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10.30.2009 * Former Maritime Administration Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Connection with Identification Information
10.30.2009 * Ringleader of Stolen Treasury Check Ring Sentenced to Prison
10.09.2009 * Former Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Household Goods Moving Scheme
09.21.2009 * New Jersey Man Sentenced for Impersonating a USDOT Federal Motor Carrier Inspector
09.18.2009 * Powers Fasteners, Inc. Charged With False Statement in Connection With I–90 Ceiling Collapse on Big Dig Project
09.17.2009 * Dutch Airline Executive Sentenced to Eight Months in Jail for Fixing Prices on Air Cargo Shipments and Fined $20,000
09.04.2009 * Baltimore Woman Pleads Guilty in Connection with a Scheme to Steal Over $100,000 in U.S. Treasury Checks
08.19.2009 * Indiana Man Sentenced to 51 Months Imprisonment and $906,000 in Restitution for the Willful Destruction of an Aircraft and Sending False Distress Calls
07.27.2009 * Virginia Resident Sentenced to Four Years in Jail for the Theft of a DOT Laptop Computer and over $100,000 in Transit Benefit Checks
04.02.2009 * Maryland Man Sentenced to Two Years in Jail for His Participation in an Identity Theft Scheme
03.17.2009 * Former New York FAA Electronics Engineer Sentenced in a Travel Voucher Fraud Scheme
02.24.2009 * Two Plead Guilty to Defrauding Trucking Companies in Multi–Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
02.04.2009 * Israel Airline Enters Into a Plea Agreement With the United States for Violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act
01.08.2009 * Texas Pilot Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement on FAA Medical Certificate Application
12.17.2008 * Big Dig Epoxy Supplier Agrees to Pay $16 Million to Resolve State Criminal and Civil Cases
12.05.2008 * NY Construction Company President and Associate Guilty Pleas Result in Agreement to Pay $1.2 Million in Forfeitures and Fines
11.26.2008 * Florida Moving Brokerage Sales Representative Sentenced to 3 Years Probation and Ordered to Pay $30,000 in Restitution in Household Goods Extortion Scheme
11.21.2008 * MARAD Employee for the James River Reserve Fleet Pleads Guilty to Copper Wire Thefts
11.14.2008 * Air Traffic Control Specialist Sentenced to 78 Months Imprisonment for Charges of Child Pornography
11.14.2008 * Fort Worth Resident Arrested in CDL Scheme
10.20.2008 * Arkansas Freight Broker Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison and Ordered to Pay Over $165,000 in Restitution
10.17.2008 * Two Massachusetts Company Officials Sentenced to Fraud for Their Roles in Falsifying Change Orders on Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) Project
10.16.2008 * Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Steal Treasury Checks from the Mail and Cash Them Using False Driver’s Licenses
09.15.2008 * FRAUD ALERT: Fraudulent DOT Procurement Letter Makes Unauthorized Request For Contractor Financial Information
08.27.2008 * Nebraska Pilot Sentenced to 16 Months Imprisonment for Making False Statements on his Application for FAA Airmen Medical Certificate
04.14.2008 * Three Texas Fuel Distributor Officials Plead Guilty to Multi–Million Dollar Fuel Excise Tax Fraud
03.26.2008 * Fraud Awareness Video on False Statements and Claims
03.03.2008 * Former County Executive and His Brother Plead Guilty to Mail Fraud and Embezzlement
08.21.2007 * Remarks of Inspector General Calvin L. Scovel III at the Illinois Department of Transportation "Ethics in the Workplace" Seminar
07.19.2007 * U.S. Indictment Alleges Former IDOC Director Paid $50,000 In Kickbacks By Two Lobbyists Representing State Prison Vendors
07.11.2007 * Three Charged In Million Dollar Fuel Excise Tax Fraud Scheme
06.14.2007 * Georgia Man Sentenced To Jail And Ordered To Pay Nearly $3.7 Million In Restitution For Fraudulent Sales of Luxury Imported Automobiles
04.17.2007 * Former Boston Maine Airways Corporation Official Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Financial Documents in 2005 Filings to DOT
03.15.2007 * Middleman Pleads Guilty in Michigan Drivers License Fraud Investigation
01.08.2007 * Two Pennsylvania Transit Officials Plead Guilty to Fraud and Theft Charges
01.05.2007 * Former Louisiana State Transportation Employee Ordered to Pay $60,000 in Restitution
12.19.2006 * Former Montana Airport Director Sentenced for Bribery Involving Land Sale to Missoula International Airport
12.04.2006 * Colombian National Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Theft of Government Laptop Computer
11.03.2006 * Philadelphia Airport Advertising Supplier Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
10.30.2006 * Former Employee of Fuel Delivery Company Pleads Guilty in Motor Fuel Theft Case
10.10.2006 * Aide to Former Illinois Governor Fined $1 0,000 for Participation in Scheme to Divert State Resources
08.17.2006 * Georgia Motorcycle Importer Sentenced to Prison for Smuggling and Selling Grey Market Motorcycles
06.21.2006 * Former Florida Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Employee and a Florida Resident Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Produce Fraudulent Identification Documents
06.20.2006 * Owner of Brooklyn, New York Oil Distribution Company Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced in Connection with a $784,000 Motor Fuel Excise Tax Evasion Scheme
05.19.2006 * Former Montana Airport Director Pleads Guilty in Connection with Fraudulent $603,000 Land Sale to Missoula International Airport
05.11.2006 * Former Acting Superintendent of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) 'Money Room' Gets One Year in Jail for Tax Evasion
05.11.2006 * Lobbyist and Close Associate of Former Illinois Governor Fined $30,000 for Tax Fraud
05.04.2006 * Acting Inspector General Testifies On Household Goods Moving Fraud
05.01.2006 * Prison Sentence in Michigan Driver's License and Identification Document (ID) Scam
04.27.2006 * Former Employee at Seattle Fuel Terminal Pleads Guilty in Case Involving Over $3.9 Million of Stolen Motor Fuel
04.24.2006 * Secretary Mineta, Rep. Diaz–Balart Address Fourth National Fraud Prevention Conference
04.20.2006 * Prison Sentence in Michigan Driver's License and Identification Document (ID) Scam
04.17.2006 * Former Illinois Governor Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy as Part of the Operation Safe Road Investigation
03.31.2006 * Two Defendants Charged With Conspiring To Produce And Transfer Without Lawful Authority Identification
03.24.2006 * Georgia Importer Convicted of Smuggling and Selling Grey Market Motorcycles
01.27.2006 * Former Superintendent of MBTA pleads guilty to tax evasion
09.02.2005 * Owner and Two Foremen of Interstate Moving Company Ordered to Pay $670,000 in Restitution to Victims of Household Goods Moving Scam
08.15.2005 * California Interstate Auto Transport Broker Ordered to Pay $95,912 to Reimburse 190 Victims of an Internet-based Auto Moving Scam
07.25.2005 * Former Montana Airport Director Gets Ten Years in Prison for Embezzling $654,000 in Airport Funds
07.25.2005 * California Automobile Importer Fined for Illegally Importing Automobiles
01.31.2005 * President of moving companies involved in moving scheme sentenced to 12.5 years in prison
01.07.2005 * Colorado Freight Broker Gets Prison Time for Defrauding Haulers
01.06.2005 * Interstate Moving Company Employee Sentenced to Jail in Household Goods (HHG) Case Involving Over $1 Million Loss
01.04.2005 * Last of Nine Individuals Charged in Attempted $17 Million Fraud of DOT is Sentenced
12.20.2004 * Moving Company Owner and Two Employees Convicted in Household Goods (HHG) Case Involving Over $1 Million Loss
12.10.2004 * Eighth Defendant Sentenced in Attempted $17 Million Fraud of DOT
12.03.2004 * Sixth and Seventh of Nine Individuals Charged in Attempted $17 Million Fraud of DOT are Sentenced
10.26.2004 * Thomas W. Quintin sentenced for fuel tax evasion and mail fraud
10.25.2004 * Third of Nine Individuals Charged in Attempted $17 Million Fraud of DOT Gets Five Years in Jail
10.22.2004 * Second of Nine Individuals Charged in Attempted $17 Million Fraud of DOT Gets Fifteen Years in Jail
10.19.2004 * First of Nine Individuals Charged in Attempted $17 Million Fraud of DOT Gets Seven Years in Jail
10.14.2004 * Moving Company Employee Convicted In Household Goods Case Involving $1.3 Million Loss
10.08.2004 * Moving Company Employee Ordered to Pay $601,000 in Restitution from 2003 Fraud Scheme, Sentenced to Jail In Household Goods Case Involving $1.3 Million Loss
10.05.2004 * Former Illinois State Employee Gets Jail Time for Extortion
08.17.2004 * Three More Convictions in a $10 Million Fraud Scheme Using Bogus Money Orders
06.14.2004 * Guilty Plea in Identify Theft Case Resulting in 27 FAA Employees Being Defrauded of Over $360,000 in Unauthorized Charges
06.03.2004 * Guilty Plea in Motor Fuel Tax Evasion Case
05.20.2004 * Moving Company Employee Ordered to Pay $415,810 to Customers
05.19.2004 * St. Petersburg man pleads guilty to hacking into government websites and to selling stolen credit card numbers
05.06.2004 * Sentences in Florida Moving Fraud Cases Result in Restitution of $801,978
05.04.2004 * Airport Lease Broker Receives 78 Months Prison Term for Fraud
04.22.2004 * Third Defendant Pleads Guilty in Nationwide Moving Company Case
03.30.2004 * Tenth Majesty Moving & Storage Employee Sentenced for Extortion
02.26.2004 * Ft. Lauderdale Movers Receive 8 Years in Prison, $55,000 in Fines
02.17.2004 * Five Employees of Florida Moving Companies Jailed for Fraud
02.06.2004 * Jury Convicts Air Traffic Controller/Pilot of Defrauding Workers' Compensation Program of More Than $359,000
02.04.2004 * Mover Gets 51-Month Jail Term, Fined $439,760 for Conspiracy
01.21.2004 * Two Plead Guilty in Moving Company Scheme
01.08.2004 * Florida Road Superintendent Fined $21,000 for Theft
01.06.2004 * California Man Fined $197,384, Draws Prison Term for Defrauding FAA and Social Security Administration
12.30.2003 * Moving Company Employees Fined $1.1 Million and Sentenced to Prison for Extorting Money from Customers
10.23.2003 * Florida Mover Handed Prison Term in Extortion Scheme
10.16.2003 * Florida Mover Handed Prison Term in Extortion Scheme
09.26.2003 * One Florida Mover Jailed, Another Pleads Guilty in Household Goods Moving Case
09.18.2003 * Former Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration Employee Receives Jail Time for Issuing Unauthorized IDs
09.17.2003 * Two Additional Miami Movers Plead Guilty in Extortion Case
08.08.2003 * Miami Household Goods Movers Plead Guilty to Defrauding Public
08.07.2003 * Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Selling Fake Airbag Covers
08.01.2003 * Company Manager Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Test Certifications on Fire Extinguishers
07.30.2003 * Household Goods Mover Pleads Guilty
05.09.2003 * Brooklyn Jury Convicts Three Household Movers for Defrauding Public
05.09.2003 * Nine Indicted, Seven Arrested in Nationwide $10 Million Money Order Scam
04.03.2003 * 57 Arrested to Date in Florida Household Movers Case
03.24.2003 * Healthy Pilot Found Guilty of Deceiving Social Security Administration for Benefits
03.10.2003 * Household-Moving Sting Nets 50 So Far
03.04.2003 * Indictment Against All Points USA Relocation Systems, Inc.
03.04.2003 * Indictment Against Southeastern Van Lines, Inc.
03.04.2003 * Indictment Against Majesty Moving & Storage, Inc.
03.04.2003 * Indictment Against Express Van Lines
03.04.2003 * Statements by U.S. Transportation Department Officials on Florida Household Goods Moving Fraud Case
03.04.2003 * Indictment Against Elite Van Lines Moving & Storage, Inc.
03.04.2003 * Indictment Against Century Express Van Lines
03.04.2003 * Indictment Against Moving Systems, Inc.
03.04.2003 * Indictment Against Advanced Moving Systems
02.20.2003 * Construction Company Owner Jailed
11.25.2002 * Aviation Parts Broker Sentenced on Tax Fraud Charges
11.13.2002 * Georgia Man Convicted in NHTSA Crash-Car Scam
11.12.2002 * Owners of Minnesota Construction Company Plead Guilty to Cheating Employees Out of Overtime Pay
08.23.2002 * Texas Trucking Companies Ordered to Repay $5.5 Million to State; Owners Jailed in Motor Fuel Tax Scheme
07.31.2002 * Three Moving Company Owners Banned from Moving Industry for Defrauding Customers; Moving Company Owner Admits Guilt
05.17.2002 * Vessel Owner Sentenced in Drowning Case
05.14.2002 * IG Remarks before the 2nd National Conference on Highway Construction and Public Transportation Fraud
04.16.2002 * Grey Market Vehicle Importer, President to Pay $1.5 Million
04.09.2002 * Former Moving Company Employees Jailed in Fraud Case
03.18.2002 * Four Sentenced in Household Moving Scam
03.11.2002 * Four Sentenced in Grey Market Vehicle Scheme
02.20.2002 * Three Operators of Household Moving Companies Arrested in Extortion Scheme
02.20.2002 * Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $138,250 from FAA
02.13.2002 * Owners of Five Unlicensed Moving Companies Charged with Racketeering in Consumer Shakedown Scheme
01.25.2002 * Defendant Sentenced for Operating a Chop Shop
01.04.2002 * Sentencing in Motor Fuel Tax Evasion Scheme
12.27.2001 * Six Plead Guilty in Gray Market Vehicle Conspiracy
12.19.2001 * Mariner Sentenced in Fatal Accident Case
12.07.2001 * Conrail Pays $3.5 Million to Settle Track Dispute
12.05.2001 * Capital Fuels Owner Jailed for Fuel Excise Tax Evasion
10.22.2001 * Ferry Boat Company Owner Convicted in 1998 Drowning
09.28.2001 * Guilty Plea in 1998 Drowning
08.24.2001 * Sentencing for Motor Fuel Tax Evasion Conspiracy
07.26.2001 * Florida Man Jailed for Bogus “Go-Box” Traffic Signal Device
07.13.2001 * Moving Company Owner Jailed for Defrauding 259 People
07.13.2001 * Four All American Van Line Company Employees Jailed
06.18.2001 * Florida Man Pleads Guilty in Traffic Signal Scam
05.11.2001 * Foreman of Household Goods Moving Company Jailed
05.11.2001 * Six Guilty Pleas in Motor Fuel Tax Scheme
05.04.2001 * Bribing MARAD Employees Yields Plea; USCG Halts Ship Transfer
03.13.2001 * Defendants Plead Guilty In Van Line Case
01.19.2001 * Household Goods Trucking Company Owner Jailed
06.26.2000 * Three Sentenced in Moving Scam Involving Up to 875 Possible Victims
04.12.2000 * Israeli Owner of Van Line Fined $1.5 Million, Ordered to 5 1/2 Years in Prison
09.30.1999 * Trash–Hauling Firms Fined $3.3 Million in Fraud Against U.S. Navy
02.01.1999 * Three Sentenced in Largest Motor Fuel Tax Fraud in U.S. History
06.15.1998 * Sentencing in Gasoline Tax Evasion Case
05.15.1998 * Guilty Pleas for Theft of Copper Cable
01.22.1998 * Two Plead Guilty in Fuel-Tax-Evasion Case

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