Sacred Honor Lost – 19 Dec 2012

“All men that have honor are kings, but not all kings have honor…. Honor is what no man can give you and none can take away. Honor is a man’s gift to himself.” – from the movie Rob Roy

“Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.” —Sophocles

These people have lost their sacred honor:

GOVERNMENT

Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer, His Girlfriend, and Two of Their Associates Plead Guilty to Participating in Multi-Year Bribery and Alien Smuggling Activities Along U.S./Mexico Border

Former U.S. Army Reservist Pleads Guilty to Falsely Receiving More Than $400,000 in Unearned Pay and Benefits

Former Employee at Aberdeen Proving Ground Sentenced in Theft of Government Property

Former U.S. Congressman Sentenced to Year in Prison in Tax Case Related to Scam that Sold Unregistered Securities in Internet Firms

Brother of Former Government Employee Sentenced to Two Years in Prison in Bribery and Kickback Scheme Involving Government Contracts

Former Head of City Agency Sentenced for Stealing Federal Funds

Twenty-Six Individuals, Including Six Lawyers, Charged in Manhattan Federal Court with Participating in Immigration Fraud Schemes Involving Hundreds of Fraudulent Asylum Applications

Louisiana Man Arrested on Charges of Receiving Illegal Kickbacks in Afghanistan

U.S. Postal Service Facilities Project Manager Arrested on Corruption Charges

Former Robertson County Commissioner Edward Shannon Polen Pleads Guilty to Operating Ponzi Schemes Totaling $16 Million

Second Former Executive Director of Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission Sentenced to Six Months in Prison

Former Toms River School Administrator Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Bribery Scheme

Former Pittsburgh Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy

Rodney Williams, New Orleans Contractor, Pleads Guilty to Bribing City Official

Trenton Mayor, Brother, and Associate Indicted on Extortion, Bribery, and Mail and Wire Fraud Charges

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Maverick County Commissioner Eliaz Maldonado

LAW/LAW ENFORCEMENT

Former Helena-West Helena Police Officer Convicted in Operation Delta Blues

Centreville Assistant Police Chief Indicted

Former Detroit Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding a Police Department Out of Overtime Pay

Former Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charge

Louisiana Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to the FBI, Falsifying Records

Four Officers Charged with Escorting Loads of Narcotics

Former Lawyer Indicted for Obstruction of Justice and Wire Fraud

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Maverick County Probation Officer/General Contractor in Bribery, Kickback, and Bid-Rigging Scheme

Former Police Officer Sentenced to Probation for Fraud Conviction

Former New Jersey Lawyer Admits Embezzling More Than $885,000 in Law Firm Funds

Co-Conspirator Convicted in Crime Stoppers’ Case Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison

Waterbury Detective Charged with Obstructing IRS and Lying to Federal Agents

Marchan Gets 42 Months for Paying Bribe Money to Former Judge Limas

BUSINESS

Hogsett Announces Country Club of Indianapolis Defrauded of Nearly Half-Million Dollars

Four Charged in Conspiracy to Commit Fraud and Launder Money

Payment Processor for Scareware Cyber Crime Ring Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison

Former Elk Grove Man Charged in $2.5 Million Embezzlement Scheme

Ogden Markets, Several Individuals Charged in Connection with Scheme to Defraud Food Program

Metro-East Businessman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the City of East St. Louis and Money Laundering

Grand Jury Indicts Former Owner of Valley Dairy with Fraud Related to $643,000 in USDA Grant Funds

Las Cruces Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Embezzlement Charge

Ocean County Owner of Landscaping Business Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Bankruptcy Fraud

Sunrise Man Arrested and Charged in $20 Million Payroll Tax Fraud Scheme

Former Corporate Controller of Clyde’s Restaurant Group Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzling Over $600,000

Hardin County Men Indicted for Theft of Federal Funds

U.S. Attorney Charges Adams Produce Employee with Conspiracy

President of Car Dealership Convicted of Money Laundering

BANKS/INVESTMENTS

Former Bank Teller Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud

Former Vice President of Investor Relations for Carter’s Inc. Pleads Guilty to Long-Running Insider Trading Conspiracy

Fake Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors of $2.3 Million

Two Former Portfolio Managers Found Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court of Insider Trading Schemes That Netted More Than $72 Million in Illegal Profits

Provident CFO Indicted in $485 Million Investment Fraud Scheme

Former Mexican Hotel Operator Pleads Guilty in First Stage of Resolving $500 Million Scheme to Defraud Thousands of U.S. Investors in Sales of Promissory Notes and Timeshare Leases

Former Wells Fargo Investment Banker and Co-Conspirators Charged with $11 Million Insider Trading Conspiracy

Memphis-Area Man Admits Causing MF Global to Lose $141 Million on Unauthorized Trades of Wheat Futures Contracts at Chicago Board of Trade in 2008

Officer of Now-Defunct New Frontier Bank Charged with Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with the Bank’s Collapse

Former President of CORF Licensing Services Sentenced to Federal Prison for Investment Fraud

New York Chief Executive Officer and President of Investment Fund Arrested for Perpetrating Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme

Former Carmel Real Estate Developer Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for $16 Million Golf Course Investment Fraud Scheme

Husband and Wife Sentenced in Virginia for Investment Fraud Scheme

Jefferson County Woman Guilty of Bank Fraud

HSBC Holdings plc and HSBC Bank USA N.A. Admit to Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Violations, Forfeit $1.256 Billion in Deferred Prosecution Agreement

Former Dallas Securities Broker Pleads Guilty in Oklahoma for Role in Stock Manipulation Scheme

Roy Dixon Indicted for Embezzling More Than $3 Million from Detroit and Pontiac Pension Funds and for Bribing Public Officials

Standard Chartered Bank Agrees to Forfeit $227 Million for Illegal Transcations with Iran, Sudan, Libya, and Burma

Debt Collection Agency Executive Charged with Bribing Bank Officials

Fairfield Man Sentenced for $2 Million Fraud Schemes

Danbury Investment Advisor Who Stole from Clients in Ponzi Scheme Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison

Brunswick Man Indicted for Role in Credit Union Fraud

Oregon Woman Pleads Guilty to Structuring Financial Transactions

Loan Brokers Sentenced to Prison for a Bank Fraud Conspiracy with Losses to the SBA of More Than $13 Million

Santa Cruz Man Charged in $500,000 Fraud Scheme

Faribault Man Charged with Bank Fraud

Head of Failed Nationwide Loan Modification Fraud Sentenced to 92 Months in Custody

Former Rochdale Securities Trader Arrested

HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE

Physical Therapy Assistant Pleads Guilty in Connection with Detroit Medicare Fraud Scheme

Doctor Who Supplied Oxycodone Ring Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 36 Months in Prison

Owner of Brooklyn Clinic Pleads Guilty in Connection with $71 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

Leader of $63 Million Mental Health Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty in Miami

Los Angeles-Area Church Pastor Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Conspiring with Doctors, Others to Defraud Medicare of More Than $11 Million

Houston Man Arrested for Health Care Fraud

Ex-Staffing Manager of Home Health Care Services Provider Sentenced for Alteration of Records to Conceal Medicaid Fraud

San Jose Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud

Hancock Park Physician Sentenced to Year in Federal Prison in Kickback Scheme that Defrauded Medicare Program

Houston-Area Doctor Convicted in $17.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Fraudulent Claims for Home Health Care Services

Caldwell Optometrist Sentenced for Defrauding Health Care Benefit Programs

Pfizer Agrees to Pay $55 Million for Illegally Promoting Protonix for Off-Label Use

Two Indictments Unsealed Alleging Scheme to Defraud Nutrition Assistance Program

Detroit-Area Physical Therapy Assistant Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Role in $13.8 Million Home Health Care Fraud Scheme

Ambulance Company Owner and Son Indicted in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

Summit Oncologist, Madison Biller Sentenced for Health Care Fraud

Brooklyn Doctor Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Role in Medicare and Private Insurance Fraud Scheme

Suburban Chiropractor Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Defrauding Blue Cross of Nearly $5.9 Million in False Claims

Former City Pharmacist Charged in Drug Conspiracy

Hialeah Clinic Company Owner Convicted in Medicare Fraud Scheme

Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty in Miami for Role in $23 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

Substance Abuse Counselor Indicted on Health Care Fraud and Identity Theft Offenses

REAL ESTATE/MORTGAGE

Aldridge Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud in Connection with Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Overland Park Man Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud

All Defendants Sentenced in More Than $20 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme Led by Former Dallas Cowboy Eugene Lockhart

Che Brown Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud, Admits Using False Documents to Modify His Mortgage

Two California Men Sentenced for $8.5 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Medicare Beneficiaries and Patient Recruiter Found Convicted of Accepting Kickbacks from Home Health Agency

Two Alabama Real Estate Investors and Their Company Plead Guilty to Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Commit Mail Fraud for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions

Former Owner of Commercial Mortgage and Finance Company Charged with Fraud

San Francisco Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Orchestrating Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Three Co-Conspirators Who Participated in Massive Mortgage Fraud Sentenced to Prison

Former Sarasota Loan Officer Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Fraud

ADDITIONAL

Three Individuals Sentenced for Their Participation in Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty to Food Stamp Fraud

Mandeville Woman Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion and Wire Fraud

Two San Diego Women Sentenced for Separate Bankruptcy Fraud Schemes

West Frankfort Woman Pleads Guilty to Disaster Relief Fraud

Bethesda Woman Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud