Former Pa. state senator, convicted on fraud charges, headed to federal prison Monday

October 6th, 2009 Calif. sisters get 6 years in prison for tax fraudRIVERSIDE, Calif. — Two Southern California sisters have been sentenced to six years in federal prison and ordered to pay $14 million in restitution for their role in defrauding the IRS.

October 5th, 2009 Appeals court in NYC upholds Rigas' sentencingNEW YORK — A federal appeals court in New York has upheld prison sentences given to a father and son who built Adelphia Communications into a cable television powerhouse. The 2nd U.S.

October 3rd, 2009 Calif. biotech exec convicted of marketing fraudSAN FRANCISCO — The former chief executive of the biotechnology company InterMune Inc. has been convicted of wire fraud in marketing the drug Actimmune.

August 31st, 2009 Former Pa. powerbroker Fumo reports to prisonPHILADELPHIA — A former Pennsylvania state senator convicted on fraud charges has reported to federal prison in Kentucky. Vincent Fumo faces 4½ years in prison for defrauding the Senate and two nonprofits of several million dollars.

August 25th, 2009 Convicted NJ lawmaker enters prisonLAWNSIDE, N.J. — Former state Sen.

August 7th, 2009 Tenn. man sentenced in bank bailout fraud caseNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The first person to be charged with fraud under the federal bank bailout has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

July 24th, 2009 Ex-NJ state senator gets 4 years for corruptionTRENTON, N.J. — A former New Jersey state senator convicted of bribery and pension fraud has been sentenced to four years in federal prison.

July 20th, 2009 Feds charge 3 with robberies, NY officer's murderSYRACUSE, N.Y. — Federal authorities have filed conspiracy, robbery and murder charges against three men accused of a $1 million jewelry store robbery that left an upstate New York policeman dead.

July 14th, 2009 Madoff leaves Atlanta lockup, headed to NC prisonWASHINGTON — Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff has left a federal prison in Atlanta and is heading to his new home in a North Carolina prison. Federal Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Linda Thomas on Tuesday said Madoff has left the penitentiary in Atlanta.

July 3rd, 2009 Pa. senator guilty of $3.5M fraud seeks new trialPHILADELPHIA — A former Pennsylvania state senator convicted of a multimillion-dollar fraud is seeking a new trial on corruption charges, alleging the jury was tainted. A jury in March found Philadelphia Democrat Vincent Fumo defrauded the state Senate, a charity and a museum of $3.5 million.

June 29th, 2009 Victims testify at Bernard Madoff's sentencingNEW YORK — Bernard Madoff's fraud victims are urging a stiff sentence for the mastermind of a multibillion-dollar fraud scheme. U.S. District Judge Denny Chin said Monday that the federal probation department recommends that Madoff get 50 years in prison.

June 29th, 2009 Bernie Madoff joins long white-collar prison rollA look at some other figures serving time for their involvement in high-profile financial scandals: — Jeffrey Skilling, 55, Enron's former chief executive, sentenced in October 2006 to more than 24 years in prison for role in company's collapse. The 5th U.S.

June 23rd, 2009 Conrad Black seeks release on bail pending appealCHICAGO — Former newspaper mogul Conrad Black is asking a federal judge in Chicago to release him from a Florida prison while he appeals his fraud conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court.

May 12th, 2009 Lawyer set to plead guilty to huge fraudNEW YORK — A prominent Manhattan lawyer has pleaded guilty to defrauding hedge funds of more than $400 million. Fifty-eight-year-old Marc Dreier on Monday pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud, securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.

May 12th, 2009 Lawyer pleads guilty to huge fraudNEW YORK — A Prominent Manhattan lawyer has pleaded guilty to defrauding hedge funds of more than $400 million. Fifty-eight-year-old Marc Dreier on Monday pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud, securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.