Little Rock – Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Randall C. Coleman, Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Christopher A. Henry, Special Agent in Charge of the Nashville Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation announced Read More »
BIRMINGHAM — A Pelham man pleaded guilty today in federal court to money laundering in a scheme with his daughter that collected more than $400,000 for expenses of a lawsuit that never existed, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, Alabama Securities Commission Director Joseph P. Borg, IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Donald B. Read More »
FRESNO, Calif. — Buds 4 Life owners Mark Bagdasarian, 53, and his son, Ryan Bagdasarian, 24, both of Clovis, were arraigned today on a superseding indictment, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Both pleaded not guilty to the charges. The superseding indictment charges Mark Bagdasarian with eight counts of money laundering. The charges are Read More »
LOS ANGELES – Lenny Kyle Dykstra, an All-Star outfielder who played for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, pleaded guilty today to bankruptcy fraud and other federal charges for selling items pilfered from his mansions in Ventura County. Dykstra, 48, who was known by the nickname “Nails,” pleaded guilty to three felony counts – Read More »
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a federal jury in Bridgeport today found MAUREEN CLARK, 58, of Stonington, guilty of conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering offenses stemming from an investment fraud scheme that defrauded several individuals out of more than $1.7 million. According to the evidence at Read More »
JENNIFER JOHNSON, age 35, of Moundsville, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release. JOHNSON entered a plea of guilty on December 19, 2011, to one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments from February of 2010 to April of 2011 in Ohio and Marshall Counties. As part Read More »
Madison, Wis. – John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jeff Frost, 54, Brookfield, Wis., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Madison to conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. District Judge William Conley scheduled sentencing for May 18, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. Frost faces a maximum Read More »
GREENEVILLE, Tenn – On February 15, 2012, the last five of 27 defendants in an October 12, 2012, 35-count indictment, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge J. Ronnie Greer in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville. Rodney Allen Mitchell, 32, of Kingsport, Tenn., Maurice William Gravely, 41, of Gray, Read More »
RICHMOND, VA—Israel Cruz Millan, 26, of Raleigh, N.C., was sentenced today to 25 years in prison, after having pleaded guilty to participating in a racketeering conspiracy; conspiring to possess, produce, and transfer false identification documents; and conspiring to engage in money laundering. Further, the defendant is illegally within the United States and will be deported Read More »
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pa., and a current resident of Apollo, Pa., have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, and structuring financial transactions, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. The 25-count superseding indictment named Frank Guzik, Read More »
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