Man Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading Scheme Involving Walt Disney Company
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:39:48 -0500
Yonni Sebbag, of Los Angeles, California, pled guilty in New York to fraud charges related to his participation in an insider trading scheme in which Sebbag and his co-conspirator, an assistant to a top executive at the Walt Disney Company, obtained confidential inside information, including information about Disney's quarterly earnings, and attempted to sell the information to investment companies seeking to trade on inside information.
Arizona Fugitives Charged with Causing the Deaths of Oklahoma Couple
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:42:58 -0500
Former Arizona fugitives John Charles McCluskey and Tracy Allen Province, and their accomplice, Casslyn Mae Welch, were charged with carjacking Gary and Linda Haas, of Oklahoma, with the intention of causing their deaths.
Texas Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charge
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:43:44 -0500
Kenneth Dale Chase, of Wise County, Texas, was sentenced to four years in federal prison for possessing child pornography.
Texas Doctor Charged with Health Care Fraud
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:40:50 -0500
Odette Campbell, a physician with medical facilities in Denton and Corinth, Texas, was charged with allegedly defrauding Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas by billing for more expensive services than those provided to patients. She also allegedly altered medical records after they had been requested by authorities in an attempt to cover up the fraud.
Michigan Man Convicted on Federal Bank Fraud and Conspiracy Charges
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:32:44 -0500
William King, of Bloomfield Township, Michigan, was found guilty of executing a scheme to defraud area banks by falsifying employment and income information for loan applicants who then applied for loans on boats that did not exist. At least three loans were applied for each in excess of $200,000.
Former Carpenters Union Business Agent Pleads Guilty in New York to Racketeering
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:28:41 -0500
Brian Hayes, a former business agent of the District Council of New York City and Vicinity of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (the Carpenters Union), pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to participating in a racketeering scheme and other offenses.
Tennessee Man Charged in Connection with Sex Trafficking Scheme
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:22:55 -0500
Tennessee resident Terrence Arnett Yarbrough was indicted on four counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion against minor and adult female victims. Additionally, Yarbrough and two women were charged with conspiracy to fraudulently obtain food stamps.
Georgia Man Convicted of Child Sex Abuse Offenses
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:12:48 -0500
Georgia resident Dwain D. Williams was convicted on multiple charges in connection with repeatedly raping a girl starting when she was 9 years old until she was 13 when she lived in Okinawa, Japan.
Florida Man Sentenced on Health Care Fraud and Identity Theft Charges
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:54:28 -0500
Jhon Barcelo, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on health care fraud and aggravated identity theft charges in connection with his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare.
Florida Man Charged with Mail Fraud in Attempted Sale of Counterfeit Artwork
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:52:05 -0500
Luigi Cugini, of Broward County, Florida, was charged for his participation in a scheme to commit mail fraud by selling reproductions of John Singer Sargent paintings and claiming that they were authentic artworks.
Tennessee Couple Arrested for Drug, Firearms, and Lacey Act Violations
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:47:48 -0500
Johnny Carl Grooms and Rosalba Ibarra Grooms, both of Cosby, Tennessee, were arrested on charges involving drug trafficking, firearms violations, and illegal trafficking in ginseng.
Virginia Gang Member Sentenced on Assault and Firearms Charges
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:35:13 -0500
Craig Steven Foster, of Portsmouth, Virginia, a member of the Bounty Hunter Bloods gang, was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison on assault and firearms charges. Foster previously pled guilty to one count of assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering activity and one count of using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
Ohio Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Employer Out of More Than $4.3 Million
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:32:04 -0500
Kimberly Prebles, of Monroe, Ohio, pled guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of filing a false federal income tax return arising from the defendant's scheme to defraud her employer of approximately $4,315,755.
Mortgage Originator, Modular Home Wholesaler Indicted in Fraud Scheme
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:28:31 -0500
John Stewart Morrison IV, of Columbia, Maryland; Clifford Michael Seibert, of Berlin, Maryland; and Seibert's company, Modular Homes Wholesaler, Inc., were indicted in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.
Former TSA Employee Charged with Stealing Lost Laptop Computers
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:23:03 -0500
Former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee Jennifer Steplight, of Bayonne, New Jersey, was charged with stealing laptop computers from a TSA lost and found facility that services Newark Liberty International Airport and with making false statements to effectuate her thefts.
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