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Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Ponzi Scheme on University of Georgia’s Campus
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- Published: 14 October 2019 14 October 2019
Atlanta, Georgia - A former University of Georgia undergraduate student pleaded guilty Friday for his role in a $1 million Ponzi scheme that targeted investors, including his fellow students.
Michigan Attorney Indicted for Tax Fraud
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- Published: 14 October 2019 14 October 2019
Detroit, Michigan - A grand jury in Detroit, Michigan, returned an indictment yesterday charging Carl L. Collins III, a Michigan attorney, with tax evasion, filing two false tax returns and seven counts of willfully failing to file individual and corporate tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Matthew J. Schneider for the Eastern District of Michigan.
United States-Australia Industry Roundtable Discussion on Trusted Technology Ecosystems
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- Published: 13 October 2019 13 October 2019
Washington, DC - Monday, Attorney General William P. Barr and Australian Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton hosted a government-industry roundtable discussion titled, “Shaping a Trusted Technology Ecosystem,” with more than a dozen representatives from the tech-industry landscape.
Maricopa County Assessor Paul D. Petersen Indicted in Adoption Fraud Scheme
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- Published: 13 October 2019 13 October 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a State Grand Jury indicted Maricopa County Assessor Paul D. Petersen for his alleged involvement in an adoption fraud scheme involving pregnant Marshallese women flown to Arizona to put their baby up for adoption.
Jury Convicts Two Former Corrections Officers of Assaulting an Inmate and Two Former Officers Plead Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
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- Published: 13 October 2019 13 October 2019
Kansas City, Missouri - Two former corrections officers at the Jackson County Detention Center have been convicted by a federal jury of physically assaulting an inmate in violation of his Constitutional protection against unreasonable force.