McFarland is facing 40 years in the clink for his role in the scam (aka a pair of
wire fraud counts).
The plea deal did not include a promised sentence, but Mirabile said in court that the maximum sentences for the eight charges range from 3 years for the false tax return count to 20 years each for the three
wire fraud counts.
Harrington and Grant were each charged with one
wire fraud count and one bribe - taking count.
Not exact matches
Gery Shalon, Joshua Samuel Aaron and Ziv Orenstein were charged in a 23 -
count indictment over crimes including computer hacking, securities
fraud,
wire fraud, identity theft, illegal Internet gambling and conspiring to commit money laundering.
He pleaded guilty to one
count of securities
fraud and one
count of
wire fraud, according to a statement from the US Attorney Preet Bharara.
«CASPERSEN, 39, pled guilty to one
count of securities
fraud and one
count of
wire fraud.
CASPERSEN pled guilty to one
count of securities
fraud and one
count of
wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff.
SAC has been charged with four
counts of securities
fraud and one
count of
wire fraud, according to the 41 - page sealed indictment, which has been posted by Reuters.
All the defendants were charged with one
count of conspiracy to defraud the US; the IRA and two defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit
wire fraud and bank
fraud; and the IRA and four defendants were charged with aggravated identity theft.
The Stamford, Connecticut - based hedge fund and three of its subsidiaries were charged with four
counts of securities
fraud and one
count of
wire fraud, according to the indictment.
Anthony Diaz, 48, was initially indicted in May 2016 with six
counts of
wire fraud after allegedly enticing clients to purchase high - risk or unsuitable investments using false or misleading statements, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Scranton.
Although in the civil enforcement action the SEC got a $ 12 million default judgment, the U.S. Attorney got a guilty plea for one good, old - fashioned
count of
wire fraud.
The Justice Department charged the United Kingdom's Navinder Singh Sarao with
wire fraud, 10
counts of commodities
fraud, 10
counts of commodities manipulation, and one
count of spoofing (which is when a trader places a bid or offer with the intent to cancel before execution).
UBS was also found to have violated its December 2012 non-prosecution agreement and was required to plead guilty to a one -
count felony charge of
wire fraud in that matter and required to pay a criminal penalty of $ 203 million.
If one searches for news on LIBOR (= London Interbank Offered Rate, i.e., the rate at which banks lend dollars to each other in the euro - dollar market), they are currently dominated by Deutsche Bank getting slapped with a total fine of $ 775 million for the part it played in manipulating the benchmark rate in collusion with other banks (fine for one
count of
wire fraud: US$ 150 m.; additional shakedown by US Justice Department: US$ 625 m., the price tag for a deferred prosecution agreement).
Rob Olan and Ted Huber, partners at Deerfield Management who are on leave, were convicted of
counts including
wire fraud, securities
fraud and conversion of government property, as was David Blaszczak, founder of political consulting firm Precipio Health Strategies.
Percoco was found guilty of three
counts of public corruption, namely conspiracy to commit honest - services
fraud, conspiracy to commit honest - services
wire fraud and solicitation of bribes and gratuities.
Edward Mangano and Venditto were each indicted on similar
counts of conspiracy, federal program bribery, honest services
wire fraud and extortion
A federal jury in Manhattan found Joseph Percoco guilty of two
counts of conspiracy to commit honest services
wire fraud and one
count of soliciting bribes after deliberating for parts of three weeks.
A former drug dealer who served three years in prison, he was arrested in Macon, Ga., and charged with one
count of
wire fraud.
The five -
count complaint against Mr. Silver on charges of
wire fraud, mail
fraud, conspiracy, and extortion outlines two schemes Mr. Silver used to leverage his official position as the Assembly speaer to rake in cash, which he presented as legitimately earned income for representing private clients.
Peralta was arrested in Georgia on April 7 on one
count of
wire fraud.
Percoco, a South Salem resident, was found guilty of two
counts of conspiracy to commit honest services
wire fraud and one
count of solicitation of bribes or gratuities earlier this year and acquitted of two extortion charges related to his acceptance of $ 300,000 in bribes to benefit Competitive Power Ventures, an energy company that sought to build the power plant in the Hudson Valley.
Jason Nissen pleaded guilty to a single
count of
wire fraud, after being charged with taking more than $ 60 million from investors he said was going to his premium ticket business.
Reichberg was charged with two
counts of
wire fraud and with bribe paying.
Silver was forced from office entirely after he was convicted of two
counts each of mail
fraud,
wire fraud and extortion, as well as a single money - laundering charge.
Percoco, 48, who served as Cuomo's former campaign manager and deputy executive secretary, was facing six
counts, but the jury found him guilty of only three: conspiracy to commit honest services
fraud, conspiracy to commit honest services
wire fraud and solicitation of bribes and gratuities, according to POLITICO.
The charges under the indictment include several
counts of
wire fraud, bribery, conspiracy to commit extortion and honest services
fraud.
DEAN SKELOS and ADAM SKELOS were found guilty by a unanimous jury on December 11, 2015, of conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right, conspiracy to commit honest services
wire fraud, three
counts of extortion under color of official right, and three
counts of soliciting and receiving bribes.
The five -
count complaint on charges of
wire fraud, mail
fraud, conspiracy, and extortion outlines two schemes Mr. Silver used to leverage his official position as the powerful Democratic leader of the Assembly to rake in cash, which he presented as legitimately earned income for representing private clients.
Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a Republican from Long Island, was arrested this morning, along with his son, and charged with six
counts of conspiracy, extortion,
wire fraud and bribe solicitation.
The federal grand jury indictment issued Friday charged Mr. Walsh, who has pleaded not guilty, with one
count of theft of funds and one
count of
wire fraud.
Mangano also is fighting extortion and conspiracy to obstruct justice charges, and Venditto additionally is charged with securities
fraud and 19
counts of
wire fraud related to securities offerings.
Feb. 19: A grand jury indicts Silver on three
counts of mail
fraud,
wire fraud and extortion under the color of official right.
Bruno was found not guilty on five
counts of mail or
wire fraud, and the jury failed to reach a verdict on the final
count.
A grand jury today handed up a three -
count indictment against Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on charges of mail and
wire fraud and extortion, a month after U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara shook the city's political class with a criminal complaint against the longtime Manhattan legislator.
Mr. Bharara charged Mr. Silver last month with five criminal
counts, the grand jury indicted Mr. Silver on three of them, one each of mail
fraud,
wire fraud and extortion.
Steve Aiello, another COR executive, was convicted of one
count of conspiracy to commit honest services
wire fraud.
Aiello and Gerardi were charged with five
counts: committing
fraud, two
counts of payments of bribes and gratuities,
wire fraud conspiracy and lying to federal officials about those payments.
Peter Galbraith Kelly, 54, of Canterbury, Conn., known as Braith, a former executive with Competitive Power Ventures (CPV), a firm with business before the state, admitted to one
count of conspiracy to commit
wire fraud before Judge Valerie Caproni in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
Bruno was indicted in January of 2009 on eight
counts of
wire and mail
fraud under the honest services statute.
The feds arrested Peralta last month, charging him with one
count of
wire fraud.
Joseph Percoco, a South Salem resident, was found guilty of two
counts of conspiracy to commit honest services
wire fraud and one
count of solicitation of bribes or gratuities and acquitted of two extortion charges in March related to his acceptance of $ 300,000 in bribes to benefit Competitive Power Ventures, an energy company that sought to build the power plant in the Hudson Valley.
Louis Ciminelli, Schuler and Laipple face
counts of
wire fraud conspiracy and bribery.
Percoco was charged with the following felonies: conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right; extortion under color of official right; two
counts of conspiracy to commit honest - services
wire fraud related to alleged bribes from two companies; and solicitation of bribes or gratuities from the two companies that allegedly paid him more than $ 300,000 between 2012 and early 2015, when he last left Cuomo's office for good.
Similar to the
wire fraud conspiracy charge, this
count accuses Aiello and Gerardi of acting with Kaloyeros to defraud Fort Schuyler Management Corp. by rigging a request for proposals for Cor.
Silver surrendered to the FBI in Manhattan and appeared in court on the five -
count complaint accusing him of mail
fraud,
wire fraud and extortion.
A federal grand jury handed down a new 11 -
count indictment in the state Sen. Carl Kruger ongoing bribery scandal charging the defendants, including real estate developer Aaron Malinsky and lobbyist Richard Lipsky, with conspiracy to commit mail and
wire fraud.
WHITE PLAINS — Former Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence was officially sentenced Thursday after he was convicted of several
counts of
wire fraud, securities
fraud, and conspiracy.
Former Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence was sentenced Wednesday after being convicted in May by a White Plains federal court jury of 20
counts of conspiracy, securities
fraud and
wire fraud.