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12/22/06 Local Member of International Narcotics Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To Life in Prison Without the Possibility of Parole

12/21/06 Medical Doctor Pleads Guilty to Charges of Health Care Fraud and Obtaining a Controlled Substance By Fraud

12/20/06 Former GWU Research Scientist Sentenced to Jail For Theft From a Program Receiving Federal Funds

12/15/06 Members of Violent D.C. Drug Gang Sentenced to Life Imprisonment without the Possibility of Release

12/13/06 Owner of D.C. Free Standing Mental Health Clinic Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement to Medicaid

12/08/06 Liberian Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Jail for Scheme to Extort Ransom Money for Kidnaped Christian Science Journalist

12/08/06 Mortgage Loan Officer Sentenced to a Maximum Term of 293 Months in Prison For a Fraud Scheme That Cost Lenders Millions of Dollars in Foreclosed District Properties

12/06/06 Three leaders of local narcotics ring found guilty of various federal drug trafficking related charges

12/04/06 Local man who stole $99,999.10 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs sentenced to jail

12/01/06 Maryland Rabbi Sentenced in Online Child Predator Case (pdf)

11/28/06 Local Exxon Owner and Operator Who Double-Billed Government Contractors More Than $120,000 Sentenced to Jail

11/21/06 Former District of Columbia Immigration Lawyer Sentenced to Prison Term for Immigration Fraud Scheme

11/21/06 Former NASA Employee Pleads Guilty to Charges of False Statements and Acts Affecting a Financial Interest

11/21/06 Three Northern Virginia Men Plead Guilty to IRS Fraud (pdf)

11/20/06 Owner of D.C. Dental Clinic Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud and Agrees to Forfeit $148,000

11/17/06 Former D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Officer Sentenced to 15 Months for Bank Fraud Conspiracy

11/14/06 District Man Sentenced to 92 Months in Prison for Robbing Citibank in Adams Morgan Two Days After Having Been Released From Prison

11/13/06 Four Army National Guard Soldiers Plead Guilty to Charges Involving Fraud and Theft From the Army

11/09/06 Operator of For-Profit Software Piracy Web Site Pleads Guilty

11/08/06 SE District Man Receives Life Sentence in International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Case

11/08/06 University Professor Indicted on Child Pornography Charges (pdf)

11/07/06 Maryland Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison For Transferring Child Pornography Via the Internet

11/02/06 U.S. Attorney Announces Appointment of District Election Officer

10/27/06 Douglas Jemal, President of Douglas Development Corporation (DDC), and Blake Esherick, Senior DDC Official, Found Guilty By Jury After 7-Week Trial

10/27/06 Greenbelt, Maryland Resident Pleads Guilty and Admits to Two Bank Robberies

10/27/06 Former GSA Chief of Staff David Safavian Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

10/25/06 Hyattsville Resident Pleads Guilty to Bank Embezzlement

10/20/06 Local Maker of False Identifications Sentenced to Maximum 78 Months in Prison

10/20/06 Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Volunteer High School Football Coach on Child Sex Trafficking and Child Sexual Abuse Charges

10/20/06 District of Columbia Government Inspector Sentenced to Jail for Accepting Cash Bribe

10/20/06 Former Special Education Teacher Sentenced for Child Sexual Enticement (pdf)

10/20/06 Violent Crime & Robbery Task Force, New Crime Emergency Tools & Aggressive Policing Cut Violent Crime by 18% (pdf)

10/13/06 Local Business Owner Sentenced to Year in Jail for Copyright Infringement Conspiracy Related to the Sales of Counterfeit Goods

10/13/06 Congressman Robert W. Ney Pleads Guilty to Charges Involving Corruption and False Statements

10/12/06 Son-in-Law to Former Washington Teachers Union Official Sentenced

10/11/06 Connecticut Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Mailing Threats and Poison to Government Officials

10/10/06 Former D.C. Government Attorney Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Private Practice Clients

10/06/06 Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former NASA Employee on Conspiracy to Accept Gratuities, False Statements, and Acts Affecting a Financial Interest Charges

10/03/06 Armed Robber Pleads Guilty to Heists in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C. (pdf)

10/03/06 Local Probation and Parole Official Sentenced in Bank Fraud Matter for Depositing Counterfeit $66,775 Check

09/29/06 Liberian Man Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Extort Ransom Money For Kidnapped Christian Science Monitor Journalist

09/29/06 MS-13 Gang Member Convicted of Murder (pdf)

09/29/06 Former U.S. Army Contracting Officer Sentenced to Two Years in Prison For Wire Fraud

09/28/06 MPD Officer Pleads Guilty to a Federal Civil Rights Violation After Striking a Handcuffed Defendant

09/27/06 Department of Justice Announces Conviction and Sentencings of Colombian Nationals Extradited for Murder of U.S. National During Hostage-Taking in 2001

09/26/06 World Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Illegal Structuring of Cash Transactions

09/26/06 "Girls Gone Wild" Founder Joseph Francis Pleads Guilty in Sexual Exploitation Case

09/21/06 Culpeper Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States (pdf)

09/19/06 PCP and Crack Cocaine Dealer Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

09/19/06 FBI Statement on the Status of the Investigation into the 2001 Anthrax Mailings

09/15/06 Violent Pimp Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Prostituting Teenage Girls

09/15/06 Congressman Robert W. Ney Agrees to Plead Guilty to Charges Involving Corruption and False Statements

09/08/06 Louisville Businessman Sentenced to 87 Months In Prison for Bribing Congressman

09/08/06 For-Profit Software Piracy Web Site Operator Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison

09/07/06 Former Senior Accountant Sentenced toPrison for Stealing $180,000 from Paralyzed Veterans Group

09/07/06 Bookkeeper Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Stealing from Two D.C. Charities and One Small Business

09/07/06 Marriage and Immigration Fraud Scheme Busted in Northern Virginia

09/07/06 Two Additional Guilty Pleas in Nationwide "Bust-out" Scheme

09/06/06 Fifth Leader of Major PCP Drug Trafficking Organization in Northeast Washington, D.C. Sentenced to 2 Terms of Life in Prison Without Parole

09/06/06 Former Office Assistant Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Almost $900,000 from D.C. Lobbying Firm

09/06/06 Former Bureau of Engraving and Printing Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing $67,200 of Partially Printed $100 Bills

08/31/06 Fourth Leader of Major PCP Drug Trafficking Organization in Northeast Washington, D.C. Sentenced

08/31/06 Former D.C. Public Schools Business Manager Sentenced to Prison on Her Guilty Plea to Accepting Bribes from Contractor Who Performed Work for Elementary Schools

08/30/06 District Man Sentenced to 25 Years for High-Tech Advertising and Distribution of More Than 10,000 Images of Child Pornography

08/29/06 Former Gadsden, Alabama Public Official Pleads Guilty To Participating In Bribery And Wire Fraud Conspiracy

08/25/06 Third Leader of Major PCP Drug Trafficking Organization in Northeast Washington , D.C. Sentenced

08/25/06 Maryland Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Providing Material Support to Terror Group

08/25/06 Army Reserve Officer Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Stolen Currency and Fraud in Iraq

08/25/06 Operator of Massive For-Profit Software Piracy Website Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

08/24/06 Former Metro Bus Driver Pleads Guilty to Six Bank Robberies

08/23/06 Local Man Sentenced on His Prior Guilty Plea to Paying Bribes to DMV Employee for Drivers' Licenses

08/18/06 King-Pin of Major PCP Drug Trafficking Organization in Northeast Washington, D.C. Receives Life in Prison

08/18/06 Southeast District of Columbia Man Found Guilty By a Federal Jury of Robbing a Citibank in Adams Morgan

08/17/06 Leader of Major PCP Drug Trafficking Organization in Northeast Washington, D.C. Receives Life Prison Term

08/11/06 Fourth Guilty Plea in Copyright Infringement Conspiracy Following Warehouse Raids of Counterfeit Goods

08/10/06 Reward Offered for Recovery of Missing Computer

08/04/06 Manassas Park Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography (pdf)

08/04/06 Federal grand jury charges owner of D.C. dental clinic with defrauding Bureau of National Affairs and others in health care and false statements case

08/03/06 Mortgage loan officer found guilty in fraud scheme that cost lenders millions of dollars in foreclosed D.C. properties

08/01/06 California man pleads guilty in Boston to 19 bank robberies, including 3 in the District of Columbia

07/31/06 Former First Union National (now Wachovia) Bank employee pleads guilty to aiding counterfeit check writing scheme

07/28/06 Former District of Columbia Project Manager Pleads Guilty to Bribery

07/28/06 Hospital Employee Sentenced for Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud

07/28/06 Former Army Sergeant Sentenced for Internet Enticement

07/27/06 Two Haitians Plead Guilty To Taking A 10-Year-Old American Child Hostage In Haiti

07/27/06 Former Lawyer Found Guilty of Mail Fraud Involving Scheme to Defraud Elderly Clients

07/27/06 Trinidadian Pleads Guilty to Hostage-Taking Resulting In Death of American Man in Trinidad

07/26/06 Haitian Pleads Guilty to Taking an American Woman Hostage in Haiti in May

07/26/06 Former Dept. of Education Program Specialist Pleads Guilty to Accepting a Gratuity

07/26/06 Former Suntrust Bank Employee Sentenced for Stealing Approximately $70,000 to Pay for Her Gambling Habit

07/21/06 Former Investigator for D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Sentenced to 18 months in Prison on Her Prior Guilty Plea to Accepting Bribes

07/21/06 Former Senior Employee of Military Contractor Pleads Guilty to Making Illegal Congressional Campaign Contributions

07/21/06 Kansas Man Sentenced in $12M Ponzi Scheme (pdf)

07/21/06 Metropolitan Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Attorney's Office and Federal and Local Partners Announce Task Force to Address Violent Crime

07/20/06 Former Department of State Agent and Northern Virginia Realtor Plead Guilty to Visa Fraud

07/20/06 Local Man and Woman Sentenced for Pandering a 12-Year-Old Girl

07/18/06 Former Bank Employee Receives 51-Month Prison Term for Using His Position to Steal Most of An 88-Year-Old Woman's Life Savings

07/14/06 Former Voice of America Broadcaster Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Child Pornography

07/13/06 Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Transferring Child Pornography Via the Internet

07/12/06 Defendants Arrested in "Highway Men" Investigation

07/03/06 Probation Supervisor Who Deposited a Counterfeit $66,000 Check Into His DOJ Credit Union Account and Then Withdrew More Than $61,000 Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud

06/28/06 West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Child Pornography to Undercover Officer in the District of Columbia

06/28/06 Former BP North America Trader Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Manipulate and Corner the Propane Market

06/20/06 Former GSA Chief of Staff David Safavian Convicted of Obstruction, Making False Statements

06/19/06 Former D.C. Inspector Pleads Guilty to Accepting Money For Not Shutting Down Work Site and Not Issuing Fine

06/16/06 Former Bookkeeper Sentenced to a Year and a Day in Prison For Embezzling Over $350,000 from Law Firm

06/16/06 Operator of Massive For-Profit Software Piracy Website Pleads Guilty

06/13/06 Three Alexandria Men Convicted of Drug Trafficking

05/25/06 Local Business Owner and Employee Plead Guilty to Copyright Infringement Conspiracy Following Warehouse Raid of Counterfeit Goods

05/23/06 Former Washington Teachers' Union Official Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison

05/23/06 Hundreds Arrested in "Operation Global Con", International Initiative Targeted Mass-Marketing Fraud

05/19/06 Maryland Man Indicted in Online Child Predator Case

05/19/06 Three Defendants Sentenced in Federal Internet Music Piracy Crackdown

05/17/06 Leader of the Serial Bank Robbers Sentenced to Life in Prison Plus 95 Years for RICO Conspiracy, Bank Robbery, Assault and Weapons Offenses

05/17/06 Former Chief Administrative Accountant for The Inter-American Development Bank Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison For Embezzling More Than $400,000

05/15/06 Former Official of Private Health Care Company Pleads Guilty to Federal Election Campaign Act Violations

05/11/06 Former Suntrust Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing $70,000 to Pay for Her Gambling Habit

05/10/06 Former Voice of America Broadcaster Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography

05/08/06 Former Lobbyist Neil Volz Pleads Guilty to Corruption and Fraud Conspiracy

05/05/05 Virginia Man Arrested in Internet Sting

05/04/06 Third Defendant from Serial Bank Robbery Trial Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for RICO,Conspiracy, Bank Robbery and Weapons Offenses

05/04/06 Third Haitian Pleads Guilty to Taking a Nine-Year-Old American Girl Hostage in Haiti

05/04/06 Manassas Park Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Child Pornography

05/03/06 Businessman Pleads Guilty to Paying Bribes to U.S. Congressman

05/02/06 Second defendant from serial bank robbery trial sentenced to over 34 years in prison for RICO, conspiracy, bank robbery and weapons offenses

04/28/06 Former Office Assistant Receives 24-Month Prison Sentence for Stealing $1.35 Million from Her Employer

04/28/06 Ohio Man Sentenced on Fraud and Identity Theft Charges

04/27/06 Former MS-13 Gang Leader Sentenced to 30 Years in Violent Stabbing of Rival Gang Member in NW, D.C

04/27/06 First Defendant from Serial Bank Robbery Trial Sentenced to Over 41 Years in Prison for RICO, Conspiracy, Bank Robbery and Weapons Offenses

04/21/06 Former Lobbyist Sentenced and Fined $20,000 for False Personation of Senate Subcommittee Members

04/19/06 Local University Employee Pleads Guilty To Embezzling More Than $75,000

04/18/06 Contractor Pleads Guilty in Case Involving Bribery, Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme in AL-Hillah, Iraq

04/14/06 Conviction for Abusive Sexual Contact on Airplane (pdf)

04/13/06 Distributor of Pirated Software Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement

04/13/06 "Red-handed" Bank Robber Sentenced to 41 Months

04/07/06 District of Columbia Insurance Agent Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for Stealing More Than $1 Million From 32 Employee Benefit Plans and a Charity

04/07/06 MS-13 Gang Members Charged in Murder Conspiracy

04/03/06 Bookkeeper Convicted of Stealing More Than $70,000 From Two D.C. Charities and One Small Business

04/03/06 Former D.C. Public Schools Business Manager Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes From Contractor Who Performed Work for Elementary Schools

03/31/06 Former Investigator for D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes

03/31/06 Former Lobbyist Tony Rudy Pleads Guilty to Corruption and Fraud Conspiracy

03/31/06 Virginia Executive & Companies Receive Large Jail Term and Substantial Fines for Environmental Crimes

03/29/06 Ahmed Omar Abu Ali Sentenced to Prison on Terrorism Charges

03/24/06 Bank Fraud/Identity Theft Sentence (pdf)

03/24/06 Jordanian Man Sentenced in 1982 Bombing of Pan Am Flight From Tokyo to Honolulu

03/22/06 Former Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Using His Position to Steal Most of an 88-Year-Old Woman's Life Savings

03/22/06 $12M Ponzi Scheme Plea

03/17/06 New York Pimp Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sex Trafficking of Minors

03/10/06 Haitian Pleads Guilty to Taking Hostage a Five-Year-Old American Boy in Haiti

03/09/06 Possession of Child Pornography Indictment

03/07/06 Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Making False Entry in Books of Acorn Technology

02/28/06 Justice Department Announces Four Pleas in Internet Music Piracy Crackdown

02/24/06 Defense Contractor Mitchell Wade Pleads Guilty to Bribing Former Congressman "Duke Cunningham, Corrupting Department of Defense Officials, and Election Fraud

02/24/06 Kickback Scheme Charges

02/17/06 Falsely Reporting a Terrorist Attack Hoax Charges

02/02/06 Former Department of Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Participating In Bribery, Fraud, and Money Laundering Scheme in Al-Hillah, Iraq

01/30/06 - Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $350,000 from Law Firm (pdf)

01/27/06 - Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography Charges

01/03/06 - Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Pleads Guilty to Charges Involving Corruption, Fraud, Conspiracy, and Tax Evasion

 


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