Category: White Collar Crime|Public Corruption
Ryan Lee Mower, Pay-to-Play Bribery Scheme, Utah 2023
A shocking bribery scheme has been exposed at the Utah FedEx Ground hub, with four indictments unsealed in U.S. District Court on Monday afternoon. The indictments allege that several trucking companies in Utah paid more than $1 million in bribes to Ryan Lee Mower, the highest-ranking employee at the hub from 2008 to October 2019.…
Walter Diggles, Conspiracy, Texas 2017
LUFKIN, Texas — A Jasper, Texas couple and their daughter have been found guilty of federal conspiracy violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston. Walter Diggles, 65, his wife, Rosie Diggles, 63, both of Jasper, and their daughter, Anita Diggles, 41, of Houston, have been found guilty of 28…
Panda Express, Immigration Discrimination, California 2023
Panda Express Fined $400,000 for Immigration Discrimination Practices WASHINGTON D.C. – In a shocking revelation, Panda Restaurant Group, Inc., the parent company of Panda Express, has been fined $400,000 by the U.S. government for allegedly discriminating against non-U.S. citizen workers. The investigation, led by the U.S. government, concluded that Panda Express had a requirement for…
Ernesto Valdez, Embezzlement, Texas 2013
Former City of Del Rio Clerk Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement Ernesto Valdez, Jr., a former clerk in the City of Del Rio’s utility department, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $33,000 from the City. The sentencing was handed down by United States District Judge Alia Moses, who also…
Krisinda Messer, Bank Fraud, Identity Theft, and Filing False Tax Returns, California 2015
Grimy Times has learned that a Pacifica bookkeeper is facing federal charges for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to defraud her employer and the Internal Revenue Service. Krisinda Messer, 40, of Pacifica, California, was indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple counts of bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and filing false tax returns, announced United…
Daniel Monteiro, Campaign Finance and Mortgage Fraud, Connecticut 2013
Wolcott Man Sentenced for Campaign Finance and Mortgage Fraud Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DANIEL MONTEIRO, 36, of Wolcott, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 13 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in two…
Garces Couple, Tax Evasion and Bribery, Pennsylvania 2011
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B-25 Group, LLC, Removing Rare Aircraft Parts, Alaska 2023
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Andrew L. Davey, Wire Fraud, Kansas 2012
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – In a shocking case of corruption, former Lenexa technology director Andrew L. Davey has pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge. Andrew L. Davey, 44, of Overland Park, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, admitting to the crime occurring from 2010 to 2012 while he was the…
Benito Chinea, International Bribery, New York 2023
Two high-powered Wall Street executives are facing federal charges for their alleged role in a massive international bribery scheme involving a Venezuelan state bank. Benito Chinea, 47, CEO of a New York-based broker-dealer, and Joseph DeMeneses, 44, a managing partner, were arrested today on felony charges in connection with a conspiracy to pay bribes to…
