Memphis Grizzlies owner Robert Pera‘s technology company has been hit by fraud, saying in a regulatory filing it lost $46.7 million.
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Md. Soccer Coach Charged With Human Trafficking, Prostitution
A Germantown man who runs a soccer academy in Montgomery County was charged this week with prostitution and human trafficking after an undercover sting at a suburban hotel.
Armand Theinkue Donfack, 35, trafficked a woman from France to work as an escort, advertised her services online and then took a portion of her earnings, according to prosecutors.
Nonprofit Fraud More Common Than Expected, Says NY Charity Regulator
Though most nonprofits are unlikely to get caught up in fraud schemes, greed among charity executives is “a surprisingly common problem” and infractions like embezzlement may be hiding in plain sight, the chief of the New York attorney general’s charities bureau, James Sheehan, tells New York Nonprofit Media.
Feds seek Lance Armstrong’s medical records in fraud case
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong testified last month that he first used performance enhancing drugs as far back as 1993 as the U.S. government continues to seek medical records from his treatments for cancer to determine if doctors knew about his PED use.
The government also is seeking more time to question Armstrong on his dealing with PEDs, his former United States Postal Service contract and other endorsements and to ask him about several interviews and recent documentaries on the doping scandal.
Pa. attorney general charged with perjury, obstructing justice
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, once a rising star in the state’s Democratic Party, was charged Thursday with leaking grand jury information and then lying under oath to hide her involvement.
Kane, 49, was charged with perjury, conspiracy, obstructing justice, official oppression and false swearing stemming from an investigation that began more than a year ago. Her driver, Patrick Reese, was charged with aiding the cover-up.
FDA FDA forced to admit guilt after getting caught in massive property theft scheme
(NaturalNews) It isn’t often that a federal government agency or official admits wrongdoing. In fact, it almost never happens.
Almost.
But in June, one official from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) broke that trend when he admitted that he had stolen a massive amount of intellectual property.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/050669_FDA_intellectual_property_theft.html#ixzz3i3kMo9Nq
Rand Paul Allies Indicted in Iowa Campaign Fraud Case (Updated)
Updated 1:25 p.m. | A longtime ally of Sen. Rand Paul who at one point served as the 2014 campaign manager for now-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been indicted for alleged campaign finance fraud.
Louisville, Ky.-based political operative Jesse Benton was McConnell’s campaign manager until he abruptly resigned on Aug. 29, 2014, after former Iowa state Sen. Kent Sorenson admitted to taking concealed payments from the 2012 presidential campaign of former Rep.Ron Paul, R-Texas. Benton was the campaign chairman.
FBI looking into the security of Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail setup
The FBI has begun looking into the security of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private e-mail setup, contacting in the past week a Denver-based technology firm that helped manage the unusual system, according to two government officials.
Also last week, the FBI contacted Clinton’s lawyer, David Kendall, with questions about the security of a thumb drive in his possession that contains copies of work e-mails Clinton sent during her time as secretary of state.
Dark Money Floods into Hillary Super PAC
A Democrat-aligned super PAC financed by a pair of dark money groups wrote a seven-figure check to Hillary Clinton’s super PAC in June, infusing a key pro-Clinton outfit with money whose sources are virtually untraceable.
Fair Share Action (FSA) donated $1 million to pro-Clinton super PAC Priorities USA Action in late June, one of eight million-dollar contributions the pro-Clinton group has received so far this year from various sources.
Atwater Woman Sentenced for Student Aid Fraud and Identity Theft
FRESNO, Calif. — Sherise Lanelle Woolridge, 33, of Atwater, was sentenced today for mail fraud and aggravated identity theft for her role in a student aid fraud scheme, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. United States District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced her to four and a half years in prison and ordered her to pay $347,732 in restitution.