The following are news releases issued by the OIG, the Department
of Labor, United States Attorneys, or other organizations that
highlight the work of the OIG.
RETIRED HEAD OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 150 CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY OBTAINING FEEDER FOR HIS MARYLAND BUFFALO FARM
(USAO-ND Illinois, 03/08/10) MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY CHARGES QUEENS MAN WITH PROVIDING
FRAUDULENT SAFETY TRAINING CERTIFICATIONS TO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND COMPANIES
(USAO-SD New York, 03/05/10) SECOND CANOPY FINANCIAL CO-FOUNDER ADDED TO NEW FEDERAL
CHARGES ALLEGING $75 MILLION INVESTMENT FRAUD AND $19 MILLION
MISAPPROPRIATION FROM CLIENTS’ CUSTODIAL HEATH CARE ACCOUNTS
(USAO-ND Illinois, 03/01/10) ATTORNEY STEVEN COREN SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS’ INCARCERATION FOLLOWING CONVICTION FOR MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD, MONEY LAUNDERING, AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE IN SCHEME TO DEFRAUD GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
(USAO-ED New York, 02/17/10) MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY CHARGES LAWYER WITH MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR MORTGAGE FRAUD, MONEY LAUNDERING AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
(USAO-SD New York, 02/17/10) TWO CHARGED IN PUBLIC CORRUPTION INDICTMENT
(USAO-ND Indiana, 02/03/10) JURY CONVICTS NEWARK GUN STORE OWNER OF LYING TO GET FEDERAL BENEFITS
(USAO-SD Ohio, 02/02/10) FORMER LOCAL 1604 UNION PRESIDENT FOUND GUILTY OF FEDERAL CHARGES INCLUDING RECEIPT AND DEMAND OF UNLAWFUL LABOR PAYMENTS AND FALSIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS IN AN ERISA PLAN
(USAO Massachusetts, 01/29/10) PHYSICIAN INDICTED FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD
(USAO-ED Louisiana, 01/21/10) JOSEPH ROXLYN JEWETT PLEADS GUILTY TO GIVING KICKBACK TO CARPENTERS’ UNION BOSS
(USAO-ED Michigan, 01/12/10) WOOD RIVER WOMAN SENTENCED FOR TAX EVASION, THEFT FROM EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS AND FAILURE TO PAY EMPLOYMENT TAXES
(USAO-SD Illinois, 01/07/10) FORMER HAVEN HEALTHCARE CEO PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES
(USAO-Connecticut, 01/05/10) DEFENDANTS PLEAD GUILTY IN WORK VISA FRAUD
(USAO-ED Pennsylvania, 12/29/09) EIGHT CURRENT AND FORMER COLORADO SPRINGS RESIDENTS INDICTED FOR STEALING UNEMPLOYMENT MONEY DUE MILITARY VETERANS
(USAO-Colorado, 12/21/09) OWNER OF PALM BEACH COUNTY CHECK CASHING BUSINESS SENTENCED FOR FILING FALSE CURRENCY TRANSACTION REPORTS
(USAO-SD Florida, 12/01/09) MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY CHARGES FORMER ADMINISTRATOR OF
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS UNION EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS WITH EMBEZZLING TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
(USAO-SD New York, 12/01/09) FORMER OWNER OF PETROCELLI ELECTRIC COMPANY
SENTENCED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO THREE MONTHS IN PRISON FOR MAKING ILLEGAL PAYMENTS TO UNION OFFICIAL
(USAO-SD New York, 11/30/09) DEFENDANTS SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS FOR DEFRAUDING CALIFORNIA STATE AGENCY
(USAO-ED California, 11/2/09) MAN CHARGED WITH FALSIFYING PASSPORT APPLICATION
(USAO-ND Ohio, 10/30/09) FORMER FLINT POLICE CHIEF PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD
(USAO-ED Michigan, 10/14/09) CONNECTICUT RESTAURANT OWNER WHO EMPLOYED ALIENS IS SENTENCED
(USAO- Connecticut, 10/6/09)
