Authorities in May said they discovered 139 suspected graves in abandoned jungle camps in northern Perlis state, a remote area bordering Thailand that trafficking syndicates used as a transit point.
Chemical Industry Corruption, Safety Violations Preceded Deadly Chinese Explosion
Massive explosions in one of China’s largest cities could be the result of significant political corruption and safety loopholes in the country’s chemical industry.
A warehouse storing hazardous chemicals in the port city of Tianjin exploded last week, killing at least 114 people and injuring hundreds more.
U.S. Attorney: State Sen. Rick Brinkley agrees to plead guilty to fraud in $1.8 million scheme
State Sen. Rick Brinkley has agreed to plead guilty to five counts of mail and wire fraud and one count of income tax fraud, U.S. Attorney Danny Williams announced Thursday.
Dallas Attorney Sentenced For Fraud And Copyright Infringement
A Dallas attorney who pleaded guilty to federal felony offenses involving copyright infringement and investor fraud was sentenced Wednesday morning.
Andrew Lee Siegel, 56, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade to serve a total of 12 months and one day in federal prison and ordered to pay $285,310 in restitution. He must surrender to the Bureau of Prisons by October 15, 2015. In July 2014, Siegel pleaded guilty to one count of felony criminal infringement of a copyright, and in January 2015, he pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud.
Ohio judge to sentence former legislator in fraud case
A once-prominent southwest Ohio legislator will soon learn whether he is headed to prison.
Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge John Andrew West planned to sentence former state Rep. Pete Beck on Thursday. West convicted the former mayor of the suburban Cincinnati city of Mason on 13 charges in June after a 10-week nonjury trial in a securities fraud case.
Security check firm that cleared Edward Snowden agrees $30m fraud settlement
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ID Theft, Fraud Ring Busted, AG Says Nearly $1 Million Stolen
A major identity theft and fraud ring has been busted after allegedly stealing nearly $1 million. The Colorado Attorney General’s Office says the elaborate scam set up phony businesses and then created employees for the businesses who filed for unemployment benefits.
Zanthia Woodard, 46, was the target of a CBS4 Investigation in 2014. The Attorney General’s Office calls Woodard the alleged mastermind of the fraud ring that cheated federal and state agencies out of nearly $1 million.
Bomb squad disables device at First Presbyterian Church in Las Cruces
For the third time in a two-week span, authorities swarmed a Las Cruces church on Friday morning, where a groundskeeper found a suspicious device hidden in a plastic sprinkler box.
The maintenance worker discovered the device about 9:30 a.m. on the grounds of First Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Boutz Road, according to the Las Cruces Police Department. The church is across the street from Las Cruces High School.
Dairy Farmer Fighting Feds After IRS Milks Him for $30,000
Randy Sowers built his dairy farm over three decades into a thriving business. After kick-starting with a $100,000 loan, today the South Mountain Creamery has 1,000 cows and 70 employees delivering milk, ice cream and other products to homes in the Washington, D.C., area.