Politics

Suburban Chicago Woman Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Stealing Motorola Trade Secrets Before Boarding Plane to China

A former software engineer for Motorola Inc., now Motorola Solutions Inc., a telecommunications company based in suburban Schaumburg, was sentenced today to four years in federal prison for stealing Motorola trade secrets relating to its proprietary...

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Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty to Foreclosure Rescue Scam and Theft of Government Funds

A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty today to operating a foreclosure rescue scam that defrauded distressed homeowners who were struggling to pay their mortgages, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal...

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Federal Court Permanently Bars California Lawyer from Tax Preparation and Giving Tax Advice

A federal court in San Diego has permanently barred a tax lawyer and his law firm from providing tax advice and from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction order against Scott A. Waage,...

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Former Alabama Police Officer Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Money and Property from Highway Motorists

Jessie Alan Fuller, 25, of Pensacola, Fla., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge W. Keith Watkins to 37 months in prison and two years supervised release, the Justice Department announced. Fuller pleaded guilty on April 26, 2012, to one count...

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Forensic Accountant Found Guilty of Bankruptcy Fraud

U.S. Attorney Robert E. O’Neill announces that a federal jury today found John K. Freeman (66, Mount Dora) guilty of concealing property belonging to the estate of a bankruptcy debtor. Freeman faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison....

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Luther Jones and Gilbert Sanchez Receive Additional Federal Prison Time in Connection with El Paso Corruption Case

This afternoon in El Paso, former El Paso attorney Luther Jones and former El Paso County District Clerk Gilbert Sanchez were sentenced to 63 months and 24 months in federal prison, respectively, for their roles in a scheme to defraud the Ysleta...

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Former Manager Pleads Guilty in $1.8 Million Scheme to Defraud Kaiser Permanente

A former employee of Kaiser Permanente pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and tax evasion, United States Attorney Melinda Haag and Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Marcus...

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Pacific Health Corporation and Related Entities Agree to Pay $16.5 Million for Allegedly Engaging in an Illegal Kickback Scheme in Los Angeles

The United States has entered into a settlement agreement with Pacific Health Corporation (PHC) and related entities in which they agreed to pay the government and the state of California $16.5 million for allegedly engaging in an illegal kickback...

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