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In one of the largest criminal financial fraud cases ever prosecuted in Chicago, the CEO and head trader of a north suburban investment firm have been indicted for defrauding clients out of more than $500 million before the firm collapsed in 2007.  

Authorities said Wednesday that 38-year-old Anthony Cruz Quitugua was taken into custody in Winslow. They say Quitugua left the Phoenix area just before a federal grand jury returned a 15-count indictment against him in May 2011. The indictment ...  

A Williamson County grand jury returned a capital murder indictment Wednesday accusing Mark Alan Norwood of the 1986 beating death of Christine Morton. If convicted, Norwood could face the death penalty or life in prison. The indictment accuses Norwood ...  

Aldridge is charged with two counts of bank fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft. The potential maximum penalty for the conspiracy count is up to five years in prison. Each count of bank fraud carries a potential 30-year sentence. The penalty ...  

U.S. Attorney Nicholas Klinefeldt announced the arrest and 20-count indictment against John Francis Holtsinger on Thursday. The indictment alleges Holtsinger marketed investment funds to Iowans but used much of their deposits for personal ...  

Authorities said Wednesday that 38-year-old Anthony Cruz Quitugua was taken into custody in Winslow. They say Quitugua left the Phoenix area just before a federal grand jury returned a 15-count indictment against him in May 2011. The indictment ...  

TAMPA — A used ... for himself," the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida said Tuesday. "Stealing identities and filing false tax returns is a serious crime that hurts innocent taxpayers," IRS criminal investigation ...  

A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment last week charging 32 people associated with an East Bay drug trafficking ring with conspiracy to grow marijuana, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today. The more than two dozen people arrested in connection with the operation were scheduled to appear for arraignment today in Sacramento Federal Court, although six of those indicted had yet to be arrested as of this...  

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In White Collar Crime: Business and Regulatory Offenses, Otto G. Obermaier and Robert G. Morvillo have gathered a prestigious group of authors to counsel you on: criminal tax cases; securities fraud; RICO; mail and wire fraud; banking crimes ...  

A Parker man has been indicted on charges he defrauded about 60 investors of $5 million for supposed oil and gas investments, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced Wednesday. Jeffory Dean Shields, 47, faces 22 counts of securities fraud and 19 counts of theft. If convicted, he could face up to 264 years in prison on the securities fraud charges alone. The Douglas County grand jury indictment alleges Shields lured investors by...  

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday issues a release announcing that a federal grand jury has returned a one-count indictment charging Frederick Reaves, 51, of Milwaukee, with mailing a threatening letter to Republic Airways Holdings Inc., parent company of Frontier Airlines. If convicted, Reaves faces a maximum of five years in prison. The indictment alleges that on April 16, Reaves mailed a letter containing threats to harm an employee...  

Blacks don’t commit white collar crime? Au contraire: WOODSON: Black-on-black crime in the suites For decades, it was presumed that having blacks in positions of political leadership on the local, state and national levels would serve as a safeguard to preserve the victories of the civil rights movement and ensure that the people on whose [...]  

At various times in various settings, many practitioners have on this blog shared their views concerning the potential virtues and vices, as well as the potential impact, of having crime victims or supporters of a defendant or others sending letters...  

A federal indictment unsealed today indicates a Nixa man ripped off an elderly Joplin couple, threatened a potential witness, and tried to cover up his crime by making it seem like the Joplin man had beaten his wife. The grand jury issued a 23-count indictment, including six counts of bank fraud, 11 counts of money laundering, three counts of wire fraud, two counts of aggravated identity theft, and one count of witness tampering against Terry...  

Adams, PLC, we have a well-established track record of success that can make a difference ... As a result, it is a top priority for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other law enforcement agencies. During FY 2011, 140 cases investigated by the ...  

(Barbados Nation) Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Charles Leacock has called on companies and other institutions to stop hiding white collar crimes in an attempt to protect the image of their businesses. Leacock made the call last night as he ...  

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A 32-year-old Medford man has been indicted on a negligent homicide charge in the death of a 14-year-old Eagle Point girl who died after inhaling helium at party. Richard Ward Mowery is accused of encouraging Ashley Long and other teens to inhale from the tank to make their voices sound funny. He was arrested Tuesday at his home. The Mail Tribune reports (http://is.gd/Mm2x7r) the eighth-grader...  

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Reedsburg police said they arrested the treasurer for the Reedsburg Youth Hockey Association on Tuesday after he admitted to embezzling $144,000 from the Association over the past 10 years. Reedsburg police said they were alerted by board members of the Reedsburg Youth Hockey Association in early May that they believed their treasurer had embezzled a significant amount of money. Detectives interviewed the treasurer, Daniel H. Lehman, 54, of...  

Dr. Donald Gibson II, 56, of Sugarland, Texas, and Sunday Joseph Edem, 53, of Richmond, Texas, were arrested without incident Thursday and face charges of health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud for allegedly paying patients to appear ...  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal undercover investigation dubbed Operation Madhouse has resulted in the indictment of three for allegedly scheming to get $750,000 in mortgage loans. Paul Demos, Michael Fort and Jeffrey Olson were not arrested. The  

Rwandan genocide suspect Leon Mugesera was also deported by Canada to Kigali in ... Judges are hearing oral sentencing pleas in Charles Taylor's war crimes case … Full Story »War crimes judges hear Taylor's sentencing pleas  

At Ashley D. Adams, PLC, we have a well-established track record of success that can make a difference, whether in defending charges of white-collar crime, health care fraud, financial fraud, general fraud charges, other criminal or civil matters ...  

A Delmar teen accused in a deadly hit and run was back in court this morning. An indictment charges Ian Eckardt-Rigberg with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and several other counts, including leaving the scene of an accident.  

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a defendant's life sentence on child pornography charges on Tuesday, finding that the district court did not take sufficient steps in analyzing the defendant's criminal history before sentencing him as a repeat sex offender. The New York-based court directed the district......  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - The longtime operations chief of Argentinas Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo human rights group has been jailed on charges of embezzlement and criminal conspiracy. Sergio Schoklender was formally charged Tuesday by a judge investigating whether he embezzled more than $156 million that the government gave the group to build housing for the poor. Judge Norberto Oyarbide also ordered Schoklenders brother Pablo jailed...  

The Obama liberals are more concerned about white collar crime than violent crime. In Obama land white collar crime has become worse than violent crime. While Obama pretends that he is a man of the people, all he and the Democrats really care about is money. They consider a financial crime worse than rape and murder. They [...]  

On Monday, May 14th, 46 year old Christopher Berry Brock of Tennessee entered a plea of guilty before Judge Jonathan P. Hein of the Darke County Common Pleas Court on one count of attempted illegal manufacture ofdrugs (rriethamphetamirie), a felony of the second degree. Brock was found guilty and a sentencing hearing followed immediately. The Court then ordered Brock to serve three years in prison, to pay a fine of $7,500, and to pay the...  

Honoré Kouassi wrote [fr] on the webpage of L'intelligent d'Abidjan: “African countries, particularly those of Sub-Saharan African, are not shielded from the financial crime that has developed over the past ten years in various forms. This crime is a danger, not only for the economic and financial system, but for...  

A federal grand jury has indicted Seattle financial adviser Mark Spangler on 23 criminal charges, accusing him of defrauding investors of nearly $48 million by secretly diverting their money to startup companies he co-founded. On Thursday, a Seattle grand jury indicted the 57-year-old Spangler on 23 criminal charges, including wire fraud, money laundering and investment adviser fraud, the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District...  

A major player in the distribution of methamphetamine in Northeast Georgia has been indicted on federal charges, Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry said Tuesday. The indictments alleging possession of meth and heroin with the intent to distribute against Julian Alan Groover, 38, of Madison are based on drug seizures in Oconee and Jones counties, Berry said. Evidence against Groover was presented to the federal grand jury on May 10 and Berry’s...  

DOUGLASVILLE — A Douglas County judge has accepted a guilty plea in the November 2010 stomping death of teen Bobby Tillman. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/IqLWrq) Emanuel Boykins pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole Tuesday. He would be eligible for parole after serving 30 years. The 18-year-old Tillman was beaten to death in front of a Douglasville house where two...  

Nearly two dozen members of a Hispanic gang were arrested in Kansas this week under a federal grand jury indictment accusing them of victimizing illegal immigrants who do their business in cash and are reluctant to go to law enforcement because of their immigration status.  

Circle K robber pleads guilty to aggravated robbery; faces sentencing by Dave O'Brien Record-Courier Staff Writer A Hudson man faces the possibility of more than a decade in prison after pleading guilty to holding up a Streetsboro convenience store in Au  

Richard Green of Henderson received 70 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release; Germaine Price of Georgia received 33 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release; and Kahine Walker of Georgia received 46 ...  

With the start of early voting Monday, candidates vying for the Democratic Party’s nomination to the District 34 congressional seat said that they are focused on their races rather than the criminal indictment of fellow candidate Cameron County...  

BROWNSVILLE — With the start of early voting Monday, candidates vying for the Democratic Party’s nomination to the District 34 congressional seat said that they are focused on their races rather than the criminal indictment of fellow candidate...  

BROWNSVILLE — With the start of early voting Monday, candidates vying for the Democratic Party’s nomination to the District 34 congressional seat said that they are focused on their races rather than the criminal indictment of fellow candidate...  

The indictment, filed in the Eastern District of California, charges Susan Tomsha-Miguel ... the letterhead by copying-and-pasting Cardoza’s official letterhead onto a blank sheet of paper. The indictment further alleges that Tomsha-Miguel had written ...  

This case was investigated by the FBI and the Office of the Virginia Attorney General, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Assistant United States Attorney Alan M. Salsbury is prosecuting the case on behalf of the United States. Criminal indictments are only ...  

PENSACOLA, FL—B Christopher P ... The indictment was announced by Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. The federal indictment alleges that Gunn, who was recently arrested on related charges in Alabama, extorted ...  

A man who stole metal as part of a licensed business has been ordered to pay about $250, 000 in restitution. Tristan M. Goiri-Christensen, 26, a former Crime Stoppers fugitive, pleaded guilty this week to first-degree theft and eight counts of ...  

At Ashley D. Adams, PLC, we have a well-established track record of success that can make a difference, whether in defending charges of white-collar crime, health care fraud, financial fraud, general fraud charges, other criminal or civil matters ...  

MEDFORD, Ore., May 24 (UPI) -- An Oregon man was indicted on charges of criminally negligent homicide in the death of a teen who suffered an embolism after inhaling helium at a party. Richard Ward Mowery, 32, was arrested Tuesday in the death of ...  

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine; the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation; Carter M. Stewart, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Darryl Williams, special agent in charge, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation; Kyle W. Parker ...  

The defendants say they had the boys locked in the room for their own safety. Prosecutors are expected to rest their case this afternoon, after calling psychologists to testify that the cagelike door was unnecessary. The defense will bring its ...  

A long-time Seattle financial advisor was indicted today by a federal grand jury with 23 criminal counts, including wire fraud, money laundering and investment advisor fraud ... Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil suit against ...  

He's accused of mail and wire fraud plus money laundering. The indictment alleges Wise fraudulently ... The arrests of 65-year-old Nelson Grant HallahanMore >> A tip led U.S. deputy marshals to Tonopah and the arrests of 65-year-old Nelson Grant Hallahan ...  

Undisclosed IRS Liens on Form U4 Result in FINRA Fine and Suspension Bill Singer Contributor Sullivan And Cromwell Law Partner Sentenced to Prison In IRS Case Bill Singer Contributor Belarusia Phish Fry? Feds Break Online Tax-Refund Scam Bill ...  

ALEXANDRIA BAY — A town of Alexandria man faces a federal indictment alleging he knowingly sold two guns intended for a man who’s purchase initially was denied after a criminal background check ... He remains free on his own recognizance ...  

Her lawyer, Jonathan Powell, told Pro that Esparza was never charged with prostitution after her arrest, and he urged the judge to fashion conditions for her release that included GPS monitoring and staying away from people in the prostitution business.  

Fishman announced. A federal grand jury Indictment unsealed today charges John Balsamo, 48, of West Long Branch, New Jersey, with conspiring to collect a debt and collecting a debt using extortionate means. He was arrested this morning at his residence by ...  

Darryl Williams, special agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS), Kyle W. Parker, Executive Director of the Ohio Board of Pharmacy; and Richard A. Whitehouse, Executive Director, State Medical Board of Ohio ...  

War criminal Charles Taylor has pleaded with judges to show leniency when sentencing him as he is a grandfather and does not pose a risk to society. The former Liberian president, who will be sentenced later this month after being found guilty of aiding ...  

Sujata Sachdeva's crimes continue to provide buying opportunities for bargain hunters looking for high-end goods. This weekend, merchandise that was bought with some of the $34 million embezzled by the former Koss Corp. executive and later ...  

EDMOND — A co-defendant facing an accessory charge in the death of Dwite ... of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia charges, according to court records. He will not serve any prison time, but will serve probation for both charges.  

An inmate at the Mount Olive State Prison in Fayette County has been indicted on a murder charge. Christopher Cox of Spencer got into a fight with fellow inmate Joseph Braddock last year. Braddock, 30, of Morgantown, died from the injuries he suffered.  

He's a white collar crime specialist. Terry Bird has been litigating, trying and winning complicated civil and white collar criminal cases for more than 37 years. He started his trial experience as a federal prosecutor in the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney's Office.  

PHOENIX (AP) — A federal indictment charged an Arizona legislator Wednesday with bribery and other crimes stemming from an FBI undercover investigation into his conduct as a city council member. Rep. Ben Arredondo, D-Tempe, solicited thousands ...  

Carolyn Faye Hampel, 65, of Jackson, was charged with the crime just a week ago. She was the retail operations officer for United Prairie Bank in Mankato. Prosecutors said last week that she had embezzled more than $108,000 from customer accounts at the bank.  

Delivering the keynote addresses for the New York City Bar's inaugural White Collar Crime ... the impact of the media on criminal probes and ethical issues facing lawyers who represent individuals and corporations in white-collar cases.  

Attorneys argued Monday over a garnishment order issued to a relative in charge of Boring’s property while she is serving an 80-month to 10-year prison term. Boring could be called as a witness when the hearing is continued July 9 in Lenawee County Circuit Court.  

U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Frost on Monday set a June 21 sentencing date for Rhodes, who pleaded guilty two months ago to conspiracy to threaten the rights of an individual and faces 10 years in prison. The juvenile pleaded guilty to five ...  

A former chief operating officer of the DeKalb County School District and her architect husband are suspected of stealing thousands of dollars from taxpayers with the help of then-superintendent Crawford Lewis, according to a new indictment.  

The IRS arrested 63 year old Werner Grentz Tuesday. He allegedly earned six figures yearly between 2005 to 2010 but failed to file tax returns. Court records indicate Grentz falsely claimed he was exempt from having federal income tax withheld ...  

The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia Michael J. Moore. According to the DOJ, Hurley, 54, is charged in a three-count ...  

BANGALORE: The city will soon replace Mumbai in recording white collar crime, according to the Borrowers’ Welfare Association. Whitecollar crime is a financially motivated, economic, nonviolent crime committed for illegal monetary gain.  

At Ashley D. Adams, PLC, we have a well-established track record of success that can make a difference, whether in defending charges of white-collar crime, health care fraud, financial fraud, general fraud charges, other criminal or civil matters ...  

Christopher M. Hill, a former Navy employee, was recently sentenced to two and a half years in prison for embezzling government property and filing false tax returns between January 2004 and April 2010. Hill, 47, of Lusby was placed on three ...  

BROWNSVILLE - Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos and Eduardo "Eddie" Lucio, his former law partner, on Monday were arrested under a 12-count indictment alleging a scheme to pocket more than $100,000 in bribes and kickbacks to fix or ...  

restitution,” according to Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Victor Chen. Kuburovich, 51, was arraigned April 6 on charges of embezzling $1.6 million through real estate grand fraud and three counts of aggravated white-collar crime. If ...  

We still can't believe that she did it." In a written statement to Crabb, McNamee wrote that she initially began taking money from the business in 2002 because she felt used and hurt by the Hebls after loaning money to the business. "And that was the ...  

OTTAWA, Ohio (AP) - A Scotsman released from prison four years ago after spending two decades on Ohio's death row will learn Monday whether he'll be going go back to prison. Ken Richey faces up to three years in prison when he's sentenced Monday for ...  

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Monday April 30, 2012 – White collar crime in Trinidad is on the increase. According to 2011 figures, crimes in laundering and fraud increased from 111 in 2010 to 303 last year. And, president of the Chamber of Commerce ...  

An inmate serving two life sentences for murder and robbery has been indicted for killing a north Florida prison guard. A grand jury Thursday indicted Richard P. Franklin on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery on a law enforcement ...  

A second man will be going to prison stemming from the 2009 robbery and murder of a Memphis pizza delivery man. Jeremy Williams pleaded guilty to his role in the 2009 robbery and murder of 29-year-old Stephen Faulkner. He was facing life in ...  

A federal grand jury indicts a Harrisburg man on gun possession charges. 42 year old Eric Chambers is a convicted felon and was on parole for a 2003 federal conviction. In January 2012, he was arrested by Federal Marshals on a fugitive warrant ...  

LAKE CITY, Fla. -- An inmate serving two life sentences for murder and robbery has been indicted for killing a north Florida prison guard. A grand jury on Thursday indicted Richard P. Franklin on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated ...  

In American society, as it relates to certain topics, focus is placed more on an individual situation rather than the entire issue.  In other words, society will look at a specific crime and say one crime is more serious than another.  

A Schuylkill Haven man is headed to prison after admitting Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he sold marijuana in March 2011 to a confidential informant. Neiko L. Zalonga, 20, did not react as Judge Cyrus Palmer Dolbin sentenced him to spend 10 d  

While Rod Blagojevich has begun his 14-year prison term, the top aide who was arrested with the corrupt former governor — and who testified against Blagojevich — learned Wednesday that he would spend only 10 days in prison.In sentencing former chief of staff John Harris, U.S. District Court Judge James Zagel said his offense was “so serious and so crucial,” it warranted prison time, but Zagel ...  

Police: Man used social networking site to meet 13-year-old he raped: Police: Sexting Preceded Rape of Lower Macungie Teen: Lower Macungie Township teen sexually assaulted by man she met on myYearbook.com, police say: 23-year-old Ryan T. Mock of Allentown, Pa. was recently arrested for the 2010 rape of a 13-year-old girl from Lower Macungie Township. [...]  

Human trafficking charge filed against Fargo man accused of hiring prostitutes on Craigslist: 40-year-old Chad Lee Lindley of Fargo, North Dakota is looking at a 20 year stretch in prison on human trafficking charges. Police say that he was an aspiring pimp advertising for new recruits on craigslist… “I do have job openings that will [...]  

Man Pleads Guilty to Molesting Two Teenage Boys, Including One He Met Online: I originally posted about Jeffrey John McPherson here and here. He’s the 43-year-old guy from LaMesa, California who was arrested for molesting a 16-year-old boy that he met on MySpace. He molested the boy for a period of 9 months. While awaiting [...]  

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - The British Columbia Securities Commission's Criminal Investigations Team has arrested Hal Allan McLeod for breaching a lifetime ban against selling securities. The ban was imposed by a BCSC panel in 2009 in response to McLeod's role in masterminding the Manna scheme, ...  

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An inmate serving a 25-year prison sentence for criminal transmission of HIV has died of heart disease. The Iowa Department of Corrections says 48-year-old Darrell John Alderton died Sunday at University Hospitals in Iowa City.  

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An inmate serving a 25-year prison sentence for criminal transmission of HIV has died of heart disease. The Iowa Department of Corrections says 48-year-old Darrell John Alderton died Sunday at University Hospitals in Iowa City.  

Prosecutor reveals new details in West Memphis 3 negotiations: I originally posted about Scott Ellington here. He’s the prosecutor that allowed the West Memphis 3 to walk out of prison and escape justice. In my last post I alleged that the release of the WM3 was nothing more than a political stepping stone since he [...]  

A federal prison guard maimed when he was stabbed in the eye by a former Osama bin Laden aide returned to court Tuesday hoping to see his attacker at appeals arguments that could lead to a new sentencing hearing for the man, who's serving life in prison.  

Pflugerville HS student arrested on felony terroristic threat charges: Pflugerville ISD Student Arrested For Terroristic Threats: 17-year-old Stuart Alexander Baxter Little has been arrested for allegedly making threats against Pflugerville High School in Texas. Police say that Little used Facebook and e-mails to send threats of a school shooting to school staff and the Austin [...]  

Patrick T. Lynch must repay $385,000 he allegedly received in a kickback scheme, but nine other counts are dropped. A legal observer questions the deal, but the prosecutor touts the restitution. Days after his arrest on multiple corruption charges, the former general manager of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum pleaded guilty to a single criminal count of conflict of interest, avoiding a trial ...  

Teen Held in Parents’ Killings Signs Autographs: You remember Tyler Hadley don’t you? He’s the punk kid from Florida who bludgeoned his parents to death with a hammer before hosting a Facebook party while his parents’ corpses were in their bedroom. It’s starting to seem like Hadley is not remorseful for his crimes at all. [...]  

I received the following e-mail from a mutant who was arrested and convicted of plotting to shoot up his school some years ago. Normally I would have no problem posting which mutant it came from but I have redacted his name because it seems to me that he is seeking attention. Hello Trench, you had [...]  

Sacramento County District Attorney Jan Scully announced Friday that as result of DNA analyses by the District Attorney's crime lab, suspects have been identified in three unsolved cases in recent months.  

Cairo, May 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A criminal court in Egypt has convicted former chief of presidential staff Zakaria Azmi of corruption and abuse of office and sentenced him to seven years in prison.  

A Nazi war criminal who escaped from a Dutch jail after the war and evaded all attempts by the Netherlands to get him back has died at the age of 90 in Germany, a hospital source said Saturday.  

Goldfields residents now have an extra avenue to report criminal or suspicious behaviour, with Crime Stoppers launching a mobile version of its website.  

Crime and criminal damage is costing small businesses €1.5bn annually — a figure which has increased by almost 60% in the past five years.  

A law enforcement officer calls them an “honorable” investigative technique. A defense attorney said such arrests border on “entrapment.”  

Five men arrested after an overnight crime spree in early March are facing decades in prison if convicted on all charges.  

An inmate serving a 25-year prison sentence for criminal transmission of HIV has died of heart disease.  

Sadly, in most countries, a sense of anger and vengeance is motivating prison reform these days