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Woman convicted of fraud in 401(k) withdrawals
A Detroit woman accused of persuading auto workers to withdraw about $600,000 from retirement accounts has been convicted of fraud. Prosecutors say Mary Kennedy Howard filed hardship requests, which can allow people to withdraw money from a 401(k)...Tags: 401K, Chrysler LLC, Corporate Crime
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Hornsby guilty of corruption
Sun reporterAfter four years of investigations, two trials and a determined effort by federal prosecutors, former Prince George's County schools Superintendent Andre J. Hornsby was found guilty yesterday of six of the 22 counts of corruption with which he was...Tags: Prince, Sales, Corruption, Teaching and Learning, Imperial and Royal Matters
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Currie probe looks at possible influence deals
Sun ReportersThe federal investigation into state Sen. Ulysses Currie's work for Shoppers Food Warehouse is centered on whether the grocery chain paid the lawmaker to use the prestige of his office to secure favorable legislation and actions by state agencies,...Tags: Prince, Supervalu Inc., Lawyers, Sales, Corruption
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U.S. probes big subprime lenders
Los Angeles TimesA federal grand jury in Los Angeles has begun investigating three of the nation's largest subprime mortgage lenders in the clearest sign yet that prosecutors are investigating whether fraud and other crimes contributed to the mortgage debacle. Grand...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Housing and Urban Planning, Countrywide Financial Corp., Banking, Insider Trading
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Contractor gets 3-year prison term illegal dumping
A contractor has been sentenced to three years in prison for dumping contaminated soil at a Burlington County farm instead of at an approved landfill. The term given Thursday to James E. Haas Jr. followed a May guilty plea to contract fraud....Tags: Burlington, Punishment, Prisons, Corporate Crime
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Wis. man charged with tax fraud in Minn.
A Wisconsin man has been charged with tax fraud for allegedly filing false tax returns in Minnesota. The Minnesota Revenue Department says 30-year-old David Paul Thompson of Roberts, Wis., has been charged in Ramsey County for allegedly filing false...Tags: Prosecution, State Budgets, Corporate Crime
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Attorney pleads guilty to bank fraud
Federal prosecutors say a Hartford attorney has pleaded guilty to bribery and fraud for rigging bids on Fleet Bank's sale of distressed loans. Paul Aparo pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Hartford. A message seeking comment was left for his...Tags: Punishment, Real Estate Sellers, Lawyers, Corporate Crime, Trials
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L.A. sues financial firms, alleging fraud in bond issues
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBid-rigging and other alleged fraud by investment banks and insurance companies allegedly cost Los Angeles taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, according to a pair of lawsuits filed Wednesday by L.A. City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo. One of the suits...Tags: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Business Enterprises, Investment Service, Housing and Urban Planning, Defendants
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DNA tests provide first confirmation of stolen baby in troubled Guatemalan adoption system
Adoption officials said Wednesday that DNA tests indicate that a Guatemalan baby reported stolen from her mother was being adopted by a U.S. couple, the first strong sign that the Central American nation's troubled adoption system relied in part on...Tags: Adoption, Infants, People, House, Family
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Ex-mayor who lied about Army record to face judge
Associated Press WriterRobert Levy served two Army tours in Vietnam. He reached the rank of master sergeant, and was decorated with an Army Commendation Medal, Bronze Star Medal, a Marksman Badge and several other honors. But after serving his country with honor, Levy lied...Tags: Parachuting, People, Missing in Action, Corrupt Practices, Illnesses
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