Politics

Four Individuals Convicted of Stealing Interstate Shipment from Railcar

U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Richard E. Riedman, 39, of Webster, New York; Anthony Toscano, 47, of Rochester, New York; Anthony J. Russell, 39, of Rochester, New York; and Timothy M. Stone, 32, of Chili, New York, were...

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Pleads Guilty to Impersonating U.S. Customs Attaché

A supervisory customs and border protection officer pleaded guilty on Sep. 28, 2012 in the Southern District of Florida to impersonating a U.S. Customs attaché and making false statements related to his assignment with the U.S. Customs and Border...

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U.S. Government Intervenes in False Claims Suit Against CH2M Hill Hanford Group

The government has intervened in a lawsuit against CH2M Hill Hanford Group Inc. (CH2M Hill) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, the Department of Justice announced on Sep. 28, 2012.

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Internet Scam Warning: Reveton Ransomware

Eastern Tennessee residents are continuing to report incidents of the Reveton ransomware Internet scam. Reveton is a computer visus that is installed on a computer when a user visits a compromised website. Once installed, the computer locks up while...

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Former Florida Fundraiser and Accountant Associate Plead Guilty to Making Illegal Campaign Contributions

Timothy F. Mobley, a real estate developer based in Tampa, Florida, and accountant Timothy F. Hohl pleaded guilty today in Jacksonville, Florida federal court for their roles in illegal contributions to the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) and the...

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Massachusetts Tax Fraud Promoter Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Tax Evasion and Conspiracy to Obstruct and Impede the IRS

A federal judge in Boston sentenced Charles Adams today to 48 months in prison for tax evasion, conspiring to defraud the United States and obstructing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and IRS announced. U.S. District Judge F...

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Genesee Township Tax Preparer and Others Indicted for Ponzi Scheme, Tax Fraud

Ronald Lee Brito and Bonnie Brito of California, John James Missitti of Genesee Township, Thomas Winston Moore of California, and Mark J. Carpenter of Ann Arbor have been indicted for conspiring to commit wire fraud in operating an investment Ponzi...

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Former VRE Manager Pleads Guilty to Accepting More Than $200,000 in Bribes

Kevin Wirth Jannell, 49, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, pled guilty yesterday to taking more than $200,000 in bribes to ensure a Virginia Railway Express (VRE) subcontractor would be retained by VRE.

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