Politics

Lynchburg-Area Woman Sentenced for Embezzlement

A former branch manager of a local bank who pleaded guilty in June was sentenced this morning in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Lynchburg to a charge of embezzlement.

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Former Jasper Police Officer Sentenced for Bribery

A federal judge before yesterday sentenced a former Jasper Police officer to 15 months in prison for soliciting and accepting a $5,000 bribe while a member of the city police force, U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Acting Special Agent in...

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Virginia Businessman Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Other Charges in Contracting Scheme Involving U.S. Army

Oh Sung Kwon, 47, a Northern Virginia businessman, pled guilty today to federal charges stemming from a bribery scheme in which he paid thousands of dollars to an Army official in return for government contracts, as well as a separate scheme involving...

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Former Bank Employee Indicted for Fraud, Bribery, Money Laundering

A 44-count indictment was filed against Paulette Roberts related to a scheme that resulted in the loss of $12 million while she was employed at Fifth Third Bank, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and...

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Hedge Fund CEO Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million-Dollar Investment Fraud

The former CEO of the hedge fund management company Osiris Partners LLC admitted today to conspiring with others to defraud investors of more than $4 million, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

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Former Corporate Controller of Clyde’s Restaurant Group Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $600,000

Nancy Preston, 55, who worked at Clyde’s Restaurant Group from 1982 to 2011, pled guilty today to a federal charge of mail fraud for her embezzlement of approximately $647,547, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen, Jr. and James W. McJunkin,...

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Former Jefferson Parish President Pleads Guilty

Aaron F. Broussard, age 63, a resident of Jefferson Parish and former two-term president of Jefferson Parish, entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to commit bribery, wire fraud, and theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, as well as an...

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Riverview Woman Sentenced to More Than Two Years for Tax Fraud and Identity Theft

U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven today sentenced Arswaya Ralph (33, Riverview) to 28 months in federal prison for presenting a false tax return to the United States government and for identity theft.

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