United States Files Suit to Stop Virginia Man from Promoting Tax Fraud Scheme
The United States has sued Charles Sewell of Bristol, Va., to bar him from promoting an alleged scheme involving fraudulent tax refund claims, the Justice Department announced on Friday.
Virgin Islands Senator Indicted for Operating and Participating in a Criminal Enterprise That Engaged in Bribery, Wire Fraud, and Mail Fraud
A federal grand jury today returned an indictment charging Virgin Islands Senator Alvin Williams, Jr., 34, with operating and participating in a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in illegal activities, including bribery, mail...
Irwin Lipkin, Former Controller of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, Pleads Guilty
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Mary Galligan, the Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”); Robert L. Panella, Special Agent in...
El Paso attorney linked to drug cartel arrested on money laundering charges
Stillwater Couple Sentenced for Orchestrating $5 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
The Thursday in federal court, a Stillwater couple was sentenced in connection with a $5 million mortgage fraud scheme. United States District Judge David S. Doty sentenced James Warren Hoffman, age 52, to 78 months in federal prison on one count of...
Criminal Charges Filed Against Former Director of the Flats Oxbow Association for Misuse of More Than $580,000
A criminal information was filed yesterday charging the former executive director of the Flats Oxbow Association with stealing more than $580,000 from the organization, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of...
Two Former U.S. Soldiers Sentenced for Roles in Fraudulent Military Recruiting Referral Bonus Scheme
Two former members of the U.S. military were sentenced yesterday for their participation in a conspiracy to obtain approximately $244,000 in fraudulent recruiting referral bonuses from various U.S. military components and their contractor, announced...
Former Chief Financial Officer Sentenced for Defrauding Non-Profit for Disabled
Kelley Williams, age 38, a resident of Terrytown, Louisiana, the Wednesday was sentenced in federal court before United States District Court Judge Martin L.C. Feldman, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten.
