Politics

Two Texas Residents Each Sentenced to Five-Year Prison Term for Conspiring to Bribe a U.S. Border Patrol Agent

Tuesday afternoon, a federal judge in Las Cruces, New Mexico sentenced Debbie Ayala, 26, of San Elizardo, Texas, and David Rogelio Leyva, 27, of Socorro, Texas, to five-year prison terms for conspiring to bribe a public official, announced U.S....

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Former Texas Parole Officer Indicted for Bribery Scheme Involving Assigned Parolee

A former Texas state parole officer was arrested in Dallas on charges of engaging in a bribery scheme involving one of her assigned parolees, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.

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North Suburban Accountant Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Clients and Area Bank of More Than $1.8 Million

A north suburban certified public accountant and tax preparer pleaded guilty to engaging in a scheme to defraud U.S. Bankcorp and five of his clients of more than $1.8 million.

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Whiteagle Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison in Ho-Chunk Bribery Case

John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Timothy Whiteagle, 61, Black River Falls, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 10 years in federal prison for...

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U.S. Postal Service Mail Carrier Indicted for Involvement with Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Conspiracy

On Oct. 16, 2012, Vernon Harrison, of Montgomery, Ala., was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to file false claims, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and embezzlement from the mail, the Justice Department, the Internal...

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Queens District Leader Charged in Manhattan Federal Court with Engaging in Campaign Finance Fraud Scheme and Obstructing Justice

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Mary E. Galligan, the Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced on October 24 the unsealing...

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Former Employee of Army Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribery for Facilitating Theft by Trucking Contractor in Afghanistan

A Houston woman pleaded guilty yesterday to bribery charges for her role in a scheme to fraudulently bill the U.S. Army for trucking services in Afghanistan, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal...

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Chardon Woman Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Stealing Identities Used in Tax Scheme

A Chardon woman who stole the identifiable health information of at least 35 individuals from her work place and then provided this information to people who used the information to file the fraudulent tax returns was sentenced to more than three...

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