Michigan Physical Therapist Sentenced in $2.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:25:33 -0500
Farmington Hills, Michigan resident Baskaran Thangarasan was sentenced to 57 months in prison for his participation in a fraudulent physical therapy scheme that defrauded Medicare of approximately $2.3 million.
Self-Employed Radio Host Sentenced in Ohio for Failing to File Tax Returns
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:31:34 -0500
Louis A. Wolk, a.k.a. Louie Free, a.k.a. Louie B. Free, a self-employed radio host doing business as The Louis Free Radio Program, a.k.a. Free Radio Ltd., a.k.a. Louie Free Radio, was sentenced in Ohio to six months' home confinement and fined $5,000 after pleading guilty to three counts of failure to file tax returns. Wolk was also put on probation for two years and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service. Wolk was , according to his plea agreement. The charge alleged that because Wolk had gross income he was required to file an income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service. Wolk failed to file returns despite the fact that he had gross income in the amount of $74,150 for the calendar year 2004; $46,810 for the calendar year 2005; and $17,945 for the calendar year 2006.
Former Aéropostale Exec and Business Owner Indicted in Massive Fraud Scheme
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:09:06 -0500
Christopher Finazzo, the former executive vice president and chief merchandising officer of Aéropostale, Inc., a national mall-based specialty clothing retailer headquartered in Manhattan, and Douglas Dey, the owner of South Bay Apparel, Inc., previously a major supplier of Aéropostale, were charged with mail and wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and conspiracy to violate the travel act.
California Man Charged in Real Estate Advance Fee Scheme
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:03:10 -0500
Tony Huy Havens, of Modesto, California, was charged in a 30-count indictment with wire fraud and criminal forfeiture for running a scheme that targeted victims in at least eight states who were seeking multi-million-dollar loans for large construction projects that were in danger of foreclosure.
Man Charged with Defrauding Gas Station Owners Under the California Clean Air Act
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:52:49 -0500
Steven Foster, of Clovis, California, was charged with two counts of mail fraud and five counts of wire fraud in a connection with a scheme to defraud gas station owners.
South Carolina Man Sentenced for Bank Robbery
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:05:07 -0500
David Jenkins, of Latta, South Carolina, was sentenced in New Bern, North Carolina to 246 months in prison after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting armed bank robbery and aiding and abetting the use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $900,000 from Best Buy
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:08:51 -0500
Joseph Anthony Graziola, III, of Glenmills, Pennsylvania, pled guilty in St. Paul, Minnesota to mail fraud in connection with stealing more than $900,000 from Richfield-based Best Buy Co. Graziola admitted that from December of 2004 through December of 2005, he submitted fraudulent invoices to Best Buy on behalf of his shipping company for the shipping of electronic equipment that was never performed.
West Virginia Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charge
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:12:38 -0500
Brian P. Cornell, of Logan, West Virginia, was sentenced to five years in prison for possessing child pornography.
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Drug Offense
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:45:26 -0500
Richard Bruno Desimone, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for conspiring with others to distribute more than 100 grams but less than 200 grams of cocaine.
Pennsylvania Men Indicted for Conspiracy to Counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:59:08 -0500
Wilbert McLean and Samuel Montgomery, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, were charged with conspiring to produce counterfeit $10, $20, $50, and $100 notes and with making, forging, and passing between $150,000 and $200,000 worth of counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes.
Maryland Inmate Sentenced for Mailing a Letter Threatening to Kill a Federal Judge
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:05:31 -0500
Kevin Johnson, of Maryland, was sentenced to 64 months in prison for mailing a letter threatening to kill a federal judge while Johnson was an inmate at the Western Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland.
Three Maryland Police Officers Convicted in Civil Rights Case
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:08:14 -0500
Former Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officer Gregory Mussmacher was convicted on civil rights and obstruction charges related to his physical abuse in 2004 of a then-17-year-old arrestee whom Mussmacher assaulted with a baton while the teen was handcuffed, shackled, and temporarily blinded by pepper-spray. A second former BPD officer, Guy Gerstel, pled guilty to lying to the FBI, and admitted that he too had assaulted the teenager while he was restrained. A third former officer, Sergeant Wayne Thompson, also pled guilty, admitting that he engaged in obstruction of justice to help cover up the assaults.
Louisiana Construction Company Dispatcher Charged with Accepting Kickbacks
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:20:13 -0500
Hulon Eugene Parsons, of Hammond, Louisiana, was charged with illegally accepting kickbacks from a subcontractor in connection with a federal contract.
Louisiana Private School Counselor Arraigned on Child Enticement Charge
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:22:52 -0500
Dr. Allison Hargrave, of Lafayette, Louisiana, a former counselor at Ascension Episcopal School in Lafayette, was arraigned in federal court on a charge of attempting to entice a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity.
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Produce Child Pornography
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:34:21 -0500
Jeffrey T. Swartz, of Henrietta, New York, pled guilty to one count of attempted production of child pornography, admitting that he had attempted to persuade, induce, and entice an individual under the age of 18 to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing visual depictions of such conduct, namely digital images.
Ohio Man Indicted in Connection with Ongoing Public Corruption Investigation
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:42:52 -0500
Joseph Bibbo, of Gates Mills, Ohio, was charged with one count of bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds in connection with the ongoing Cuyahoga County public corruption investigation.
Rhode Island Career Criminal Sentenced for Back-to-Back Bank Robberies
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:46:43 -0500
Dennis Tasker, Jr., of Providence, Rhode Island, was sentenced to 175 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to robbing banks in Providence and Newport. Tasker has previously been arrested approximately two dozen times on more than 50 charges in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Florida; and had been out of prison for about one month when he robbed the banks in July 2009.
Arizona Man Indicted for Making Threatening Phone Calls to Congressman
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:34:32 -0500
Justin M. Hayes, of Phoenix, Arizona, was indicted for allegedly calling Congressman Raul Grijalva's office located in Tucson and threatening to come down and "blow the brains out" of the Congressman and his staff members. Haynes claimed he was angry over Congressman Grijalva's position on immigration issues.
Montana Woman Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:41:56 -0500
Journey Marie No Runner, of Browning, Montana, was sentenced to three years in prison on charges of involuntary manslaughter and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
Three Guilty in Missouri in Connection with 1992 Murder-for-Hire Plot
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:00:33 -0500
James K. Kornhardt and Steven A. Mueller were convicted in St. Louis, Missouri of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and murder-for-hire in connection with the October 22, 1992 murder of Danny Harold Coleman. Danny Coleman's wife, Karen Coleman, pled guilty on June 3 to the same charges. James K. Kornhardt was also found guilty by the jury of obstructions of justice stemming from actions taken by him to destroy a firearm, silencer, and ammunition directly related to the October 22, 1992 murder.
Connecticut Man Sentenced for Defrauding Investors of Island Resort Project
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:11:10 -0500
Christopher M. Pearson, of Ledyard, Connecticut, formerly a deputy chief operating officer for the Mashantucket-Pequot Tribal Nation, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for defrauding a number of investors out of $280,000 that he obtained from them based upon his false representations that he would purchase land on the island of Roatan, Honduras, on their behalf.
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