Crime Doesn't Pay

U.S. Attorney’s Office February 01, 2012 Eastern District of Michigan (313) 226-9100 Former Detroit Public Schools Accountant, Teacher Indicted on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges Sandra Campbell, a former Detroit Public Schools contract accountant and school board candidate, and her daughter, Domonique Campbell, a Detroit Public Schools teacher, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit on charges of program fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, and tax charges...Read Full Story

U.S. Attorney’s Office February 01, 2012 Eastern District of Michigan (313) 226-9100 Former Detroit Public Schools Accountant, Teacher Indicted on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges Sandra Campbell, a former Detroit Public Schools contract accountant and school board candidate, and her daughter, Domonique Campbell, a Detroit Public Schools teacher, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit on charges of program fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, and tax charges...Read Full Story

Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Six Charged in Scheme to Use Identities of Deceased People to Get Tax Refunds A 10-count indictment was unsealed today charging six people with various offenses related to a scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of at least $1.7 million in fraudulently obtained tax returns, often filed in the names of recently deceased taxpayers, the Justice Department and IRS announced today...Read Full Story

Chris Morales, Certified Specialist in Criminal Law, Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California Robin M. O’Connor (42) of American Canyon, formerly held the position of payroll manager for the San Francisco Giants baseball team. O’Connor pleaded guilty in Federal court (San Francisco) to wire fraud. Circumstances of the Crime O’Connor admitted to diverting pay which was meant for her fellow employees and some of the players. She created false paychecks, reduced worker’s tax...Read Full Story

There are times when I find myself baffled.  My mother and step-father just left from a weekend visit and the older they get and the older I get the more I see generational differences that amaze me.  Perhaps I shouldn’t be, but as a Baby Boomer and a professional in the death-care industry, I study the attitudes of the generations – as that identifies service opportunities – and still find myself amazed by the statements of ethics on one hand and the deep seeded prejudice on the other.  How...Read Full Story