2 Southern California sisters get 6 years in federal prison for tax fraudOctober 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.
Ex-Democratic fundraiser gets 24 years in prison in case that embarrassed Clinton campaignSeptember 30th, 2009 Ex-Democratic fundraiser sentenced to 24 yearsNEW YORK — Former Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison Tuesday by a judge who accused him of funding his fraud with a "conniving use of the political process."
U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero sentenced Hsu to 20 years in prison for his guilty plea to fraud charges and another four years and four months in prison for his conviction at trial for breaking campaign finance laws.
Feds: 2 men charged in New York with $80 million ATM Ponzi schemeSeptember 21st, 2009 2 men charged in NY with $80 million Ponzi schemeNEW YORK — Two men are charged in New York with an $80 million Ponzi scheme involving an automated teller machine business, federal authorities said Monday. Vance Moore II, 55, of Raleigh, N.C., was arrested Friday in Garner, N.C., and was scheduled for an initial court appearance Monday in the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Tennessee financial adviser sentenced to 10 years in 1st TARP bank bailout fraud caseAugust 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.
Federal judge rejects plea deals for 2 former Pa. judges in alleged $2.6M kickback schemeAugust 1st, 2009 Judge rejects plea deals for 2 ex-Pa. judgesPHILADELPHIA — A federal judge has rejected plea agreements for two northeastern Pennsylvania judges in a kickback scheme involving juvenile detention facilities.
Feds charge 41 in Fla. mortgage fraud schemes involving $40 million in 6 different casesJuly 28th, 2009 Feds charge 41 in Fla. mortgage fraud schemesMIAMI — Federal prosecutors say 41 people have been charged in the latest round of South Florida mortgage fraud schemes.
SEC accuses Lancelot Investment of investing more than $2 billion in alleged Ponzi schemeJuly 11th, 2009 Lancelot Investment accused of aiding Ponzi schemeCHICAGO — Lancelot Investment Management and its owner have been accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of aiding a multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme.
Dozens indicted in SoCal for massive Medi-Cal fraud scheme involving handicapped childrenJuly 9th, 2009 Dozens indicted in SoCal for Medi-Cal fraud schemeLOS ANGELES — The U.S. attorney's office has indicted more than 40 people in Southern California linked to a ring that allegedly defrauded the Medi-Cal system out of millions of dollars.
Federal authorities say 6 peoploe have been arrested in Wall Street securities fraud caseJuly 8th, 2009 6 arrests in Wall Street fraud caseNEW YORK — Federal authorities say six people have been arrested in a securities fraud investigation involving a Wall Street brokerage firm. The case involves an alleged $140 million scheme that spanned a decade.
Conn. mother and son sentenced to probation for roles in 2005 crash that killed 4June 30th, 2009 Conn. mom, son get probation for deadly 2005 crashHARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut woman and her son have been sentenced to three years probation for attempted insurance fraud and evidence tampering after a wreck that killed four people in 2005.
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.
Feds: Owner of Seattle-area Thai restaurant chain paid 4 workers to enter sham marriagesJune 23rd, 2009 Feds: Seattle restaurateur paid 4 workers to marrySEATTLE — The owner of a Seattle area chain of Thai restaurants has been charged with paying four workers to enter into sham marriages allowing three of her relatives and another Thai national to stay in the U.S. Varee Bradford, who operates five Thai Ginger restaurants was arrested Tuesday on one count of immigration fraud conspiracy and three counts of immigration document fraud.
Former NJ mortgage executive admits $139 million fraud that bankrupted his companyJune 12th, 2009 NJ mortgage company president guilty in $139M scamNEWARK, N.J. — The former president of a New Jersey mortgage company has pleaded guilty in a $139 million fraud scheme that bankrupted his firm.
Army Reserve officer from NJ sentenced to 30 months for role in Iraq contract fraud schemeJune 5th, 2009 NJ reservist sentenced in Iraq contract schemeTRENTON, N.J. — An Army Reserve officer from New Jersey has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for her role in a bid-rigging scam that steered millions of dollars for Iraq reconstruction projects to a contractor in exchange for cash, luxury cars and jewelry.
US arrests 11 for H-1B visa fraudFebruary 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An ongoing US federal probe into an H-1B visa fraud has led to the arrest of 11 people in seven states and the indictment of IT services firm Vision Systems Group founded by an Indian-American. Announcing the arrests in Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, US Attorney Matthew Whitaker alleged that the arrested people had filed false documents to obtain visas for Indian and Pakistani computer engineers and programmers.
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