The VA issued a request for proposals in 2011 for the development and leasing of a hospital in Butler, Pennsylvania.
In June 2012, losing bidder Gilbane/Cedarwood Development (“Gilbane”) filed an agency-level bid protest with the government’s contracting officer, contending that Westar should not have received the award because it was not a responsible bidder. Am. Compl. ¶ 19, Ex. D; Am.... More...   $0 (03-18-2016 - NY)

On April 15, 2013, Noel Plank, a prospective juror, appeared for jury duty at
the Leon County Courthouse at 11:30 a.m. and was part of a panel that was seated
in the courtroom at approximately 1:40 p.m. In response to general biographical
questioning, Plank advised the trial judge that he had various issues that would
make it difficult for him to serve on the jury:
I work... More...   $0 (03-17-2016 - FL)

Macon, GA - Jackie Williams, age 42, from Bishop, Georgia, pleaded guilty to Wire Fraud today before the Honorable C. Ashley Royal, United States District Judge. As part of her guilty plea, Ms. Williams admitted to orchestrating a real estate fraud which victimized several people in the Athens, Georgia area. Ms. Williams now faces a sentence of up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000.00 fine. ... More...   $0 (03-16-2016 - GA)

Sacramento, CA - Placer County Woman Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Multimillion Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme

United States District Judge John A. Mendez sentenced Vera Kuzmenko, 46, of Loomis, today to 14 years in prison for multiple counts of mail and wire fraud, witness tampering, and money laundering associated with her involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme that cost financial i... More...   $0 (03-15-2016 - CA)

Mr. Courtney, owner of Black Diamond Construction Co., obtained
construction loans for two luxury homes but was unable to find buyers when the
homes were completed. Without buyers, Mr. Courtney could not continue work
on his other projects.
Justin Johns, a mortgage broker with an affiliated company, suggested he
and Mr. Courtney reach out to straw buyers with good credit rat... More...   $0 (03-14-2016 - CO)

Tulsa, OK - Former Better Business Bureau and Oklahoma State Senator Sentenced to Prison

Former Oklahoma State Senator Ricky L. Brinkley was sentenced today to serve 37 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.8 million dollars from the Better Business Bureau and for tax evasion. In addition to the prison term, United States District Court Judge Claire V. Eagan ordered ... More...   $1829033 (03-11-2016 - ok)

Tulsa, OK - Former Oklahoma State Senator Sentenced to Over 3 Years For $1.8 Million in Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion

Former Oklahoma State Senator Ricky L. Brinkley was sentenced to serve 37 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.8 million dollars from the Better Business Bureau and for tax evasion. In addition to the prison term, United States District Court Judge Clai... More...   $0 (03-11-2016 - OK)

Defendant and Christina Lee met and began dating in high school. Although
15 never married, they moved in together and had four children over the course of their
16 twelve-year relationship. In 2005 or 2006, Defendant purchased a home on San
17 Jacinto Northeast in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he, Christina, and their
18 children lived until 2010. Only Defendant’s name was on the... More...   $0 (03-09-2016 - NM)

Larry E. Craig represented Idaho in the United States Senate from 1991 to 2009. On June 11, 2007, he was flying from Idaho to Washington, D.C., with a stop for a connecting flight at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. During that stop, a police officer arrested the Senator in the airport bathroom on charges of disorderly conduct and interference with privacy. On August 1, Craig sig... More...   $0 (03-07-2016 - DC)

San Antonio, TX - Doctor Found Guilty of Failure to Pay Withholding Taxes and Tax Evasion

Fifty-nine-year old Anthony P. Sertich, Jr., faces up to 55-years in federal prison after a jury in San Antonio convicted him today of ten counts of failure to truthfully account for and pay withholding taxes and one count of tax evasion, announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and I... More...   $0 (03-06-2016 - TX)

The State has filed a Motion for Rehearing and/or Clarification. We deny the motion. However, we withdraw our previously issued opinion and substitute the following. Cynthia Franke appeals her conviction of financial exploitation of the elderly. Because the State’s evidence was not inconsistent with her theory of innocence, we reverse. Franke and the alleged victim, Mary Teris, have been frie... More...   $0 (03-04-2016 - FL)

Defendant Michael Giuliano appeals the denial of his motion
to suppress evidence seized from his vehicle as well as from a
judgment of conviction and sentence after a jury trial. After
reviewing the record in light of the contentions advanced on
appeal, we affirm the convictions but reverse and remand the
matter for the limited purpose of merger and jail credit review. <... More...   $0 (03-02-2016 - NJ)

Anchorage, AK - Former Anchorage Prosecutor convicted in wire fraud and money laundering scheme amounting to $31 million

Largest money laundering scheme in Alaska history

A former Anchorage resident and former municipal prosecutor Mark J. Avery was convicted of three counts of wire fraud, six counts of money laundering, one count of bank fraud, and one count of making false state... More...   $0 (03-01-2016 - AK)

Santa Ana, CA - Orange County Real Estate CEO Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme that Ended in $169 Million Bankruptcy

The owner and CEO of a now-defunct Southern California real estate investment firm was sentenced to 168 months in prison for perpetrating a scheme that ended with the bankruptcy of the company and hundreds of investors collectively losing as much as $169 mil... More...   $0 (02-29-2016 - CA)

In 2009, JPS rented an excavator to North End Farms. The excavator
had been ordered by Mr. Cooper. When it was delivered, Mr. Cooper
signed a document entitled “RENTAL AGREEMENT.” By his own
admission, Mr. Cooper did not read the document before signing it. In
relevant part, the document provided the following:

I, the undersigned renter, acknowledge that I have recei... More...   $0 (02-27-2016 - LA)

In this appeal, we review a twenty-seven-year-old defendant’schallenges to his sentence of up to 100 years for drug dealing, child endangerment, and possession of firearms. The jury found the defendant guilty on those offenses, which he committed as an adult. The firearm conviction automatically doubled the sentence for his cocaine offense from twenty-five to fifty years. The district court had... More...   $0 (02-26-2016 - IA)

In 1991, Grynberg Petroleum Company and Kittleson's predecessor in interest, Tyronne and Marilyn Kittleson, entered into an oil and gas lease. The parties also executed a separate rider that modified and amended the lease. The royalty clause of the lease provides in part:

Lessee [Grynberg] shall pay Lessor [Kittleson] the market value at the well for all gas (including all substances cont... More...   $0 (02-24-2016 - ND)

Red Desert owned and operated a Sweetwater County facility for treatment and reclamation of water used for hydraulic fracturing in the petrochemical industry. In 2012, it engaged A&E to perform electrical work at the facility through an oral contract, and it also entered into a written credit agreement for materials with Consolidated Electric Distributors, Inc. (CE). All materials were delivered... More...   $0 (02-24-2016 - WY)

Kansas City, MO - Former Daycare Owner Pleads Guilty to Failing to Pay $891,000 in Taxes

The former owner of two daycare businesses in Parkville, Mo., and Platte City, Mo., pleaded guilty to failing to pay $891,572 in payroll and other taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.

Lynn Jordan, 47, of Parkville, Mo., waived her right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. Distric... More...   $0 (02-22-2016 - MO)

Sacramento, CA - Loan Officer Pleads Guilty to Concealing Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy

Christian Parada-Renteria, 40, of Woodland, pleaded guilty to one count of concealing a widespread conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of concealing a mail fraud transaction in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.

According to court documents, Parada-Renteria was a loan officer at De... More...   $0 (02-22-2016 - CA)

Baltimore, MD - Silver Spring Man Sentenced to Prison for $1.6 Million SBA Fraud Scheme

Defendant Used Identities of Others and False Financial Information to Obtain a Small Business Loan, and Then Used Some of the Loan Proceeds to Buy a House Instead

U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Stewart Mark Twayne Harris, age 39, of Silver Spring, Maryland, to two years in p... More...   $0 (02-17-2016 - MD)

Orlando, FL - Windermere Man Sentenced For Stealing Money From Former NBA Basketball Player And Defrauding The IRS

John A. White (40, Windermere) was sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison for wire fraud and filing a false tax-related document. A federal jury found him guilty on September 2, 2015. The Court will decide at a later date the amount of restitution White ow... More...   $0 (02-12-2016 - FL)

Morgan Stanley agreed to pay a $2.6 billion penalty to resolve claims related to Morgan Stanley’s marketing, sale and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). This settlement constitutes the largest component of the set of resolutions with Morgan Stanley entered by members of the RMBS Working Group, which have totaled approximately $5 billion. As part of the agreement, Morgan S... More...   $2600000000 (02-12-2016 - CA)

Columbia, SC - Lexington Man Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud

Michael Yant, age 40, of Lexington, South Carolina, was sentenced in federal court in Columbia, South Carolina, for Wire Fraud, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. United States District Judge Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., of Columbia sentenced Yant to five months of incarceration, to be followe... More...   $0 (02-08-2016 - SC)

San Diego, CA - Manager of Predatory Loan Modification “Law Firm” Sentenced to Prison

San Diego businessman Michael Nazarinia was sentenced to 9 months in custody for his role in a fraudulent mortgage loan modification business that duped hundreds of struggling homeowners.

The business, known as “Haffar & Associates,” owned by figurehead attorney Mohamed Haffar, recruited new cus... More...   $0 (02-08-2016 - CA)