Webb County Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Official Actions
Webb County Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Official Actions Kristopher Michael Montemayor, a county commissioner for Precinct 1 of the Webb County Commissioners Court in Texas,…
Credit Repair Company Agrees to Pay $400,000 Civil Penalty and Halt Illegal Credit Repair Practices
Credit Repair Company Agrees to Pay $400,000 Civil Penalty and Halt Illegal Credit Repair Practices The Justice Department’s Civil Division announced today that RMCN Credit Services Inc. (RMCN), of McKinney,…
Office Worker Pleads Guilty in Miami for Role in $7 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Office Worker Pleads Guilty in Miami for Role in $7 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme An office worker pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving…
Libyan National Charged with Federal Offenses in 2012 Attack on U.S. Special Mission and Annex in Benghazi
Libyan National Charged with Federal Offenses in 2012 Attack on Special Mission and Annex in Benghazi Ahmed Abu Khatallah, aka Ahmed Mukatalah, a Libyan national approximately 43 years of age,…
Alabama Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns
Alabama Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns Russell Burroughs pleaded guilty today to aiding in the preparation of false tax returns in District Court for the…
Wildlife crime: a conceptual integration, literature review, and methodological critique
Wildlife crime: a conceptual integration, literature review, and methodological critique Wildlife crime, including poaching and wildlife trafficking, threaten the existence of particular species. To date, research on wildlife crime has…
Telling friend from foe: Environmental cues improve detection accuracy of individuals with hostile intentions
Telling friend from foe: Environmental cues improve detection accuracy of individuals with hostile intentions PurposeDetecting deviant behaviours that precede and are related to crimes can help prevent these crimes. Research…
Houston Man Charged with Biofuels Fraud Scheme
Houston Man Charged with Biofuels Fraud Scheme A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas, today indicted Philip Joseph Rivkin, a/k/a Felipe Poitan Arriaga, for offenses involving a federal renewable fuel…
Department of Justice Reaches Settlement with Clay County, Alabama School District to Ensure Equal Opportunities for English Language Learner Students
Department of Justice Reaches Settlement with Clay County, Alabama School District to Ensure Equal Opportunities for English Language Learner Students The Justice Department announced today a settlement agreement with the…
Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Miami for Role in $205 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Miami for Role in $205 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme A former patient recruiter pleaded guilty today in Miami, Florida, for his role in a…
Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Reach $169 Million Settlement to Resolve Allegations of Credit Card Lending Discrimination by GE Capital Retail Bank
Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Reach $169 Million Settlement to Resolve Allegations of Credit Card Lending Discrimination by GE Capital Retail Bank The Department of Justice and the…
Former Owner of Physical Therapy Clinic Sentenced to Prison in Connection with Health Care Fraud Scheme
Former Owner of Physical Therapy Clinic Sentenced to Prison in Connection with Health Care Fraud Scheme A Florida man who was convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud was…