Politics

Former Pennsylvania State Senator Robert Mellow Sentenced in Federal Court

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that former Pennsylvania State Senator Robert Mellow was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Joel H. Slomsky to 16 months in prison, three years of supervised...

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Brooklyn, N.Y., Clinic Employee Pleads Guilty in Connection with $71 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

A Brooklyn, N.Y., resident pleaded guilty Monday for his role in a $71 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New...

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Former Bergenfield Borough Attorney Sentenced to Three Years’ Probation in Prison for Mail and Tax Fraud

The former borough attorney for Bergenfield, New Jersey was sentenced to three years of probation on last Thursday for his role in a mail fraud scheme and failure to file federal income tax returns, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

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Former Employee of Exeter Hospital Indicted in Connection with Hepatitis C Outbreak

David M. Kwiatkowski, 33, a former employee of Exeter Hospital, has been indicted for his alleged role in causing the Hepatitis C outbreak that infected patients in New Hampshire as well as other states, announced United States Attorney John P....

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Wausau Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Misappropriation of Insurance Credits

John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Timothy I. Mathwich, 62, of Wausau, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty on November 27, 2012, in U.S. District Court in Madison to conspiracy to commit bank fraud...

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Covington Businessman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in Aftermath of BP Oil Spill

Bay E. Ingram, age 50, a resident of Covington, Louisiana, pled guilty on Wednesday in front of United States District Judge Sarah S. Vance to a one-count bill of information charging him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney...

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ICE, European law enforcement agencies and Europol seize 132 domain names selling counterfeit merchandise in 'Project Cyber Monday 3' and 'Project Transatlantic' operations

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North Royalton Woman Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison for Mortgage Fraud

A North Royalton loan officer was sentenced to more than two years in prison for a mortgage-fraud scheme that resulted in a loss of more than $1 million, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

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