2 ex-Border Patrol agents sentenced for running alien smuggling scheme (ICE...
(Source: ICE - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) June 24, 2013 2 ex-Border Patrol agents sentenced for running alien smuggling scheme SAN DIEGO - Two San Diego-area brothers who formerly served...
View Article4 members in ‘Black Market Peso Exchange’ scheme sentenced
Those who had pled guilty were Enrique Morales, 43, a leader in the organization from Houston, Texas and Guadalajara, Mexico, along with four other members of the organization, three from Houston....
View ArticleTucson man convicted in real estate fraud scheme
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Tucson man has been convicted in a real estate investment fraud scheme. Federal prosecutors say...
View ArticleJury convicts former doctor in Vegas hep C case
A prominent former Las Vegas doctor and endoscopy clinic owner was convicted Monday of all 27 criminal charges against him — including second-degree murder — in a 2007 hepatitis C outbreak that...
View Article3 guilty in $194 million Ponzi scheme
Jurors in Minneapolis on Tuesday found three men guilty of helping convicted fraudster Trevor Cook pilfer the savings of more than 700 investors in an international Ponzi scheme that targeted...
View ArticleHSBC wins OK of record US$1.92b money-laundering settlement
A federal judge has approved HSBC Holdings’ record US$1.92 billion settlement with federal and state investigators of charges that it flouted rules designed to stop money laundering and thwart...
View ArticleJury convicts longtime fugitive for marijuana smuggling (ICE - US...
(Source: ICE - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) July 9, 2013 Jury convicts longtime fugitive for marijuana smuggling MCALLEN, Texas - A Cuban national was found guilty Tuesday for possession...
View ArticleSouth Texas man gets nearly 20 years in drug case
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A South Texas man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for leading a ring that smuggled...
View ArticleRGV DME Owner Gets 12 Years in Federal Prison in $11 Million Health Care...
(Source: FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation) MCALLEN, TX-The owner of a now defunct McAllen-area durable medical equipment (DME) business has been ordered to prison for his role in a conspiracy and...
View ArticleOregon’s new charity law punishes nonprofits that spend too little on their...
SALEM, Ore. — State officials and nonprofit leaders believe Oregon is the first state in the nation to pass a charity law that punishes nonprofits that spend too little of their money on their...
View ArticleNewtown man convicted by jury in fraud case now cleared of all charges
A Newtown man convicted in 2011 of lying about an employee's $1.2 million Medicare fraud scheme has been cleared of all charges. Prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's Office recently withdrew their...
View ArticleOregon's new charity law takes tax break away
SALEM, Ore.—State officials and nonprofit leaders believe Oregon is the first state in the nation to pass a charity law that punishes nonprofits that spend too little of their money on their missions....
View ArticleMcAllen Man Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud Following State and...
(Source: State of Texas) McAllen Man Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud Following State and Federal Investigation The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news...
View ArticleJury convicts Texas inmate of methamphetamine trafficking (ICE - US...
(Source: ICE - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) July 10, 2013 Jury convicts Texas inmate of methamphetamine trafficking CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A Brownsville, Texas man was convicted Wednesday...
View ArticleDoctor convicted in fraud, money laundering case
An Atlanta doctor was convicted on 27 charges of health care fraud, tax fraud and money laundering, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Monday. Lawrence Edward Eppelbaum, 54, of Roswell, devised a scheme...
View Article3 former owners of Bend company convicted
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal court jurors in Portland have convicted three former owner-operators of a now-closed Bend financial company on...
View ArticleFederal jury convicts ex-MoneyGram agent in multimillion dollar scam that...
A former New York-based MoneyGram agent is facing a likely prison term after a federal jury in Harrisburg convicted him of participating in a costly and wide-ranging international scam that targeted...
View ArticleJury convicts former doctor in Vegas hep C case
A prominent former Las Vegas doctor and endoscopy clinic owner was convicted Monday of all 27 criminal charges against him — including second-degree murder — in a 2007 hepatitis C outbreak that...
View ArticleOregon Charity Law Punishes Nonprofits That Spend Too Much Money On Overhead
SALEM, Ore. -- State officials and nonprofit leaders believe Oregon is the first state in the nation to pass a charity law that punishes nonprofits that spend too little of their money on their...
View ArticleHSBC wins OK of record $1.92 bln money-laundering settlement
* HSBC avoided criminal prosecution through settlement * Judge acknowledged public dissatisfaction with accord * HSBC says bolstering oversight, has more to do By Jonathan Stempel July 2 (Reuters) - A...
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