Politics

FBI Releases 2011 Bank Crime Statistics

Yesterday, the FBI released bank crime statistics for calendar year 2011. Between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011, there were 5,014 robberies, 60 burglaries, 12 larcenies, and seven extortions of financial institutions1 reported to law...

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Hamilton Township Mayor Indicted for Alleged Extortion, Bribery, and Money Laundering Offenses

A federal grand jury returned an Indictment today charging the mayor of Hamilton Township, New Jersey in connection with $12,400 in bribes he allegedly solicited and accepted in exchange for his official influence to assist a cooperating witness in...

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Former CIO of Stanford Financial Group Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice

Laura Pendergest-Holt, 38, the former chief investment officer of Houston-based Stanford Financial Group, pleaded guilty today to obstructing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into Stanford International Bank (SIB), the...

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Ambulance Company Agrees to Pay $5.4 Million to Settle Claims of Fraudulent Medicare Billing

A medical transport corporation operating in several states, including Alabama and Kentucky, will pay $5.4 million to settle claims that the company improperly billed Medicare, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance for the Northern District of...

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Three Former Executives Convicted for Roles in $200 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Fair Financial Company Investors

Three former executives of Fair Financial Company, an Ohio financial services business, were found guilty for their roles in a scheme to defraud approximately 5,000 investors of more than $200 million, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the...

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Former Executive Director of the American Samoa Special Services Commission Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Steal More Than $325,000 in AmeriCorps Grant Funds

The former executive director of the American Samoa Special Services Commission (the Commission) was sentenced today in Washington, D.C., to 14 months in prison for conspiracy to steal more than $325,000 in AmeriCorps grant funds, announced Assistant...

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Assange takes refuge in Ecuador embassy, seeks asylum

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LONDON In a dramatic move, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sought political asylum in Ecuador after taking refuge in...

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Virginia Businessman Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Bribery and Kickback Scheme Involving Government Contracts

Nick Park, also known as Nochol Park, 47, a Northern Virginia businessman, pled guilty today to federal charges in a case involving bribery, kickbacks, and government contracts that were awarded through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the...

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