Tag: April 2017
Bola Peters, Tax Refund Fraud, New York 2024
Erie, Pa. – In a shocking turn of events, Bola Peters, 44, a former resident of Springfield Garden, New York, has been handed down a 60-month sentence in federal prison for her role in a massive refund fraud scheme, according to Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song. Peters was convicted of conspiracy to commit…
Harry W. Buchanan, Tax Evasion, Pennsylvania 2010
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Harry W. “Buck” Buchanan, 63, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, is facing federal prison time after admitting he deliberately skipped filing his tax returns for two years. The physician, who operated Harry Buchanan IV MD PC, pleaded guilty yesterday to two counts of willfully failing to file with the IRS. According to federal prosecutors,…
Richard K. Lai, Wire Fraud Conspiracy, New York 2024
BROOKLYN, NY – Richard K. Lai, a high-ranking member of the FIFA Audit and Compliance Committee, admitted today to participating in a sprawling bribery scheme that funneled over $1.1 million in illicit payments. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced that Lai pleaded guilty to two counts of wire…
Vontia Jones, Conspiracy to File False Income Tax Return, Pennsylvania 2008
PHILADELPHIA – Voncel R. Harrigan, Sr., a 51-year-old Philadelphia native, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to file false income tax returns, according to Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. The charges stem from a scheme orchestrated by Harrigan’s daughter, Vontia Jones, who ran a fraudulent tax service out of her home in Philadelphia. Jones’…
Melissa Trevino, Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping, Texas 2016
DALLAS – Melissa Trevino, a 23-year-old Dallas woman, will spend the next 17 and a half years in federal prison after being sentenced to 210 months (17 years, 6 months) for her role in a violent kidnapping attempt that escalated into a shooting at Ennis police. U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle handed down the…
Juan Armando Garcia-Paez, Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy, Wyoming 2023
Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal imposed a 120-month sentence on Juan Armando Garcia-Paez, 38, of La Mirada, California, for conspiracy to distribute 32 pounds of methamphetamine. Garcia-Paez faced justice in Sundance, Wyoming, where he was apprehended. The sentence also mandates five years of supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and restitution of…
Richard Wayne Johnson, Child Pornography Possession, Kentucky 2024
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Richard Wayne Johnson, a resident of Oldham County, Kentucky, has been unmasked as a predator, pleading guilty in United States District Court to charges including the possession, transportation, and advertising of images containing child pornography. According to court documents, Johnson openly admitted to receiving and amassing thousands of images of child exploitation.…
Matthew Bryan Caniff, Child Exploitation, Florida 2016
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Timothy Wayne Tucker, Online Child Enticement, Kentucky 2016
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A grim reminder of the dangers lurking in cyberspace came to light as Timothy Wayne Tucker, a Jefferson County resident, pleaded guilty in United States District Court for attempting to entice a 15-year-old girl online. The court heard that Tucker, using his cell phone, communicated with someone he thought was a teenager,…
Charles S DeHaan, Health Care Fraud, Illinois 2016
ROCKFORD, IL – Justice, slow as it may be, finally caught up with CHARLES S. DEHAAN, 62, of Belvidere. The former physician was sentenced today to nine years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala, alongside an order to pay a staggering $2,787,054 in restitution. DeHaan’s crimes? Systematically fleecing Medicare for years.…
