Tag: National News

Executive of $50 Million Mail Fraud Scheme Sentenced To Federal Prison

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October 1, 2018

Executive of $50 Million Mail Fraud Scheme Sentenced To Federal Prison The U.S. Attorneys Office of The District of Maryland announced that Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Eric Epstein, age 58, of Pompano Beach, Florida (previously of Owings Mills, Maryland) today to 135 months in prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud […]

22 People Charged With Smuggling Counterfeit Luxury Goods From China

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October 1, 2018

22 People Charged With Smuggling Counterfeit Luxury Goods From China The Department of Justice announced that 22 people have been charged with smuggling counterfeit luxury goods from China.  Defendants Trafficked Items that Included Fake Louis Vuitton and Tory Burch Handbags, Michael Kors Wallets, Hermes Belts and Chanel Perfume.  Six indictments and one criminal complaint were […]

Royal Bank Of Scotland Pays $4.9 Billion Settlement

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October 1, 2018

Royal Bank Of Scotland Pays $4.9 Billion Settlement The Department of Justice announced in a press release that the Royal Bank Of Scotland agrees to pay $4.9 Billion Dollar settlement for Financial Crisis-Era Misconduct.  The Settlement Is Largest Penalty Imposed On A Single Entity By The Justice Department For Financial Crisis-Era Misconduct.  The Justice Department […]

California Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Violate U.S. Sanctions Against Syria

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October 1, 2018

California Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Violate U.S. Sanctions Against Syria The Department of Justice announced that Rasheed Al Jijakli, 57, a Syrian-born naturalized U.S. citizen of Walnut, California, pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of conspiring to export U.S.-origin tactical gear to Syria in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and Syria […]

Colorado Business Owner Pleads Guilty To Biodiesel Tax Credit

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October 1, 2018

Colorado Business Owner Pleads Guilty To Biodiesel Tax Credit The Department of Justice announced in a press release that a Colorado business owner pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to impair and impede the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for his role in a $7.2 million renewable fuel tax credit scheme, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General […]

Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging

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October 1, 2018

Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging The Department of Justice announced that a Real estate investor Christopher Graeve pleaded guilty today in West Palm Beach, in connection with an ongoing investigation into bid rigging at online public foreclosure auctions in Florida, the Department of Justice announced.  Graeve is the second real estate investor […]

Detroit Doctor Sentenced To Prison For Health Care Fraud

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October 1, 2018

Detroit Doctor Sentenced To Prison for $8.9 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme A Detroit-area doctor was sentenced to 135 months in prison today for her role in a scheme involving approximately $8.9 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for home health care and other physician services that were procured through the payment of kickbacks, were not […]

FBI Report Shows Reduction In 2017 Violent Crimes

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October 1, 2018

FBI Report Shows Reduction In 2017 Violent Crimes The Federal Bureau of Investigation today released the 2017 edition of its Crime in the United States (CIUS) report, a part of the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). The report, which covers January-December 2017, reflects that after two consecutive, historic increases in violent crime, in the first year of the Trump […]

Former Nazi Labor Camp Guard Jakiw Palij Removed to Germany

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October 1, 2018

Former Nazi Labor Camp Guard Jakiw Palij Removed to Germany The Department of Justice announced in a press release that they have removed the 68th convicted Nazi from the country. Jakiw Palij, a former Nazi labor camp guard in German-occupied Poland and a postwar resident of Queens, New York, has been removed by U.S. Immigration […]

Los Angeles Man Guilty Of Not Reporting Offshore Israeli Accounts

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October 1, 2018

Los Angeles Man Guilty Of Not Reporting Offshore Israeli Accounts The Department of Justice announced in a press release that a Los Angeles man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to willfully failing to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), which would have disclosed […]

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