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Former County Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzling From Labor Union

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Former County Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzling From Labor Union

A former Massachusetts county employee pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to embezzling from a Barnstable County employee labor union. Kenneth Mattoon, of West Yarmouth, pleaded guilty to embezzlement of labor union assets. According to prosecutors, Mattoon admitted that he stole $21,155 and that this amount is subject to forfeiture. According to prosecutors, […]

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Texas Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Home Building Fraud Scheme

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A Fort Worth business owner who received nearly $5 million from local customers for unfinished custom home building and remodeling projects pled guilty to a wire fraud conspiracy charge on Dec. 30, 2025, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould. Court records reflect that Christopher Judge and his wife, Raquelle

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Court Clerk in Murdaugh Trial Pleads Guilty to Showing Sealed Exhibits

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Court Clerk in Murdaugh Trial Pleads Guilty to Showing Sealed Exhibits

The former court clerk in South Carolina who helped out with the murder trial of attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty Monday to criminal charges for showing sealed court exhibits to a photographer and lying about it in court. Former Colleton County Clerk of Court Mary Rebecca “Becky” Hill pleaded guilty in Colleton County Circuit Court

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Construction Firm Owner Pleads Guilty to $600K Workers’ Compensation Fraud

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Advice From a Surety Underwriter to the Owner of a Start-Up Construction Company

The owner of an iron and erection construction company was sentenced this week for underreporting payroll to avoid paying $600,000 in workers’ compensation policy premiums. According to Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly, business owner Mahendranauth Khargie of Rockville Centre and his company, GC Stud Inc., of Queens, pleaded guilty to insurance fraud in

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Advisor Pleads Guilty in $94M Fraud Against Venezuelans

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Advisor Pleads Guilty in $94M Fraud Against Venezuelans

A Fort Lauderdale-based advisor pleaded guilty to a scheme targeting Venezuelan citizens that defrauded investors of $94 million, according to the Justice Department. Andrew Jacobus pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in Florida federal court last week. Earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Jacobus in the scheme (at that time, the agency

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Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Mistreating Prisoner

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Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

A former Connecticut police officer accused of mistreating prisoner Richard “Randy” Cox after he was paralyzed in the back of a police van pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor Wednesday and received no jail time, while three other officers chose to take their cases to trial. Betsy Segui, a former New Haven sergeant who supervised the

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Wisconsin Man Pleads No Contest for Attempting to Burn Down Congressman’s Office

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A Wisconsin man accused of trying to burn down a congressman’s office earlier this year because he was upset over the federal TikTok ban has pleaded no contest to felony arson. Caiden Stachowicz, 20, of Menasha, entered the plea Monday in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court, online court records showed. Defendants who plead no

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Hacking Firm Boss Pleads Guilty to Stealing, Selling Secrets

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Hacking Firm Boss Pleads Guilty to Stealing, Selling Secrets

A former director at a US military contractor that sells computer vulnerabilities pleaded guilty on Wednesday to stealing and reselling $35 million in trade secrets to a Russian cyber-tools broker whose clients include the Russian government. Peter Williams, 39, worked at Trenchant, an L3 Harris Technologies Inc. subsidiary that develops hacking tools and describes itself

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Florida Farm Manager Pleads in ‘Insurance Farming’ Scheme. Insurance Agent Next?

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Florida Farm Manager Pleads in ‘Insurance Farming’ Scheme. Insurance Agent Next?

In a wide-ranging scheme that prosecutors are calling “insurance farming,” a former manager for one of the larger agricultural operations in Florida is now awaiting a sentencing hearing in December. Christopher Lee, 49, from the Naples area, on Aug. 26 pleaded guilty to more than $1.1 million in crop insurance fraud, part of a federal

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