Former Philadelphia Police Officer Sentenced for Role in Steroid Distribution Case
Joseph McIntyre, 38, of Philadelphia, was sentenced Tuesday to six months’ incarceration for his role in a conspiracy to illegally distribute anabolic steroids. McIntyre, a former Philadelphia Police officer, was charged in an indictment that named 14...
Alabama Woman Indicted for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud
A federal grand jury in Montgomery, Ala., returned an indictment charging LaQuanta Clayton with aggravated identity theft and theft of government money, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced Tuesday.
Financial Consultant Extradited to the United States for Alleged Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Export-import Bank
Manuel Ernesto Ortiz-Barraza, an independent financial consultant, was extradited to the United States on last Friday for his alleged role in a scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of over $2.5 million, announced...
Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges
Steven Kern of Marine City, Mich., pleaded guilty Monday before U.S. District Court Judge Arthur J. Tarnow in the Eastern District of Michigan to eight counts of filing false corporate tax returns and eight counts of failing to file his individual tax...
Justice Department Sues to Permanently Enjoin Florida Tax Return Preparer
The Justice Department filed suit today asking the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida to permanently bar Torrey Burden from preparing federal tax returns for others. The civil injunction suit alleges that Burden prepares returns...
Former Global Wealth Management Firm Employee Arrested on Insider Trading Charges
An employee of a global wealth management firm (identified only as “Brokerage Firm A”) was arrested at his home on Friday's morning on insider trading charges related to Gilead Sciences Inc.’s $11 billion acquisition of New Jersey-based Pharmasset Inc...
Former Bank Director Charged with Securities and Wire Fraud
A former director of a Georgia bank who managed two private investment funds has been charged by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York with securities fraud and wire fraud.
Four Highland Park Police Officers Arrested and Charged with Taking Bribes and Conspiring to Protect and Deliver Six Kilograms of Cocaine
A federal criminal complaint was unsealed last Friday charging four Highland Park Police officers with accepting bribes, conspiring to distribute six kilograms of cocaine, and carrying firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, United States...
