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Financial Gains Business Owner Pollutes Environment for Personal Gain

The owner of Red Barn Diesel Performance installed illegal software to circumvent emission control systems required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Money Laundering “Pump-and-Dumper” Pleads Guilty in International Stock Conspiracy

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.

Sex Trafficking Little League Coach Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Entice Minor for Sex

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.

Misrepresentation Final Executive Sentenced in Proposed Nuclear Plant Disaster

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.

Identity Theft Feds Bust Identity Theft Ring in South Carolina

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.

Embezzlement Dirty Rotten Lawyer: Attorney Steals Bequeathments Intended for Charity

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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Influence Peddling

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.

Victor Marquez Has Been Indicted on Charges He Violated Defense Procurement Rules - The Daily Muck

Bribery

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 Centered Wine Dined and Even Bribed U.S. Navy Officials to Accept Contracts Sentenced to 15 Years - The Daily Muck

Bribery

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.

Former LA Deputy Mayor Raymond She Wah Chan gets 12 years in a real estate pay-to-play bribery scandal - The Daily Muck

Influence Peddling

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 Warren County Assistant City Prosecutor Has Been Charged with Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Reducing Charges - The Daily Muck
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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.

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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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