OPERATOR GROUP LLC — Federal Records

DOJ: Operator of Sober Homes Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Fraud Schemes Involving Sober Home Client, Sober Homes Mortgages, Mass Save Program and C 2026-01-09

BOSTON – The operator of numerous sober homes in Massachusetts, who also operated insulation companies receiving funds through the Mass Save Program, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston...

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DOJ: Operator of illegal alien stash house at center of smuggling-for-ransom scheme sentenced to federal prison 2025-08-28

HOUSTON – A 33-year-old Guatemalan national who illegally resided in Houston has been ordered to federal prison for conspiracy to transport other illegal aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ga...

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DOJ: Operator of SeaTac drug ring ‘stash house’ sentenced to three years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release 2025-08-25

Seattle – A 22-year-old native of Sinaloa, Mexico was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, for operating a st...

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DOJ: Operator of Fraudulent Investment Vehicle Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison for Securities Fraud, Tax Fraud and Other Charges 2025-03-27

A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 15 and a half years in prison yesterday for defrauding investors, conspiring to defraud the IRS, filing false tax returns, employment tax fraud, wire fraud, obstruc...

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DOJ: Operator of Home Health Care Company Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Multimillion Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme 2025-01-23

BOSTON – A Westford woman was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a home health care fraud scheme.Faith Newton, 56, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Geor...

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DOJ: Operator and Owner of Oil Tanker Plead Guilty and Are Sentenced for Concealment of Pollution from Vessel and Obstruction of Justice 2024-12-23

Two Greek shipping companies pleaded guilty and were sentenced today for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), falsifying records and obstruction of justice. The charges arose out ...

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DOJ: Operator of Sober Homes Pleads Guilty to Fraud Schemes Involving Sober Home Client, Mortgage Fraud and Mass Save Program and COVID-19 Business Loans 2024-12-06

BOSTON – The operator of numerous sober homes in Massachusetts, who also operated insulation companies receiving funds through the Mass Save Program, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Bosto...

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DOJ: Operator of Helix Darknet Cryptocurrency “Mixer” Sentenced in Money Laundering Conspiracy and Ordered to Forfeit Over $400M in Assets 2024-11-15

An Ohio man was sentenced today to three years in prison for his operation of the darknet cryptocurrency “mixer” Helix, which processed transactions involving over $300 million worth of cryptocurrency...

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DOJ: Operator of Helix Darknet Cryptocurrency ‘Mixer’ Sentenced in Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Hundreds of Millions of Dollars 2024-11-15

WASHINGTON — Larry Dean Harmon, 41, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced today to three years in prison for his operation of the darknet cryptocurrency “mixer” Helix, which processed transactions involving o...

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DOJ: Operator of ‘Bitcoin Fog’ Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Running Notorious Darknet Cryptocurrency Mixer 2024-11-12

WASHINGTON – Roman Sterlingov, 36, a citizen of Russia and Sweden, was sentenced today to more than 12 years – or 150 months – in prison for operating a cryptocurrency mixer that laundered tens of mil...

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DOJ: Operator of Unlicensed Virtual Currency Exchange AurumXchange Charged with Federal Money Laundering and Tax Crimes 2024-10-28

INDIANAPOLIS— A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging Maximiliano Pilipis, 53, previously of Noblesville, Indiana, with five counts of money laundering and two counts of wi...

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DOJ: Operator of South Carolina Medicaid Call Center Agrees to Pay $11.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability; Two Former Employees Plead Guilty t 2024-10-03

COLUMBIA, S.C. —Conduent State Healthcare, LLC, headquartered in New Jersey, has agreed to pay $11,358,767 to resolve False Claims Act allegations arising from Conduent’s fraudulent reporting of call ...

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DOJ: Former Operator of Two Municipal Golf Courses Sentenced for Tax Conspiracy and Filing False Tax Returns 2024-04-24

A former Massachusetts golf course manager was sentenced to 13 months in prison yesterday for conspiring to defraud the United States, filing false tax returns and making a false statement to a financ...

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DOJ: Former Operator of Two Municipal Golf Courses Sentenced to Prison for Tax Conspiracy and Making False Statement 2024-04-24

BOSTON – The former operator of two municipal golf courses in Western Massachusetts was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield for conspiring to defraud the United States and making a fal...

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DOJ: Operator of Key West Labor Staffing Companies Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Tax and Immigration Charges 2024-03-19

MIAMI – On March 18, the operator of several Key West, Florida, labor staffing companies – including PSEB Specialty Service Inc., Perfect Service Excellent Benefits Services Inc., Starline Hospitality...

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DOJ: Operator of Florida Labor Staffing Companies Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Tax and Immigration Charges 2024-03-18

The operator of several Key West, Florida, labor staffing companies – including PSEB Specialty Service Inc., Perfect Service Excellent Benefits Services Inc., Starline Hospitality Inc., Norbert Janito...

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DOJ: Former Operator of Two Municipal Golf Courses Found Guilty of Tax Conspiracy and Making False Statement 2023-12-13

BOSTON – The former operator of two municipal golf courses in Western Massachusetts has been convicted by a federal jury in Springfield of conspiring to defraud the United States and making a false st...

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DOJ: Former Operator of Two Municipal Golf Courses Found Guilty of Tax Conspiracy and Making False Statement to Financial Institution 2023-12-12

A federal jury convicted a Massachusetts man Monday for conspiring to defraud the United States and making a false statement to a financial institution related to his purchase of real estate. He was a...

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DOJ: Operator of durable medical equipment companies admits role in $11 million dollar kickback scheme 2023-11-16

ATLANTA – A Texas man and owner of two durable medical equipment companies has pleaded guilty to conspiracy for his role in a scheme to pay illegal kickbacks, resulting in more than $20 million submit...

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DOJ: Operator of Central California Bio-Lab Indicted for Distributing Adulterated and Misbranded COVID-19 Tests and Lying to Authorities 2023-11-16

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Jia Bei Zhu, aka Jesse Zhu, Qiang He, and David He, 62, a citizen of China who formerly resided in Clovis, chargin...

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DOJ: Operator of Large-Scale Marriage Fraud "Agency" Pleads Guilty 2023-09-27

BOSTON – A California man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to running a large-scale marriage fraud “agency” that arranged hundreds of sham marriages for the primary purpose of circumven...

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DOJ: Former Operator of Payza.com Charged with Laundering 450 Bitcoin 2023-05-31

WASHINGTON – Firoz Patel, 48, of Canada, was ordered detained today following indictment on charges of laundering 450 Bitcoin (BTC), valued at $24,020,699.83 at the time of the transaction, shortly be...

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DOJ: Operator of Sober Homes and Associate Arrested for Fraud Schemes Involving Sober Home Client, Mass Save Program and COVID-19 Business Loans 2023-05-23

BOSTON – An operator of numerous sober homes in Massachusetts, who also operated insulation companies receiving funds through the Mass Save Program, was indicted along with a sober home manager, for t...

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DOJ: Operator of Human Smuggling Stash House Sentenced to Combined Term of 67 Months 2023-03-17

TUCSON, Ariz. – Macario Ulises Barragan-Cisneros, 45, of Michoacán, Mexico, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to 57 months in prison, followed by three years superv...

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DOJ: Operator of Aircraft Supply Businesses Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for $7 Million Fraud Scheme 2023-02-08

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KYLE J. WINE, 42, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams i...

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DOJ: Operator of San Gabriel Valley Employment Staffing Company Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charge for Failing to Pay Over Payroll Taxes to IRS 2022-12-15

LOS ANGELES – A Diamond Bar man pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for deliberately failing to pay more than $200,000 for one three-month period’s payroll taxes that were owed by a San ...

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DOJ: Operator of 21 Massachusetts Skilled Nursing Facilities Agrees to Resolve Allegations of Disability Discrimination 2022-09-08

BOSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office reached an agreement with Next Step Healthcare, LLC (Next Step), the operator of 21 skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts, to resolve allegations that Next St...

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DOJ: Operator of Missouri Aircraft Supply Businesses Pleads Guilty in $7 Million Fraud Scheme 2022-07-19

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Joleen D. S...

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DOJ: Operator of Multiple PACs Pleads Guilty to False Reporting to FEC 2022-06-03

The former owner and operator of seven political action committees (PACs) pleaded guilty today to making a false statement in connection with PAC expenses reported to the Federal Election Commission (...

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DOJ: Operator of Multiple PACs Pleads Guilty to False Reporting to FEC 2022-06-03

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The former owner and operator of seven political action committees (PACs) pleaded guilty today to making a false statement in connection with PAC expenses reported to the Federal Ele...

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DOJ: Operator of Westport Tree Service Company Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion 2022-04-04

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERT PORZIO, 48, of Westport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to ...

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DOJ: Operator of Portland Animal Rescue Business Charged for Role in Wire Fraud Conspiracy, Illegally Dispensing Animal Drugs 2022-03-28

PORTLAND, Ore.—The operator of a Portland area animal rescue, rehabilitation, boarding, and adoption company is facing federal charges for her role in a conspiracy to defraud customers and for illegal...

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DOJ: Operator of Illegal Pharmacy Pleads Guilty 2022-01-05

A man who illegally sold thousands of doses of controlled substances and prescription drugs pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Jon Stidham, age 57, from McClelland, Iowa, was convicte...

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DOJ: Operator of Westport Tree Service Company Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion 2021-12-17

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that ROBERT...

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DOJ: Operator of Residential Nursing Facility Sentenced for Health Care Fraud 2021-07-01

NORFOLK, Va. – A Portsmouth man was sentenced today to two years in prison for defrauding the Virginia Medicaid program by submitting over $188,000 in false claims for a residential nursing facility. ...

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DOJ: Former Operator of Waterville Medical Marijuana Business Sentenced on Federal Drug and Firearm Charges 2021-05-03

BANGOR, Maine: A Benton man was sentenced today in federal court for distribution of cocaine and marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of firearms by an unlawful ...

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DOJ: Former Operator of Suburban Chicago Nightclub Charged With Underreporting Corporate Income Taxes 2021-02-10

CHICAGO — The former operator of a suburban Chicago nightclub has been charged in federal court with assisting in the preparation and submission of false corporate income tax returns for six years. AL...

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DOJ: Operator of Indian Robocall Scam Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Over 4,000 U.S. Victims Out of More Than $8 Million 2021-01-15

RICHMOND, Va. – An Indian national pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and identity theft in connection with his operation of an overseas robocall scam that defrauded thousands of mostly elderly victim...

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DOJ: Former Operator of Waterville Medical Marijuana Business Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Firearms Offenses 2021-01-05

BANGOR, Maine: A Benton man pleaded guilty today in federal court to distribution of cocaine and marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of firearms by an unlawful ...

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DOJ: Operator of Underground, International Financial Institution Pleads Guilty to Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business 2020-10-08

For Further Information, Contact: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Daniel C. Silva (619) 546-9713 and Mark W. Pletcher (619) 546-9714 SAN DIEGO – Liang Zhou pleaded guilty in federal court today to operating ...

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DOJ: Operator of durable medical equipment company charged in multi-million-dollar telemedicine kickback scheme 2020-04-16

SAVANNAH, GA: A California man who operated a durable medical equipment (DME) company has been charged for his alleged participation in a massive healthcare fraud scheme. The defendant is the 22nd cha...

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DOJ: Former Operator of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinics Agrees to Pay $1.85 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Concerning Veterans’ Wait T 2020-03-12

The Justice Department announced today that Sterling Medical Associates Inc. (Sterling) will pay $1.85 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it failed to schedule veterans’ me...

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DOJ: Operator of New Jersey Home Health Care Agency Sentenced to Prison for Not Paying Employment Taxes 2020-02-06

A Manahawkin, New Jersey, business owner was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison today for willfully failing to pay over employment taxes, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney Genera...

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DOJ: Operator of Long Beach Medical Clinic Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Prescriptions for Powerful Opioids 2019-12-18

LOS ANGELES – A Venice man was sentenced today to 39 months in federal prison for his conviction on federal charges of illegally distributing prescription opioids. James Wilson, 56, was sentenced by U...

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DOJ: Former Operator of Illegal Booter Services Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Computer Damage and Abuse 2019-11-15

An Orland Park, Illinois, resident was sentenced yesterday to 13 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release on one count of conspiracy to cause damage to internet-connected comput...

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DOJ: Former Operator of Illegal Booter Services is Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Computer Damage and Abuse 2019-11-15

WASHINGTON – An Orland Park, Illinois, resident was sentenced yesterday to 13 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release on one count of conspiracy to cause damage to internet-con...

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DOJ: Operator of Long Island Business Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors in Distribution of Wine Product Featured on “Shark Tank” TV Show 2019-06-10

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Joseph Falcone, who formerly operated a wine and liquor distribution business known as 3G’S VINO LLC (3G’S), pleaded guilty to wire fraud for his sche...

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DOJ: Operator of Unlicensed Marijuana Distribution Business Sentenced to Prison for Maintaining a Drug Involved Premises and Possession of Oxycodone and Ma 2019-05-24

The 28-year-old operator of a Rainier Valley marijuana business was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 15 months in prison and three years of supervised release for operating a drug ...

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DOJ: Operator of McAllen Area DME Company Sentenced for Health Care Fraud 2019-04-30

McALLEN, Texas ‐ The owner of a durable medical equipment (DME) company has been ordered to federal prison for defrauding Medicaid of more than $3 million, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Ann...

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DOJ: Operator of Global Cybercrime Marketplace Sentenced to 90 Months’ Imprisonment 2019-04-17

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Djevair Ametovski, a Macedonian citizen, was sentenced by United States District Judge Eric N. Vitaliano to 90 months’ imprisonment after previously pleadi...

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DOJ: Former Operator of Illegal Booter Services Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Computer Damage and Abuse 2019-02-27

An Orland Park, Illinois man pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to cause damage to internet-connected computers for his role in owning, administering, and supporting illegal booter servic...

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DOJ: Operator of Unlicensed Marijuana Distribution Business Pleads Guilty to Maintaining a Drug Involved Premises and Possession of Oxycodone and Marijuana 2019-01-30

The operator of a Rainier Valley marijuana business pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two felonies: operating a drug involved premises, and possession of oxycodone and marijuan...

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DOJ: Operator of Three Edmonds, WA Childcare Centers Agrees to Improve Staff Training for Children With Diabetes 2018-12-13

The operator of three childcare centers in Edmonds, Washington settled a civil investigation with the U.S. Department of Justice by agreeing to a series of steps to accommodate attendance at the cente...

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DOJ: Operator of North Jersey Tax Preparation Business Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Tax Fraud 2018-10-11

NEWARK, N.J. – A Kissimmee, Florida, man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for tax fraud, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Sixto Rodriguez was previously found guilty of all 17 counts...

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DOJ: Operator of Precious Metals Brokerage in New York Found Guilty of Tax Evasion 2018-10-04

A federal jury sitting in Brooklyn, New York, convicted a former Brooklyn resident today of tax evasion and aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Ass...

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DOJ: Operator of Fall River Glass Company Charged with Failing to Pay Required Employee Taxes 2018-09-27

BOSTON – The owner of a Fall River-based glass company was charged in an indictment in connection with failing to pay the IRS taxes he withheld from his company’s employees. Moses Rapoza, 83, of Lakev...

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DOJ: Operator of Counter Antivirus Service “Scan4you” Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison 2018-09-21

A Latvian “non-citizen,” meaning a citizen of the former USSR who resided in Riga, Latvia, was sentenced to 168 months in prison today for offenses related to his operation of “Scan4you,” an online co...

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DOJ: Operator of Loxahatchee Facility Sentenced for Inhumane Slaughter Practices 2018-09-04

Benjamin G. Greenberg, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Larry S. Hortert, Regional Director, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety & Inspection Se...

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DOJ: Operator of bogus charity sentenced for defrauding multiple companies 2018-08-22

ATLANTA – Kai Brockington, the former operator of a bogus charity, was sentenced to federal prison for defrauding multiple large companies that donated hundreds of thousands of dollars. “Brockington s...

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DOJ: Operator of Loxahatchee Facility Pleads Guilty to Inhumane Slaughter Practices 2018-06-22

Benjamin G. Greenberg, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Larry S. Hortert, Regional Director, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety & Inspection Se...

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DOJ: Operator of North Jersey Tax Preparation Business Convicted of Tax Fraud 2018-05-29

NEWARK, N.J. – A Kissimmee, Florida, man was convicted at trial today of tax fraud, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Sixto Rodriguez, 55, was found guilty of all 17 counts of an indictment cha...

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DOJ: Operator of bogus charity pleads guilty to defrauding multiple companies 2018-05-24

ATLANTA – Kai Brockington pleaded guilty in federal court to mail fraud and tax fraud for running a bogus charity that duped multiple large corporations into sending him hundreds of thousands of dolla...

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DOJ: Operator of Massachusetts Temp Agency Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Fraud and Obstructing The IRS 2018-02-15

A Massachusetts temporary employment agency operator pleaded guilty today in Boston federal district court to an indictment charging him with conspiring to defraud the government, failing to pay over ...

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DOJ: Operator of Inland Empire Company Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Two Fraud Schemes that Cost Victims over $1 Million 2018-01-09

LOS ANGELES – A La Crescenta man was sentenced today to nine years in federal prison after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges stemming from two schemes – one that bilked a string of payroll comp...

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DOJ: Operator of Temporary Employment Agency Sentenced for Tax Crimes and Insurance Fraud 2018-01-09

BOSTON – A Providence woman was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with a long-running, off-the-books payroll scheme through which her temporary employment agency evaded federal ...

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DOJ: Operator of Purported Durable Medical Equipment Providers Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Charges for Role in Fraud Scheme 2017-11-20

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Suzanna Meliksetyan, an operator of multiple purported durable medical equipment (DME) companies pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health...

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DOJ: Operator of Purported Durable Medical Equipment Providers Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Charges for Role in Durable Medical Equipment Fraud Schem 2017-11-20

An operator of multiple purported durable medical equipment (DME) companies pleaded guilty today to fraud charges for her role in a scheme to defraud Healthfirst, a non-profit, New York-based health m...

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DOJ: Operator of Horse Rescue Group Gets Prison Time for Fraud, Filing a False Tax Return 2017-11-02

PITTSBURGH - A Butler County resident was sentenced today to five months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution on her conviction of ma...

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DOJ: Operator of Temporary Employment Agency Pleads Guilty to Tax Crimes and Insurance Fraud 2017-10-03

BOSTON – A Swansea resident pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a long-running, off-the-books payroll scheme through which her temporary employment agency evaded fed...

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DOJ: Operator of Horse Rescue Group Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Filing a False Tax Return 2017-04-17

PITTSBURGH - A Butler County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of mail fraud and filing a false tax return, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today. Pamela A. Vivir...

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DOJ: Former Operator of Gardena Casino Pays $1 Million Fine and Forfeits nearly $1.4 Million for Violating Federal Anti-Money Laundering Laws 2016-08-31

LOS ANGELES – The former operator of the Normandie Club in Gardena has been ordered to pay a $1 million criminal fine and to forfeit nearly $1.4 million after pleading guilty to violating the Bank Sec...

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DOJ: Operator of Chinatown Game Rooms Sentenced To 37 Months Imprisonment 2016-07-22

HONOLULU - Senior United States District Court Judge Susan Oki Mollway sentenced Delvin Phuong Pham, a.k.a. "Kevin Pham," age 49, to 37 months in prison yesterday for operating illegal gambling busine...

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DOJ: Operator of Costa Mesa Boiler Room at Center of $11 Million Oil and Gas Investment Scam Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison 2016-05-20

SANTA ANA, California – A former Orange County resident who oversaw a company that claimed to be developing oil and gas wells and bilked investors by, among other things, falsely claiming they would s...

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DOJ: Operator of Ohio Anti-Aging Skincare Company Indicted for Obstructing Internal Revenue Service and Filing False Income Tax Returns 2016-04-04

A federal grand jury returned an indictment on March 22, which was unsealed today, charging the operator of an anti-aging skincare company in Dayton, Ohio, with one count of corruptly endeavoring to i...

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DOJ: Operator of Fraudulent Moving Company Sentenced for Conspiracy 2016-03-02

ATLANTA - Shedrick Giles and Tasheen Raphael Pickett, both of whom owned and operated moving companies, have been sentenced for their roles in fraudulently obtaining unsuspecting citizens’ household g...

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DOJ: Operator of ‘Document Mill’ that Produced Bogus Credentials for Port Workers and Other Fake IDs Arrested on Federal Charges 2016-02-05

LOS ANGELES – A Porter Ranch man who allegedly operated a “document mill” in Sylmar that produced fake IDs – including the credentials used to access secure areas of the Port of Los Angeles – has been...

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DOJ: Operator of Inland Empire Loan Modification Scam that Targeted Distressed Homeowners Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison 2015-12-07

RIVERSIDE, California – The founder and co-owner of a Rancho Cucamonga business was sentenced today to 18 years in federal prison for orchestrating a scheme that offered bogus loan modification progra...

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DOJ: Operator of ‘Revenge Porn’ Website Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison in Email Hacking Scheme to Obtain Nude Photos 2015-12-03

LOS ANGELES – A Northern California man who operated the Internet’s best-known “revenge porn” website was sentenced late this afternoon to 30 months in federal prison for hiring another man to hack in...

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DOJ: Operator of Second-Largest Music Piracy Cyberlocker in United States Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Criminal Copyright Infringement 2015-11-17

First Criminal Copyright Infringement Sentence Imposed for a Cyberlocker Operator The operator of the RockDizMusic.com music piracy website and cyberlocker was sentenced today to serve 36 months in pr...

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DOJ: Operator of Second-Largest Music Piracy Website in the U.S. Sentenced to 3 Years for Criminal Copyright Infringement 2015-11-17

NORFOLK, Va. – Rocky P. Ouprasith, 23, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for reproducing and distributing without permission millions of infringing digital copie...

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DOJ: Operator of Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme Sentenced To More Than Nine Years In Prison On Securities Fraud Charges 2015-10-28

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Daniel H. Williford, 57, of Fleetwood, N.C. was sentenced on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 to 110 months in prison for operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded nearly 100 investors, annou...

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DOJ: Operator of $228 Million Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay $1.7 Million in Restitution to Internal Revenue Service 2015-10-02

A resident of Reseda, California, was sentenced to prison today for conspiring to submit false claims, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax D...

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DOJ: Operator of Music Piracy Websites Pleads Guilty To Criminal Copyright Infringement 2015-08-24

NORFOLK, Va. – A North Carolina man pleaded guilty today to reproducing and distributing without permission millions of infringing digital copies of copyrighted works, including copies of popular song...

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DOJ: Operator of Music Piracy Websites Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement 2015-08-21

A North Carolina man pleaded guilty today to reproducing and distributing without permission millions of infringing digital copies of copyrighted works, including copies of popular songs and albums be...

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DOJ: Operator of O.I.D. Process Pleads Guilty for Involvement in $228 Million Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme 2015-06-19

A California man pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of conspiracy to submit false claims, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division an...

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DOJ: Operator of Detroit Adult Day Care Center and Two Home Health Care Company Owners Sentenced in $29 Million Medicare Fraud Conspiracy 2015-04-21

The former operator of a Detroit adult day care center and two former owners of Detroit-area home health care companies were sentenced to prison today for their roles in a $29 million Medicare fraud s...

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DOJ: Operator of Detroit Adult Day Care Center and Two Home Health Care Company Owners Sentenced in $29 Million Medicare Fraud Conspiracy 2015-04-21

WASHINGTON – The former operator of a Detroit adult day care center and two former owners of Detroit-area home health care companies were sentenced to prison today for their roles in a $29 million Med...

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DOJ: Operator of Tax Preparation Businesses Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Identity Theft Tax Fraud Scheme 2015-03-27

A Broward resident who operated various tax preparation businesses was sentenced to 70 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount...

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DOJ: Operator of ‘Mobile ID Theft Lab’ Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft 2015-03-09

The man who forged multiple ID documents and financial documents for mail thieves in Snohomish County was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 65 months in prison, five years of superv...

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DOJ: Operator of Saltwater Disposal Well Pleads Guilty to Multiple Felony Charges in Connection with Operation of the Well 2015-01-29

WASHINGTON – Nathan R. Garber, 45, of Kalispell, Montana, pleaded guilty in federal court in Bismarck to eleven felony charges stemming from the operation of a saltwater disposal well near Dickinson, ...

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DOJ: Operator of Payroll Companies Charged in North Carolina

with Federal Fraud and Money Laundering Crimes 2012-06-27

Arthur S. Weiss was indicted by a grand jury for tax fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, bank loan fraud, money laundering and bankruptcy fraud, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) an...

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DOJ: Operator of Detroit School and Day Care Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion 2011-12-07

WASHINGTON – Robert G. Murdock, 64, of Southfield, Mich., pleaded guilty today to tax evasion, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. According to documents filed with th...

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DOJ: Operator of Tax Preparation Business Sentenced to 17 ½ Years in Prison in Fraudulent Tax Shelter Conspiracy 2011-03-17

GREENBELT, Md. – U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Irvin Hannis Catlett Jr., 64, of Crownsville, Md., today to 210 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for tax of...

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DOJ: Operator of Miami HIV Clinic Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Role in Medicare Fraud Ring 2010-11-18

WASHINGTON – Jose Garcia, 55, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Miami to 57 months in prison for his participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving a Miami-area HIV clinic, the Departm...

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DOJ: Operator of Miami HIV Clinic Pleads Guilty for Role in Medicare Fraud Ring 2010-08-06

WASHINGTON – Jose Garcia, 55, who was a fugitive for nearly two years, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for his participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving a Miami-area HIV ...

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DOJ: Operator of Commercial Ship Inspected in Port of Tampa Fined $725,000 for Oil-Pollution Related Crime 2010-05-21

WASHINGTON—Aksat Denizcilik Ve Ticaret A.S., a Turkish corporation that operated the commercial ship M/T Kerim, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla., to two felony counts for kno...

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