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Hamilton Township Mayor Charged with Attempted Extortion
TRENTON—The mayor of Hamilton Township, New Jersey surrendered this morning to FBI agents to face allegations he took $12,400 in bribes in exchange for his official influence over a health insurance brokerage contract with the township’s school district, U.S. Attorney Paul J.
Fraud and larceny can be easy in Illinois
By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Ghost employees and phantom vendors aren’t characters in the next big horror movie. Rather, they represent just two of the ways government employees can defraud taxpayers.
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action and termination of enforcement action
Release Date: April 25, 2012 For immediate release The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Community First, Inc. (PDF) , Columbia, Tennessee Written Agreement dated April 19, 2012 The Federal Reserve Board also announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: North Valley Bank, Zanesville, Ohio Written Agreement dated May 4, 2010 Terminated April 19, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions .
Three Operators of Miami Home Health Company Sentenced in $60 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON—Three operators of a Miami health care agency were sentenced today to 120, 87, and 87 months in prison, respectively, for their participation in a $60 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). U.S.
Alleged New York Pimp Indicted in Maryland for Sex Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Gun Crimes
GREENBELT, MD—A federal grand jury today indicted Jeremy Naughton, a/k/a “Jerms Black,” age 31, of Brooklyn, New York, on charges related to sex trafficking, including transporting individuals to engage in prostitution, kidnapping, and use of a gun in furtherance of a crime of violence. The indictment was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J.
Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the April 24-25 FOMC meeting
Release Date: April 25, 2012 For immediate release The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached table and charts summarizing the economic projections and the target federal funds rate projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Federal Reserve Bank presidents for the April 24-25 meeting of the Committee. The table will be incorporated into a summary of economic projections released with the minutes of the April 24-25 meeting.
Six Face Federal Wire Fraud Charges in Real Estate Flipping Scheme That Cost Victims More Than $4 Million
SANTA ANA, CA—Federal prosecutors have charged six people—including women from Orange County and Tennessee who were arrested this week—in relation to a multi-million-dollar real estate flipping scheme in which investors were promised titles to homes that could be easily resold but in fact did not have “clean” titles, were uninhabitable, or were simply worthless. According to an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on April 18, the six defendants participated in a real estate scheme in which they sold victims Real Estate Owned—REO, or bank owned—properties for as much as $45,000.
Former BP Engineer Arrested for Obstruction of Justice in Connection with the Deepwater Horizon Criminal Investigation
WASHINGTON—Kurt Mix, a former engineer for BP plc, was arrested today on charges of intentionally destroying evidence requested by federal criminal authorities investigating the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, announced Attorney General Eric Holder; Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S.
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions and termination of enforcement action
Release Date: April 24, 2012 For immediate release The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: Community West Bancshares (PDF) , Goleta, California Written Agreement dated April 23, 2012 Pacific International Bancorp (PDF) , Seattle, Washington Written Agreement dated April 20, 2012 Truman Bank (PDF) , Clayton, Missouri Prompt Corrective Action Directive dated April 20, 2012 The Federal Reserve Board also announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: North Valley Bancorp and North Valley Bank, both of Redding, California Written Agreement dated January 6, 2010 Terminated April 16, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions . For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.
New Jersey Financial Investor and His Company Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions
WASHINGTON—A financial investor who purchased municipal tax liens at auctions in New Jersey, as well as a company in which he was a partner, pleaded guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids for the sale of tax liens auctioned by municipalities throughout the state, the Department of Justice announced. A felony charge was filed today in the U.S.