dollar Scheme

A purported Louisville real estate entrepreneur was sentenced in United States District Court today by District Judge Charles R. Simpson, III to 37 months in federal prison and was ordered to pay $2,797,000 in restitution for a single count of mail...

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Alabama Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Running Sophisticated Million Dollar Identity Theft Tax Scheme

Antoinette Djonret was sentenced to 144 months in prison for her involvement in two separate tax fraud schemes, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. She was also ordered to pay $1,291,658 in restitution. In...

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Leader of Armenian Organized Crime Ring Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 37 Months in Prison for His Role in $100 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

Armen Kazarian was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 37 months in prison for his involvement with the Mirzoyan-Terdjanian Organization, an Armenian-American organized crime enterprise engaged in a wide range of criminal activity. Kazarian pled...

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Two California Men Indicted in Federal Hate Crime Case Stemming from New Year’s Eve Attack on African-American Youths

A federal grand jury has indicted two members of the Compton 155 street gang on federal hate crime charges related to a racially motivated attack on four African-American juveniles at a residence in the city of Compton, California, on New Year’s Eve...

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Former L.A. City Building Inspector Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges of Taking Tens of Thousands of Dollars in Bribe Payments

A former inspector with the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) has been named in a federal bribery case that alleges he took more than $30,000 in bribes in relation to at least a dozen properties in and around the Koreatown District...

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Six Sentenced to Prison in Florida for Federal Tax Crimes

Six individuals have been sentenced to federal prison by U.S. District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas for filing false claims for tax refunds, announced Kathryn Keneally, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division, Wifredo A....

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