Politics

Former Co-Owner of Contracting Company Pleads Guilty to Defrauding U.S. Government

A former co-owner of a U.S. civilian contractor company pleaded guilty today to falsifying official documents in connection with Iraq reconstruction government contracts, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s...

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Former Lincoln County Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement to FBI Agent in Election Fraud Probe

A former Lincoln County official pleaded guilty today in federal court to making a false statement in connection with a 2010 election fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Former Lincoln County Commissioner Thomas Ramey, Jr., 32, of...

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Former Deloitte Partner Pleads Guilty to Illegally Profiting $420,000 from Insider Trading Involving Firm’s Clients

A former partner at a major accounting firm in Chicago pleaded guilty today to engaging in insider trading after he obtained material, non-public information about publicly traded clients and used the information himself and shared it with a relative...

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Kansas Attorney Sentenced for $52 Million Ponzi Scheme

David M. Ketchmark, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Leawood, Kansas attorney was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a fraud conspiracy that stole more than $52 million from its victims...

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Pfizer H.C.P. Corp. Agrees to Pay $15 Million Penalty to Resolve Foreign Bribery Investigation

Pfizer H.C.P. Corporation, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., has agreed to pay a $15 million penalty to resolve an investigation of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mythili...

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Former Upland Mayor Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Accepting Bribe from Businessman Seeking Permit from City

The former mayor of the city of Upland was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for his conviction on a federal bribery charge stemming from a $5,000 payment he accepted in exchange for helping a business obtain a conditional use permit from...

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Former Chief of Party in Baghdad for the United States Institute of Peace Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy

The former chief of party in Baghdad for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Robert Nathan Boorda, pleaded guilty to an information unsealed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for conspiring to enrich himself by...

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Former Miami Beach Lead Code Compliance Officer Pleads Guilty to Extortion Conspiracy Involving a South Beach Nightclub

Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Jeffrey C. Mazanec, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announced that Jose L. Alberto, the former lead code...

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