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Baltimore City Police Officer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Trafficking Heroin While on Duty

U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Baltimore City Police officer Daniel Redd, age 41, of Baltimore, today to 20 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent...

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Former Vice President of Pierce Commercial Bank Pleads Guilty to Fraud

A former senior vice president and loan officer at Pierce Commercial Bank pleaded guilty late today to a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in the collapse of the bank, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. Shawn L. Portmann, 40, pleaded guilty to...

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San Ramon Attorney Charged with Tax Evasion and Unlawfully Intercepting Communications

A six-count indictment was unsealed today charging San Ramon attorney Mary Nolan with tax evasion and unlawfully intercepting communications, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced. Nolan, 60, was arrested today in her home in Oakland, prior to...

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Self-Proclaimed “President” of Sovereign Citizen Group Indicted for Tax Crimes

A federal grand jury in Montgomery, Ala., charged James Timothy Turner, also known as Tim Turner, with conspiracy to defraud the United States, attempting to pay taxes with fictitious financial instruments, attempting to obstruct and impede the...

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Son and Associate of Former Gwinnet County Commissioner Sentenced for Accepting Bribes and Trafficking Drugs

John Fanning, 34, of Dacula, Georgia, and Carl “Skip” Cain, 65, of Flowery Branch, Georgia, were both sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr., to four years and nine months in prison for public corruption and drug...

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Pontiac City Council Member and Associates Charged with Conspiracy, Bribery, Drug Trafficking, and Aiding and Abetting

Pontiac City Councilman Everett Seay was one of three defendants charged with multiple counts of conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery, drug-related offenses, and aiding and abetting, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade. announced today.

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Former New Jersey Department of Transporation Official Admits Taking Bribes

A former official with the New Jersey Department of Transportation admitted today to accepting a $24,000 bribe from a contractor as payment for his official assistance on a federally funded road construction project, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman...

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Former El Cajon Councilwoman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Millions

Cox pled guilty today in federal court to charges of mail fraud and filing a false income tax return stemming from her employment at Century Design Inc. (CDI), in San Diego, California, announced United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy.

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