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Bank Vice President Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $600,000
BALTIMORE—Wanda Henderson, age 56, of Westover, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to embezzlement by a bank employee. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J.
Lansing Woman Sentenced to Prison for Obstruction of Justice
GRAND RAPIDS, MI—Lori Knechtel of Lansing, Michigan, was sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment for obstructing justice in her prior federal case in which she was convicted of access device fraud, U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles announced today.
Former Comptroller of Interconn Resources Inc. Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
BIRMINGHAM—A federal judge today sentenced a Mountain Brook man to four years in prison for embezzling nearly $1.2 million from a Birmingham-based natural gas supplier where he worked as the comptroller, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Patrick J.
FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending April 20, 2012
Info New York: Members of the Genovese Organized Crime Family Indicted Eleven individuals, including several made members and associates of the Genovese organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra, were charged with racketeering conspiracy, extortion, illegal gambling, union embezzlement, and obstruction of justice. Full Story Newark: Russian National Charged in Trading Account Hack, Securities Fraud Scheme Dmitry Tokar was charged for his alleged role in a ring that stole approximately $1 million by hacking into retail brokerage accounts and executing sham trades.
Picuris Pueblo Woman Charged with Embezzling $132,000 from Pueblo
ALBUQUERQUE—This morning in federal court in Albuquerque, Norma Mermejo, 53, a member and resident of Picuris Pueblo, was arraigned on an indictment charging her with embezzlement and theft from an Indian tribal organization. If convicted of this offense, Mermejo faces a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.
Two Northern Arapaho Individuals Sentenced
Northern Arapaho Woman Sentenced for Embezzlement or Conversion of Monies from an Organization Receiving Federal Funds and Aiding and Abetting United States Attorney Christopher A. Crofts announced that on January 6, 2012, Melody St.
Former Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charge in $900,000 Embezzlement Scheme
WASHINGTON—Brenda L. Jones, 46, of Lothian, Maryland, pled guilty today to a federal conspiracy charge stemming from a scheme in which she and others embezzled more than $900,000 from her former employer, announced U.S.
Former Secretary-Treasuer of Ponca Tribe Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement from Tribe
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—CHERYL L. ROUGHFACE, 50, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, pled guilty to embezzlement from the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, announced Sanford C.
Why Is Illinois So Corrupt? Experts Weigh In On State’s Sleazy Political Culture
When federal agents arrested Governor Rod Blagojevich two years ago–interrupting what the U.S. attorney Patrick Fitzgerald called “a political corruption crime spree”–Robert Grant, head of the FBI’s Chicago office, offered a succinct analysis of the day’s events.
Halle Berry Gets Implants … for a New Role
Halle Berry ‘s beautiful looks go undercover on the set of her new film comedy. The Oscar-winning actress was spied wearing fake cheek, lip, and breast implants on the set of her new film, ‘Truth or Dare.’ The facial prosthesis and giant, belly button-skimming boobs turned the normally stunning 44-year-old actress into a plastic surgery victim who channels ‘Catwoman’ Jocelyn Wildenstein.