Crime

May 02, 2007 -- A Clarksville, Tenn. woman who pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $280,000 from the Guthrie Senior Citizen Center’s bingo operation has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after Todd Circuit Judge Tyler Gill rejected a plea agreement that would have kept her out of jail.    » read more »

May 2 , 2007 -- Chicago – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed four separate lawsuits in central Illinois courts alleging that companies in Peoria and Tazewell Counties deceptively solicited small businesses nationwide to purchase advertising space on posters featuring game schedules of high school sports teams.

Madigan filed suit in Peoria County Circuit Court against:    » read more »

May 2, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Division of Special Revenue (DRS) Executive Director Paul A. Young today sent letters to the New York Racing Association (NYRA) and New York gambling regulators demanding they scuttle an illegal plan to accept Internet horse race wagers from Connecticut residents starting today.

Such wagering violates Connecticut law, which prohibits all Internet gambling, Blumenthal and Young wrote the NYRA and the New York State Racing and Wagering Board, which regulates gambling in New York state.    » read more »

April 30, 2007 - The Vermont Attorney General’s Office announced today that Stephen Nichols, a priest from St. Elizabeth’s Church in Lyndonville, has pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of prohibited act for engaging in lewd conduct with an eighteen year old parishioner in the spring of 2005. Under the terms of the plea agreement Nichols will serve thirty days in jail, be on supervised probation for a period of up to two years and will undergo sex offender counseling. The complainant was kept fully informed as the plea agreement was being negotiated.    » read more »

May 1, 2007 -- The following is a summary of some of the frauds and scams reported to New Mexico Attorney General Gary King’s office during April. This is not a comprehensive list, but rather an overview of what has been reported to the Attorney General’s Office since the beginning of the month.

The usual: Lotteries/Sweepstakes, Nigerian Scams, Business Opportunities and Phishing Scams    » read more »

April 27, 2007 -- TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Stuart Rabner and Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw, announced that four co-defendants were sentenced today for their roles in an insurance fraud scheme involving an auto body shop in Roselle.

According to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden Brown, the four were sentenced as follows by Superior Court Judge James C. Heimlich in Union County. All four had pleaded guilty before Judge Heimlich on March 12.    » read more »

Deceptive Practices, Overcharging, Failure To Honor Warranties; Azzam Eagle Auto, Inc. ordered to pay $15,000 in refunds and civil penalties

May 01, 2007 -- Albany, NY (May 1, 2007) – New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that a court order has been obtained against a Central New York used car and truck dealer, ordering restitution and penalties and barring it from continuing a series of misleading sales tactics and financing practices.    » read more »

April 30, 2007 -- Trenton - New Jersey Attorney General Stuart Rabner announced today that the Division of Criminal Justice - Office of Victim Witness Advocacy is expanding its Victim Information and Notification (VINE) Program. VINE, a national and statewide computer-based communication program, allows victims to register with state and county law enforcement agencies to receive notification information on an offender’s custody status.    » read more »

April 2, 2007: (Baton Rouge, LA) — Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., announced today that the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) has arrested five individuals in an alleged scheme to defraud the Louisiana Medicaid Program.

According to MFCU Special Agents, Kendall Williams, 1733 Blanchet Drive, was arrested on March 30, 2007 on seven counts of Medicaid Fraud and 29 counts of Filing or Maintaining False Public Records. Williams is the former owner/president of Fresh Start, Inc., a mental health rehabilitation provider, that closed its office in November 2006.    » read more »

May 01, 2007 -- Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo and Special Prosecutor for Bath County, Willie Roberts, today announced that Ronald Lee Ramey, one of Kentucky’s Most Wanted child support evaders, turned himself in to the Bath County Sheriff’s Office yesterday. He was arrested for Flagrant Non-support, a Class D felony. He owes his children more than $26,000 in back child support. Ramey remains in Montgomery County Detention Center in lieu of bond.    » read more »

May 1, 2007 -- (Boise) – Ada County, Idaho residents Donald D. Ricky and Dennis M. Morgan were sentenced to prison yesterday for being involved in a theft ring that stole more than $150,000 from local home improvement stores, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. Fourth District Judge Deborah Bail ordered Ricky to serve up to 12 years in prison with 3 years fixed. Morgan was ordered to serve up to 5 years in prison with 2 fixed. The Court retained jurisdiction for 180 days on Donald Morgan’s sentence.    » read more »

Legislation provides Floridians with increased sense of security while traveling abroad

May 1, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum today praised the passage of legislation, filed on behalf of the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, that takes important steps to provide essential resources to Floridians who fall victim to crime while traveling abroad. The bill, which was strongly supported by the Attorney General, unanimously passed both chambers and will now be sent to the Governor for his consideration.    » read more »

April 26, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of one detainee from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Afghanistan and the transfer of one detainee to Morocco.

These transfers are a demonstration of the United States’ desire not to hold detainees any longer than necessary. It also underscores the processes put in place to assess each individual and make a determination about their detention while hostilities are ongoing – an unprecedented step in the history of warfare.    » read more »

4/26/2007 -- Baghdad, Iraq- Lt. Col. William H. Steele has been charged with offenses under the provisions of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice.

These charges are merely an accusation of wrongdoing. Lt. Col. Steele is presumed innocent unless and until he his proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of any alleged offense.

CHARGE I: Violation of the UCMJ, Article 104
Specification: In that Lieutenant Colonel William H. Steele, did, between on or about 1 October 2005 and 31 October 2006, aid the enemy by providing an unmonitored cellular phone to detainees.    » read more »

April 25, 2007 -- Las Vegas – Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto announced today that Las Vegan Vanxay Rasasak, age 67, was sentenced for Medicaid Fraud. The case was investigated and prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU). MFCU Director, Tim Terry, said the investigations began in 2006, as a result of a citizen’s complaint. Medicaid has a personal care aid program to keep people living independently in their own homes by providing basic services, including bathing, dressing, cleaning and meal preparation.    » read more »