Politics

U.S. Marine Pleads Guilty in Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Targeting U.S. Marines

Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Michael B. Steinbach, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office; and José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal...

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FBI Cincinnati Warns of Malware That Continues to Infect Computers, Extort Money

Residents in central and southern Ohio continue to report that their computers are being infected by the Reveton ransomware virus. This computer virus can install itself when an Internet user visits a compromised website. Once infected, the computer...

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Former Employees of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority and Their Associates Charged with Bribery and Fraud

Three people were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges involving bribery and fraud against the Department of Housing and Urban development and conspiracy, United States Attorney Barbara McQuade announced wednesday.

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Former Magistrate in Portsmouth Sentenced for Accepting Bribes

Deborah Clark, 52, a former state magistrate in Portsmouth, Virginia, was sentenced this wednesday in Norfolk federal court to 12 months in prison for accepting bribes from a bondsman in exchange for giving him preferential treatment.

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Latin Kings Member Pleads Guilty in North Carolina for Role in Racketeering Enterprise

A member of the North Carolina Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) pleaded guilty to racketeering-related charges, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for...

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Software Company CEO Charged in Manhattan Federal Court for $2 Million Securities Fraud Scheme

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Mary Galligan, the Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced today the arrest of Robert...

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Florida Coffee Vendor and Sam’s Club Senior Buyer Sentenced for Four-Year Coffee-Kickback Scheme

Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Mark Hoffman, 56, of Springdale, Arkansas, and David Workman, 52, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, were sentenced for a coffee-kickback scheme that the two...

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Customs and Border Protection Officer Pleads Guilty to Concealing Fugitive from Law Enforcement

United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that Customs and Border Protection Officer Thomas P. Silva pled guilty tuesday before Magistrate Judge William V. Gallo to concealing a person from arrest, in violation of Title 18, United States Code,...

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