The owner of an aircraft leasing company, who was indicted earlier this year on commercial bribery charges, his corporation, and five new individual defendants are facing an expanded federal indictment alleging that they engaged in a fraudulent financing scheme that raised more than $50 million. more...
Thomas John Hunter, of Maple Grove, Minnesota, the part owner of Legacy Lending, was sentenced to 40 months in prison for participating in a mortgage fraud scheme that involved 37 separate real estate transactions and $20 million in loan proceeds. more...
Richard Valentine Kozak, of Long Lake, Minnesota, was charged in connection with allegedly sending a suspicious white powder to Dow Jones and Co. after receiving unsolicited mail from the company. more...
Jama Idle Ibrahim, of Somalia, pled guilty in Washington, D.C. to commit piracy under the law of nations and conspiracy to use a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The charges stem from a violent act of piracy in the Gulf of Aden against a merchant vessel, the MV/CEC Future, that began in November 2008 and lasted for 71 days. more...
