Businessman Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charges Involving Government Contracts
James C. Bedford, 50, of Dumfries, on December 7, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery and bribery of a public official.
Broward County Resident Sentenced in Identity Theft Tax Fraud Scheme Involving the Use of Unauthorized Debit Card Account Numbers
A Broward County resident was sentenced to 24 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for his involvement in an identity theft tax fraud scheme involving the trafficking in, use, and possession of unauthorized debit card...
Former Counselor at Federal Prison Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charge
A former counselor at the federal prison in Lexington has pleaded guilty to smuggling tobacco into the prison in exchange for payments from inmates.
CEO of Virginia Health Care Technology Company Pleads Guilty to $30 Million Shareholder Fraud and $7.5 Million Employment Tax Fraud
A medical doctor and entrepreneur pleaded on December 2 guilty to inducing interstate travel to commit a fraud and failing to account for and pay over employment taxes announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of...
Minnesota Chiropractor Convicted of Tax Evasion
A federal jury sitting in the District of Minnesota convicted a Minnesota chiropractor of five counts of tax evasion and one count of presenting a fake financial instrument to the U.S. Department of Treasury, on December 2, announced Principal Deputy...
Former Rhode Island Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Tax Preparation Fraud Scheme and Aggravated Identity Theft
A Cranston, on December 2, Rhode Island resident was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison for aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, wire fraud, theft of government funds and aggravated identity theft, announced Principal...
Man arrested over child exploitation material
Detectives from the Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team, a partnership between SAPOL's Special Crimes Investigation Branch and the Australian Federal Police, on 2 December arrested a 30-year-old man from the northern suburbs over child exploitation...
International Contract Fraud: International Contract Fraud U.S. Government Employee Steered $2 Million in Micro-Dairy Contracts to his Son
In 2009, Kenneth Apple was a trusted U.S. Department of State employee who was supposed to be working in Iraq to help the Iraqi people rebuild their country after years of war. Instead, Apple decided to help himself and his son.
