Criminal Division Press Releases for September 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Five Detroit Residents Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud Charges
Detroit residents Dierdre Teagen, Robert Wynn, Ernest Neal, James Harris and Steve Sherman pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Detroit this week for their roles in various Medicare fraud schemes.
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AGCO Corp. to Pay $1.6 Million in Connection with Payments to the Former Iraqi Government Under the U.N. Oil-For-Food Program
AGCO Corp., a U.S. corporation based in Duluth, Ga., has agreed to pay a $1.6 million penalty for illegal kickbacks paid to the former government of Iraq.
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Florida Man Indicted In Alleged Fradulent Lobbying and Fund Raising Scheme
AGCO Corp., a U.S. corporation based in Duluth, Ga., has agreed to pay a $1.6 million penalty for illegal kickbacks paid to the former government of Iraq.
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Detroit-Area Rehabilition Facility Executive Pleads Guilty To $18.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Suresh Chand pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Detroit to participating in multiple conspiracies to defraud the Medicare program and to launder the proceeds of the fraud.
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Former Enron Broadband Co-Chief Executive Officer Sentenced For Wire Fraud
Joseph Hirko, former co-chief executive officer of Enron Broadband Services (EBS), Enron’s failed telecommunications business, was sentenced today to 16 months in prison.
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Friday, September 25, 2009
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Advertising and Possessing Child Pornography
Mark Edwin Cairnes of Jonestown, Texas, pleaded guilty today to advertising and possessing child pornography.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Detroit Clinic Owner and Manager Plead Guilty to Medicare Fraud Charges
Clinic owners and operators Jose Martinez and Denisse Martinez pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Detroit to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Five Individuals Charged in Scheme to Defraud U.S. Government Agency Related to $9.4 Million Loan
Donald Daniels, Martin William Washburn, Irina Rebegeneau and Tapani Koivunen have been charged in conjunction with a scheme to defraud the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a government lending agency.
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Fraudulent Telemarketer Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison, Co-Conspirators Also Sentenced for Roles in Fake Sweepstakes Scheme
Four owners of Costa Rica-based telemarketing call centers, an employee and a Texas-based list broker have been sentenced for their roles in defrauding thousands of U.S. victims of more than $20 million through a phony sweepstakes scheme.
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Friday, September 18, 2009
Eight More Individuals Charged in Casino-cheating Conspiracy
A federal grand jury in San Diego has indicted an additional eight defendants for conspiracy to cheat a total of 11 casinos across the country.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Wife of Alleged Gang Leader Sentenced, Alleged Leader’s Brother Re-enters Guilty Plea in Drug Conspiracy Case
Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN) member Marie Chavez, aka "Shorty," wife of an alleged ALKQN leader, Jose Nava, aka "Chino," was sentenced today, while her brother-in-law Luis Nava, aka "Flaco," re-entered a guilty plea to a superseding indictment that charged them and 14 others with various offenses related to alleged narcotics and weapons trafficking, as well as violent activities throughout Texas.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Delaware Man Found Guilty of Sex Tourism
Thomas S. Pendleton of Wilmington, Del., was found guilty today of traveling in foreign commerce to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor under the age of 16.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Ohio Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Charges and Violation of the Adam Walsh Act
Timothy L. Lantz was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for transporting child pornography in interstate commerce and failing to update his sex offender registration in violation of the Adam Walsh Act.
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Monday, September 14, 2009
Film Executive and Spouse Found Guilty of Paying Bribes to a Senior Thai Tourism Official to Obtain Lucrative Contracts
Gerald Green and Patricia Green, Los Angeles-area film executives, were found guilty late last Friday of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and money laundering laws of the United States.
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Friday, September 11, 2009
International Hacker Pleads Guilty for Massive Hacks of U.S. Retail Networks
An international computer hacker pleaded guilty today to multiple charges relating to hacking activity and credit card fraud.
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Thursday, September 10, 2009
Former Global Director of Security for Stanford Financial Group Indicted for Obstructing a Federal Investigation
Thomas Raffanello, a former global director of security at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., office of Stanford Financial Group (SFG), has been charged today in a three-count superseding indictment with conspiracy to obstruct a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proceeding and to destroy documents in a federal investigation; obstruction of a proceeding before the SEC; and destruction of records in a federal investigation.
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Pennsylvania Businessman Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced in Puerto Rico Corruption Case
Dr. Candido Negron Mella pleaded guilty and was sentenced today for his participation in a corruption scheme involving the 2000 Resident Commissioner campaign of a former governor of Puerto Rico. Negron Mella, 42, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Federal Election Campaign Act.
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Husband and Wife Co-owners of Subcontracting Company Plead Guilty to Contract Fraud Related to Afghanistan Rebuilding
Delmar Dwayne Spier, the chief executive officer and managing director of United States Protection and Investigations, LLC (USPI), today pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to conspiracy, major fraud and wire fraud arising from an alleged scheme to defraud the United States.
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Philadelphia Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Advertising, Transporting, Receiving and Possessing Child Pornography
Robert P. Merz was sentenced to life in prison today for advertising, transporting, receiving and possessing child pornography.
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Four Members of Alleged Internet Music Piracy Group Charged with Copyright Infringement Conspiracy
Four individuals were indicted today by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia with conspiracy to commit copyright infringement for allegedly obtaining and illegally releasing copyrighted music.
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U.S. Citizen Arraigned on Charges of International Sex Tourism
Richard David Mitchell was arraigned yesterday on sex tourism charges in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, after being deported from Cambodia.
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography
Jeffrey Robert Libman, 42, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., pleaded guilty in Miami today to one count of receiving child pornography.
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Friday, September 4, 2009
Former Ft. Campbell Soldier Sentenced to Life in Prison After Conviction on Charges Related to Deaths of Iraqi Civilians
A former Ft. Campbell, Ky., soldier was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Thomas B. Russell to life in prison after being convicted on May 7, 2009, of charges arising out of the rape of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the murder of the girl and her family
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Solicit Kickbacks in Connection with Government Contract in Afghanistan
An Oklahoma man pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to solicit kickbacks in connection with the award of a private security services subcontract to protect U.S. government personnel and contractors in Afghanistan.
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Detroit Clinic Manager Pleads Guilty in Medicare Fraud Scheme
Denver resident Lil Vargas-Arias pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Detroit to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program.
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United States Transfers More Than $750,000 in Forfeited Funds to Government of Peru
More than $750,000 in forfeited funds from an embezzlement scheme by a Peruvian military officer have been transferred to the government of Peru.
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