• Savannah Attorney Benjamin Eichholz Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice [12/29/09]
• Manhattan U.S. Attorney charges former Administrator of Construction Workers Union Employee Benefit Plans with Embezzling Tens of Millions of Dollars [12/01/09]
• Two Former Computer Programmers For Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC Charged With Conspiracy And Falsifying Books And Records [11/13/09]
• Bend, Oregon Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison for Pension Fund Embezzlement [09/29/09]
• Former Office Manager of Elk Heating and Cooking in Madison County Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion, Theft from Employee Benefit Plans and Failure to Pay Employment Taxes [09/23/09]
• Former Corporate Benefits Manager of Hitachi America Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 57 Months in Prison for Defrauding Health Care Plan of More than $6 Million [09/22/09]
• Money Launderer Sentenced [09/14/09]
• Former CEO of 1Point Solutions Sentenced to 151 Months in Prison [09/04/09]
• Frank DiPascali, Jr. former employee at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, pleads guilty to ten-count criminal information [08/11/09]
• Warren County Man Sentenced and Passaic Country Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Steal from Retirement Accounts [07/28/09]
• Union Officer Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $300,000 in Union Funds [07/09/09]
• Former Union Official Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Union Funds [07/07/09]
• Bernard Madoff Sentenced to 150 Years in Prison [06/29/09]
• Former Owner of Copies Inc Sentenced to Home Confinement [06/01/09]
• Ex-Broker Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud [05/27/09]
• Doctor Pleads Guilty to Converting Employee Pension Funds [04/28/09]
• Former Union Official Sentenced for Embezzling Funds [04/28/09]
• Former Huntington Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Stealing from Employee Benefit Plans [04/27/09]
• Ex-Broker charged with Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud [04/23/09]
• Columbus Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Employee Retirement Funds [04/16/09]
• Michael Joseph Pearns Found Guilty of Grand Theft from Former Employees and Business Partners [04/16/09]
• Former Pension Plan Administrator Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement from Employee Retirement Fund [04/14/09]
• Two Union Officers Indicted for Embezzling over $300,000 in Union Funds [03/26/09]
• Sedalia Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements Admits Embezzling More Than $160,000 from Employee 401(k) Plan [03/19/09]
• Bernard L. Madoff Pleads Guilty to Eleven-Count Information and is Remanded Into Custody [03/12/09]
• Former Corporate Benefits Manager of Hitachi America Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Health Care Plan of More Than Six Million Dollars [03/11/09]
• Bernard L. Madoff Charged In Eleven-Count Criminal Information [03/10/09]
• Former Fugitive Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud [02/24/09]
• Two Louisville Businessmen Sentenced for Insurance Scheme to Defraud Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield [02/20/09]
• Newark Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Retirement Funds from 401(k) Accounts and Laundering the Proceeds [02/20/09]
• Former Pension Benefit Manager Indicted for Embezzlement [02/10/09]
• Union President Dennis Giblin Arrested on Charges of Taking Kickbacks and Embezzlement [01/21/09]
• Asbestos Contractor is Sentenced for Extorting Kickbacks from Employees [01/20/09]

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

• Owner of defunct North Carolina sign company pleads guilty to embezzlement of 401(k) and health plan assets [11/21/08]
• Former Head of Human Resources for Major Electronic Manufacturer Arrested for Defrauding Health Care Plan of Close to $8 Million [11/12/08]
• Redding Woman Sentenced for Embezzlement Related Charges [11/03/08]
• Reno Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Stealing from Pension Plan [10/27/08]
• Former Local 825 Business Manager Admits Looting Union and Taking Bribes from Contractors [10/07/08]
• Eight Associated with Ralphs Grocery Company Indicted for Rehiring Workers Locked Out During Labor Dispute [09/19/08]
• Mercy Regional Health System and Former President Plead Guilty In Federal Court [08/21/08]
• Employee Benefit Plan Officials Are Sentenced [08/06/08]
• Woman Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud after Five Year Flight from Justice [07/25/08]
• Former President of Drywall Contracting Company Admits Misappropriating Employee Pension Funds [07/22/08]
• Former Union Business Agent Admits Embezzling More Than $800,000 in Union Funds [06/18/08]
• Sedalia Business Owner Indicted for Embezzling from Employee 401(k) Plan [06/05/08]
• Man Sentenced to State Prison for Stealing $790,000 from Clients of his Red Bank Investment Firm [05/16/08]
• Xenia, Ohio, woman indicted for theft from Quality Caulking Inc. retirement plan [05/08/08]
• Judge Sentences Company Owner to Probation for Embezzling from Profit Sharing Plan [05/02/08]
• Former President of Thomas Construction Services, Inc. Convicted of Federal Felony and Ordered to Pay $138,478.80 in Restitution [04/08/08]
• Former Local 825 Business Agent Admits Taking Bribes from Contractors, Implicates Others [03/26/08]
• President and Chief Executive Officer of Tougher Industries, Inc. Indicted for Making a False Loan Application, Tax Evasion, Failing to File Tax Returns, and Embezzling Money From a Health Care Benefit Program [03/18/08]
• Two Local 825 Union Officials Arrested On Indictment for Taking Bribes [03/11/08]
• Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to Failing to File Employee Benefit Return [02/27/08]

• Co-Owner of TRG Health Plan Sentenced for Embezzling Health Care Premiums [12/21/07]
• Federal Indictment Charges Amarillo, Texas Woman with Healthcare Fraud, Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud and Money Laundering [11/30/07]
• Local CPA Sentenced to More Than 27 Years in Federal Prison, Without Parole, on Fraud Conviction [10/01/07]
• Two Louisville Businessmen Indicted in Insurance Scheme to Defraud Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield [09/27/07]
• Russell D. Berscht Found Guilty of Conspiracy, Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud Involving Stolen Enron Check [09/19/07]
• President of Furniture Company Arrested on Charges of Embezzling Funds from Employee Pension Plan [09/07/07]
• Executive of Tennessee company sentenced after pleading guilty to theft of 401(k) assets [09/06/07]
• Jury Convicts Dallas Businessman on Charges that He Embezzled Nearly a Half Million Dollars from a Retirement Pension Fund [08/27/07]
• Tennessee woman indicted for forgery and theft from union pension plan following U.S. Labor Department investigation [06/28/07]
• Tennessee woman indicted for forgery and theft [06/28/07]
• Former Kalamazoo Police Officer Sentenced for Theft of Pension Funds [05/07/07]
• Owner of Avon Financial Firm Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing $4.5 Million from Investors [05/03/07]
• Local CPA Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges [04/30/07]
• Four Former Union Officers and Employees, as Well as the Union's Accountant, Indicted in Embezzlement Scheme [04/27/07]
• Millstone Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Theft of Employees' Pension Funds [04/27/07]
• Nashua Man Convicted of Embezzlement from Employee Pension Benefit Plan [04/18/07]
• Former Vice President of Sales for UnumProvident Corporation Sentenced on Federal Charges of Fraud [04/10/07]
• Grand Jury Charges Little Rock Attorney with Fraud, Money Laundering and Tax Evasion [04/05/07]
• Former Union President Indicted for Embezzling Funds [04/03/07]
• Ten Individuals, Including 4 Doctors, Indicted in Alleged Scheme to Defraud Patients and Insurance Companies in Connection with Allergy Testing and Shots [02/15/07]
• Operator Of Employers Mutual Going To Prison For 25 Years For Operating Bogus Health Insurance Provider [02/05/07]
• Local Woman Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison, Without Parole, For Stealing From Pension Plan [01/30/07]
• St. Joseph Business Owner Indicted for Embezzling Employee Pension Plan [01/25/07]
• Former Burruss Company Executives Sentenced to Prison for Fraud and Embezzlement [01/03/07]

• Vice President of Sales for UnumProvident Corporation Pleads to Information on Charges of Fraud [12/21/06]
• Former Owner of Confidential Search, Inc. Indicted [12/19/06]
• Dr. Stevens' Logan Pain Management Center Employees Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy [12/18/06]
• Alabama Executive Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Pension Assets [12/11/06]
• Owner of Avon Financial Firm Admits Stealing More Than $4 Million from Investors [11/14/06]
• Ralphs Grocery Company Pays $70 Million to Resolve Criminal Case if Rehiring Workers During Labor Dispute [11/14/06]
• Millstone Contractor Convicted of Theft from Employees' Pension Fund [11/03/06]
• Owner and President of Pearce Phelps Roofing Indicted for Embezzlement [10/05/06]
• Office Manager and Billing Manager for Russellville Physician Plead Guilty to Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy [07/20/06]
• Lucchese Soldier Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges in Connection with a "No-Show" Job at a Doctor's Office [07/18/06]
• Audiologist Sentenced to Prison for Fraud in Providing Hearing Aids to Miners [07/17/06]
• Third-Party Administrator Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Pension Plans and to Embezzling from Pension and Welfare Plans [06/30/06]
• Ralphs Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay $70 Million for Illegally Rehiring Workers During Labor Action [06/30/06]
• Attorney Sentenced For Mail Fraud Involving Health Plan Assets [06/29/06]
• Former Administrator Sentenced for Embezzling [06/28/06]
• Former President of and Ohio Company Sentenced for Embezzlement and Bank Fraud [06/27/06]
• Past President and CFO of Shasta County Company Arrested on Embezzlement, Money Laundering and Tax Fraud Charges [06/26/06]
• Former Executive of Los Angeles Child Development Center Sentenced for Misuse [06/26/06]
• Naperville Man Pleads Guilty To Paying A Kickback In Connection With Union Pension And Health And Welfare Plans [06/23/06]
• Contractor Sentenced to 30 Months Imprisonment on Federal Charges in Connection with Brooklyn Building Collapse and Mail Fraud Scheme [06/15/06]
• Former Owner of Fresno Firm Sentenced in Fraud Case [04/27/06]
• Post Falls Man Sentenced for Stealing from Company, Employee Pension Plan [04/25/06]
• Former Plan Administrator Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $20,000 [03/29/06]
• Hilton Head Man Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud [03/13/06]
• Judge Orders Imprisonment of Philadelphia Businessman For Failure to Produce Documents [03/07/06]
• Former Bridgeport Metal Goods Chief Financial Officer Indicted In Bank Fraud And Embezzlement Scheme [01/17/06]
• Post Falls Man Admits Stealing From Employee Pension Plan [01/30/06]

• Plan Administrator Indicted for Filing False Annual Reports [11/30/05]
• Indianapolis Men Sentenced For $400,000 Embezzlement From Health Care Benefit Program [10/21/05]
• Founders of SAI Plus Health Plan Convicted of Defrauding School Districts and Other Businesses [09/29/05]
• New Jersey Executive Indicted for Embezzling $500,000 [08/18/05]
• Former Executive of Los Angeles Child Development Center Pleads Guilty to Obstruction [08/12/05]
• Former New Jersey Executive Restores $105,707 to 401(k) Plan After Pleading Guilty to Theft [08/09/05]
• Steven Whiting Verdict [05/27/05]
• Former CEO Of Valley Foster Care Provider Sentenced To Jail Time For Defrauding Employees [05/17/05]
• Contractor Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges In Connection With Brooklyn Building Collapse [04/21/05]
• President of New York Corporation Indicted For Embezzlement And Mail Fraud [04/06/05]
• Former Plan Official Sentenced for Embezzlement from Union Health Plan [02/16/05]

• Trio Charges In Embezzlement Conspiracy From Insolvent Insurance Carrier [09/22/04]
• Hotel Union President in New Jersey Indicted For Stealing [09/21/04]
• Former Delaware Businessman Arrested In Florida To Face Federal Embezzlement Charges Today [08/17/04]
• Owner of Georgia Firm Pleads Guilty To Embezzling From Company’s Profit Sharing Plan [06/04/04]
• Three Affiliated with Employers Mutual Arrested for Operating Bogus Health Insurance Provider [05/10/04]
• Former President of Georgia Corporation Indicted For Embezzlement and Healthcare Fraud [04/05/04]
• Former Employee of Florida Ironworkers Union Sentenced for Embezzling From Welfare Plan [03/23/04]
• Former Owner of Mississippi Home Health Care Agency Sentenced for Embezzling Pension Assets [02/10/04]
• Former Executive of Tennessee Company Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges Involving Pension Plan [01/16/04]

• Former Employee of Florida Ironworkers Union Indicted For Embezzling $30,000 From Welfare Plan [10/22/03]
• Former Georgia Training Fund Coordinator Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement [03/24/03]

• Mississippi State Medical Association Employee Sentenced To Probation [10/01/02]

• Pennsylvania Physician And Wife Ordered To Make Restitution For Embezzling Pension Plan Assets [07/02/01]
• Former Pennsylvania Man Sentenced For Embezzling [06/26/01]
• St. Louis-Based Pension Plan Businessman and Company Placed on Probation, Fined For Embezzling [02/23/01]

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