Former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Employee Sentenced for Taking Part in Fraud Against Government
William J. Korn, 53, a former intelligence research specialist with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was sentenced today to two years of probation, including 120 days in a halfway house, for...
Former McGinn, Smith, & Co. Inc. Chief Financial Officer Pleads Guilty to Corruptly Interfering with the Administration of the Internal Revenue Laws
The former chief financial officer for McGinn, Smith, & Co. Inc., Brian Shea, 53, of Niskayuna, New York, pled guilty today before United States District Court Judge David N. Hurd to one count of corruptly interfering with the administration of...
Oregon-Based Research Consultant Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Insider Trading Charges
John Kinnucan, the president of Broadband Research LLC, an investment research firm located in Portland, Oregon, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and securities fraud charges in connection with his participation in an insider trading scheme in which...
Virginia Businessman Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge in Bribery Scheme Involving Government Contracts
Larry G. Corbett, 41, a Northern Virginia businessman, pled guilty today to a federal bribery charge for his role in a scheme involving bribery, kickbacks, and millions of dollars in government contracts that were awarded through the U.S. Army Corps...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Pleads Guilty in Miami to Civil Rights Violations for Sexual Assault of Three Women
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer Paulo Morales, 47, of Miami, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami to three civil rights offenses for sexually groping three women in his custody, the Justice Department announced today...
Former Queens Assemblyman Jimmy Meng Arrested for Fraud
Earlier today, former Queens County assemblyman Jimmy Meng was arrested on a federal wire fraud charge for soliciting $80,000 in cash from a state court defendant and falsely claiming that he would use the money to bribe prosecutors in the New York...
Former North Carolina Builder Arrested and Charged with Tax Obstruction and Conversion of Government Property
William B. Clayton, a residential builder formerly of Corolla, N.C., was arrested yesterday on charges of obstructing the tax laws and converting government property, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Clayton had his...
Former President of Maryland Corporation Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $885,000
Mark Chandler Goodnow, age 55, of Pasadena, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud in connection with embezzling more than $885,000 from a corporation he controlled.