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It is odd to think of soccer as a corrupt sport. Sure Baseball, Basketball and Football have all had their clashes with the law. But Soccer? Juan Ángel Napout and José Maria Marin Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy and Related Offenses On Friday, former high-ranking soccer officials Juan Ángel Napout and José Maria Marin were […]
This is a great story. Martin Shkeli seems to have deserved this Evan Greebel Conspired with Hedge Fund Manager Martin Shkreli to Steal Millions of Dollars from a Biopharmaceutical Company and Conceal the Scheme Evan Greebel, a former partner at the New York office of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP who served as outside counsel to […]
I wonder why the the sentence was so light? Defendant Trafficked a Dozen Minors for Sex in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Using Backpage to Advertise Underage Girls for Sex Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, Michael Andres Miller was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto […]
The FBI has the best pressers! Vincent Asaro, Bonanno Soldier Who Committed Murder and Lufthansa Robbery, Sentenced For Ordering Innocent Motorist’s Car Torched Over Road Rage Incident Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, long-tie Bonanno crime family member Vincent Asaro was sentenced by United States District Judge Allyne R. Ross to 96 months’ imprisonment […]
The Bernie story just will not go away. Recovered Assets Will Be Used to Compensate Victims of the Madoff Fraud Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Irving Picard, the Securities Investor Protection Act (“SIPA”) Trustee, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New […]
I came across this interesting story. Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ANTHONY R. MURGIO was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan to 66 months in prison for charges associated with operating Coin.mx, an internet-based Bitcoin exchange, through which MURGIO processed […]
Forgeries Included Works Purportedly by Willem De Kooning, Franz Kline, and Joan Mitchell This is an interesting story. The world of art forgery is a complex one, and often one misunderstood. Forgery is rarely a copy of a painting, rather the creation of a new work that is ascribed to the artist. Almost as important […]
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that CHRISTOPHER CANALE was charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft for allegedly using his position […]
I say, if you are going to commit a crime, make sure it is a whopper…. Fraud Ring, With Three Clinics in Brooklyn and Queens, Paid Kickbacks to Individuals to Undergo Medically Unnecessary Tests Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that EDUARD ZAVALUNOV, a manager of two […]
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and James P. O’Neill, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), announced today the filing of an Indictment charging CHRISTOPHER LONDONIO […]
The question I have is why such a short sentence? Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that PAAL KLYKKEN, 35, was sentenced to 78 months in prison and supervised release for seven years for distributing and receiving child pornography. KLYKKEN pled guilty on September 1, […]
Earlier today, Vyacheslav Khaimov pled guilty at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, to the operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business in connection with his role in an international cybercrime operation. The plea was announced by Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney, […]
ISIL Supporters Attacked Federal Law Enforcement Officers and Plotted Bomb Attacks in New York City Earlier today, Munther Omar Saleh of Queens, New York, pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, to all charges in an indictment charging him with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of […]
The subtitle for this article should be Bankers Just Want To Have Fun. Many people, my self included are very critical of the big banks. They are too big to fail and ‘above the law’. They have learned that they can do almost anything they want with impunity. When caught breaking the law fines are […]
This is yet another example of what happens in the healthcare industry. The last story can be found here. Simon Barrett Kickbacks Paid Out of Valeant Corporate Funds Spent on Philidor Option Were Laundered Through Secret Shell Companies Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney […]
Healthcare costs are out of control, this FBI file makes for interesting reading. Sure it is a drop in the bucket, but it goes to show why you should be vigilant when you get billed. Simon Barrett The Company Also Agrees to Pay Over $8.1 Million to Resolve Federal and State Civil Fraud Allegations Earlier […]
Is this the way the world should be? Human life has no value. Simon Barrett Velasquez Fled to El Salvador and Relocated to Georgia After Killing Two Brothers in Brentwood on December 18, 2011 Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York, Arnolvin Umanzor Velasquez, a member of the Brentwood Locos Salvatruchas […]
This is one of the most outrageous cons I have ever heard of. Simon Barrett An Arizona con artist will be spending the next 25 years behind bars after being convicted of 18 felonies in two separate trials related to her faking cancer and brazenly scamming veterans’ charities out of thousands of dollars. Chalice Zeitner’s […]
The world of Skip Tracing and Debt Collection is far from glamorous, it is and always has been slightly seedy. This FBI file takes the industry to new lows. Simon Barrett Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOHN TODD WILLIAMS, a/k/a “JT,” a/k/a “Joe Steele,” was […]
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SCOTT A. BEATTY pled guilty in Manhattan federal court today to commodities fraud in connection with his scheme to defraud at least 49 investors of more than $825,000 through a scheme in which BEATTY solicited investments for off-exchange foreign currency […]
Over the years I have that I am on all sorts of strange mailing lists. One of the better one’s is the FBI. The press releases are just too good not to share, so I have decided that I will publish a few of the ones that catch my eye. I have no input on […]
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