Politics

Congressional Staffer Charged With Filing False Security Clearance Form

A congressional staffer was charged with filing a false security clearance form, on October 11, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu for the...

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Tennessee Woman Convicted of Stolen ID Refund Fraud

An Antioch, Tennessee, on October 10, woman was convicted by a federal jury sitting in Nashville, Tennessee, of eight counts each of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the...

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Middleman Who Lied About Being an Agent of a Foreign Official Sentenced to 3 ½ Years in Prison for Role in Foreign Bribery Scheme Involving $800 Million International Real Estate Deal

The middleman in a foreign bribery scheme who falsely held himself out as an agent of a foreign official was sentenced to 42 months in prison for each count, on October 5, to run concurrently, for his role in a scheme to bribe a foreign official in...

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Indiana, Pa., Bank Manager Pleads Guilty to Embezzling from Employer

A resident of Indiana, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of embezzling from a federally insured bank, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced on October 5.

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Michigan Tax Return Preparer Indicted for Allegedly Preparing Fraudulent Tax Returns

A federal grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Michigan returned an indictment charging the owner of a tax return preparation business with 26 counts of preparing fraudulent tax returns, on October 4, announced Acting Deputy Assistant...

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Catholic Priest Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion and Bank Fraud

A priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose was sentenced to 36 months in prison, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Brian J. Stretch for the...

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Western New York Contractors and Two Owners to Pay More Than $3 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Alden, New York-based contractors, Zoladz Construction Company Inc. (ZCCI), Arsenal Contracting LLC (Arsenal), and Alliance Contracting LLC (Alliance), along with two owners, John Zoladz of Darien, New York, and David Lyons of Grand Island, New York,...

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Former Executive of a Tenet Hospital Charged Along With Clinic Owner and Operator in $400 Million Fraud and Bribery Scheme

A former executive of a Tenet Healthcare Corporation-owned hospital and the owner and operator of an Atlanta-area chain of pre-natal clinics were charged in a superseding indictment that also added additional charges against another former Tenet...

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