Politics

U.S. Postal Service Facilities Project Manager Arrested on Corruption Charges

David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joanne Yarbrough, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General, Major Fraud Investigations Division, announced that ROBERT GIULIETTI...

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Louisiana Man Arrested on Charges of Receiving Illegal Kickbacks in Afghanistan

The former vice president of a construction company doing work in Afghanistan was arrested last Thursday on allegations of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in gratuities from subcontractors during his employment in Afghanistan, announced...

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Former Elk Grove Man Charged in $2.5 Million Embezzlement Scheme

United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced on Thursday that a federal grand jury returned a 20-count indictment charging Vincent J. Doyle, 53, formerly of Elk Grove, with mail fraud arising out of his embezzlement from his former employer of...

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Provident CFO Indicted in $485 Million Investment Fraud Scheme

A 59-year-old Plano Texas, man has been indicted in connection with a $485 million investment fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales last Thursday.

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Justice Department Sues Nevada CPA to Block Promotion of Alleged Tax Fraud Scheme

The United States has sued a Las Vegas-based CPA and two others to stop an alleged tax-fraud scheme, the Justice Department announced on last Tuesday. Named as defendants in the civil injunction suit were CPA Wayne Reeves, Reeves’ wife, Diane Vaoga,...

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Las Vegas Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Foreclosure Rescue Scam and Theft of Government Funds

A Las Vegas man was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for operating a foreclosure rescue scam that defrauded distressed homeowners who were struggling to pay their mortgages, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice...

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Las Cruces Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Embezzlement Charge

On December 11, 2012 in federal court in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Kristy Sanchez, 38, of Las Cruces, pled guilty to a criminal information charging her with embezzlement by a bank employee under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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Former Employee at Aberdeen Proving Ground Sentenced in Theft of Government Property

U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Ronald Phillips Baker, Sr., age 62, of Havre de Grace, Maryland,In last Wednesday to one year of home detention with electronic monitoring as part of five years’ probation for stealing aluminum...

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