Jan 14, 2025 | Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On January 13, the Department of Justice announced that Timothy Agnew, the owner of Red Hill Construction (RHC) in Hillsville, Virginia, pleaded guilty to filing tax returns that did not fully report income earned through his construction company. According to court...
Dec 2, 2024 | White Collar Crime
The DOJ has charged nine members of a multi-state money laundering organization (“MLO”) for their roles in a $20 million conspiracy. According to the indictment, since approximately November 2016, Samson A. Omoniyi, Misha L. Cooper, Robert A. Cooper, Carlesha L....
Nov 11, 2024 | White Collar Crime
The DOJ announced that brothers Raad Kouza and Ramis Kouza were convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud. The brothers now face over 20 years in prison for a $15 million insurance fraud scheme. According to evidence...
Nov 8, 2024 | Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On November 8, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued a permanent injunction against Miami tax preparers Niclas Pierre and Elius Bessard, barring them and their businesses from tax preparation...
Oct 28, 2024 | White Collar Crime
The DOJ announced that Tyshion Nautese Hicks, of Vienna, Georgia, was just sentenced to 12 years in prison for her role in a $30 million COVID-19 unemployment scheme. Hicks, along with six co-conspirators, were indicted in 2022 for, amongst other things, conspiracy...
Oct 22, 2024 | White Collar Crime
On October 17, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the sentencing of several executives and a corporation involved in what it described as a conspiracy related to price-fixing, bid-rigging, and job allocation in the ready-mix concrete industry in the Savannah,...
