Contact the FBI if You Think You Might be a Victim of FEBG Investment Fraud Scheme
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:48:45 -0500
An investigation of the Federal Employee Benefits Group (FEBG) and its founder, Kenneth Wayne McLeod (now deceased), has been initiated. FEBG was a Jacksonville, Florida-based company that offered investment services to a variety of clients and catered primarily to federal employees and retirees. Clients of FEBG should be aware that not all of the firm's investments are at risk. However, individuals who invested in the "FEBG Bond Fund" or "FEBG Special Fund" may be victims of investment fraud and are welcome to contact the FBI.
Technip S.A. to Pay $240 Million Criminal Penalty Under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:53:08 -0500
The global engineering company 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.
Connecticut Man Sentenced for Role in Drug Ring
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:06:35 -0500
Ariel Jose Gil, of Hartford, Connecticut, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for his participation in a Hartford-area narcotics trafficking ring.
California Woman Sentenced in $3.8 Million Loan Fraud Scheme
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:15:51 -0500
Pamela Terry, of Santa Clarita, California, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for participating in a scheme that collected approximately $3.8 million from victims who were falsely promised low-interest, multi-million-dollar loans from the "Federal Reserve Bank."
Virginia Man Sentenced on Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Charges
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:20:11 -0500
Dion Christopher Cameron, of Norfolk, Virginia, was sentenced to more than 23 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana and for possessing a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime.
Ohio Man Guilty in Multi-Million-Dollar Investment and Mortgage Fraud Schemes
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:23:44 -0500
James D. Powell, of Hamilton, Ohio, pled guilty to operating a Ponzi-style fraud scheme which cost 90 victims more than $9 million over six years by promising them high rates of return on a portfolio of real estate investments, and defrauded at least two mortgage companies and a private seller out of nearly $1 million.
School Board Member Sentenced in Pennsylvania on Corruption Charges
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:04:50 -0500
As part of an ongoing investigation targeting public corruption in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Frank Pizzella, Jr., a former member of the Wilkes-Barre Area School District Board of Education, was sentenced to a two-year term of probation, five months of home confinement, and a $10,000 fine for conspiring with others to corruptly give $5,000 in cash to a member of the Wilkes-Barre Area School District Board of Education in exchange for a teaching job.
Alabama Man Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy to Mail Hoax Anthrax Letters
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:16:10 -0500
Milstead Earl Darden, of Montevallo, Alabama, admitted he conspired with another individual to mail eight threatening hoax letters containing white powder, which was later tested and determined not be anthrax.
Texas Man Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million-Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:20:58 -0500
Adrian Levale Cole, of Houston, Texas, pled guilty to committing wire fraud and false representation of a Social Security number arising from his participation in a $10 million mortgage fraud scheme.
Illegal Alien Sentenced in Texas for Assaulting Border Patrol Agent with Vehicle
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:23:12 -0500
Rigoberto Torres-Gomez, a citizen of El Salvador who was illegally residing in Houston, Texas, was sentenced to 55 months in prison for striking a Border Patrol agent with his vehicle during an attempt to transport 10 illegal aliens into the United States from Mexico.
HUD Exec Sentenced in Kansas for Taking Pay for Hours not Worked
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:46:37 -0500
Herman S. Ransom, of Olathe, Kansas, an executive at the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) office in Kansas City, Kansas, was sentenced to 12 months and a day in federal prison for collecting $46,925 in pay for hours he did not work. Ransom often played tennis or went to casinos when he claimed he was working.
Taiwan LCD Producer Guilty, will Pay $30 Million Fine for Role in Price-Fixing Scheme
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:01:15 -0500
HannStar Display Corporation, a thin-film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel producer and seller based in Taipei, Taiwan, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $30 million criminal fine for its role in a global conspiracy to fix the prices of TFT-LCD panels. As a result of this ongoing investigation, seven companies and 17 executives have been charged and fined more than $890 million.
Texas Man Convicted of Child Pornography Charges
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:40:43 -0500
Daryl Ray McNair, Jr., of San Antonio, Texas, faces between five and 20 years in federal prison after a jury convicted him of distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography. A forensic analysis of McNair's computer equipment revealed the presence of more than 7,000 images and 39 videos depicting child pornography.
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