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Attorney Sent to Prison for Her Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
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The United States Attorney’s Office announces that in federal court yesterday, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III sentenced former attorney AMY ROBINSON, 36, of Rolesville, to 18 months’ imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release. The court further ordered ROBINSON to make restitution of $2,613,046.37 to various banks and other victims.
Five Former Employees of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities Found Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court on All Counts
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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a Manhattan jury today found DANIEL BONVENTRE, ANNETTE BONGIORNO, JOANN CRUPI (a/k/a “Jodi”), JEROME O’HARA, and GEORGE PEREZ guilty of all 31 counts in connection with their long-time employment at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (“Madoff Securities”).
Attorney Pleads Guilty to Creating a Scheme to Falsify, Conceal, and Cover Up Material Facts in Defrauding Two Banks and the Bankruptcy Court
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Stephen Richard Colson, 48, of Biloxi, pled guilty in federal court on March 19, 2014, to falsifying, concealing, and covering up material facts in connection with a scheme to defraud two banks and the Bankruptcy Court in violation of Title 18 Section 1001, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen. The government indicated at the guilty plea that it would seek restitution on behalf of the victims in the amount of $7,749,576.65.
Criminal Charge Against Toyota Motor Corporation and Deferred Prosecution Agreement with $1.2 Billion Financial Penalty
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Eric Holder, the Attorney General of the United States; Anthony Foxx, the United States Secretary of Transportation; Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Calvin L. Scovel, III, Inspector General of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT); and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced a criminal wire fraud charge against Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota or the company), an automotive company headquartered in Toyota City, Japan, that designs, manufactures, assembles, and sells Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles.
Law Clerk, Stock Broker Charged in New Jersey with Trading on Inside Information Stolen from Prominent New York Law Firm
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The managing clerk of the New York office of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP—a prominent, international law firm—and a professional stock broker who worked at Oppenheimer & Co. and Morgan Stanley were arrested today and charged with participating in a multi-year insider trading scheme that allegedly netted more than $5.6 million in illicit profits, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
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