Politics

Bristol-Myers Squibb Executive Arrested on Insider Trading Charges

An executive with global pharmaceuticals giant Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMS) was arrested this morning on insider trading charges related to illegal trades he made based on information concerning three BMS acquisition targets, U.S. Attorney Paul J....

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Former Berks County Recorder of Deeds Charged in Fraud Scheme

An indictment was filed today charging the former Berks County Recorder of Deeds, Elba Antoine, a/k/a Ellie, 68, of Bluffton, South Carolina, with defrauding the County of tens of thousands of dollars in fees paid to the Recorder of Deeds Office,...

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Wayne County Official Indicted for Obstructing Justice and Falsifying Documents to Conceal Bribery Scheme

Zayd Allebban, Wayne County’s director of enterprise application, was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Detroit for obstructing justice and falsifying documents to conceal a bribery scheme by Allebban’s close friend and supervisor, Tahir Kazmi...

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Utah Man Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Claim for Tax Refund

Michael Lavery, a resident of Sandy, Utah, pleaded guilty yesterday for presenting a false claim to the United States, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Lavery appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul M. Warner...

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Former Cuyahoa County Commissioner Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison for Racketeering, Other Crimes

Former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora was sentenced to 28 years in prison today after a jury convicted him earlier this year of racketeering, bribery, conspiracy, Hobbs Act conspiracy, tax charges, and other crimes, federal law enforcement...

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Two Former Hospital Employees Plead Guilty to Participating in Kickback Scheme at New York City Hospital

Two former high-ranking employees of facilities operations at New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) pleaded guilty today to an indictment charging them with conspiring to defraud NYPH, the Department of Justice announced.

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German Subsidiary of TRW Automotive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars

TRW Deutschland Holding GmbH, a Koblenz, Germany-based subsidiary of U.S.-based TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., has agreed to plead guilty for its involvement in a conspiracy to fix prices of seatbelts, airbags, and steering wheels sold to two German...

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Former Milwaukee Police Officer Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Civil Rights Violation and Sexual Assault

Former Milwaukee Police Officer Ladmarald Cates was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller to 24 years in prison, the Justice Department announced. Cates was found guilty by a federal jury on January 11, 2011, of a civil rights...

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