Politics

Dickinson County Woman Charged with Embezzling $800,000 from Employer

A Dickinson County woman has been charged with embezzling more than $800,000 from the credit union where she worked, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

Two Former Hospital Employees Sentenced to Serve Time in Prison for Participating in Kickback Schemes at New York City Hospital

Two former high-ranking employees of facilities operations at New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) were sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan by Judge George B. Daniels today for their participation in...

San Carlos Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Embezzlement of Tribal Funds

On Monday, October 15, 2012, Holley Faye Youvella, 34, of San Carlos, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Martone to 24 months in federal prison.

Ohio Insurance Salesman Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Tax Evasion

On October 16, 2012, a federal judge sentenced William A. Herder of Richland County, Ohio, to 37 months in prison for tax crimes, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi also ordered...

Two Police of Puerto Rico Officers Indicted on Federal Civil Rights and Perjury Charges

Police of Puerto Rico Lieutenant Erick Rivera Nazario and Officer Jimmy Rodriguez Vega were indicted on civil rights charges alleging that they used excessive force on two men, the Justice Department announced wednesday.

CVS Subsidiary, RxAmerica, Reaches $5 Million Settlement with US for Allegedly Submitting False Pricing Relating to the Company’s Medicare Part D Plan

In one of the first False Claims Act settlements involving Medicare’s Prescription Drug Program, known as Part D, RxAmerica LLC. has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the United States in which it has agreed to pay the government $5.25...

NYPD Officer Pleads Guilty to Criminal Civil Rights Violation

Admir Kacamakovic, an eight-year veteran of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), pleaded guilty wednesday to willfully violating the civil rights of a Brooklyn resident by illegally detaining and handcuffing him. As a consequence of these acts...

Former Attorney Pleads Guilty to $7 Million Ponzi Scheme

Billy Frank Davis, aka Bill F. Davis, a former attorney residing in Houston, has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in connection with his investment fraud scheme that victimized more than 20 investors of approximately $7.8 million, United...