Politics

Indiana Man Who Conspired with Former Wayne County Assistant County Executive Pleads Guilty

Keith Monzelle Griffin, of Carmel, Indiana, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit wire fraud with former Wayne County Assistant County Executive Michael Demetrus Grundy, of Detroit, Michigan, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced...

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New Jersey Insurance Broker Admits Failing to Pay Taxes, Making Illegal Donations to Federal Campaign

A Bergen County, New Jersey insurance broker admitted today to failing to pay more than $2 million in personal income taxes and using straw donors to make almost $100,000 in illegal contributions to a federal campaign committee, U.S. Attorney for the...

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Former Silicon Valley Engineer Convicted of Stealing Trade Secrets

A federal judge convicted a former Silicon Valley engineer of five counts of theft of trade secrets, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.

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UN tribunal for Rwandan genocide commutes convicts’ life sentence on appeal

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The appeals chamber of the United Nations tribunal trying key suspects implicated in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda...

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Ex-Army Officers Arraigned on Charges of Stealing Over $2.7 Million in Defense Funds

Jasen Minter, 41, of Fayetteville, Georgia, was arraigned today before United States Magistrate Linda T. Walker on federal charges of conspiracy and theft of more than $2,700,000 from the U.S. government while serving as an Army captain in Saudi...

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Bend CPA Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Defrauding Clients of Summit Accomodators

U.S. Attorney Amanda Marshall announced today that Brian D. Stevens, 56, of Bend, Oregon, was sentenced on Friday, May 5, 2012 to 48 months in prison for defrauding clients of his former business, Summit Accomodators Inc., headquartered in Bend.

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Lawmakers top list of graft suspect arrested in Indonesia in 2012

The members of Indonesian parliament have topped the list of people who allegedly broke the law and have been arrested as suspects for corruption so far this year, media quoting data from anti-corruption watchdog reported here on Tuesday.

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Former Norfolk Resident Sentenced for Defrauding Navy Federal Credit Union and Filing False Tax Returns

Jady Brooks, 39, formerly of Norfolk, Virginia, was sentenced today in Norfolk federal court to 84 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for a bank fraud scheme that defrauded Navy Federal Credit Union of nearly $1 million...

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