City Court Employee Cheated City of Over $400,000

On November 21, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported that William Rullo of Levittown, Pennsylvania, received 33 months in prison for defrauding the First Judicial District in Pennsylvania.  The fraud scheme lasted from 1999 to 2010.  He used his position as a procurement technician ...

Colombo Family Street Boss Gets 199 Months

On November 21, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced that Ralph F Deleo of Somerville was sentenced to 199 months in prison.  U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock also sentenced Deleo to three years of supervised release and a $50,000 fine.   Deleo was the Colombo Family ...

Iranian Man Tried to Export US Military Antennas

On November 20, 2012, Immigration and Customers Enforcement (ICE) reported that Amin Ravan of Iran was charged for conspiring to defraud the United States, smuggling, and violation of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).  He unlawfully exported 55 military antennas from the United States to Singapore and Hong Kong with intentions ...

Three Sentenced After Plot to Bomb Ohio Bridge

On November 20, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio announced that three men were sentenced for attempting to destroy a bridge in Cleveland with explosives.  U.S. Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Cleveland FBI, read the sentences.   Douglas ...

Man Charged in Biggest Ever Insider Trading Scheme

On November 20, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced charges against Mathew Martoma.  He was the former portfolio manager for a hedge funds group, and he traded non-public information that he received from a doctor.  The doctor was an adviser to the Elan Corporation PLC, and the ...

Kid’s Pajamas Recalled for Violating Flammability Standards

On November 20, 2012, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that J.P. Boden & Co Ltd was voluntarily recalling certain children’s pajamas because they violated federal flammability standards.  Parents and guardians should stop letting children use the pajamas immediately.   The pajamas were ...

eBay Entered Agreement not to Hire Intuit Employees

On November 16, 2012, the Department of Justice announced it filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against eBay Inc because it entered into an agreement that denied the recruiting or hiring of Intuit Inc employees.  The Justice Department announced the agreement decreased competition for employment opportunities and denied employees access ...

Statistics on Law Enforcement Officer Deaths Released

On November 19, 2012, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released the 2011 report, Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA).  In 2011, 72 officers were killed during duty, and 53 died in accidents while in the line of duty.  A total of 54,774 officers were assaulted with on duty.   Statistics ...

More ATC Employees Guilty in $205M Medicare Scheme

On November 16, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that two more employees of a Miami mental health care corporation, ATC, were found guilty of conspiring to commit health care fraud.  The program director of ATC, Lydia Ward, and a therapist, Nichole Eckert, were found guilty.   The two women are the most recent ...

Life in Prison for Dangerous Al Qaeda Operative

On November 16, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York reported that Adis Medunjanin was sentenced to life in prison for attempting to commit several suicide terrorist attacks inside the United States.  Medunjanin and co-defendants were days away from bombing the New York City subway in September ...

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