Oregon Files False Statements and Racketeering Lawsuit Against Company for Failed Health Care Exchange Site On Friday, August 22nd, the state of Oregon filed a racketing lawsuit against Oracle America, Inc, and several of the technology company’s executes, which included charges of racketeering, false statements, and fraud, over failed health care exchange site. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed a 126-page racketeering and fraud lawsuit in Marion County court, alleging that Oracle fraudulently induced the state and its health … [Read more...]
Doctor Sentenced on Federal Charges, Exchanged Drugs for Sex
August 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Doctor Exchanged Drugs for Sex and Cash Through Craigslist, Sentenced on Federal Charges A Chicago-area physician who worked with three hospitals in the city was sentenced to 6 years in prison on federal charges for illegally distributing prescription drugs for sex and sexual favors and money. Joshua D. Baron, 40, was originally charged with state-level crimes in January 2011, after an undercover investigation by the Wilmette Police Department. However, he faced federal charges after the US Drug Enforcement Agency and the Chicago Police … [Read more...]
Erica Parsons’s Parents Face Federal Charges for Defrauding Government
August 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Adoptive Parents of Missing Erica Parsons Face Federal Charges for Defrauding Government Exactly one year after Erica Parsons was reported missing by her adoptive brother, James Parsons, her adoptive parents have been arrested. However, her adoptive parents – Casey and Sandy – were not arrested on criminal charges related to her disappearance, but instead were arrested on federal charges for using Erica’s adoption for defrauding government. When Erica Parsons disappeared, she was 13 years old. However, according to her brother, she had not … [Read more...]
Leland Yee Pleads Not Guilty to Racketeering Charges
August 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Former California Senator Pleads Not Guilty to Racketeering Charges Former California state senator Leland Yee, arrested on charges of bribery and gun running, faced new federal charges for racketeering and other RICO violations on Friday, July 25th. On Thursday, July 31st, he pleaded not guilty to racketeering charges. Yee previously pleaded not guilty to the other federal charges, including bribery, corruption, and arms trafficking, in which federal investigators worked undercover, posing as businessmen and gun runners. He allegedly … [Read more...]
Leland Yee Faces New Racketeering Charge
July 31, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Former California State Senator Faces Racketeering Charge with Other Federal Charges After his arrest in March for numerous federal charges, former California state senator Leland Yee pleaded not guilty to charges of wire fraud, bribery, public corruption, and arms trafficking on April 8th. Now, federal investigators have added racketeering charges to the list of federal crimes. The new racketeering charge was handed up to a federal grand jury on Friday, July 25th, and involves an incident in 2013 in which Yee, a Democratic representative … [Read more...]
SC Man Faces Federal Gun Charges in DC
July 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
South Carolina Man Took A Gun Into a Federal Building, Now Faces Federal Gun Charges Police in Washington, DC arrested a South Carolina resident on federal gun charges after he attempted to take a gun into an office building on Capitol grounds. Ronald William Prestage, 59, has been charged with carrying a pistol without a license, and carrying a weapon outside a home or office, which is a federal crime. Washington, DC does not recognize concealed carry permits from other states, and does not issue its own concealed carry permits. Any weapon … [Read more...]
Friend of Boston Marathon Bomber Convicted on Federal Charges
July 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Boston Marathon Bomber’s Friend Convicted on Federal Charges for Impeding Investigation A former student at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and friend of one of the two brothers accused of the Boston Marathon Bombings, was convicted on federal charges for impeding the FBI’s investigation on Monday, July 21st. The federal jury found Azamat Tazhayakov, 20, guilty on federal charges of obstructing justice and conspiracy. The jury voted him unanimously guilty after prosecutors painted him as one of the conspirators in the terrorism … [Read more...]
Actress Sentenced for Ricin Letters to President
July 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Shannon Richardson Sentenced to Federal Prison for Ricin Letters to President Obama In December 2013, actress and mother of 6 Shannon Richardson pleaded guilty to federal charges for sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. As part of a plea deal, the 36-year-old actress was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the ricin letters. She pleaded guilty to one count of developing, producing, possessing and transferring a biological agent for use as a weapon. Richardson allegedly purchased … [Read more...]
Preacher Sentenced for SC Ponzi Scheme Faces SC Felon in Possession Charges
July 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
SC Preacher Sentenced for SC Ponzi Scheme Now Faces Gun Charges A preacher for an Aynor Baptist Church could face criminal gun charges after attempting to bring a gun into a federal courthouse where he was scheduled to receive his sentence for conducting a Ponzi scheme. Reportedly, US Marshalls found the gun inside a bag that Archie LaRue Evans, 43, attempted to bring inside the McMillan Federal Building in Florence before his sentencing hearing on Ponzi scheme charges, which he pleaded guilty to last January. Evans is now expected to face … [Read more...]
Former New Orleans Mayor Receives Federal Bribery, Federal Corruption Sentence
July 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Former New Orleans Mayor Receives 10 Year Sentence for Federal Corruption, Federal Bribery Charges On Wednesday, July 9th, former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin was sentenced to 10 years in prison for federal charges including bribery and corruption. Nagin had been convicted in February on 20 out of 21 federal charges. Nagin’s charges included conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud, money laundering, and tax charges. Of 21 counts, he was found guilty of 20 – the jury found him not guilty on one count of bribery. Along with Nagin, seven contractors … [Read more...]
