'Girls Gone Wild' founder pleads guilty to filing false tax returns, will be sentenced in Nov.September 23rd, 2009 Plea deal ends 'Girls Gone Wild' founder tax caseLOS ANGELES — "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis pleaded guilty Wednesday to filing false tax returns and will avoid further jail time in a tax case that spanned two states and several years. Francis entered the pleas to two misdemeanor counts of filing false tax returns and one count of bribing Nevada jail workers in exchange for food.
Fla. man accused of illegally supplying Afghans with Chinese-made ammo reaches plea dealAugust 31st, 2009 Fla. man agrees to plead guilty in ammo sales caseMIAMI — A man accused in a scheme to illegally ship nearly $300 million in Chinese-made ammunition to the Afghan military has agreed to a plea deal that could send him to prison for up to five years. Under the deal, prosecutors will drop 84 counts of wrongdoing in exchange for 23-year-old Efraim Diveroli of Miami Beach pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge.
Accused Miami hacker accepts plea deal in record theft of millions of credit card numbersAugust 28th, 2009 Fla. man accepts plea in record data theft caseMIAMI — An accused computer hacker charged in what prosecutors call the largest identity fraud case in U.S. history has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges.
Miami man charged in record theft of credit card information in plea talks with prosecutorsAugust 27th, 2009 Man charged in record ID theft case in plea talksMIAMI — People close to the case against an accused computer hacker charged with stealing millions of credit and debit card numbers say he is in plea talks with the federal government. Two people, speaking on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss the plea talks, tell The Associated Press that Albert Gonzalez has been negotiating to plead guilty on two of the three cases against him.
Ex-Stanford CFO Davis is scheduled to change his plea to guilty in $7 billion fraud caseAugust 27th, 2009 Ex-Stanford exec to plead guilty in swindle caseHOUSTON — The first guilty plea in the multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme that authorities say was perpetrated by Texas financier R. Allen Stanford's business empire is set to be entered in court.
Former Pa. judges in corruption scandal withdraw guilty pleas after judge rejects plea dealAugust 24th, 2009 Former Pa. judges withdraw guilty pleasALLENTOWN, Pa. — Two former Pennsylvania judges charged in the "kids for cash" corruption scandal have withdrawn their guilty pleas after a federal judge rejected their plea deal.
NYC prosecutors signal possible plea deal with chief financial officer for Bernard MadoffAugust 7th, 2009 Possible NY plea by Madoff's financial officerNEW YORK — Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have signaled the former chief financial officer at Bernard Madoff's firm may be close to a plea deal. Prosecutors notified the court on Friday that they intend to bring unspecified charges against Frank DiPascali by filing papers that usually indicate a plea deal is in the works.
Bureau of Prisons Web site lists Madoff's location as federal prison in GeorgiaJuly 14th, 2009 Government Web site says Madoff at prison in Ga. WASHINGTON — A Bureau of Prisons Web site says that disgraced financier Bernard Madoff has been moved to a federal prison in Atlanta.
Massachusetts man pleads guilty to lesser charges in slaying of Conn. millionaire developerJuly 10th, 2009 Plea deal in Conn. millionaire slaying caseSTAMFORD, Conn.
AP Source: 10 more people likely to be charged in probe of disgraced financier Bernard MadoffJune 30th, 2009 AP Source: 10 more could be charged in Madoff scamNEW YORK — A person familiar with the investigation into disgraced financier Bernard Madoff (MAY'-dawf) says at least 10 more people are likely to be charged by the time the probe is complete. The person tells The Associated Press they will face federal charges over the next few months.
AP Source: 10 more people will be charged in probe of disgraced financier Bernard MadoffJune 30th, 2009 AP Source: 10 more will be charged in Madoff scamNEW YORK — A person familiar with the investigation into disgraced financier Bernard Madoff (MAY'-dawf) says 10 more people will be charged by the time the probe is complete. The person tells The Associated Press the 10 others will face federal charges over the next few months.
US accountant pleads guilty in UBS tax investigation of alleged hidden assetsJune 25th, 2009 US accountant pleads guilty in UBS tax caseFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A wealthy accountant who is the first U.S.
SEC reaches settlement with Bernard Madoff, bars him from securities industryJune 16th, 2009 SEC accord bars Madoff from securities industryWASHINGTON — Federal regulators have reached a settlement with disgraced money manager Bernard Madoff that prohibits him from working in the securities industry. The Securities and Exchange Commission says it accepted Madoff's settlement offer to be barred from association with any brokerage or investment firm.
NC man enters plea in death of son tied to tree; acknowledges evidence enougn to convict himJune 15th, 2009 NC man enters plea in death of son tied to treeTARBORO, N.C. — A North Carolina man whose 13-year-old son died after being tied to a tree overnight has entered a plea to second-degree murder in which he acknowledges prosecutors have enough evidence to convict him.
Trustee says 3 new bids are made for Bernard Madoff's securities-trading operationApril 23rd, 2009 Trustee: 3 new bids arrive for Madoff's businessNEW YORK — A trustee says three new bids have been made for the securities-trading operation once run by fallen financier Bernard Madoff (MAY'-dawf). Trustee Irving Picard announced Wednesday the bids for the legitimate market-making business had been made to compete with one from Castor Pollux Securities.
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