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December 2006
December 12, 2006
Six men in raleigh-based counterfeit identify theft ring sentenced
December 11, 2006
defendant who discharged firearm at entry team receives 228 months imprisonment
December 5, 2006
wake county man sentenced for bank robbery
November 2006
November 27, 2006
former robeson county deputy sheriff enters guilty plea
north carolina companies sentenced in federal mortgage fraud case
November 22, 2006
WILMINGTON - United States Attorney George E. B. Holding announced that yesterday Senior United States Judge James C. Fox sentenced BEVERLY M. PARKER, 58, of 4520 Woods Road, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina to 51 months’ imprisonment, a $75,000 fine, and $400 in court costs.
international heritage, inc. founder/ceo sentenced
November 6, 2006
fema fraud related to hurricane katrina
raleigh jury convicts man who used “top secret” security clearance to commit identity theft
November 2, 2006
ELECTION DAY - NOVEMBER 7, 2006
CHILD PORNOGRAPHER SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS
more than 10,700 fugitive arrests by nationally coordinated u.s. marshals’ operation falcon III: 367 arrested in eastern north carolina
October 2006
October 12, 2006
two former robeson county deputy sheriff pleas guilty
former lottery commissioner found guilty on five counts of mail fraud
October 2, 2006
defendant pleads guilty to shooting of nc state highway patrol trooper
September 2006
September 28, 2006
twenty-eight illegal workers at fort bragg arrested in ongoing ice investigation
September 21, 2006
lillington man sentenced for trafficking in child pornography materials over the internet
armed career criminal sentenced to 15+ years
September 5, 2006
former robeson county deputy sheriff pleas guilty
August 2006
August 25, 2006
armed career criminal sentenced to 15+ years
August 24, 2006
100 kilos of cocaine seized in wake county
August 21, 2006
two robeson county men plead guilty in federal court
August 18, 2006
$151.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED: 2004 NC State Auditor’s Report Leads to Federal Investigation/ Settlement among U.S. Government, State of North Carolina, and Several NC Hospitals
August 15, 2006
GREENVILLE JURY CONVICTS REAL ESTATE “CONSULTANT” OF FEDERAL FRAUD CHARGES; RALEIGH BUILDER PREVIOUSLY PLED GUILTY IN CASE
August 2, 2006
RALEIGH - Acting United States Attorney George E. B. Holding announced that MICHAEL P. DECKER, SR., pled guilty in federal court in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Tuesday, August 1, 2006, pursuant to a plea agreement.
RALEIGH - Acting United States Attorney George E. B. Holding announced that CHARLES ROBERT BAREFOOT, JR., 45, of Benson, North Carolina, was indicted today by a federal grand jury.
July 2006
July 24, 2006
raleigh man sentenced to 48 years as a felon in possession of a firearm
July 13, 2006
north carolina man receives 30-year sentence for interstate transportation of 12-year-old with criminal sexual intent
June 2006
June 26, 2006
RALEIGH - United States Attorney Frank D. Whitney announced that on June 22, 2006, a jury in Wilmington convicted BEVERLY M. PARKER, of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, of two counts of filing false tax returns and two counts of tax evasion in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Sections 7206(1) and 7201.
June 19, 2006
man sentenced for stealing from the disabled
June 15, 2006
RALEIGH - United States Attorney Frank D. Whitney announced that JERRY GASKILL, 63, of Cedar Island, N.C., former Director of the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division, was convicted today by a jury in United States District Court, in Raleigh, North Carolina with making a material false statement to a federal agency and aiding and abetting the same, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001 and 2.
June 14, 2006
seven men in counterfeit immigration document ring plead guilty
June 9, 2006
three robeson county sheriff’s deputies indicted on racketeering charges
May 2006
May 31, 2006
husband and wife convicted of fraud on secondary mortgage market
May 18, 2006
man indicted for $228, 786 fraud related to scientific games international inc.
May 16, 2006
two fund managers convicted for $15,000,000 fraud related to mayflower venture capital fund iii
May 4, 2006
RALEIGH - United States Attorney Frank D. Whitney announced that in federal court yesterday, Chief U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced BRIAN CONNER, former president of CONVALESCENT TRANSPORTS, INC., to 12½ years’ imprisonment based upon his October 2005 conviction on 343 counts of health care fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and two counts of obstruction of a health care investigation.
May 3, 2006
five individuals arrested for passport fraud
April 2006
April 26, 2006
raleigh man sentenced to 24 years in prison
April 6, 2006
man sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for threatening north carolina secretary of state
March 2006
March 23, 2006
leland man sentenced for tax evasion
RALEIGH - United States Attorney Frank D. Whitney announced that three men have entered guilty pleas on federal conspiracy charges.
March 22, 2006
former state senator john h. carrington sentenced
March 16, 2006
seven men indicted for conspiracy involving production and sale of counterfeit immigration documents
March 14, 2006
RALEIGH - United States Attorney Frank D. Whitney announced that in federal court on March 7, 2006, KATHRYN BUIE PATRICK, 47, of Riegelwood, North Carolina, pled guilty to one count of federal income tax evasion and one count of embezzlement of credit union funds.
March 10, 2006
RALEIGH - United States Attorney Frank D. Whitney announced today the filing with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina of the report of the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory reflecting the results of court-ordered DNA testing in United States v. Jeffrey R. MacDonald, Nos. 75-26-CR-3, 90-104-CIV-3F
north carolina man receives 35-year sentence in federal fraud case; five co-defendants also sentenced
March 8, 2006
GREENVILLE - United States Attorney Frank D. Whitney announced that ANDREW BROWN, 50, of Elizabeth City, N. C., was sentenced in federal court in Raleigh on Tuesday, March 7, 2006.
February 2006
February 16, 2006
RALEIGH - United States Attorney Frank D. Whitney announced that a federal grand jury has returned a true bill of indictment against AVEDIS DJEREDJIAN, a.k.a. Mike, 37, of Glendale, California.
February 9, 2006
RALEIGH – On February 8, 2006, United States District Court Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced MARGARET YVONNE CRUDUP, 48, of Raleigh, North Carolina to a 15-month prison term for filing fraudulent tax returns.
WILMINGTON - United States Attorney Frank D. Whitney announced that a jury in Wilmington, N. C. has convicted CARLOS JAVIER MEDINA-CASTELLANOS, 30, of Elkridge, Maryland, MAHMOUD BASSAR, a.k.a. “Mack”, 27, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and JOSE FRANCISCO ORLANDO, a.k.a. Erick Galindo, a.k.a. Carlos Bindel, 19, also of Elkridge, Maryland on charges of interstate transportation of stolen property and conspiracy to commit interstate transport of stolen property.
January 2006
January 24, 2006
RALEIGH - United States Attorney Frank D. Whitney announced that on January 18, 2006, a federal grand jury returned a true bill of indictment against LARRY DOUGLAS STACY, 57, of 924 Norris Road, Clayton, N. C.
RALEIGH – On January 18, 2006, United States District Court Judge Malcolm J. Howard sentenced RANDY CARL SWOPE, 48, of Rocky Point, North Carolina to a nine-year prison term for trafficking in child pornography.
January 18, 2006
RALEIGH - United States Attorney Frank D. Whitney announced that JERRY GASKILL, 63, of Cedar Island, N. C. was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Raleigh, N. C.
RALEIGH - United States Attorney Frank D. Whitney announced that in federal court yesterday TODD ALLEN ZORN, 36, of Sanford, North Carolina, pled guilty to two counts of making false statements to federal agents during the course of an investigation into suspected terrorist activity.
January 11, 2006
RALEIGH - United States Attorney Frank D. Whitney announced that ARTHUR JAMES CHARLAND, JR., 42, of Fayetteville, N. C. was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Greenville, N. C.
January 9, 2006