Second Fort Deposit, Ala., Officer Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Federal Civil Rights Violations in Connection with Thefts on Highway
Former Fort Deposit, Ala., police officer Carlos Tyson Bennett, 37, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller to 37 months in prison, two years of supervised release and ordered to pay $500 in restitution.
Justice Department Sues to Stop South Carolina Tax Return Preparers Engaged in Earned Income Credit Scheme
The United States has asked a federal court in Florence, S.C., to permanently bar Susann Allen of Darlington County, S.C., and Rachel D. Watson of Florence County, S.C., from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department...
Former Chicago Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for $8 Million Investment Fraud and $1.5 Million Tax Fraud
A former Chicago man was taken into custody after he was sentenced last Friday to 12 years in federal prison for an investment and tax fraud scheme in which he swindled 57 investors, some of whom he had purported to befriend, of just under $8 million...
Enumclaw Financial Adviser Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Millions from Clients
An Enumclaw financial adviser whose crimes were uncovered when he tried to collect a half-million-dollar death benefit on a client who was still living was sentenced last Friday to seven years in prison, three years of supervised release, and...
C. Ray Nagin, Former New Orleans Mayor, Indicted on Federal Bribery, Honest Services Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, Conspiracy, and Tax Charges
C. Ray Nagin, 56, a resident of Frisco, Texas, and formerly the mayor of New Orleans, was charged in a 21-count indictment with bribery, honest service wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy, and filing false tax returns, announced U.S. Attorney...
Miami Police Sergeant Convicted of Civil Rights Violations, Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy, and Obstruction of Justice
Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Michael B. Steinbach, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office; and Manuel Orosa, Chief, City of Miami Police Department (...
Federal Employee & Former New York City Corrections Captain Barred from Promoting Alleged Tax Fraud Scheme
A federal court has permanently barred Nafeesah H. Hines and Rodney N. Chestnut from promoting an alleged tax fraud scheme, as well as preparing tax returns for anyone other than themselves, the Justice Department announced on last Friday.
VRE Manager Sentenced to 24 Months for Accepting More Than $350,000 in Bribes
Kevin Wirth Jannell, 49, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for taking more than $350,000 in bribes to ensure a Virginia Railway Express (VRE) subcontractor would be...
