Promoter of failed Fyre Festival pleads guilty to fraud

NEW YORK (AP) — The promoter of the failed Fyre Festival in the Bahamas — once billed as the “cultural experience of the decade” — pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges Tuesday, agreeing to serve up to a decade in prison for lying to investors who lost over $26 million. Billy McFarland, 26, entered the... Read More

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Billy McFarland, Fyre Festival

February 27, 2018

Closing arguments set in trial of ex-aide to Gov. Cuomo

NEW YORK (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Tuesday in the bribery trial of a former top aide to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Defense lawyers presented witnesses over three days to refute a month of evidence from prosecutors aimed at convincing jurors in Manhattan federal court that Joseph Percoco accepted more than $300,000... Read More

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Joseph Percoco

February 26, 2018

Prosecutors: Developer gave illicit cash to LA politicians

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A real estate developer was charged Friday with making nearly $200,000 in illegal campaign contributions to committees that supported Mayor Eric Garcetti and seven other Los Angeles politicians while seeking approval to build a massive apartment complex. Samuel Leung, 67, was charged in Los Angeles Superior Court with conspiring to launder... Read More

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Samuel Leung

February 22, 2018

Police corruption trial over, but investigators keep digging

BALTIMORE (AP) — A trial exposing a unit of wildly corrupt Baltimore detectives has wrapped up in a courtroom, but federal and police investigators are still digging into possible offshoots of one of the worst police corruption scandals in memory. As part of an ongoing investigation with the FBI, Baltimore police monitored testimony during the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, Law Enforcement, News

Daniel Hersl, Marcus Taylor

February 22, 2018

Florida doctor facing long Medicare fraud sentence

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge is likely to sentence a prominent Florida eye doctor once accused of bribing Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey to about two decades in prison Thursday for stealing $73 million from Medicare by convincing elderly patients to undergo excruciating tests and treatments they didn’t need for... Read More

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Salomon Melgen

February 16, 2018

3 ex-staff of truck stops controlled by Haslams convicted

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Three of four former employees of truck stop chain Pilot Flying J who have been on trial since November were convicted Thursday in connection with a rebate scam. Former company President Mark Hazelwood and former account representative Heather Jones were found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, news... Read More

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Flying J, Pilot

February 13, 2018

2 Baltimore detectives convicted of racketeering, robbery

BALTIMORE (AP) — Two Baltimore police detectives were convicted of robbery, racketeering, and conspiracy Monday in a trial that’s part of an ongoing federal investigation into corruption among rogue members of the city’s beleaguered police force. After the jury foreman read the verdict following two days of deliberations, Detectives Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor were... Read More

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Daniel Hersl, Marcus Taylor

February 9, 2018

Defense exposes misdeed by witness in trial of ex-Cuomo aide

NEW YORK (AP) — The government’s star witness in the bribery trial of a former top aide to Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was bracing for a scolding from prosecutors as he left the witness stand Thursday after admitting that his proclivity to tell lies did not end when he promised not to commit... Read More

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Joseph Percoco, Mario Cuomo

February 9, 2018

Man sentenced in connection with $20M found in box spring

BOSTON (AP) — A Brazilian man arrested in connection with the discovery of about $20 million cash hidden inside a box spring in a Massachusetts apartment has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison. Cleber Rene Rizerio Rocha was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in October to money laundering charges. The money was... Read More

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Cleber Rene Rizerio Rocha

February 9, 2018

Jury deliberates in Baltimore police corruption case

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jurors started deliberating Thursday in a case involving one of the worst U.S. police corruption scandals in recent memory after hearing nearly three weeks of testimony from drug dealers, a crooked bail bondsman and disgraced Baltimore detectives who detailed astonishing levels of police misconduct. The two detectives on trial face robbery, extortion... Read More

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Baltimore

February 8, 2018

Mobster’s wife shocked after snitch in court reveals husband had mistress

He’s on trial for federal racketeering — but a reputed Mafioso’s wife is the one who got blindsided by a mob rat in Manhattan court Wednesday. Gangland snitch John “Junior’’ Rubeo testified that accused Philadelphia crime boss Joseph “Skinny Joey’’ Merlino had a goumada, prompting gasps from some of the reputed Mafioso’s two dozen beefy... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, News

Deborah Merlino, Joe Merlino, John Rubeo

February 8, 2018

Jurors begin deliberations in Pilot Flying J rebate case

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Jurors have begun considering evidence in a federal trial of former employees of the truck stop chain Pilot Flying J. The employees are accused of conspiring to defraud customers in a rebate scam. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the jury deliberated almost four hours Wednesday in Chattanooga, Tennessee. U.S. District Judge... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, News

Flying J

February 8, 2018

Rabobank to pay $369 million in money-laundering case

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dutch lender Rabobank’s California unit agreed Wednesday to pay $369 million to settle allegations that it lied to regulators investigating allegations of laundering money from Mexican drug sales and organized crime through branches in small towns on the Mexico border. The subsidiary, Rabobank National Association, said it doesn’t dispute that it... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Finance, Fraud, News

Rabobank

February 7, 2018

Closing arguments set in Baltimore police corruption trial

BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys are set to make their closing arguments in the trial of two Baltimore detectives fighting racketeering and robbery charges. The case involves one of the worst U.S. police corruption scandals in recent memory. The jury trial has been fueled by testimony from disgraced ex-detectives. Four of six... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, Law Enforcement, News

Evodio Hendrix, Jemell Rayam

February 5, 2018

Samsung heir freed after appeal wins suspended jail term

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong was freed Monday after a South Korean appeals court gave him a 2 ½-year suspended jail sentence for corruption in connection with a scandal that toppled the country’s president. The Seoul High Court softened the original ruling against Lee, rejecting most of the bribery charges leveled... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, International Justice Watch, News, Technology

Lee Jae-Yong, Samsung

February 3, 2018

When is a bribe not a bribe? NYC mayor says he did no wrong

NEW YORK (AP) — Harendra Singh was in a losing battle with New York City over millions of dollars in rent on his waterfront restaurant. So, by his own admission, he opened his wallet and bribed his way out of the problem. He donated thousands of dollars to the mayor’s election campaign and, as a... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, News, Politics

Bill De Blasio

Promoter of failed Fyre Festival pleads guilty to fraud

Closing arguments set in trial of ex-aide to Gov. Cuomo

Prosecutors: Developer gave illicit cash to LA politicians

Police corruption trial over, but investigators keep digging

Florida doctor facing long Medicare fraud sentence

3 ex-staff of truck stops controlled by Haslams convicted

2 Baltimore detectives convicted of racketeering, robbery

Defense exposes misdeed by witness in trial of ex-Cuomo aide

Man sentenced in connection with $20M found in box spring

Jury deliberates in Baltimore police corruption case

Mobster’s wife shocked after snitch in court reveals husband had mistress

Jurors begin deliberations in Pilot Flying J rebate case

Rabobank to pay $369 million in money-laundering case

Closing arguments set in Baltimore police corruption trial

Samsung heir freed after appeal wins suspended jail term

When is a bribe not a bribe? NYC mayor says he did no wrong

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