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  2. Sharpstown scandal - Wikipedia

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    The final impact of the stock fraud scandal on Texas politics occurred during the regular session of the legislature in 1973. The lawmakers, led by new House Speaker Price Daniel Jr. of Liberty , a political moderate and son of a former governor, supported by Attorney General Hill, Lieutenant Governor Hobby, and Governor Briscoe, passed a ...

  3. List of Ponzi schemes - Wikipedia

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    On January 16, 2009, the United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office uncovered an £80 million buy-to-let property fraud scheme operating under a company called Practical Property Portfolio in which at least 1,750 investors were conned out of £25,000 each in return for a promise of a house in the North East of England. All five directors—John Potts ...

  4. North Texas woman, convicted of $3.7 million fraud scheme ...

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    North Texas woman, convicted of $3.7 million fraud scheme, gets over 4 years in prison. Nicole Lopez. July 2, 2024 at 7:19 PM. ... Texas, was also ordered to pay $3,769,401.90 in restitution.

  5. Federal prosecution of public corruption in the United States

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    Several statutes, mostly codified in Title 18 of the United States Code, provide for federal prosecution of public corruption in the United States.Federal prosecutions of public corruption under the Hobbs Act (enacted 1934), the mail and wire fraud statutes (enacted 1872), including the honest services fraud provision, the Travel Act (enacted 1961), and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt ...

  6. Woman fakes 133 police reports to erase millions in debts ...

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    The scheme erased more than $3.3 million worth of debts, Texas authorities said. ... “She submitted police reports on these folks’ behalf saying that the monies that were spent were fraud or ...

  7. North Texas tax preparer gets more than 6 years for $2.6 ...

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    A 51-year-old North Texas man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for tax fraud worth $2.6 million, officials said. ... Floyd’s scheme cost the U.S. government more than $2.6 ...

  8. North Texas contractor gets 5 years probation, agrees to ...

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    Reports of fraud began in Dec. 2022 when customers paid money for projects ... Texas, was given his sentence after reaching an agreement to repay all victims involved in the fraudulent scheme ...

  9. Bob Jones (Texas businessman) - Wikipedia

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    He was formerly CEO of the National Center for Employment of the Disabled (NCED), which was based in El Paso, Texas. In late 2006, The Oregonian newspaper published articles alleging that Jones embezzled millions of dollars from NCED and, by extension, from the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Program, a United States federal program that helps blind ...