Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Illegal Gambling Operation
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:38:55 -0500
Michael J. Lombardo, of Kansas City, Missouri, pled guilty to conducting an illegal gambling business that relied on a website with a computer server located in Costa Rica.
Michigan Man Sentenced as Part of Wisconsin Tribal Drug Investigation
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:32:56 -0500
John Carr, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced in Madison, Wisconsin to six years in federal prison without parole after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute crack cocaine from April 2006 to June 2008 on St. Croix tribal lands. Carr is the 25th defendant to be sentenced as a result of this investigation.
Arizona Man Charged with $7 Million Internet Fraud and Tax Evasion
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:14:53 -0500
Anthony Mark Boscarino, of Phoenix, Arizona, was charged with 51 counts of wire fraud, 17 counts of money laundering, eight counts of mail fraud, and several tax evasion and firearms charges in connection with allegedly using his sports handicapping Internet business to solicit customers to invest in several fraudulent schemes.
International Credit Card Trafficker Arrested in France for Sale of Stolen Card Data
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:09:24 -0500
Vladislav Anatolievich Horohorin, of Moscow, Russia, an international credit card trafficker thought to be one of the most prolific sellers of stolen data, was arrested in Nice, France, on August 7, 2010, on charges of access device fraud and aggravated identity theft, which were filed in the U.S.
Illinois Bank Vice President Pleads Guilty to $5.5 Million Fraud Scheme
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:59:52 -0500
Jeffrey Gonsiewski, formerly vice president of the loan department at First Security Trust and savings Bank in Elmwood Park, Illinois, pled guilty to federal fraud charges, admitting that he changed the terms of at least 100 loans for at least 50 customers and caused the bank to lose at least $5.5 million.
Owner of Defunct Connecticut Oil Company Admits Filing False Tax Returns
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:43:27 -0500
Richard A. Stevens, of Middlebury, Connecticut, pled guilty today to willfully filing a false U.S. tax return, admitting that he underpaid his federal taxes by nearly $80,000 for 2006 and 2007.
Two Rhode Island Residents Plead Not Guilty to Extortion Charges
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:36:08 -0500
Dorothy St. Laurent, of Johnston, Rhode Island, and her son, Anthony St. Laurent, Jr., of Cranston, Rhode Island, pled not guilty to federal interstate extortion charges.
Collections Manager Pleads Guilty in Massachusetts to Million-Dollar Fraud
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:33:09 -0500
Joseph P. Boldiga, of Eliot, Maine, pled guilty in Boston to three counts of mail fraud in connection with his scheme to defraud his former employer, Iona Technologies Corporation of Waltham, Massachusetts, of more than $1 million.
Drug Dealer Sentenced in Case Involving Murder of a Federal Witness
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:29:08 -0500
Maurice Phillips, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, the leader of the Phillips Cocaine Organization, was sentenced in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to four consecutive life sentences for contracting his cousin to kill a federal witness, as well as for conspiring to distribute crack cocaine.
Alabama Car Bomber Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:31:32 -0500
Keith Dewayne Lawson, of Northport, Alabama, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his involvement in a July 29, 2009 car bombing at a home in Parrish, Alabama that seriously injured the victim. Lawson's co-conspirator, Michael Earnest, was previously sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Wisconsin Man Sentenced for Bank Robbery
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:23:37 -0500
Robert H. McCallie, of Kennan, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in two bank robberies.
Ohio Man Charged with Child Pornography Offense
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:09:54 -0500
Robert A. Reiner, of Toledo, Ohio, was charged with distribution of child pornography.
Former New York State Official Sentenced for Online Enticement of Minors
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:02:57 -0500
Plattsburgh, New York resident George C. Ortloff, a former New York State Parole Board member and a former New York State Assemblyman, was sentenced to 150 months in prison for attempting to entice what he believed to be two minor girls, 11 and 12 years of age (who were actually undercover agents) to engage in sexual activity.
Maryland Executive Sentenced for Embezzling Over $2.7 Million
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:59:38 -0500
Ernest Theodore Solo, of Boyds, Maryland, was sentenced to three years in prison for wire fraud in connection with a scheme to embezzle more than $2.7 million from the petroleum company where he worked as chief financial officer.
California Man Pleads Guilty in $15 Million Illinois Ponzi Scheme
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:56:07 -0500
William Huber, of La Jolla, California, pled guilty to operating a multi-million-dollar Ponzi fraud scheme for more than a decade in the Decatur, Illinois area. Huber defrauded approximately 300 investors of an estimated $15 million through his scheme.
Illinois Man Charged with Child Pornography Offenses
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:54:48 -0500
Robert R. Shipley, of Louisville, Illinois, was indicted on charges on distribution and possession of child pornography.
Illinois Physician Sentenced for Role in $13 Million Health Care Fraud
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:46:53 -0500
Sushil Sheth, a Chicago, Illinois-area cardiologist who surrendered his medical license, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for stealing approximately $13 million from Medicare and more than 30 other public and private health care insurance programs over roughly five years.
Michigan Clinic Operator Sentenced for Role in Fraudulent Diagnostic Testing Scheme
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:30:52 -0500
Carlos Grana, a Miami, Florida resident who operated a Detroit, Michigan-area medical clinic, was sentenced to 56 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program of approximately $2 million.
Two Former Navajo Police Officers in Arizona Charged with Civil Rights Violations
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:25:46 -0500
Former Navajo Police Officer Christine Thinn and former Navajo Police Sergeant Phillip Bedonie Jr. were indicted in Arizona on civil rights charges in connection with the January 2009 beating of a man who was in their custody.
Arizona Corrections Officer Sentenced for Attempting to Provide Cocaine to an Inmate
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:19:42 -0500
Former corrections officer Juan Nunez, of Coolidge, Arizona, was sentenced to 24 months in prison after pleading guilty to attempting to provide cocaine to an inmate at the facility where he worked in exchange for .5 ounces of cocaine an $1,600 in cash.
FARC Associate Guilty of Providing Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organization
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:15:18 -0500
Juanito Cordoba-Bermudez, an associate of the associate of the 57th Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), a Colombian terrorist group, pled guilty in New York to charges of participating in a conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Cordoba-Bermudez was arrested in Panama in 2008 and was transferred to U.S. custody in May of 2009.
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