Aircraft Leasing Company Owner Indicted in $50 Million Fraudulent Financing Scheme
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:40:01 -0500
The owner of an aircraft leasing company, who was indicted earlier this year on commercial bribery charges, his corporation, and five new individual defendants are facing an expanded federal indictment alleging that they engaged in a fraudulent financing scheme that raised more than $50 million.
Minnesota Business Owner Sentenced for Role in $20 Million Mortgage Fraud Scam
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:35:17 -0500
Thomas John Hunter, of Maple Grove, Minnesota, the part owner of Legacy Lending, was sentenced to 40 months in prison for participating in a mortgage fraud scheme that involved 37 separate real estate transactions and $20 million in loan proceeds.
Minnesota Man Indicted for Mailing Suspicious White Powder Letter
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:33:58 -0500
Richard Valentine Kozak, of Long Lake, Minnesota, was charged in connection with allegedly sending a suspicious white powder to Dow Jones and Co. after receiving unsolicited mail from the company.
Minnesota Resident Indicted in Wisconsin for Role in Stolen Vehicle Scheme
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:22:33 -0500
Gale A. Rachuy, of Duluth, Minnesota, was charged in connection with purchasing vehicles from dealerships and from an individual using closed account checks and then transporting the vehicles in interstate commerce knowing that they were stolen vehicles.
Indiana Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Offenses
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:20:40 -0500
Jason Jewell, of Frankfort, Indiana, was sentenced to six years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for possession and transportation of child pornography.
California Film Producer Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:18:14 -0500
James Thomas Flocker, of Chico, California, was sentenced to seven years in prison after being convicted of transporting child pornography, distributing child pornography, and possession of child pornography.
Connecticut Business Owner Admits Evading Over $1 Million in Withholdings, Taxes
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:13:43 -0500
John Durante, of Old Saybrook, Connecticut, the owner of several small health care businesses in Connecticut, pled guilty to one count of tax evasion stemming from a multi-year scheme to evade payment of employee withholdings and other payroll taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.
Pennsylvania Felon Indicted on Firearms Charge
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:11:28 -0500
Tillman Byrd, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was indicted on a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Executive Sentenced in Pennsylvania for Stock Manipulation Scheme
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:09:14 -0500
Richard Margulies, of Edison, New Jersey, the former chief financial officer for Advatech, Inc., was sentenced in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to 51 months in prison for his attempt to artificially inflate the company's stock price.
Two Charged in Florida in Conspiracy to Possess Stolen Firearms
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:06:33 -0500
Abdalaziz Aziz Hamayel, of West Bank Palestinian Authority, and Yanny Aguila Urbay, of Hialeah, Florida, were charged in connection with negotiating to purchase 300 stolen, fully automatic weapons. In addition to the firearms, Hamayel wanted to purchase grenades and improvised explosive devices.
New Jersey Doctor Charged in $1.8 Million Medicaid Fraud Involving Fake Physicians
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:03:40 -0500
Yousuf Masood, a doctor with a practice in Elizabeth, New Jersey that received more than $13.7 million in Medicaid payments over the past year, was charged, along with four others, with fraudulently obtaining at least $1.8 million from Medicaid by billing for services actually provided by people illegally posing as physicians.
Somali Pleads Guilty to Piracy Charges in Takeover of Merchant Ship
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:59:50 -0500
Jama Idle Ibrahim, of Somalia, pled guilty in Washington, D.C. to commit piracy under the law of nations and conspiracy to use a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The charges stem from a violent act of piracy in the Gulf of Aden against a merchant vessel, the MV/CEC Future, that began in November 2008 and lasted for 71 days.
California Man Connected to Ponzi Scheme Sentenced for Impersonating FBI Agent
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:55:06 -0500
Michael David Sanders, of Fair Oaks, California, was sentenced to two years of probation for his role in conspiring to impersonate an FBI agent in what was an attempt to recoup investor money lost in a Ponzi scheme.
Colorado Woman Sentenced for Fraudulent Shopping Card Scheme
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:32:59 -0500
Jerryca P. Chavez, of Englewood and Sheridan, Colorado, was sentenced to five years in federal prison on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with her scheme to defraud and obtain money and property from various Wal-Mart stores and credit card companies by means of materially false and fraudulent pretenses.
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