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Former Employee of Federal Court Contractor Indicted for Bribery, Witness Tampering, and Perjury in Federal Grand Jury

A federal grand jury has indicted Lauren Jeannette Diggs, age 50, of Rockville, on charges of conspiracy to seek and accept a bribe, witness tampering, and making false statements to the grand jury. The indictment was returned on October 22, then...

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OECD seriously concerned at lack of foreign bribery convictions in France, but recognises recent efforts to ensure independence of prosecutors

France should intensify its efforts to combat the bribery of foreign public officials.

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President of Costa Rican Company Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for Half-Billion Dollar Fraud Scheme with Thousands of Victims Worldwide

On Tuesday the president of a Costa Rican company that sold reinsurance bonds to life settlement companies was sentenced in Richmond, Va., to 60 years in prison for carrying out a half-billion-dollar fraud scheme that affected more than 3,500 victims...

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Department of Health and Human Services Employee Sentenced in North Carolina to Prison for Theft of Government Funds

On tuesday an employee of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was sentenced in Asheville, N.C., to six months in prison for stealing $114,494 in government funds, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice...

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Former Wilcox County, Georgia, Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Inmate

The Justice Department and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia Michael J. Moore announced yesterday that Stacy Bloodsworth, the former sheriff of Wilcox County, Ga., pleaded guilty to assaulting an inmate inside the Wilcox County jail and...

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United States Sues Jacintoport International for False Claims in Connection with the Delivery of Humanitarian Food Aid

On 19, October the United States has filed a complaint against Jacintoport International LLC under the False Claims Act in connection with a warehousing and logistics contract for the storage and redelivery of humanitarian food aid, the Justice...

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Former Officers of American Mortgage Specialists Inc. Plead Guilty in North Dakota to Conspiracy in $27 Million Fraud Against Bnc National Bank

On 19, October two former officers of Arizona-based residential mortgage loan originator American Mortgage Specialists Inc. (AMS) pleaded guilty for their roles in a $27 million scheme to defraud North Dakota-based BNC National Bank, announced...

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Navy Official Pleads Guilty in Bribery Scheme at Naval Air Station North Island

United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that a U.S. Navy official pled guilty the wednesday morning before United States Magistrate Judge Nita L. Stormes in connection with a bribery and corruption scheme at Naval Air Station (NAS) North...

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