Jersey City councilman becomes 6th to plead guilty in massive NJ corruption sweepOctober 6th, 2009 Councilman pleads guilty in NJ corruption sweepNEWARK, N.J. — A northern New Jersey councilman has become the 45th person charged and the sixth to plead guilty in the state's largest corruption sweep.
Prominent Bahamian lawyer charged in US federal corruption caseSeptember 24th, 2009 Bahamas lawyer faces US federal corruption chargesNASSAU, Bahamas — A prominent Bahamian lawyer has been indicted on U.S. federal corruption charges in a case that allegedly involves a South Florida politician and nearly $1 million in laundered money.
Former Orange County assistant sheriff gets 27 months in federal prison for tax evasion, fraudSeptember 14th, 2009 Calif. judge gives ex assistant sheriff 27 monthsSANTA ANA, Calif. — A former Orange County assistant sheriff has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for tax evasion and mail fraud.
Taiwan court convicts former first lady on perjury charges, sentences her to 1 yearSeptember 2nd, 2009 Taiwan court convicts former first lady of perjuryTAIPEI, Taiwan — The wife and adult children of Taiwan's former president were convicted of perjury and sentenced to prison for lying to investigators in a high-profile corruption case against the ex-leader. The wider case against former President Chen Shui-bian tests the Taiwanese government's resolve to crack down on corruption — and the credibility of its justice system.
Former Texas sheriff sentenced to 5 years in prison for helping Mexican drug traffickersAugust 27th, 2009 Texas sheriff gets 5 years for helping drug cartelMcALLEN, Texas — A former Texas sheriff was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison Thursday for helping Mexican smugglers move drugs through his county on the U.S.-Mexico border in exchange for thousands of dollars in bribes. U.S. District Judge Randy Crane sentenced former Starr County Sheriff Reymundo "Rey" Guerra to 64 months in prison and four years of supervised release.
Jury convicts ex-La. congressman's brother on 4 counts, including bribery, acquits on 3 countsAugust 22nd, 2009 Ex-La. congressman's brother convicted of briberyNEW ORLEANS — A federal jury has convicted New Orleans political operative Mose Jefferson of bribery charges less than a month after his brother, a former Louisiana congressman, was found guilty of unrelated corruption charges. The jury of six men and six women on Friday convicted Jefferson of two counts each of bribery and obstruction of justice for paying $100,000 in kickbacks to former New Orleans school board president Ellenese Brooks-Simms.
Israeli police arrest suspects in US-Israel money laundering and tax fraud caseAugust 3rd, 2009 Israel police bust fraud ring with alleged US tiesJERUSALEM — Israeli police said Monday that they had broken up an Israeli-American crime ring specializing in tax fraud and money laundering in an operation codenamed "American Pie."
Police said a joint investigation with U.S. authorities led to the arrest in Israel of seven suspects, some of them American citizens, with further arrests likely.
Feds arrest state lawmaker, mayors of 2 NJ cities, rabbis in corruption probeJuly 23rd, 2009 2 NJ mayors, lawmaker arrested in corruption caseNEWARK, N.J. — The mayors of two New Jersey cities and a current and former state legislator were among more than two dozen people arrested Thursday in a sweeping corruption investigation.
Former Pa. senator gets 55 months in prison for corruption; feds call him 'drunk with power'July 15th, 2009 Former Pa. senator gets 55 months for corruptionPHILADELPHIA — A federal judge has sentenced former Pennsylvania Sen. Vince Fumo to 55 months in prison for corruption convictions.
Ringleader of $50 million theft from DC tax office sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prisonJune 30th, 2009 DC tax fraud ringleader gets 17 years in prisonWASHINGTON — A former Washington, D.C., employee has been sentenced to 17½ years in prison for leading a scheme that stole nearly $50 million from the city using fraudulent property tax refund checks. Former D.C. tax office manager Harriette Walters pleaded guilty in September to wire fraud, money laundering and other charges and has been jailed since her arrest in 2007.
DA seeks judge's removal in Texas fundraiser case, cites campaign contributions from law firmsJune 25th, 2009 DA seeks judge's removal in Texas fundraiser caseCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A prosecutor has asked for a judge's removal from the case of a prominent Democratic fundraiser, suggesting the judge got campaign contributions from law firms linked to the defendant. Nueces County District Attorney Carlos Valdez filed a motion Wednesday to recuse Judge Manuel Banales (bahn YAL' es) from the case of fundraiser Mauricio Celis.
Friends and collegues can't explain embezzlement by integrity-touting Florida sheriffJune 10th, 2009 Money laundering baffles Fla. sheriff's colleaguesSHALIMAR, Fla.
Former Orange County, Calif., sheriff sentenced to 5½ years in prison for witness tamperingApril 28th, 2009 Ex-sheriff gets 5½ years for witness tamperingSANTA ANA, Calif. — A judge sentenced a former Southern California sheriff on Monday to 5½ years in prison for witness tampering and gave him a tongue lashing for boasting that he had been acquitted of most charges.
Former Orange County sheriff to learn sentence on federal witness tampering convictionApril 27th, 2009 Former Calif. sheriff faces felony sentenceSANTA ANA, Calif.
Former Orange County sheriff to learn sentence on federal witness tampering convictionApril 27th, 2009 Ex-OC sheriff to get sentence on felony convictionSANTA ANA, Calif. — It's been more than five years since federal prosecutors began building their sweeping public corruption case against former Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona.
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