NEWARK, N.J. — The former chairman of the agency that controls New York City-area airports conspired with a United Airlines lobbyist to use his post to get the airline to run direct flights to South Carolina so that he could more easily visit his vacation home, officials said Thursday.
Please DonateEx-N.J. politician gets 5 years in prison for $13M Wildwood mortgage scam
A former North Jersey politician was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for his role in a $13 million mortgage fraud scam that used phony documents and “straw buyers” to make illegal profits on overbuilt condos in two South Jersey shore towns.
John Leadbeater, 59, of Kearny, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty in March 2015 before U.S. District Judge Jerome B. Simandle in Camden to an indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Rep. Corrine Brown indicted in fraud case over charity ‘slush fund’
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown of Florida and her chief of staff have been charged with multiple fraud and other federal offenses in a grand jury indictment unsealed Friday after a federal investigation into a fraudulent charity with ties to the congresswoman.
Brown, a 69-year-old Democrat, was to appear later Friday in Jacksonville federal court on charges of mail and wire fraud, conspiracy, obstruction and filing of false tax returns. She has represented a Jacksonville-based congressional district since 1993 and is seeking re-election in a newly-redrawn district.
Please DonateJudge sets date to sentence former nonprofit CEO Jonathan Dunning
A federal judge has set Oct. 14 as the day she will impose a sentence on Birmingham Health Care CEO Jonathan Dunning on numerous counts related to health care fraud.
On June 17, a federal jury found Dunning guilty on 98counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering.
The maximum prison penalty for conspiracy is five years, for wire fraud and money laundering the maximum is 20 years, and for bank fraud, 30 years, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
More Bodies From Eric Holder? Phoenix Gun Tied To Paris Terror Attacks
Judicial Watch has confirmed that one of the AK-pattern rifles used in the November 2015 Islamic terror attacks in Paris that killed 130 people and wounded 368 came from Phoenix, home of Eric Holder’s weapon smuggling plot known as Operation Fast and Furious.
Terrorism Database Leaked Onto the Internet
A database of 2.2 million suspected terrorists and people linked to organized crime — a list used by intelligence agencies, banks and companies around the world — has been leaked onto the internet.
Former NY attorney sentenced in fraud schemes
A disbarred New York attorney convicted of teaming up with a mob-linked con man from Glen Rock in a series of fraudulent investment schemes was sentenced on Tuesday to 3½ years in prison.
U.S. District Judge William J. Martini imposed a 43-month prison term on Pasquale “Pat” Stiso, 55, of New Rochelle, N.Y. for his role in schemes to fleece investors in ticket resale and real estate ventures.
VW Said to Pay Diesel Owners Up to $7,000, Fund Clean-Air Grants
Volkswagen AG will pay owners of its polluting diesel cars up to $7,000, and agree to fund a grant program to offset air pollution, under a $10 billion settlement being negotiated for submission to a federal judge next week, people familiar with the talks said.
VW will provide cash payments worth between $1,000 and $7,000, depending on the vehicle’s age and other factors, to compensate consumers, the people said. All spoke on the condition they not be identified because U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, who is supervising the settlement discussions, has imposed a gag order.
BILLS PROTECTING WHISTLEBLOWERS, STRENGTHENING FRAUD PREVENTION PASS HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.—This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives passed three bipartisan bills under suspension of the rules. Together, the bills bring cost savings, increased transparency, and fraud reduction to the federal government.
Starbucks faces charges of fraud, false advertising over underfilled lattes
Starbucks has faced a barrage of charges this year that its cheating its customers by underfilling drinks, and now a federal judge has ruled that one of those lawsuits can move forward, allowing customers to sue the coffee giant for fraud and false advertising.
On Friday, U.S. district judge Thelton Henderson ruled in San Francisco that two California customers could move proceed with a suit that accuses Starbucks of cheating customers by regularly underfilling its lattes. According to Reuters, the lawsuit contends that the coffee chain overcharges customers by serving lattes that contain 25 percent too small, with baristas leaving 1/4 of an inch of free space in cups, and that it’s a policy that’s been in place since 2009 with a recipe that creates smaller lattes in order to save money on milk.