Imperial Valley News Center
Panamanian-Based Global Law Firm’s Decades-Long Scheme to Defraud the United States
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Manhattan, New York - Four individuals have been charged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday in the Southern District of New York with wire fraud, tax fraud, money laundering and other offenses in connection with their alleged roles in a decades-long criminal scheme perpetrated by Mossack Fonseca & Co. (“Mossack Fonseca”), a Panamanian-based global law firm, and related entities.
Colombian National Sentenced to Prison for Participating in Human Smuggling Event that Resulted in the Rape and Murder
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Miami, Florida - A Colombian national was sentenced to 180 months in prison for his role in a scheme to smuggle illegal aliens from Colombia into the United States, which resulted in the rape of one and the death of two Cuban nationals.
FDA ensuring the continued safety of the U.S. blood supply
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Washington, DC - “Blood and blood components are some of the most critical medical products American patients depend upon. The U.S. has one of the world’s safest blood supplies. But there remains risk, albeit uncommon, of contamination with infectious diseases, particularly with blood products that are stored at room temperature,” said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. “While we’ve made great strides in reducing the risk of blood contamination through donor screening and laboratory testing, we continue to support innovations and blood product alternatives that can better keep pace with emerging pathogens and reduce some of the logistical challenges and costs associated with ensuring the safety of blood products. In addition to microbial testing of blood, the application of safe and effective pathogen reduction technologies is an important part of the agency’s blood safety efforts.
Political Operative Convicted of Federal Campaign Finance Crimes in Two Congressional Campaigns
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - A jury sitting in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania convicted longtime political operative Kenneth Smukler, 58, of Villanova, Pennsylvania, Monday on charges of making and concealing illegal campaign contributions in two Congressional primary elections, and of obstructing justice in an investigation by the Federal Election Commission (FEC), announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Former CEO of Technology Company Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Bribery
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Detroit, Michigan - The former chief executive officer of FutureNet Group Inc., an information technology company, was sentenced today to 12 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release and a fine in the amount of $10,000 for his role in orchestrating a scheme to bribe an official from the City of Detroit to obtain benefits for FutureNet.
Former Nashville Judge Sentenced to Prison for Federal Obstruction and Theft Charges
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Memphis, Tennessee - A former Davidson County, Tennessee judge was sentenced Friday to 44 months in prison, restitution of $18,000 and a forfeiture of $13,500 for obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and stealing money from an organization receiving federal funds, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.
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