U.S. Navy Admiral Sentenced to Prison for Lying to Federal Investigators about His Relationship with Foreign Defense Contractor in Massive Navy Bribery and Fraud Investigation
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Robert Gilbeau was sentenced to 18 months on May 17th, in prison for lying to investigators to conceal his illicit 20-year relationship with Leonard Glenn Francis, the owner of Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), the foreign...
Court Orders Texas Businesses and Their Owners to Timely Pay Employment Taxes
A federal court in McAllen, Texas ordered Idalia Padron and Nino’s Home Care Inc. to timely file the business’s federal employment and unemployment tax returns as they become due and pay in full the reported amounts due. The court also entered a money...
Former Massachusetts Police Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Funds From Disabled Veterans and Running Fraudulent Tax Preparation Business
A former Whitman, Massachusetts police sergeant pleaded guilty to wire fraud, on May 16th, opreparing false income tax returns for clients of his tax preparation business, obstructing the internal revenue laws and misappropriating funds from the...
Former U.S. Congresswoman Corrine Brown Guilty of Fraud Scheme Involving Bogus Non-Profit Scholarship Entity
Former U.S. Congresswoman Corrine Brown was convicted by a federal jury in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 11th, for her role in a conspiracy and fraud scheme involving a fraudulent scholarship charity.
Idaho Resident Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Tax Returns
A Blackfoot, Idaho small business owner was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for filing false tax returns, on May 11th, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and...
Napa California Resident Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Embezzlement
A 67-year-old resident of Napa, California was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle to five years in prison, on May 9th, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. TERRANCE L. COSGROVE pleaded guilty in December 2016 to two counts of wire fraud...
Two Former Executives of Foreign Defense Contractor Plead Guilty to Fraud in International Navy Corruption Scandal
Two former executives of a foreign defense contractor on May 9th, pleaded guilty in federal court for participating in a conspiracy to submit bogus bids, claims and invoices to the U.S. Navy in an effort to steal tens of millions of dollars as part of...
Former IRS Revenue Officer and Owner of Tax Consulting Business Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion and Impeding the Tax Laws
A former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) revenue officer who is a resident of Greensboro, North Carolina, was sentenced to serve 43 months in prison for tax evasion and corruptly endeavoring to impede the due administration of the internal revenue laws...
