Escondido Man Admits to Tax Evasion Scheme with Former Chabad of Poway Rabbi
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- Published: 05 February 2021 05 February 2021
San Diego, California - Stuart Weinstock of Escondido pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to filing a false tax return as part of a years’ long tax-evasion scheme with former Chabad of Poway Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein.
Man Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Embezzlement Scheme From His Employer
San Francisco, California - Michael Livingston Henry was sentenced Wednesday to 48 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution for stealing more than $800,000 from his former employer and her family’s charitable foundation, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Craig D. Fair. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Charles R. Breyer.
FBI Releases 2019 NIBRS Crime Data
Washington, DC - Wednesday, the FBI released detailed data on nearly 7.7 million criminal offenses reported via the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) in 2019. The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s latest report, NIBRS, 2019, presents data about victims, known offenders, and relationships for offenses reported in 23 categories with 52 offenses. It also presents arrest data for those crimes, as well as 10 additional categories for which only arrest data is collected.
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Village of Airmont, for Zoning Restrictions that Target the Orthodox Jewish Community
Airmont, New York - The Justice Department Wednesday announced that it filed a lawsuit against the Village of Airmont, New York, alleging that it violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) by targeting the Orthodox Jewish community through zoning ordinances restricting religious schools and home synagogues, and by enforcing its zoning code in a discriminatory manner to prevent Orthodox Jews from using their property consistent with their faith.
Vitol Inc. Agrees to Pay Over $135 Million to Resolve Charges for Bribery Schemes in Latin America
Los Angeles, California - Vitol Inc. (Vitol), the U.S. affiliate of the Vitol group of companies, which together form one of the largest energy trading firms in the world, has agreed to a combined total criminal penalty of $135 million to resolve bribery charges with law enforcement authorities in the United States and Brazil. The resolution arises out of Vitol schemes to pay bribes to officials in Brazil, Ecuador, and Mexico.
Singaporean Shipping Company Fined $12 Million in a Multi-District Case for Concealing Illegal Discharges of Oily Water and Garbage
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- Published: 05 December 2020 05 December 2020
New Bern, North Carolina - Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL), a Singapore-based company that owns subsidiaries engaged in international shipping, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court before U.S. District Court Judge Louise Flanagan in New Bern, after pleading guilty to violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, obstruction of justice, and for a failure to notify the U.S. Coast Guard of a hazardous condition on the Motor Vessel (M/V) Pac Antares.