Politics

Former Charity Executive Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Embezzlement Scheme

A former executive of a Springfield, Missouri charity, who was also an Arkansas lobbyist, on June 7,pleaded guilty in federal court to bribing Arkansas elected officials in a multi-million-dollar scheme, and then along with other charity executives,...

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Utah Financial Advisor Sentenced To Prison For Tax Evasion, Securities Fraud And Wire Fraud

A St. George, Utah, financial advisor was sentenced to 72 months in prison on June 4th for his role in selling fraudulent tax-avoidance and investment strategies to his clients, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E....

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Allegiance Health Management to Pay More Than $1.7 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

The Justice Department, on June 5, announced that Allegiance Health Management, Inc., (Allegiance), a post-acute healthcare management company based in Shreveport, Louisiana, and four hospitals owned and operated by Allegiance (collectively, the...

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California Resident Convicted Of Tax Crimes

A jury in the Northern District of California convicted Jyh-Chau “Henry” Horng, of Saratoga, California and part owner of a home-based international trading business, on two counts of filing false tax returns and one count of making false statements...

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Legg Mason Inc. Agrees to Pay $64 Million in Criminal Penalties and Disgorgement to Resolve FCPA Charges Related to Bribery of Gaddafi-Era Libyan Officials

Legg Mason Inc. (Legg Mason), a Maryland-based investment management firm, has entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice and agreed to pay $64.2 million to resolve the Department’s investigation into violations of the...

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Operators Of A Mental Health Provider Indicted On Health Care Fraud And Tax Evasion Charges

A federal grand jury sitting in Greensboro, North Carolina returned an indictment, which was unsealed, charging the operators of a mental health provider with multiple crimes related to the submission of false claims to Medicaid and tax evasion, on...

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North Carolina Tax Return Preparer Indicted For Conspiring To File False Tax Returns

A federal grand jury has returned an indictment, which was unsealed on June 1, charging a Winston-Salem resident with conspiring to file false tax returns, aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, and filing a false personal tax...

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North Carolina Tax Return Preparer Indicted For Conspiring To File False Tax Returns

A federal grand jury has returned an indictment, which was unsealed on June 1, charging a Winston-Salem resident with conspiring to file false tax returns, aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, and filing a false personal tax...

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