Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Farm Equipment Thefts
Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:34:24 -0500
Ryan Hanzlik, of Gem, Kansas, pled guilty to three counts of interstate transportation of stolen farm equipment.
Former Officers of Failed Bank Plead Guilty in Georgia to Fraud
Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:36:59 -0500
Douglas Ballard pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and to receive bribes, and to one count of tax evasion; and Joseph Todd Foster pled guilty to securities fraud. Ballard and Foster, both of Atlanta, were senior vice presidents of Integrity Bank, a $1 billion financial institution that failed and was taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in August 2008.
Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Bank Fraud Scheme
Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:42:44 -0500
Troy Moody, of Hartford, Connecticut, pled guilty to his role in a conspiracy to steal business checks from the Bank of America lockbox processing center in East Hartford.
Exec Sentenced in New York to 85 Years for $23 Million Real Estate Fraud Scheme
Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:47:11 -0500
Irving Stitsky, the former managing partner of Cobalt Capital Funding, LLC, and executive vice president of Cobalt Real Estate Services, LLC, was sentenced to 85 years in prison on charges stemming from a fraud that raised more than $23 million from over 250 investors in private placement real estate offerings.
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:10:12 -0500
Samuel Tabares, of Port Isabel, Texas, pled guilty to possessing hundreds of images and videos obtained via the Internet depicting child pornography.
Five Charged in Connection with al Qaeda Plot to Attack the U.S. and the U.K.
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:16:30 -0500
Charges were announced against five members of an al Qaeda plot to attack targets in the United States and United Kingdom. The charges reveal that the plot against New York's subway system uncovered in September 2009 involving Colorado resident Najibullah Zazi was directed by senior al Qaeda leadership in Pakistan, and was also directly related to a scheme by al Qaeda plotters in Pakistan to use Western operatives to attack a target in the United Kingdom.
Colombo Family Underboss Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy, Loansharking
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:17:59 -0500
Colombo Organized Crime Family underboss John "Sonny" Franzese and Colombo family associates Joseph DiGorga and Christopher Curanovic were convicted in Brooklyn, New York of racketeering conspiracy. In addition, Colombo family associate John Capolino was convicted of extortionate collection of credit conspiracy.
Company to Pay $240 Million Penalty for Role in Foreign Contract Bribery Scheme
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:24:54 -0500
Snamprogetti Netherlands B.V. has agreed to pay a $240 million criminal penalty to resolve charges related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for its participation in a decade-long scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials to obtain engineering, procurement and construction contracts. The contracts to build liquefied natural gas facilities on Bonny Island, Nigeria, were valued at more than $6 billion.
Congressman Guilty of Obstructing Justice, Acting as Unregistered Foreign Agent
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:43:56 -0500
Great Falls, Virginia resident Mark Deli Siljander, a former U.S. congressman from Michigan and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, pled guilty in Kansas City, Missouri to obstruction of justice and to acting as an unregistered foreign agent related to his work for an Islamic charity with ties to international terrorism
Connecticut Men Admit Engaging in Four-Month Bank Robbery Spree
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:55:53 -0500
Spero Moschos and Christopher Davis, both of Stamford, Connecticut, pled guilty to multiple bank robbery counts. Between May 2009 and August 2009, Moschos robbed 12 banks and Davis participated in eight of the robberies.
Former Fugitive Convicted in Texas on Child Pornography Charges
Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:06:20 -0500
Former Mesquite, Texas resident James Gregory Morris was convicted in Dallas of receipt and possession of child pornography. Morris possessed 1500 still images and 118 videos on his computer of prepubescent boys and girls engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Morris has been in custody since his arrest on September 29, 2009, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico by FBI agents.
Disbarred Attorney Sentenced in Georgia for Defrauding Elderly Clients of $4.3 Million
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:17:48 -0500
Disbarred attorney M. Dewey Bain, of Sugar Hill, Georgia, was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for defrauding his clients of over $4.3 million in trust funds that he had misrepresented were in safe investments earning good returns but which in fact he had stolen.
Louisiana Mayor Indicted on Public Corruption Charges
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:38:57 -0500
As part of an ongoing public corruption investigation, Thomas A. Nelson, Jr., the mayor of New Roads, Louisiana, was indicted in connection with allegedly obtaining over $22,000 in cash and other things of value in exchange for using his position as mayor to influence transactions Nelson believed were worth over $6 million.
Public Corruption Charges Filed Against Louisiana Police Chief, Mayor
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:43:59 -0500
Maurice A. Brown, the mayor of White Castle, Louisiana, and Mario D. Brown, the chief of police of White Castle, were indicted on charges of racketeering, mail fraud, wire fraud, use of an interstate facility in aid of racketeering, and forfeiture in connection with an ongoing public corruption investigation.
Louisiana Official Sentenced for Hobbs Act Violation
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:53:02 -0500
Michael L. Thompson, of Delhi, Louisiana, the former executive director of the Poverty Point Reservoir District, a political subdivision, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for using district employees to perform work on his private property.
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