U.S. Attorney’s Office April 12, 2013 District of Montana (406) 657-6101 Rudolph Lee Shane, Sr. Sentenced in U.S. District Court The United States Attorney’s Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings on April 10, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, RUDOLPH LEE SHANE, SR., a 64-year-old resident of Crow Agency, … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 11, 2013 District of South Carolina (803) 929-3000 Federal Grand Jury Indictments COLUMBIA, SC—United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that a federal grand jury in Charleston, South Carolina, returnediIndictment(s) against the following: Beaufort County Man Indicted for Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography Joseph Austin Jenkins, age 27, of Okatie, South … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 12, 2013 Northern District of New York (315) 448-0672 Former McGinn, Smith & Co., Inc. Senior Managing Director Sentenced ALBANY, NY—Matthew Rogers, of Miami, Florida, a citizen of the United Kingdom and a resident alien of the United States, who worked for McGinn, Smith & Co., Inc. as a senior managing … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 12, 2013 District of Utah (801) 524-5682 Wayne Reed Ogden Pleads Guilty to Wire and Securities Fraud Plea Agreement Includes Recommendation for 10-Year Sentence, Millions in Restitution SALT LAKE CITY—Wayne Reed Ogden, age 48, of Koosharem, Utah, charged with wire and securities fraud in connection with a Ponzi scheme involving real … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 12, 2013 Northern District of Georgia (404) 581-6000 Former Deputy Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Obstructing a Civil Rights Investigation ROME, GA—Joshua L. Greeson pleaded guilty today to obstructing a pending public corruption and civil rights investigation by tampering with a witness while employed as a deputy with the Murray County Sheriff’s … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 12, 2013 Middle District of Georgia (478) 752-3511 Macon Doctor Indicted for Bankruptcy Fraud Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Dr. George Robert Vito, who formerly practiced as a podiatrist in Macon, Georgia, was indicted April 11, 2013 on four counts of bankruptcy … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 12, 2013 Western District of Pennsylvania (412) 644-3500 Butler Man Pleads Guilty in Mortgage Fraud Scheme PITTSBURGH—A resident of Butler, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy and money laundering, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. Jeffrey Garbinski, 44, of Butler, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to two … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 12, 2013 Eastern District of Virginia (703) 299-3700 Former Mortgage Loan Officer Receives 27 Months in Prison for Role in $2.5 Million Fraud Conspiracy ALEXANDRIA, VA—Daniel A. Vivas, 40, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for his role in a bank fraud conspiracy that caused … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 12, 2013 Southern District of New York (212) 637-2600 Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Additional Charges Against 12 Members of Bronx Drug Trafficking Crews for Three Murders, a Drug-Related Shooting, and Other Crimes Superseding Indictment Also Includes Crack Cocaine Distribution, Firearms, and Robbery Charges Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 12, 2013 Eastern District of Kentucky (859) 233-2661 Lexington Man Sentenced to 103 Months for Receiving Child Pornography LEXINGTON, KY—A Lexington man who admitted downloading child pornography images over the Internet was sentenced to 103 months in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell sentenced 33-year-old Jason Daniel Meade Thursday for … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 11, 2013 District of Columbia (202) 514-7566 Nova Datacom LLC and Its Former President Plead Guilty in Bribery Scheme Involving Government Contracts Company Paid Public Officials in Return for Millions in Contracts, Submitted Fraudulently Inflated Invoices WASHINGTON—Nova Datacom LLC, a Northern Virginia company, and its former president, Min Jung Cho, pled … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 11, 2013 District of Minnesota (612) 664-5600 Man Indicted for Producing Child Pornography MINNEAPOLIS—Recently in federal court, a 26-year-old man, formerly of St. Paul, was indicted for producing, distributing, and possessing child pornography. On April 9, 2013, Douglas Luke Robinette was charged with four counts of production of child pornography, two … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 11, 2013 District of Minnesota (612) 664-5600 Coon Rapids Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Prosthetics from the University of Minnesota and Selling Them Online MINNEAPOLIS—Earlier today in federal court, a 52-year-old Coon Rapids man pleaded guilty to stealing prosthetics and related supplies from the University of Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview and selling … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 11, 2013 Western District of Texas (210) 384-7100 Thirty-Seven Arrested for Alleged Roles in Austin-Based Drug Distribution Operations Federal, state, and local authorities have arrested 37 individuals in connection with two related drug trafficking conspiracies based in Austin, announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in … Continue reading
FBI Honolulu April 11, 2013 Special Agent Tom Simon (808) 566-4300 Peter Heckmann Pleads Guilty to Operating Ponzi Scheme This morning in Honolulu U.S. District Court, defendant and former fugitive Peter Heckmann pleaded guilty to wire fraud for his operation of a Ponzi scheme on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai. Wire fraud has a statutory … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 11, 2013 Western District of Wisconsin (608) 264–5158 Con Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison MADISON, WI—John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Bernard C. Seidling, 62, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was sentenced today to three years in federal prison without parole and fined … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 11, 2013 District of New Mexico (505) 346-7274 Las Cruces Woman Pleads Guilty to Robbing First Convenience Bank in January 2013 ALBUQUERQUE—Yolanda Boyle, 58, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, pled guilty this morning to a felony information charging her with bank robbery. Boyle entered her guilty plea without the benefit of … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 11, 2013 Southern District of California (619) 557-5610 Illegal Sports Bookmaker Sentenced for Conspiring to Commit Sports Bribery United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that Paul Joseph Thweni was sentenced today by the Honorable Anthony J. Battaglia to serve 30 months in custody, followed by three years’ supervised release, for … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 11, 2013 Western District of Texas (210) 384-7100 Federal Grand Jury Indicts Maverick County Solid Waste Authority General Manager in Embezzlement Scheme In Del Rio this morning, former Maverick County Solid Waste Authority general manager and chief executive officer of the Maverick County landfill Hector Chavez, Jr. surrendered to the Texas … Continue reading