Criminal Enforcement News Releases

An indictment is the method by which a person is charged with criminal activity and raises no inference of guilt. As in all criminal cases, each defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

2008

• Xenia, Ohio, woman indicted for theft from Quality Caluling Inc. retirement plan [05/08/08]

• Judge Sentences Company Owne to Probation for Embezzling from Profit Sharing Plan [05/02/08]

• 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]

2007

• 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]

2006

• 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]

2005

• 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]

• Former Plan Official Sentenced For Embezzlement From Union Health Plan [02/16/05]

2004

• 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]

2003

• 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]

2002

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

2001

• 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]