Fraud and Corruption | Corruption and Bribery

Fraud and Corruption »

Officer charged with bribery expected to change plea

corruptionbribery February 9, 2015 0

Officer Lewis Hall is charged with conspiracy, bribery, obstruction of justice and making a false statement to investigators. He pleaded not guilty last month, but is expected to change his plea during a hearing on

Jersey City doctor pleads guilty to accepting bribes in multimillion dollar lab referral scheme

corruptionbribery February 6, 2015 0

A Jersey City doctor has admitted to accepting bribes in exchange for test referrals in a multimillion dollar scheme operated in part by the president of a Parsippany-based laboratory services company, authorities said today. Anthony

Logan County commissioner accused of election bribery

corruptionbribery February 5, 2015 0

A Logan County commissioner who won his seat two years ago in a write-in victory after he was defeated in the primary has been charged with one felony count of election bribery by the

Defense Department Employee Arrested in Navy Bribery Scheme

corruptionbribery February 4, 2015 0

A former senior Defense Department employee was arrested Tuesday on allegations he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for helping a Malaysian defense contractor, in one of the Navy's worst corruption cases. Paul

Mexican businessman directed bribes from Texas jail cell

corruptionbribery February 3, 2015 0

Sitting in his Bastrop County Jail cell, Mexican businessman Francisco Colorado Cessa told his son to take “ice boxes” and “seafood” to a pair of Mexican senators, prosecutors allege

Colts Neck doctor admits role in medical lab bribery scheme

corruptionbribery February 2, 2015 0

Another doctor has pleaded guilty in a long-running bribes-for-test referrals scheme involving a northern New Jersey firm. Federal prosecutors say 53-year-old Ralph Messo, of Colts Neck, recently pleaded guilty to accepting bribes. He faces up

Monmouth County doctor admits he accepted bribes

corruptionbribery January 31, 2015 0

A Monmouth County doctor admitted he accepted bribes in return for referring patient blood specimens to Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC, according to U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman. Ralph Messo, 53, was paid about $3,000

Library contractors get prison terms for bribery scheme

corruptionbribery January 30, 2015 0

Two former Detroit Public Library contractors were sentenced Tuesday to more than two years in prison for their roles in a $1.4 million kickback scheme. U.S. District Judge George Caram Steeh on Tuesday sentenced James