Politics

Eureka Man Arrested for Embezzling Federal Funds from Indian Tribal Organizations

A Eureka man was arrested for embezzling federal funds from two Indian tribal organizations, announced Special Agent in Charge Stephanie Douglas of the FBI’s San Francisco Field Office.

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Residents of California and Utah Sentenced for Tax Fraud

David L. Johnson and Michael L. Putnam were sentenced today following their convictions for tax crimes related to their involvement in the Genesis Fund, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.

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Federal Court Permanently Bars Detroit Husband and Wife from Promoting Alleged Tax-fraud Scheme and from Preparing Federal Tax Returns

A federal court has permanently barred a Michigan couple, Damian and Holly Jackson, of Detroit, from preparing federal tax returns for others, preparing their own federal tax returns using false 1099 forms, and promoting an alleged tax-fraud scheme...

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Arizona Tax Defier Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Fraud and Tax Conspiracy

Richard Kellogg Armstrong, 77, of Prescott, Ariz., was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to 108 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Judge Blackburn ordered the sentence to run con secutively...

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FBI Investigating Fire at Islamic Center of Joplin

Islamic Center of Joplin before fire.

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O’Berry Sentenced for Multi-Million-Dollar Ponzi Scheme

Thomas Preston O’Berry, 43, of Smyrna, Georgia, who scammed investors out of over $2.4 million in a Ponzi scheme, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Steve C. Jones to serve two years in federal prison on charges of wire fraud.

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Former Bank President Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Bank Fraud Conspiracy and Perjury

Mark A. Conner, the former President of FirstCity Bank of Stockbridge who, while serving as a top officer of FirstCity Bank of Stockbridge, Georgia, was part of a multi-million-dollar conspiracy to defraud the bank, and who hid assets in the Cayman...

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Former Employee Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison in $900,000 Embezzlement Scheme Against XM Satellite Radio

Valencia Person, 54, of Suitland, Maryland, was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for taking part in a scheme to embezzle more than $900,000 from her former employer, XM Satellite Radio, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen, Jr. and James W....

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