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OverviewBishop Lamor Whitehead, known as the “Bling Bishop” for his extravagant lifestyle, has been sentenced to nine years in prison following his conviction on fraud and extortion charges. The sentence was handed down by Manhattan Federal Court Judge Lorna Schofield, marking the culmination of a high-profile case involving significant financial crimes. The Case DetailsBishop Whitehead…
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Special Master Mary Patrice Brown has announced that all eligible claims in the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund will receive fifth-round payments by January 1, 2025. The Fund, which continues to accumulate deposits, expects this distribution to total at least $940 million, sourced from various qualifying federal enforcement actions, including the case of…
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Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby was sentenced to one year of home detention on Thursday, May 23, 2024, for her convictions related to perjury and mortgage fraud. U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby handed down the sentence of three years of supervised release but opted against sending Mosby to prison, despite prosecutors seeking a…
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A 45-year-old Staten Island resident, Vladislav Kotlyar, has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison on May 17, 2024 for his role in a fraudulent scheme to obtain specialty baby formula. Additionally, he has been ordered to pay approximately $738,000 in restitution and forfeit around $1 million. Court documents reveal that Kotlyar…
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In a landmark decision, Endo Health Solutions Inc. (EHSI) has been ordered to pay a staggering $1.536 billion in criminal fines and forfeiture. The penalty is for violations related to the distribution of misbranded opioid medication Opana ER. This verdict, the second-largest set of criminal financial penalties ever imposed against a pharmaceutical company, represents a…
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In a case emblematic of public corruption, two former executives of a charity based in Springfield, Missouri, have been sentenced for their involvement in a multimillion-dollar bribery and embezzlement scheme. Bontiea Bernedette Goss, 65, was sentenced to three years in prison, while her husband, Tommy “Tom” Ray Goss, 68, received a six-year sentence. They were…
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A major crackdown on drug trafficking has resulted in 41 individuals charged in connection with a sprawling indictment that implicates the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in smuggling operations spanning across the Houston and Galveston areas. The indictment, consisting of 50 counts, alleges the trafficking of cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine from Mexico into the…
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