Tag: Q1 2009
Dutsons Indicted for IRS Harassment in $9M Scheme
Feds in Oregon have charged Micaela Renee Dutson and her husband Tony with a web of tax-related fraud and obstruction, all aimed at escaping millions in taxes. The couple, who now reside in Arizona, are accused of using baseless liens and fictitious financial obligations to skirt IRS scrutiny. The Dutsons were initially indicted in 2008…
Tax Defiers Hit IRS with $1 Trillion Lien
PORTLAND, OR – Micaela and Tony Dutson, a husband and wife team now residing in Arizona but originally from Oregon, are facing a barrage of federal charges after allegedly launching a years-long campaign to evade over $8 million in taxes and harass IRS employees. The couple, indicted by a grand jury, didn’t just skip paying…
Ex-Army Major Hit With Bribery Charges Over Kuwait Contracts
Retired Army Major Christopher H. Murray has pleaded guilty to charges of bribery and making false statements while serving at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Murray, a former contracting specialist, admitted to receiving over $225,000 in bribes for recommending contracts to favored contractors between 2005 and 2007. The former major further confessed to accepting $20,000 in bribes…
Kuwait Kickbacks: Major Admits $245K Bribery
COLUMBUS, GA – A retired U.S. Army major has confessed to a brazen bribery scheme that saw him pocket over $245,000 in exchange for rigging Department of Defense contracts in Kuwait. Christopher H. Murray, 41, of Cataula, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to four counts of bribery and one count of lying to federal investigators, admitting…
Retired Army Major Hit with Bribery Charges in Kuwait Contracts Scandal
A retired major in the U.S. Army has pleaded guilty to charges of bribery and making a false statement, involving his time as a contracting specialist and officer at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, from 2005 through 2007. Christopher H. Murray, 41, a resident of Cataula, Ga., admitted receiving approximately $225,000 in bribes while serving as a…
Oklahoma Pipeline Fined $3.3M for Massive Jet Fuel Spill in Texas!
Oklahoma’s Explorer Pipeline Company is facing a whopping $3.3 million penalty after spilling over 275,000 gallons of jet fuel into U.S. waters near Huntsville, Texas. The spill, which occurred on July 14, 2007, resulted from the rupture of a 28-inch pipeline and threatened public health and environmental safety, according to the Justice Department. In response…
Pipeline Spill Costs Explorer $3.3 Million
HUNTSVILLE, TX – A massive jet fuel spill in 2007, finally drawing teeth from the feds, will cost the Explorer Pipeline Company $3.3 million. The spill, exceeding 275,000 gallons, wasn’t reported until after the fact, and now, over 16 years later, the company is paying a civil penalty for violating the Clean Water Act. The…
Oklahoma Co. Hit with $3.3M Fine for Jet Fuel Spill in Texas
Oklahoma-based Explorer Pipeline Company is facing a $3.3 million fine after admitting to violating the Clean Water Act in a massive jet fuel spill near Huntsville, Texas. The incident occurred on July 14, 2007, when the company’s pipeline ruptured, spilling over 6,500 barrels of jet fuel into Turkey Creek and threatening the Trinity River. The…
Valve Exec Admits $1M Bribery Scheme
SANTA ANA, CA – Mario Covino, 44, a former high-ranking executive at an Orange County valve manufacturer, threw in the towel today, admitting to masterminding a $1 million bribery scheme targeting foreign government officials. Covino, an Italian citizen residing in Irvine, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), a move…
Valve Co Exec Pleads Guilty to $1M Bribe Scam
Orange County valve exec Mario Covino has copped to leading a $1 million bribery scheme, funneling cash to foreign officials for business deals across the globe. The Italian national, who served as worldwide sales director, faces up to five years behind bars after admitting his role in the global corruption conspiracy. According to court documents,…
