Ex-Banner Bank loan agent sentenced to work crew in theft

WALLA WALLA -- A woman charged with stealing money from Banner Bank while employed as a loan servicing agent has been sentenced to a term on a work crew. Suzette A. Brock, 39, of 262 N.E. 11th Ave., Milton-Freewater, pleaded guilty Monday.

Clintons Named in RICO Civil Lawsuit It's been a gristly span for the Clinton's. Hillary's email was incessantly on news shows and she forfeited the White House race to a reality-show personality. As if that wasn't enough, she and Bill are facing.

What are the consequences of committing a federal white collar crime? For years, casual conversation included references to a “slap on the wrist” and short stints in “country club” prisons, where federal inmates reportedly enjoyed leisurely activities, including golf and tennis. Not.

Yet another Ponzi schemer has made headlines on his way to federal incarceration. Algird M. Norkus, a 67-year-old man from Aurora, Illinois, was recently convicted by the Northern District of Illinois in Rockford to a 63-month term of imprisonment after pleading guilty.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is continuing its pursuit of enforcement actions against insider trading, and this year is no exception. Notably, the SEC just recently filed an enforcement action against a former executive at a beverage company. The complaint.

The past year has been truly record breaking in terms of the magnitude  of the crimes making headlines, most notably arch-Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, attorney scam artist Marc Dreier and the New Jersey public corruption scandal. Now the criminal record-setting has happened again.

Fleecing The Elderly Fraudsters in cities like Las Vegas, Phoenix and California’s Central Valley are actively looking for naïve senior citizens. The scams reflect the real estate challenges from foreclosures, weak sales and abandonment. The scammers fake ownership papers, set up websites.

A 57-year-old Manchester dentist has been indicted on 189 counts of Medicaid fraud. The dentist, Dr. Nicholas Marshall, is alleged to have made false claims to the New Hampshire Medicaid office for procedures performed over the past five years, including oral exams,.

The Truth Behind False Confessions A confession is the "gold standard" for law enforcement authorities. It's the one objective that detectives go for when they have a suspect in front of them. However, the truth is that the gold standard is more.

Agricultural Department Gets Tough on Fake Organic Farmers A fertilizer producer in San Joaquin, California who had already pleaded guilty to fraud charges is likely to face more legal issues in light of a new and more aggressive federal effort to crack.