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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: Chrysler LLC, Corporate Crime, 401K
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Sensitive information about Tinley Park residents disappears
Special to the Chicago TribuneA box of computer tapes containing sensitive information about Tinley Park residents has vanished, prompting officials to warn locals this week to protect themselves against identity fraud. The tapes, which stored hundreds of driver's license and...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Tinley Park, Interior Policy, Corporate Crime, Theft
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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: State Budgets, Prosecution, Corporate Crime
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Jordanian National Sentenced In Bribery Scheme
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - A federal judge in Bridgeport has sentenced a Jordanian national to 42 months in prison for his role in a bribery scheme and for violating tax and immigration laws. Thirty-nine-year-old Fares Khraisat (FEHR'-iss CRY'-sot), who...Tags: Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Demographics, Bribery, Immigration, Punishment
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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: Corruption, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sales, Prince, Teaching and Learning
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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: Consumer Electronics Industry, Real Estate Sales, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sales, Prince
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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: Banking, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, New Century Financial Corporation, Housing and Urban Planning, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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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: Prisons, Burlington, Punishment, 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: Trials, Punishment, Real Estate Sellers, Corporate Crime, Lawyers
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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: Banking, Housing and Urban Planning, Investment Service, Credit Ratings, Interior Policy
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