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.
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After a decades-long scandal and a weeks-long manhunt, the infamous Fat Leonard has been brought to justice.
Yuksel Senbol, 36, from Orlando, Fla., was sentenced on Oct. 24 to 15 months in prison for conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering, as well as violating the Export Control Reform Act and the Arms Export Control Act, according to a DOJ press release.
Jordan Duncan, 29, a former Marine from Bailey, N.C., was sentenced on Oct. 28 to seven years in prison for his part in a plan to target an energy facility, according to a DOJ press release. Duncan was the last of five defendants charged in the case to be sentenced.
Chaojie Chen, 41, a Chinese national living in Chicago, pleaded guilty on Aug. 5, and Li Pei Tan, 46, from Buford, Ga., pleaded guilty on Oct. 30 to conspiracy and money laundering charges in a scheme that involved moving drug money for the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels, according to a DOJ press release.
The DOJ has announced a second superseding indictment in a murder-for-hire plot involving a U.S.-based Sikh Separatist Movement leader in New York.
Housing in Los Angeles is expensive enough without city officials participating in pay-to-play schemes with property developers.
A former comptroller general of Ecuador was brought to justice for his part in a $10 million international bribery and money laundering scheme.
After nearly a year of investigations, Eric Adams, 64, mayor of New York City, was indicted on five charges centering around campaign finance, conspiracy, wire fraud and bribery, according to the DOJ press release.
The Department of Justice and the Treasury Department have launched a coordinated response to combat Russia’s efforts to manipulate public opinion in the U.S.
As of the writing of this report, five Dominican Republic nationals have been extradited to New Jersey in a “grandparent scam” that defrauded hundreds of elderly Americans of millions of dollars. A Bronx man has also been arrested for wire fraud conspiracy in connection with the scheme.
For years, an undisclosed agent worked on behalf of the Chinese government right under the noses of two New York Governors.
Moving to a new home – across the street or across the country – is stressful and expensive. Imagine the added stress and expense if the movers “kidnap” your worldly possessions and hold them for ransom.
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