Politics

Former New York Police Department Officers Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court for Their Roles in Conspiracies to Distribute Firearms and Stolen Goods

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that three former New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers were sentenced in Manhattan federal court for their respective roles in conspiracies to...

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Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Loan Fraud and Bribery

ohn W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Deborah Atherton, 55, Black River Falls, Wisconsin, was sentenced wednesday by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to four years and two months in...

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Forty Defendants Charged in Separate Schemes that Resulted in Thousands of Identities Stolen and Millions of Dollars in Identity Theft Tax Filings

Wednesday federal charges were filed against 40 defendants in 20 separate cases, dealing with thousands of stolen identities and millions of dollars of fraudulent identity theft tax filings. This’s cases reaffirm the joint federal and local commitment...

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Former Camden Police Officer Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Civil Rights Violations

Former Camden Police Officer Kevin Parry, 32, of Brooklawn, New Jersey, was sentenced on October 10, 2012, to 20 months in prison for illegally searching homes, stealing money, planting evidence, and lying in court, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman...

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Four Individuals Charged for Participating in Tax Refund Fraud Schemes Involving Nearly $1.5 Million

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Toni Weirauch the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division (“IRS-CI”)

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Gulf Cartel Figure and Five Others Sentenced to Prison in Bribery Scheme

Juan Carlos De La Cruz Reyna, 37, has been sentenced to another 11+ years in federal prison after having been convicted of bribery of a public official, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced yesterday.

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Former Philadelphia Police Detective Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

Keith Gidelson, 36, of Philadelphia, a former detective with the Philadelphia Police Department, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids.

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Former Pontiac Schools Executive Pleads Guilty to Defrauding a School District Receiving Federal Funding

The former head associate superintendent for Organizational Development and Human Resources for Pontiac Public Schools pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful conversion of school district funds , United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced on...

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