Suburban Chicago Physician Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison on Bribery Charge
A Suburban Chicago physician was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to 30 months in federal prison, to be followed by a term of supervised release of one year, for bribery concerning health care programs receiving federal...
California Resident Convicted of Embezzlement and Filing False Tax Returns
A federal jury convicted a Manhattan Beach, California resident of wire fraud and filing false tax returns, on June 12th, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S....
Springfield Accountant Pleads Guilty to $3 Million Fraud Schemes
Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, on June 12th, announced that a Springfield accountant and former CPA pleaded guilty in federal court to two embezzlement schemes totaling more than $3 million and to...
Former Las Vegas Strip Club Owner Pleads Guilty to Evading More than $1.7 Million in Employment Taxes
The former owner of a Las Vegas, Nevada strip club pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in the District of Nevada to evading employment taxes, on June 8th, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice...
Justice Department and City of Des Plaines, Illinois Settle Lawsuit Over Alleged RLUIPA Violations
The Justice Department announced an agreement with the City of Des Plaines, on June 6th, Illinois, to resolve allegations that the City violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) when it denied a rezoning...
Justice Department, with FTC, Wins Largest-Ever Telemarketing Penalty Against Dish Network
As the result of long-running litigation to redress invasion of consumer privacy, most notably through violation of the National Do Not Call Registry brought by the U.S. Department of Justice as well as the States of California, Illinois, North...
North Texas Contractor and Executive Agree to Pay United States $2.475 Million to Resolve False Claims Act and Anti-kickback Act Allegations
North Texas Contractor and Executive Agree to Pay United States $2.475 Million to Resolve False Claims Act and Anti-kickback Act Allegations
Owner of Nationwide Tax Return Preparation Franchisor Convicted of Conspiracy, Evading Employment Taxes and Other Tax-Related Crimes
An Ohio resident was convicted Friday by a federal jury sitting in Cincinnati, Ohio of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, evasion of employment taxes and failure to pay over employment taxes, announced Acting Deputy Assistant...
