SANTA ANA, California – A man who resided in Long Beach before he fled the country during an investigation faces up to five years in prison after admitting this morning that he orchestrated a “pump-and-dump” stock scheme to generate demand for a penny stock issued by a sports drink company founded by Notre Dame football Read More »
avid B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut,announced that MARIA LOPEZ, also known as Maria Colon, 69, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Stefan R. Underhill to three years of probation, the first four months of which LOPEZ must spend in home confinement, for her illegal receipt of Read More »
Following two weeks of trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn today returned guilty verdicts against Joseph Mazella, the founder and president of the Great Atlantic Group, Inc., a Staten-Island based real estate and financial consulting company, on charges of securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. These charges arose out of the defendant’s operation of Read More »
Northern District of Texas Successfully Prosecuted Numerous Individuals for Fraud in Connection with Oil and Gas Investments in Recent Years DALLAS — This week, another oil and gas company executive, John Arthur Apple, Jr., 53, of Lewisville, Texas, pleaded guilty to felony offenses stemming from his operation of Western Pipeline Corporation. He is the fifth Read More »
Orlando, Florida – U.S. Attorney Robert E. O’Neill announces that U.S. District Judge Charlene E. Honeywell sentenced David Merrick (62, Orlando) earlier this week to 8 years and 1 month in federal prison for money laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and securities fraud. The court also ordered Merrick to pay $11,467,573.15 Read More »
Defendant, Who Represented Himself at Trial, Deceived Investors About Investment Scheme That Involved More Than 200 Victims and More Than $14 Million DALLAS — Following a five-day trial before U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn, a federal jury has convicted Bradley C. Stark, 37, on all counts of an indictment charging seven counts of Read More »
GRADY EWING MAYS, a 60-year-old resident of Billings/transient, appeared on a charge of failure to register as a sexual offender. He is currently detained. If convicted of this charge, MAYS faces possible penalties of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and 3 years supervised release. Assistant U.S. Attorney Marcia K. Hurd is the prosecutor Read More »
The United States Attorney’s Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on January 10, 2012, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, LEONARD DEAN FOLLETTE, a 50-year-old resident of Fort Kipp, pled guilty to sexual abuse. Sentencing has been set for April 5, 2012. He is currently detained. In an Offer Read More »
Amount of Money Embezzled Totaled: $47, 198.00 Lafayette, La.: United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced the guilty pleas of Alberta Murphy, 59, her son, Learrick Murphy, 33, and her daughter, Thelma Murphy, 31, all of Church Point, La. The defendants entered guilty pleas yesterday in federal court, Lafayette, La., before U.S. District Judge Read More »
Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce that Gaston E. Cantens, 73, of Miami, was charged in a criminal Information with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, in violation Read More »
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