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Attorney General Eric Holder Welcomes the Confirmation of Stuart F. Delery as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division
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United States Attorney General Eric Holder welcomed the confirmation last night by the U.S. Senate of Stuart F. Delery as the Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division.
Attorney Sentenced in Bankruptcy Fraud Scheme
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Michael E. Earwood, 61, an attorney from Madison, Mississippi, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for bankruptcy fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis, Acting U.S. Trustee Henry G. Hobbs, Jr. of Region 5, FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen, and Jon T. Rymer, Inspector General of the FDIC.
California Man Charged in Multi-Million-Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme
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Steven Pitchersky, 64, of Rancho Mirage, California, was charged today by information (an indictment or information is an accusation; a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty) with one count of wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Pitchersky, who operated Nationwide Mortgage Concepts, a California mortgage lender, is accused of engaging in a scheme to defraud Ally Bank that caused the bank a loss of approximately $5.3 million.
Fund Manager and Real Estate Developer Arrested and Charged in $96 Million Securities Fraud Scheme
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A 24-count indictment was unsealed this morning in federal court in Central Islip, New York, charging Brian R. Callahan, an investment fund manager, and Adam J. Manson, a real estate developer, with conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud for their roles in operating a $96 million Ponzi scheme. Both defendants are in custody and will be arraigned before United States Magistrate Judge A. Kathleen Tomlinson at the United States Courthouse in Central Islip.
Investor Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid-Rigging Scheme at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions
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Newark, New Jersey - A financial investor who purchased municipal tax liens pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids for the sale of tax liens auctioned by municipalities in New Jersey, the Department of Justice announced.
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