Politics

Former Buffalo Lawmaker Sentenced to One Year, One Day in Prison for Theft of Government Funds

U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that former city of Buffalo Common Council Member Brian C. Davis, 43, of Buffalo, New York, who pleaded guilty to theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, was sentenced to one year and one...

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Former Tech Company Employee Pleads Guilty in New York Federal Court to Insider Trading Scheme

Hyung Lim, a former technology company employee, pleaded guilty today in Manhattan federal court to conspiracy to commit securities fraud based on his involvement in an insider trading scheme, announced Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the...

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Two ATM Company Executives Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Multi-Million-Dollar Bank Fraud Scheme

The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that two executives of a company that operated a network of automated teller machines were sentenced today by United States District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven for their...

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City of Buffalo Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Thousands of Dollars from Parking Meters

U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Lawrence Charles, 40, of Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty to stealing $15,000 from the city of Buffalo, a governmental agency which receives federal funding.

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Three Former UBS Executives Convicted for Frauds Involving Contracts Related to the Investment of Municipal Bond Proceeds

A federal jury in New York City today convicted three former financial services executives for their participation in frauds related to bidding for contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts , the...

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Former Portland City Manager Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes

S. Amanda Marshall, United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, today announced that Ellis K. McCoy, 61, of Hillsboro, Oregon, pleaded guilty to accepting more than $164,000 in bribes in connection with his former employment as the...

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Rossville Man Sentenced in Health Care Fraud and Tax Evasion Case

United States Attorney David Capp announced that Chad Shedron, 36, of Rossville, Indiana, was sentenced by Chief Judge Philip Simon to 57 months’ imprisonment and one year of supervised release after pleading guilty to a two-count Information charging...

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement teams with federal agencies to train computer forensic investigators

For the past 14 years, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been responsible for training ICE officers and special agents to become computer forensic investigators.

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