State Department Employee Sentenced for Illegally Accessing Confidential Passport Files

A State Department employee has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for illegally accessing 70 confidential passport application files. Susan Holloman, 58, of Washington, D.C., was also ordered by U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay in the District of...

Clinic Manager in Miami Pleads Guilty in Medicare Fraud Scheme

Miami resident Ingrid Mazorra has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Miami to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program. Mazorra, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District...

UTstarcom Inc. Agrees to $1.5 Million Penalty Payment for Acts of Foreign Bribery in China

UTStarcom Inc. (UTSI) has entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice, agreeing to pay a $1.5 million fine for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by providing travel and other things of value to foreign officials, specifically...

Ninth Individual Pleads Guilty to Illegally Accessing Confidential Passport Files

A ninth person has pleaded guilty to illegally accessing numerous confidential passport application files. Debra Sue Brown, 47, of Oxon Hill, Md., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola in the District of Columbia to a one-count...

Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting a Minor for Illegal Sexual Activity

Mack Gordon Harris Sr., 67, of Social Circle, Ga., has pleaded guilty to transporting a minor for illegal sexual activity. Harris was indicted by a federal grand jury in Richmond, Va., on July 21, 2009. According to court documents, in June 2005, Harris...

South Korean Businessman Receives 5 Years in Prison for Role in $206 Million Contract Fraud Scheme

A South Korean businessman has been sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to five years in prison for his role in a bribery conspiracy involving a $206 million telecommunications contract and employees of the Army and Air...

Medical Equipment Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Nutritional Supplies And “Arthritis Kits”

The owner and operator of a Houston-area durable medical equipment (DME) company has pleaded guilty to defrauding the Medicare program. Noel Wayne Jhagroo, 47, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Judge Vanessa...

Mexican Government Extradites 11 Fugitives to the United States

The Mexican government has extradited 11 defendants to face trial in the United States.  The defendants are accused of various crimes, including murder, sex offenses, drug trafficking and money laundering in Texas, Washington, Florida, Indiana, California...

Former State Department Employee Sentenced to 12 Months Probation for Illegally Accessing Confidential Passport Application Files

A former State Department employee has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for illegally accessing more than 75 confidential passport application files. William A. Celey, 28, of Washington, was also ordered to perform 50 hours of community service...