Helicopter Pilot Receives 10 Years for Drug Smuggling

On November 7, 2012, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that Henry Rosenau of Armstrong, British Columbia, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for smuggling massive amounts of drugs from Canada to the United States for a drug organization.   The case was investigated by the ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations ...

Gold Coin Dealer Committed $4 Million Fraud Scheme

At the end of October, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced that Lawrence H Heim was sentenced to 51 months in prison for defrauding a total of 48 victims out of over $4 million with a gold investment scheme.   Heim was sentenced by Honorable Marco A. Hernandez, and Judge Hernandez ordered ...

Flats Oxbow Association Director Misused $580,000

On November 8, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio reported that charges were filed against Thomas L Newman, the director of the Flats Oxbow Association, for stealing over $580,000.  He is charged with money laundering and “theft and embezzlement in federally funded programs.” It ...

NC Realtor Receives Jail Time for Bankruptcy Fraud

On November 5, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina reported that Gary Kevin Coats was convicted for his involvement in a bankruptcy fraud scheme.  Coats was a realtor in Raleigh, and the court found that he violated 18 U.S. C. § 157(3). Gary Coats received 12 months and one ...

Las Vegas Woman Netted $1.2M in Mortgage Fraud

On November 9, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that Heidi Haischer from Nevada was found guilty of participating in a mortgage fraud scheme.  She was found guilty of one count of wire fraud, and one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud.   Haischer obtained $1.2 million in fraudulent mortgage loans after ...

Take Steps to Avoid Pet Medication Errors

Let’s admit it.  Dogs and cats can eat some gut-wrenchingly disgusting items and act like nothing ever happened.  However, pets can face serious complications if their owners provide the wrong medication.  The Food and Drug Administration is asking pet owners to take steps to protect their animals.   Linda ...

Three Britax Child Restraint Models Recalled

On November 12, 2012, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that three different models of Britax child restraints were being recalled because of a choking hazard.  The recalled models include the Advocate 70 G3, the Boulevard 70 G3, and the Pavilion 70 G3.  The models were manufactured between June 11 ...

Five More Sentence in Operation Stateline Sweep

Five more defendants were sentenced after Operation Stateline Sweep charged 66 different defendants and handed out more than 190 counts in the indictment.  The sweep targeted drug trafficking activity in Arkansas.  The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Arkansas announced the most recent sentencing on ...

Former ICE Agent Transported Child Pornography

On November 9, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that a former Special Agent in Charge for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Miami was sentenced to 70 months in prison for the transportation of child pornography.  The man’s name is Anthony Mangione, and he is from Parkland Florida.   Mangione ...

Sussex Woman Guilty in Mortgage Loan Scheme

On November 9, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey announced that Crystal Paling of Sussex, New Jersey, received 37 months in prison for a wire fraud and money laundering scheme where she issued fraudulent mortgages for New Jersey and Florida properties.  She was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Peter ...

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