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Darren Barr, 39, from Philadelphia, was sentenced to 57 months in prison on Nov. 6 for his part in a scheme to defraud the Lucas County Auditor’s Office, according to a DOJ press release. Barr organized and collaborated with other co-conspirators, pretending to be county-approved vendors to get over $620,000.
Six people were charged for their roles on Oct. 29 over alleged schemes to rig bids, defraud the government and pay bribes and kickbacks in connection with the sale of IT products and services to federal government purchasers, leading to overcharges of millions of dollars to the U. S. government, according to a new Justice Department press release.
Sean Blake, an inspiring young man from Burlington, Vermont, had his whole life ahead of him. As described by his mother on a website called “For Kindness,” he was a poet, writer, and chef who gave gifts of stories, letters, and recipes.
A federal court sentenced Ogheneofejiro Godswill Uzokpa, 28, of Warri, Nigeria, to seven years in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from at least a dozen elderly women in a romance scheme, according to a DOJ press release. The sentence comes after Uzokpa pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of wire fraud.
After a decades-long scandal and a weeks-long manhunt, the infamous Fat Leonard has been brought to justice.
Michael Kestner, a 72-year-old owner of Pain MD and MedManagement, Inc. clinics in Franklin, Tenn., has been convicted of orchestrating a healthcare fraud scheme that involved pressuring vulnerable patients into receiving unnecessary back injections, primarily targeting individuals undergoing opioid addiction treatment.
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Six Defendants Charged in Bid-Rigging Schemes, Face Decades Behind Bars
Six people were charged for their roles on Oct. 29 over alleged schemes to rig bids, defraud the government and pay bribes and kickbacks in connection with the sale of IT products and services to federal government purchasers, leading to overcharges of millions of dollars to the U. S. government, according to a new Justice […]
Fat Leonard Gets 15 Years for Fraud, Bribing Navy Officials
After a decades-long scandal and a weeks-long manhunt, the infamous Fat Leonard has been brought to justice.
LA Deputy Mayor Gets 12 Years in Real Estate “Pay to Play” Scheme
Housing in Los Angeles is expensive enough without city officials participating in pay-to-play schemes with property developers.
Ecuador’s Former Comptroller General Sentenced to U.S. Prison for International Money Laundering and Bribery
A former comptroller general of Ecuador was brought to justice for his part in a $10 million international bribery and money laundering scheme.
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Former Prosecutor Charged with Bribery
A prosecutor reducing the charges of a defendant based on facts and evidence is one thing. Accepting a bribe in exchange for minimizing charges is something else entirely.
Baltimore Teacher Convicted of Federal Sexploitation, Child Pornography Charges
A child being sexually abused is a tragedy. To then be blackmailed by that abuser is a new level of evil. One such super-creep was convicted in federal court Aug. 29 and could spend the rest of his life in federal prison.
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