Man Pleads Guilty to $138 Million Fuel Tax Scheme After 13 Years as a Fugitive
After nearly 13 years as a fugitive, former New Jersey resident Aaron Misulovin was returned to the U.S. and pled guilty to his role in one of the nation’s largest known motor fuel excise tax schemes.
Sons of Former Philippine Military Comptroller Charged with Bulk Cash Smuggling
Juan Paulo Depakakibo Garcia, of Pontiac, Michigan, and Ian Carl Depakakibo Garcia, of Las Vegas, Nevada, both sons of the former comptroller of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, were arrested on an indictment charging them with offenses related to bulk cash smuggling.
Former Export-Import Bank Employee Charged with Corruption
Maureen Njideka Edu, a/k/a Maureen N. Scurry, of Potomac, Maryland, a former employee of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), was indicted on corruption and tax violations arising from her alleged receipt of a $100,000 bribe while working at the Ex-Im Bank.
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Harboring Indonesian Aliens for Financial Gain
Soripada Lubis, a naturalized American citizen originally from Indonesia and residing in Falls Church, Virginia, pled guilty to harboring illegal aliens for commercial advantage and private financial gain.
Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
Jason Earl Roy, of Clanton, Alabama, pled guilty to receipt and possession of child pornography.
Company Charged with Fraud False Statement on Big Dig Contract Convicted
A company doing work on a Big Dig contract pled guilty in Boston, Massachusetts to submitting false claims on a federal highway project.
Virginia Teacher Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges
Former high school teacher and volleyball coach Michael James Jablonski, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for receipt of child pornography.
Two Sentenced in Georgia for Fraud Scheme Involving Auto Dealers, Banks
Benjamin Wade Elliott, of Winchester, Tennessee, and Connie Lee Bruce, of Woodstock, Georgia, were sentenced on charges relating to a conspiracy to defraud more than 500 automobile dealerships and numerous banks throughout the United States of millions of dollars.
Kansas Bank President, Two Others Charged with Stealing Over $2M from Bank
Scott D. Becker and Stephanie R. Smith, the president and vice president, respectively, of Countryside Bank based in Meriden, Kansas, and another man, Michael R. Wurm, were indicted on federal charges of embezzling more than $2 million from the bank.
Michigan Doctor and Pharmacist Indicted on Drug Charges
Farmington, Michigan doctor Sohrab Shafinia, D.O., and pharmacist Richard Riozzi, along with Stuart Stein, Randell McDaniel and Gerald Richards, all from Monroe, Michigan, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit on drug distribution charges involving the drugs OxyContin, Lorcet, Lortab, Xanax, and Soma.