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November 8, 2012

Barbados National Claimed $120M in False Tax Refunds

Barbados National Claimed $120M in False Tax Refunds

On November 7, 2012, the Department of Justice reported that Andrew J Watts was sentenced to 114 months in prison by US District Judge Joan Gottschall in Chicago.  He was also ordered to pay $1.7 million in restitution for stealing identities and engaging in a federal income tax refund fraud scheme.  Watts is a Barbados national ...

November 8, 2012

Smithsonian Parking Lot Attendant Stole $400,000

Smithsonian Parking Lot Attendant Stole $400,000

The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced on November 2, 2012 that Freweyni Mebrahtu from Sterling, Virginia pled guilty to stealing around $400,000 of parking fees at the Smithsonian Institution’s Seven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.   Mebrahtu was arrested on August 4, 2012 by FBI agents ...

November 8, 2012

Two Indicted for Shipping Illegal Meds into US

Two Indicted for Shipping Illegal Meds into US

On November 7, 2012, the Department of Justice reported that two Pakistani nationals were indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia for operating websites that shipped illegal pharmaceuticals into the United States from Pakistan and the United Kingdom.  The two defendants are Sheikh Waseem Ul Haq and Tahir Saeed ...

November 8, 2012

El Paso Attorney Arrested for Link to Drug Cartel

El Paso Attorney Arrested for Link to Drug Cartel

On November 2, 2012, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested Marco Antonio Delgado for helping a drug cartel with money laundering.  ICE reports that Delgado was arrested at an El Paso restaurant on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering.   According ...

November 7, 2012

Information Wanted on Fugitive Francisco Molina-Neave

Information Wanted on Fugitive Francisco Molina-Neave

On November 7, 2012, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced that it is seeking information on a fugitive name Francisco Molina-Neave.  He is wanted for assault and using a weapon after the assault. On July 5, 1997, the fugitive and his girlfriend went to a holiday party in the Denver Metro area.  On their way ...

November 7, 2012

Loan Originator Receives 10 Years in Federal Prison

Loan Originator Receives 10 Years in Federal Prison

On November 7, 2012, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona reported that Thomas Gregory Alexander of San Diego, California, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release after he pleaded to wire fraud and conspiracy to engage in wire fraud.  Alexander was also ordered to ...

November 7, 2012

Washington DC Man Gets 20 Months for Bomb Threat

Washington DC Man Gets 20 Months for Bomb Threat

On November 7, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced that Michael Jerome Dennis was sentenced to 20 months in prison after he made two different bomb threats against the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak).  He was sentenced by Honorable Reggie B. Walton.   In addition ...

November 7, 2012

State Driver鈥檚 License Examiner Accepted Bribes

State Driver鈥檚 License Examiner Accepted Bribes

On November 6, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee announced that Larry Murphy of Antioch, Tennessee pleaded guilty to bribery charges.  He was charged with accepting more than $5,000 for issuing driver’s licenses and permits.  Murphy worked with the Tennessee Department of Safety ...

November 7, 2012

Bankruptcy Filings Dropped in 2012 Fiscal Year

Bankruptcy Filings Dropped in 2012 Fiscal Year

Bankruptcies filed in federal courts have dropped from 1,467,221 in 2011 to 1,261,140 as of September 30, 2012.  The findings were reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.   The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts released the results on November 7, 2012.  Information about business and non-business ...

November 7, 2012

Residents Should Use Safety as Winter Storm Athena Nears

Residents Should Use Safety as Winter Storm Athena Nears

As winter storm Athena gets close to the Northeast states—especially areas affected by Hurricane Sandy—the Fire Administration (USFA) urges residents to take safety precautions while staying warm in order to avoid fires.   Winter storm Athena is impacting mid-Atlantic and Northeast states at this moment, and the ...

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