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Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:35:40 -0600 (CST)
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Minnesota Man Indicted for Possessing Child Pornography
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:36:03 -0600
Shane Allen Werlein, of Stillwater, Minnesota, was indicted for knowingly possessing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Police recovered seven videos on Werlein's computer.
Minnesota Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:37:27 -0600
Yem Nguyen, of Eagan, Minnesota, was indicted for allegedly possessing and distributing more than 350 images of child pornography.
Missouri Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:00:58 -0600
Scott J. Beeson, of North Kansas City, Missouri, a former employee of Ferrellgas, Inc., was sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison without parole for wire fraud and money laundering related to his embezzlement of $3.5 million from the company.
Texas Psychologist Sentenced on Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering Charges
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:10:50 -0600
Mercy Chieza, of Hewitt, Texas, a licensed psychologist who owned and operated Chieza Psychological Services in Waco, Texas, was sentenced to 37 months in prison as a result of her conviction on health care fraud and money laundering charges.
California Couple Convicted of Racially-Motivated Assault
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:34:17 -0600
Joseph Silva and his wife, Georgia Silva, both of Fairfield, California, were convicted of a federal civil rights felony offense in connection with a racially-motivated assault on an Indian-American couple.
Three Charged in Texas for Roles in Stock Fraud Scheme
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:50:07 -0600
Evan "Nick" Jarvis and Jim Dial, both of Houston, and Alex Ellerman, of Chicago, were charged in Houston with conspiracy and wire fraud for allegedly defrauding investors who purchased stock from 2004 until 2007 in a publicly-traded company called Grifco International Inc.
Former Texas Police Officer Convicted of Bank Robbery
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:54:08 -0600
Michael Edward Tindall, of Conroe, Texas, a 22-year veteran of the Conroe Police Department, was convicted of one count of bank robbery for robbing the First Bank of Conroe on August 11, 2008.
Michigan Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty in $6.2 Million Loan Fraud Scheme
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:59:33 -0600
Real estate investor Paul Bashi, of Royal Oak, Michigan, pled guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with his perpetration of a $6.2 million loan fraud scheme.
Michigan Doctor Convicted in $18.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:02:42 -0600
Farmington Hills, Michigan physician Jose Castro-Ramirez was convicted by a Detroit federal jury on all 13 charged counts in connection with his role in an $18.3 million Medicare fraud scheme.
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Transportation of Child Pornography
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:26:33 -0600
Shawn Ryan Walker, of Baltimore, Maryland, pled guilty to transportation of child pornography following an undercover investigation in which Walker sought to have sex with a 12-year-old girl.
Two Convicted in Delaware on Fraud Charges
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:30:57 -0600
William C. Holley, of Middletown, Pennsylvania, and Joseph E. Funk, Jr., of Newark, New Jersey, were found guilty by a federal jury on various charges, including tax fraud, wire fraud, and Employee Retirement Income Security Act fraud.
Three Plead Guilty in Illinois in $213 Million Fraud Conspiracy
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:54:05 -0600
Three people who were formerly employed by or working on behalf of Wildwood Industries of Bloomington, Illinois, pled guilty to their respective roles in a fraud conspiracy that resulted in the company obtaining more than $213 million from lenders over a five-year period.
Illinois Man Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:55:47 -0600
Joseph L. Brown, of Belleville, Illinois, was sentenced to 78 months in prison following his convictions for conspiracy to interfere with the federally-protected housing rights of African-American victims; interference with African-American victims because of their occupation of a dwelling through the threatened use of force; and making a false statement to a federal law enforcement officer.
Four Indicted for Conspiring to Collect a Debt Using Extortionate Means
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:02:01 -0600
Michael Lee, David Gefke, Brandon Milby, and Patrick Dehertog were indicted in Boston, Massachusetts on charges relating to a conspiracy to collect a debt using extortionate means.
Massachusetts Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:05:10 -0600
Brian Wilkerson, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced to five years in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography.
Texas Man Pleads Guilty in Child Pornography Case
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:10:19 -0600
Robert Royce Jensen, Jr.,of Sunnyvale, Texas, pled guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography.
Campaign Manager Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement, Tax Evasion Charges
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:13:00 -0600
Michael Ian Sohn, of Fairfield, Connecticut, pled guilty to charges related to his embezzlement of campaign funds from the Christopher Shays for Congress Committee.
Two Arizona Men Sentenced in Florida Cocaine Conspiracy
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:17:08 -0600
Cipriano Velarde and Cesar Nunez, both of Phoenix, Arizona, were sentenced for their participation in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine in Orlando, Florida.
Florida Man Sentenced for Distribution of Child Pornography
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:19:51 -0600
Robert Manuel Perez, of Brevard County, Florida, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, to be followed by a life term of supervised release, for distributing child pornography. He was a registered sex offender at the time he distributed the child pornography.
New Jersey Resident Indicted on Bank Fraud and Identity Theft Charges
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:26:50 -0600
Talayah Little, of Hainesport, New Jersey, a former TD Bank employee, was charged in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with participating in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud and identity theft, as well as bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Virginia Man Sentenced for Role in Scheme to Steal Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:35:19 -0600
Michel Jamil, of Annandale, Virginia, was sentenced to 40 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to steal approximately 10 million gallons of fuel from the U.S. Army in Iraq.
Maryland Loan Broker Sentenced in Multi-Million-Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:38:06 -0600
Michael Milan, of Bethesda, Maryland,was sentenced to 108 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in carrying out a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme. Milan was also ordered to pay restitution of $3,141,409 and to forfeit $1,061,890 in proceeds he obtained.
Conviction of South Carolina County Councilman Upheld
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:42:14 -0600
The conviction of former Greenville County, South Carolina Councilman Harold Anthony "Tony" Trout was affirmed. Trout was convicted by a federal jury in Spartanburg last year for computer hacking and related charges, and was sentenced to serve one year in federal prison.
Ohio Credit Union Manager Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:18:30 -0600
Ann Bryson, of Cincinnati, Ohio, pled guilty to one count of bank embezzlement for defrauding Good Samaritan Employees Credit Union, where she was the manager between 1998 and 2005, out of more than $245,000.
Two Indicted in Illinois in Connection with Bid-Rigging Scheme
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:33:50 -0600
Rudolph Carmen Fratto, of Darien, Illinois, who allegedly represented himself as a member of the Chicago Mob, and co-defendant William Anthony Degironemo, of Inverness, Illinois, were indicted in Chicago for allegedly engaging in a contract bid-rigging scheme to provide forklift trucks for trade shows at McCormick Place Convention Center.
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