Virginia Woman Indicted for Alleged Mortgage Elimination Scheme
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:34:31 -0600
Linda Sadr, of Manassas, Virginia, was indicted for her alleged involvement in a "mortgage elimination" scheme that caused more than $10 million in losses to more than 150 homeowners .
Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm, Counterfeiting Offenses
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:32:23 -0600
Victor Salaman, of New Haven, Connecticut, pled guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and one count of producing counterfeit United States currency.
Oregon Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Aggravated Sex Abuse of a Child
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:28:27 -0600
Alexander Lukashov, of Portland, Oregon, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child. Lukashov a long-haul commercial truck driver, took the victim, an 8-year-old girl, with him on a cross-country trip, during which her repeatedly raped and sexually abused the girl.
Canada Resident Sentenced for Running $1.8 Million International Telemarketing Scam
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:20:49 -0600
Canadian resident Dillon Sherif, an Iraqi national whose birth name is Nuraldin Shareef Karim, was sentenced in Los Angeles, California to more than 14 years in federal prison for running an international lottery scam that took in $1.8 million from mostly elderly victims who were lured to the scheme with promises of huge winnings in international lotteries.
Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding American Red Cross
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:17:41 -0600
Wanda C. Baham, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, pled guilty to one count of wire fraud relating to fraudulent applications for financial assistance that she submitted to the American Red Cross following the hurricanes of 2005.
Florida Woman Charged and Arrested for Making Threats to Schools
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:13:42 -0600
Ellisa Martinez, of New Port Richey, Florida, was arrested on a charge of interstate communication of a threat to injure another in connection with a telephonic threat against Broward County schools and government buildings on November 10, 2010.
Two Arizona Men Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:09:09 -0600
Adam Fell Berner and Mark Nicholas Rossi, both of Tucson, Arizona, were sentenced to seven years and 10 years in prison, respectively, following their convictions in separate cases of possession of child pornography.
Eleven Plead Guilty in Georgia to Defrauding AFLAC
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:04:13 -0600
Eleven defendants each pled guilty in Georgia to one count of health care insurance fraud against American Family Life Assurance Company (AFLAC) by submitting fraudulent claims which resulted in losses to AFLAC of more than $500,000.
South Dakota Inmate Sentenced for Mailing Threatening Letter to Judge
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:53:16 -0600
James Archambault, an inmate at the South Dakota State Penitentiary, was sentenced to 77 months of incarceration, to run concurrently with the time he is presently serving on a state sentence, for mailing a 15-page, handwritten letter to a United States District Judge that contained threats to injure and kill the judge.
Texas Couple to Serve Long Federal Prison Sentences on Drug Convictions
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:39:24 -0600
Lafayette Sheppard and Latasha Wyatt, both of Wichita Falls, Texas, were sentenced to 327 months and 360 months, respectively, for possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine.
Texas Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Violations
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:37:23 -0600
James Clifford Hendrix, of Athens, Texas, was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography, which was found on his laptop by a computer repair company.
Four Plead Not Guilty in Rhode Island Insurance Fraud Case
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:29:26 -0600
Four individuals, including a town councilman, a hearing officer, an insurance adjuster, and an on-air radio personality, pled not guilty in Providence, Rhode Island to their participation in a scheme to defraud an insurance company of nearly $50,000.
Luxury Cruise Ship Manager Guilty of Stealing $2.4 Million
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:26:55 -0600
Peter Valiando, formerly of Duxbury, Massachusetts, pled guilty in Boston to defrauding his former employer, Paul Gauguin Shipping Limited, of several million dollars while serving as the company's chief operating officer.
New Jersey Real Estate Broker Guilty of Concealing Assets from Bankruptcy Trustee
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:23:52 -0600
Prominent real estate broker Barry Kantrowitz, of Wayside, New Jersey, admitted that he fraudulently concealed $82,100 in cash from a trustee.
New Jersey Man, Florida-Based Former Attorney Charged in $1 Million Fraud Scheme
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:21:41 -0600
Joseph Suarez, the Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey-based operator of Suarez Investment and Development, LLC; and Katherine Ferro, a recently disbarred Miami attorney, were charged with allegedly executing various wire frand schemes to defraud their victims out of approximately $1 million.
Ohio Attorney Arrested in Connection with Ongoing Public Corruption Investigation
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:16:49 -0600
Attorney William Mitchell, Jr., of Westlake, Ohio, was arrested for allegedly taking part in a bribery conspiracy that caused millions of dollars in losses to Cuyahoga County over more than a decade.
Ohio Woman Charged in Identity Theft and Fraudulent Credit Card Scheme
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:15:18 -0600
Sarah A. Fleming, of Macedonia, Ohio, was indicted for allegedly using the personal identifiers of 14 real people, including their Social Security numbers and dates of birth, to open 14 credit card accounts and then using those fraudulent credit cards to obtain things of value totaling more than $1,000.
Five Somalis Convicted of Piracy Against USS Nicholas
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:05:38 -0600
A federal jury in Norfolk, Virginia has convicted five men from Somalia of engaging in piracy and related offenses in their attack on the USS Nicholas, marking what is believed to be the first piracy trial conviction in the United States since 1820.
Principal of System Capital Charged in New York with $3.5 Million Fraud Scheme
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:03:26 -0600
Joshua Wallace, a principal of System Capital, LLC, a commodity trading advisor, was arrested on charges of fraudulently soliciting clients and investor money by misrepresenting, among other things, System Capital's past performance and by inflating System Capital's assets under management.
Senior Aide to Albanian Foreign Minister Extradited to Face Murder, Other Charges
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:39:31 -0600
Almir Rrapo, the senior administrative assistant to the deputy prime minister of Albania, has been extradited to New York to face charges related to his involvement in a racketeering enterprise that engaged in murder, kidnapping, narcotics trafficking, extortion, robbery, arson, obstruction of justice, and interstate transportation of stolen goods.
Executive Charged in New York with Conspiring to Distribute Inside Information
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:33:32 -0600
Don Ching Trang Chu, an executive an an "expert networking" firm, was charged in New York with conspiring to promote the firm's consultation services by arranging for insiders at publicly-traded companies to provide material, nonpublic information to the firm's hedge fund clients for the purpose of executing profitable securities transactions.
Serial Bank Robber Sentenced in Pennsylvania
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:20:12 -0600
John Agot Canlas, of Douglasville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in Philadelphia to 20 years in prison for his participation in a string of 17 bank robberies between July 2008 and October 2008 in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.
Pennsylvania State Senator Indicted on Public Corruption Charges
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:18:42 -0600
State Senator Raphael J. Musto, Pennsylvania 14th Senatorial District, was indicted on six counts of honest services fraud, the corrupt receipt of a reward for official actions, and making false statements to agents of the FBI.
Pennsylvania Political Consultant Sentenced on Tax Charges
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:10:31 -0600
Chester A. Fulton III, of Narberth, Pennsylvania, who has been involved in local politics for more than 25 years, was sentenced in connection with earning more than $500,000 from his political consulting business, but reporting virtually no net income from this business. Fulton caused a tax loss to the U.S of approximately $70,000.
Alaska Man Arrested for Sexually Abusing Minor While on Military Base in California
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:06:52 -0600
Antonio Bates, of Anchorage, Alaska, was arrested on an indictment charging him with the alleged sexual abusing a minor, including by the use of force, on Fort Hunter-Liggett, a U.S. Army base in Monterey, California. The sexual abuse allegedly took place when the minor was under the age of 12 as well as under the age of 16.
Former Virginia Secretary of Finance Sentenced for Embezzling $4 Million
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:43:58 -0600
John W. Forbes, II, of Richmond, Virginia, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for orchestrating a wire fraud scheme that resulted in the embezzlement of $4,000,000 from the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission.
Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Virginia to Role in $100 Million Fraud Scheme
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:41:06 -0600
Russell Mackert, of Spring, Texas, pled guilty in Richmond, Virginia to conspiracy charges in connection with his role as a lawyer for a group of businesses that acquired and marketed more than $100 million of fraudulent investments in life settlements to more than 800 victims across the United States and Canada.
Idaho Man Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:38:35 -0600
Joseph Michael Matt, Jr., of Worley, Idaho, pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of a passenger in Matt's vehicle following a crash that occurred while Matt was under the influence of alcohol and methamphetamine and was speeding.
Idaho Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:36:09 -0600
Larry McMillan, of Coeur d 'Alene, Idaho, was sentenced to 77 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. McMillan was part of a larger group that has been distributing methamphetamine in northern Idaho for two years.
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