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The following are news releases issued by the OIG, the Department of Labor, United States Attorneys, or other organizations that highlight the work of the OIG.
- Ohio woman charged with making false accusations and fabricating evidence (USAO-D New Jersey 02/07/13)
- Investment Advisor to the Detroit Pension Funds Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Former City Treasurer Jeffrey Beasley to Pay Him Bribes (USAO-ED Michigan 02/07/13)
- Former international longshoreman’s union official admits stealing union funds(USAO-D New Jersey 02/06/13)
- Former employee of timeshare consulting firm pleads guilty to fraud conspiracy (USAO-D New Jersey 1/30/13)
- Former dockworker sentenced to 30 months in prison for extortion conspiracy involving Christmastime tribute payments (USAO-D New Jersey 1/29/13)
- Fraudster Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison For Schemes to Obtain Maryland Unemployment Benefits, Defraud More Than 10,000 Credit Card Holders and Direct TV (USAO-D Maryland1/29/13)
- 32 Chicago Area Defendants Allegedly Obtained Nearly $874,000 in Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO-ND Illinois 1/22/13)
- Arrests in Ongoing Investigation into Employment Benefit Fraud in Sutter County (USAO-ED California 1/15/13)
- Former Watertower Physician Indicted in Alleged $3.5 Million Health Insurance False Billing Scheme; Nurse Charged with Making False Medical Reports (USAO-ND Illinois 12/21/12)
- Peter Madoff, Former Chief Compliance Officer And Senior Managing Director At Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 10 Years In Prison (USAO-SD New York 12/20/12)
- Owner of Former South Suburban Home Health Care Business Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for $2.9 Million Medicare Fraud (USAO-ND Illinois 12/20/12)
- Manhattan U.S. Attorney Settles Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against SEEDCO For $1.725 Million (USAO-SD New York 12/19/12)
- Conspirator Sentenced To Over 5 Years In Prison In Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain At Least $409,000 In Maryland Unemployment Benefits (USAO-D Maryland 12/11/12)
- Russian Man Extradited to the United States from Finland (USAO-WD New York 12/10/12)
- Queens Man Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Two Years In Prison For Role In Scheme To Issue Fraudulent Safety Training Certifications To Construction Workers And Companies (USAO-SD New York 12/07/12)
- Founder and President of Labor Union Convicted in Washington for Stealing from Union’s Treasury and Pension Fund, Related Crimes (DOJ News Release 12/05/12)
- Local Restaurant Owners Indicted (USAO-ND Indiana 11/29/12)
- Labor Union Officer Sentenced for Taking a Bribe (USAO-D New Jersey 11/15/12)
- Union Officers Arrested for Embezzlement (USAO-D New Jersey 11/15/12)
- Five Men Arrested for $5 Million Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO-ED California 11/14/12)
- Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Guilty Plea Of Irwin Lipkin, Former Controller Of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities Llc (USAO-SD New York 11/08/12)
- SIXTH PERSON PLEADS GUILTY FOR FALSELY CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (USAO-ED Missouri 10/31/12)
- Shelby Man To Serve Over Four Years In Prison For Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO-WD North Carolina 10/23/12)
- Fairborn Market Owner Pleads Guilty to Food Stamp Fraud Conspiracy (USAO-SD Ohio 10/17/12)
- Brecksville Man Pleaded Guilty to Conspiracy to Hire Undocumented Workers, Forfeits $1 Million (USAO-ND Ohio 10/17/12)
- Final Conspirator Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain at Least $409,000 in Maryland Unemployment Benefits (USAO-D Maryland 10/16/12)
- MARK HOTTON AND FIVE OTHERS INDICTED FOR ORCHESTRATING MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR WIRE FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME (USAO-ED New York 10/15/12)
- Identity Theft Ring Indicted for Unemployment Fraud and Conspiracy (USAO-ED Michigan 10/12/12)
- Insurance Sales Associate Charged with $4 Million Disability Insurance Scheme (USAO-CD California 10/11/12)
- MECHANICSVILLE WOMAN CONVICTED OF MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS TO OBTAIN FEDERAL DISABILITY BENEFITS (USAO-D Maryland 10/10/12)
- Operation Double Dip Results in Charges against Ten Broward Residents for Defrauding Federal Unemployment Insurance Program (USAO-SD Florida 10/05/12)
- Member Of Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy (USAO-ED Pennsylvania 10/05/12)
- Abbott Laboratories Sentenced for Misbranding Drug (USAO-WD Virginia 10/02/12)
- Supervisory Officials at NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development Plead Guilty to Bribery Charges (USAO-ED New York 10/02/12)
- Manhattan U.S. Attorney Files Additional Charges Against Former Employees Of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (USAO-SD New York 10/01/12)
- Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Associate Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison (USAO-ED Pennsylvania10/01/12)
- Individual Indicted in Louisiana for Impersonating an OSHA Employee to Conduct Fraudulent Hazardous Waste Safety Trainings During Gulf Oil Spill Clean Up (US Department of Justice 09/26/12)
- Prison Time in BP Fund and Disaster Fraud (USAO-SD Florida 09/26/12)
- Racketeering Indictment Charges Former Teamsters (USAO-D Massachusetts 09/19/12)
- Bridgeport Resident Sentenced for Her Role in Scheme to Obtain Unemployment Benefits (USAO-D Connecticut 09/19/12)
- Paralegal at Connecticut Immigration Law Firm Pleads Guilty to Federal Document Fraud Charge (USAO-D Connecticut 09/19/12)
- Former President of Union Local Arrested for Accepting Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Kickbacks Embezzled From Union Welfare Fund (USAO-ED New York 09/18/12)
- Homestead Man Indicted in BP Claims Fund Fraud Scheme (USAO-SD Florida 09/17/12)
- Member Of La Cosa Nostra Family Sentenced To 51 Months In Prison (USAO-ED Pennsylvania 09/14/12)
- Three Leaders Of Local 348-S Of United Food And Commercial Workers International Union Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court (USAO-SD New York 09/13/12)
- Ex-California Employee Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Taking Bribes to Issue More Than $500,000 in Unemployment Checks (USAO-CD California 09/04/12)
- La Cosa Nostra Associate Pleads Guilty To Racketeering Conspiracy (USAO-ED Pennsylvania 09/05/12)
- Mechanicsburg Doctor and Owner of Two Medical Facilities Charged with Healthcare Fraud and Money Laundering (USAO-MD Pennsylvania 08/31/12)
- Labor Department Partners with U.S. Treasury and Suffolk County District Attorney to Arrest Four IRS Employees Charged with Stealing $37,438 in Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Payments (New York State Department of Labor 08/29/12)
- Four of Six Arrested on New Indictment in Sutter County Benefits Fraud Case (USAO-ED California 08/27/12)
- Six Defendants Arrested and Charged in Unemployment Compensation Benefits Scheme (USAO-SD Florida 08/23/12)
- Florida Man Sentenced for Fraud (USAO-SD Mississippi 08/21/12)
- Owner and Four Employees of Crystal Lake Businesses Charged With Defrauding United States, U.S. Military Veterans, and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (USAO-ND Illinois 08/21/12)
- Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Capo Pleads Guilty To Racketeering Conspiracy (USAO-ED Pennsylvania 08/08/12)
- Sterling Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Charges of Falsely Claiming Minority and Service-Disabled Veteran Status for His Business(USAO-D Massachusetts 08/07/12)
- Member Of The Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Family Pleads Guilty To Racketeering Conspiracy (USAO-ED Pennsylvania 08/02/12)
- Former President of SEIU Local Indicted on Charges of Stealing Tens of Thousands of Dollars from Union and Failing to Report Income (USAO-CD California 07/31/12)
- Manhattan U.S. Attorney Settles Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against Union Welfare Fund For Illegally Inflating Insurance Premiums Paid For With Head Start Funds (USAO-SD New York 07/26/12)
- Seven Defendants, Including Three Loan Originators, Indicted in Alleged $8.5 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme (USAO-ND Illinois 07/24/12)
- Six St. Louis Area People Indicted for Falsely Claiming Unemployment Benefits (USAO-ED Missouri 07/20/12)
- Former Cook County Official Charged With Scheming to Falsify Documents for State Review of Federally-Funded Jobs Program (USAO-ND Illinois 07/13/12)
- Labor union officer pleads guilty to taking a bribe (USAO-D New Jersey 07/11/12)
- Peter Madoff, Former Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Managing Director At Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud And Tax Fraud Conspiracy In Manhattan Federal Court (USAO-SD New York 06/29/12)
- Cape May County, N.J., man admits providing handgun ammunition to two convicted felons charged with racketeering (USAO-D New Jersey 06/27/12)
- Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Compensation Fraud (USAO-ND New York 06/21/12)
- Former Sandhogs Union Benefit Funds Administrator Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Six Years In Prison For Embezzlement And Tax Crimes (USAO-SD New York 06/21/12)
- Three Indicted in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain at Least $409,000 in Maryland Unemployment Benefits (USAO-D Maryland 06/14/12)
- Mechanicsburg Doctor and Owner of Two Medical Facilities Charged with Embezzlement from Employee Pension Plan (USAO-MD Pennsylvania 06/14/12)
- Hazleton Woman Charged with Making False Statements to Obtain Deceased Mother’s Benefit Payments (USAO-MD Pennsylvania 06/14/12)
- Former Jersey City Construction Project Superintendent Sentenced to Prison for Social Security Disability Scam (USAO-D New Jersey 06/06/12)
- NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development Inspections Supervisors and Three Real Estate Developers Arrested on Bribery Charges (USAO-ED New York 06/05/12)
- Former Employee Of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud And Making False Statements In Manhattan Federal Court (USAO-SD New York 06/05/12)
- CEO and Head Trader of Bankrupt Sentinel Management Indicted in Alleged $500 Million Fraud Scheme Prior to Firm’s 2007 Collapse (USAO-ND Illinois 06/01/12)
- Union Official From Jersey City Local Admits Embezzling Money (USAO-D New Jersey 05/31/12)
- Manhattan U.S. Attorney Sues SEEDCO And Seven Former Managers For Falsely Reporting Job Placements in A Federally-Funded Program (USAO-SD New York 05/22/12)
- Six Who Illegally Collected Unemployment Benefits Charged With Theft Of Government Funds (USAO-WD Washington 05/22/12)
- Business Owner Convicted Of Tax Fraud (USAO-ED Pennsylvania 05/22/12)
- Chicago Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Insurance Fraud Case (USAO-ND Illinois 05/16/12)
- Former Dockworker Pleads Guilty to Extortion Conspiracy Involving Christmastime Tribute Payments (USAO-D New Jersey 05/16/12)
- Three People to be Arraigned on Time Share Mortgage Fraud Charges in 29-Count Indictment (USAO-D New Jersey 05/14/12)
- Three Union Leaders Found Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court Of Racketeering, Extortion, Money Laundering, And Witness Tampering Charges (USAO-SD New York 05/12/12)
- Six Sutter County Defendants Indicted for Benefit Fraud Scheme (USAO-ED California 05/10/12)
- Former Labor Union Officer Pleads Guilty to Taking Payoff From Contractor (USAO-D New Jersey 05/09/12)
- Labor Union Officer Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Demanding Payment From a Contractor and Embezzling Funds (USAO-D New Jersey 05/08/12)
- Abbott Labs to Pay $1.5 Billion to Resolve Criminal & Civil Investigations of Off-label Promotion of Depakote (USAO-WD Virginia 05/07/12)
- Three Indicted on Federal Charges, Accused of Leading Conspiracy to Distribute Oxycodone and Methadone (USAO-District of Columbia 05/04/12)
- Five Arrested In Sutter And Yuba Counties For $5 Million Fraud Scheme (USAO-ED California 05/01/12)
- Two Members Of The Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Family Charged In Second Superseding Indictment (USAO-ED Pennsylvania 04/26 /12)
- Former City of Miami Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement Scheme (USAO-SD Florida 04/25/12)
- Construction Giant Lend Lease (f/k/a BOVIS) Charged With Defrauding Clients in Three Separate Schemes – Will Pay Over $50 Million and Institute Comprehensive Reforms (USAO-ED New York 04/24/12)
- Eleven Individuals, Including Members and Associates of the Genovese Organized Crime Family, Indicted (USAO-ED New York 04/18/12)
- Fifteen Defendants Indicted for Alleged Roles in Scheme to Use More Than 80 Fictitious Companies to Defraud Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Agencies of $8.7 Million (USAO-SD Illinois 04/18/12)
- Sixteen charged in time share mortgage fraud scheme (USAO-D New Jersey 04/17/12)
- Ringleader of Massive Immigration Fraud Mill Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court (USAO-SD New York 04/02/12)
- Former Upper Big Branch Mine Superintendent Pleads Guilty To Felony Conspiracy (USAO-SD West Virginia 03/29/12)
- Sixteen South Florida Residents Charged with Operating Hialeah Commercial Aircraft Cockpit Window Repair Company without FAA Certifications (USAO-SD Florida 03/28/12)
- Georgia Man Sentenced To Prison For Multimillion-Dollar Insurance Fraud Perpetrated On New Jersey Victims (USAO-D New Jersey 03/21/12)
- Florida Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO-MD Louisiana 03/20/12)
- Palisade Man Sentenced for Defrauding Health Care Programs for Nuclear Weapons Workers and Certain Miners (USAO-D Colorado 03/16/12)
- FORMER PRESIDENT AND FUND ADMINISTRATOR OF ELECTRICAL UNION CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT (USAO-ED New York 03/14/12)
- Two Men Indicted For Human Trafficking and Other Charges (USAO-D Colorado 03/09/12)
