FBI agents arrest eight in elaborate mortgage fraud scheme in Dallas
The defendants ran a scheme in which they bought homes under false pretenses, collected kickbacks, and then let the homes go into foreclosure.
Friday, June 20, 2008
White Collar
Crime > White Collar
Former Rockwall County district attorney convicted of theft - again
Ray Sumrow was found guilty of stealing from the county for a second time, on a second set of charges. And he seemed surprised.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Former Rockwall District Attorney Ray Sumrow’s attorney states bank account deposits a mistake
FBI agents and Texas Rangers started investigating former Rockwall District Attorney Ray Sumrow in fall 2006.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Horizon Travel has assets frozen by Texas Attorney General
Horizon Travel is under investigation for a number of scams.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Fort Worth oil and gas man admits role in investment scheme
James Retz lied to investors that he had hundreds of oil and gas wells spewing out oil and gas.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Dallas police corporal arrested for bribery
Dallas Police Senior Corporal Minh Tran allegedly demanded and took money from a Vietnamese family in exchange for not reporting potential violations of gambling laws.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Weatherford cattleman pleads guilty to mail fraud
He promised his his investors, acquaintances, and two banks a 12% return. Instead, he cost them nearly $7 million in losses.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Dallas firefighter to face felony charges for selling fake NFL gear
Reginald Cuington and Charles Whitaker were also shot while in Phoenix; Whitaker later died from his wounds.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Dallas-based Dave & Buster’s has database hacked
Hackers from as far away as Estonia stole credit card information from 11 D&B's locations.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Hurst resident sentenced to four years for nursing home tax scheme
The accused's attorney tried to paint him as a patsy. Didn't work.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Plano man guilty of mail fraud sentenced to 78 months in prison
He submitted false invoices totaling more than $5 million to his employer, Sage Telecom.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Two former McKinney travel agents sentenced to prison for mail and wire fraud
They scammed customers on fake cruise trips.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Rockwall DA sentenced for corruption
2001 Prosecutor of the Year sent to prison.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Former University of North Texas professor sentenced for public corruption
This case was investigated by the FBI and the UNT police and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Shamoil T. Shipchandler.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
UPDATED: New report by Texans For Public Justice examines questionable spending by Texas Supreme Court
Correction: Texans For Public Justice incorrectly reported that Justice Scott Brister failed to itemize $6,805 in reimbursements that he received from his campaign account in late 2003.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Allstate suing local Arlington chiropractor for millions for insurance fraud
Alleged multi-million dollar fraud ring the target of a federal lawsuit.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Father of developer in Dallas corruption scandal pleads guilty to tax evasion
Jack Potashnik is father of Brian Potashnik, owner of Southwest Housing accused of bribing public officials.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Fort Worth nursing home exec pleads guilty to conspiracy and tax evasion
Gary Trebert admitted evading more than four billion dollars in payroll taxes.
Friday, Feb. 29, 2008
Dallas ISD to cough up $316,000 for false claims, misuse of funds
The district says it will settle the case out of court and admit no wrongdoing. A good example for the kids.
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008
Fort Worth nursing home executive pleads guilty to conspiracy and tax evasion
The case was one of the largest payroll tax fraud cases ever prosecuted in the U.S.
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008
Flowserve announces $10 million settlement with SEC, DOJ for kickbacks to Iraq
Flowserve ended up paying $6.5 million to the SEC and another $4 million to the Dept. of Justice.
Friday, Feb. 22, 2008
Dallas FBI arrests three in insurance fraud scheme
Two were from Bedford, one from Forney; all three were arrested February 20 without incident.
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008
Why wasn’t Lynn Flint Shaw charged with a felony?
Dallas.org and the Dallas Morning News are questioning why Shaw was charged with a misdemeanor instead of felony forgery.
Monday, Feb. 18, 2008
Lynn Flint Shaw, former chair of DART board, turns herself in to authorities
It began with the DART funding fiasco and is spiraling down into an ugly, ugly mess.
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008
Couple from Fort Worth accused of illegally selling to Iran (for past 16 years)
Mrs. Woodford has been in custody for the past month, though her husband remains at large.
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008
Fort Worth police officer and wife arrested for fraud
James M. Hale and his wife, Courtney, allegedly tried to get prescriptions drugs illegally.
Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008
McKinney woman faces new charges in disappearance of funds
Carrie Choat had original theft charges dismissed, will now be charged with misapplication of fiduciary property or property of financial institution.
Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008
Two Bear Stearns executives in Dallas plead guilty to corruption charges
The two were snagged as part of a far-reaching city corruption sting in El Paso.
Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007
Former Metro Housing Partnership director pleads guilty to embezzlement
A photo of Elliot explains it all.
Friday, Dec. 21, 2007
Harris Methodist pays $1.9 million to resolve allegations that it violated False Claims Act
Of course, by entering into such a settlement, HEB does not admit any wrongdoing and denies any liability.
Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007
Grapevine-based Benny Hinn Ministries defies U.S. Senate
Hinn is the second U.S. preacher to refuse to give the Senate requested information.
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007
Dallas man pleads guilty to role in conspiracy to manipulate stock prices
Gerald Kingston of Dallas pled guilty on Wednesday in federal court to conspiracy to commit securities fraud.
Friday, Dec. 7, 2007
NTTA officials blowing millions of quarters on first-class airplane tickets, fancy dinners
CBS 11 undertook an awesome investigation that shows NTTA officials buying first-class airplane tickets, dinners in castles, and other perks.
Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007
Ex-Krum mayor under investigation for file tampering
Larry Lamonica is accused of tampering with government records after he removed files from office in May.
Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007
Ringleader in Dallas staged-accident conspiracy pleads guilty
Tuan (Andy) Nguyen was leader of a conspiracy that, over the course of 7 years, defrauded insurance companies of more than $1 million.
Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007
Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners responds to federal investigation
The company is maintaining its innocence.
Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007
Five DFW federal workers accused of defrauding HUD
The fraud amounted to nearly $150,000.
Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007
Trophy Club CPA sentenced to 27+ years in prison without parole for fraud
Robert David Neal used aliases "Michael Skinner," "Albert Davis," "David Nelson," and "Fifty Cent." No, scratch that last one, just kidding.
Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007
Dallas attorneys sued by SEC for selling $18+ million in illegal, unregistered securities
Here's hoping you never sunk a dime into RSMR Capital Group, Dissemination Services, Page Properties, or ATN Enterprises.
Friday, Sept. 28, 2007
EDS agrees to pay $490,000 fine to SEC
EDS agreed to settle an investigation into its bookkeeping and record keeping.
Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007
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