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The owner of Red Barn Diesel Performance installed illegal software to circumvent emission control systems required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Ronald Bauer, a Canadian and United Kingdom citizen who resided in the UK, pleaded guilty for his role in a long-running so-called “pump-and-dump” stock manipulation scheme.
A volunteer Little League coach tried to solicit sex online from a 13-year-old. That 13-year-old was actually an undercover detective posing as a minor to catch adult predators.
Jeffrey Alan Benjamin, 62, from Jenkinsville, S.C., was sentenced on Nov. 21 to one year and one day for failing to provide accurate information to the energy company SCANA, which caused them to deceive regulators, shareholders and the public, according to a DOJ press release.
Ten people were convicted in federal court for their participation in an identity theft and fraud ring that extended from South Carolina north to New York, south to Florida and west to Texas, touching down in North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Virginia and Missouri along the way.
Brian Logan, 50, an attorney in Frankfort, Ky., pleaded guilty on Nov. 20 to aggravated identity theft, money laundering, wire fraud and bank fraud in a scheme to steal from charities, according to a DOJ press release.
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Follow-Up: Navy Commander Sentenced for Taking Bribes in Exchange for Afghan Immigrant Visas
Jeromy Pittmann, a 53-year-old man from Pensacola, Florida, and a Navy Reserve officer, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a years-long bribery scheme involving Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) for Afghanistan nationals.
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.
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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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