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A statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania outlined the charges against the two judges on January 26, 2009. The charges outlined in the information [25] described actions between 2000 and 2007 by both judges to assist in the construction and population of private juvenile facilities operated by the two Pennsylvania Child Care companies, acting in an ...
Two Pennsylvania judges who sent kids as young as 8 to for-profit jails and then pocketed a cut of the revenue have been ordered to pay back more than $200 million to their victims.
While several early cases employed the "intangible right to honest government," United States v. States (8th Cir. 1973) [9] was the first case to rely on honest services fraud as the sole basis for a conviction. [10] The prosecution of state and local political corruption became a "major federal law enforcement priority" in the 1970s. [11]
—December 2023: Nikola founder Trevor Milton sentenced to four years in prison for fraud —January 2024: A sentencing hearing is expected for founder Manish Lachwani, who pled guilty to fraud ...
A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Pennsylvania handed down a 48-count indictment against former Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Judges Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella. [59] The judges were charged with RICO after allegedly committing acts of mail and wire fraud , tax evasion , money laundering , and honest services fraud .
Trump could go on to file motions asking courts to dismiss the civil cases, ... 2024 in New York City. Trump was fined $354.8 million plus approximately $100 million in pre-judgment interest after ...
Federal official gratuity, mail fraud, Hobbs Act, and RICO: Wedtech scandal [15] Frank W. Boykin: House of Representatives: Alabama 1963: Federal official conflict-of-interest and conspiracy to defraud the United States [16] Democrat: Ernest K. Bramblett: House of Representatives: California 1954 Payroll fraud to cover kickbacks [17] Republican ...
Mar. 22—CONCORD — A U.S. magistrate is expected to rule soon on a bail request by Free Keene leader Ian Freeman, who faces federal money laundering, fraud and conspiracy charges in connection ...