Federal Government and State Attorneys General Reach Nearly $1 Billion Agreement with SunTrust to Address Mortgage Loan Origination as Well as Servicing and Foreclosure Abuses
Federal Government and State Attorneys General Reach Nearly $1 Billion Agreement with SunTrust to Address Mortgage Loan Origination as Well as Servicing and Foreclosure Abuses The Justice Department, Department of…
Attorney General Holder Delivers Statement on the Arrest of Ahmed Abu Khatallah for His Role in Attack in Benghazi, Libya
Attorney General Holder Delivers Statement on the Arrest of Ahmed Abu Khatallah for His Role in Attack in Benghazi, Libya Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement Tuesday regarding…
Court Bars Miami Tax Return Preparers from Preparing Returns for Others
Court Bars Miami Tax Return Preparers from Preparing Returns for Others A federal district judge in the District Court for the Southern District of Florida permanently barred Lazaro Jesus Toyos…
Federal Inmate Convicted of Murder
Federal Inmate Convicted of Murder Federal inmate Kevin Marquette Bellinger, a former resident of Washington, , and an inmate at the United States Penitentiary in Hazelton, West Virginia, was convicted…
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…