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BUFFALO, NY—U.S. Attorney William J.Hochul, Jr. announced today that former city of Buffalo Common Council MemberBrian C. Davis, 43, of Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty to theft concerningprograms receiving federal funds before Chief U.S. District Judge William M.Skretny. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a fine of$250,000, or both.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Russell T.Ippolito, Jr., who is handling the prosecution, stated that Davis diverted$48,237 in city of Buffalo discretionary funds to his own use and the use ofothers. As a city of Buffalo Common Council Member between 2006 and 2010, Daviswas responsible for distributing discretionary funds for public benefitpurposes. Instead, the defendant funneled city funds through not-for-profitpass through agencies and personal friends, and ultimately, to himself. NeitherDavis, nor his associates, were entitled to any of the discretionary funds.
“Elected officials owe a special duty tothe public by virtue of their unique position,” said U.S. Attorney Hochul. “Inour constitutional system of government, such officials serve as temporarycaretaker of the government and its property and are responsible for decidingexactly how and how much of the hard earned money of taxpayers will be spent.This marks one of the first times in memory that an elected official actuallystole money in his care. These funds were intended to benefit the community andmake the city a better place to live but were instead used to line the pocketsof a public official and his friends.”
“The majority of our public officialsare honest and work hard to improve the lives of those they serve, but a smallnumber make decisions for the wrong reasons,” said Steven L. Lanser, AssistantSpecial Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “These peoplehave been found in legislatures, courts, city halls, and government agencies ofall types. Public officials like Mr. Davis are trusted to safeguard and protectthe communities they serve. Public corruption undermines the public trust andconfidence in local Western New York governments. Those who engage in thisculture of corruption should know the cross-hairs of justice will continue tobe focused on them.”
The indictment is the result of aninvestigation by special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, underthe direction of Special Agent in Charge Christopher M. Piehota.
Sentencing is scheduled for September 5,2012 at 9:00 a.m. before Judge Skretny.
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Former East St. Louis Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Property
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Larry D. Greenlee, 40, of Belleville,Illinois, plead guilty in federal court in East St. Louis to one count of theftor conversion of government property, the United States Attorney for theSouthern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
Greenlee was indicted in February 2012.Facts surrounding the charge, as revealed in court, were that Greenlee, while apolice officer for the city of East St. Louis, failed an integrity test whereinfederal agents placed a Rolex watch encircled with diamonds in a vehicle thatappeared to be abandoned or stolen. Audio and video surveillance was in placearound the vehicle. On September 17, 2010, Greenlee responded to a call of asuspicious vehicle and then inventoried the contents of the vehicle prior tohaving the vehicle towed. During that process, Greenlee stole the Rolex watchfrom the vehicle. Sentencing is scheduled for September 21, 2012.
The investigation was conducted by theFederal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant UnitedStates Attorney Norman Smith.
Larry D. Greenlee, 40, of Belleville,Illinois, plead guilty in federal court in East St. Louis to one count of theftor conversion of government property, the United States Attorney for theSouthern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
Greenlee was indicted in February 2012.Facts surrounding the charge, as revealed in court, were that Greenlee, while apolice officer for the city of East St. Louis, failed an integrity test whereinfederal agents placed a Rolex watch encircled with diamonds in a vehicle thatappeared to be abandoned or stolen. Audio and video surveillance was in placearound the vehicle. On September 17, 2010, Greenlee responded to a call of asuspicious vehicle and then inventoried the contents of the vehicle prior tohaving the vehicle towed. During that process, Greenlee stole the Rolex watchfrom the vehicle. Sentencing is scheduled for September 21, 2012.
The investigation was conducted by theFederal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant UnitedStates Attorney Norman Smith.
Canadian Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography in Jacksonville
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JACKSONVILLE, FL—Christian Yvon Lapierre(46, a Canadian citizen residing in Jacksonville) pled guilty in U.S. DistrictCourt today to receiving child pornography over the Internet. Lapierre faces amandatory minimum sentence of at least five years and up to 20 years in federalprison, a $250,000 fine, and a potential life term of supervised release.
According to court documents, aninvestigator with the Florida Attorney General’s Office conducted an undercoveroperation to identify individuals using the Internet to share childpornography. The investigator was able to identify an Internet protocol (IP) addresslocated in Jacksonville that was sharing files depicting child pornography.Subpoenaed documents later revealed that the Internet service account for thisIP address resolved to Lapierre’s Jacksonville residence.
On June 14, 2011, a federal search warrantwas executed at Lapierre’s residence. Law enforcement officers seized twocomputers and other digital media. Lapierre was inside the residence when thesearch warrant was executed. During an interview, he admitted that he was theone who downloaded the files, using the particular software program, and thathe had some videos showing kids, as well as some “teen stuff.” Lapierreadmitted using particular terms to search for child pornography and that hedownloaded videos which contained mostly girls and reaffirmed that he “wouldpretty much just look at them and then get rid of them.” Lapierre stated thathe would get rid of the videos by deleting them into the computer’s recyclingbin because he did not want them on his computer. He also stated that he starteddeleting the files when he heard the FBI knock and announce themselves at thedoor. Lapierre believed that one of the videos that he deleted depicted a childhaving sex with an adult.
Subsequent forensic analysis revealedthat Lapierre’s computer media contained five videos and one image depictingchild pornography.
This case was investigated by theFederal Bureau of Investigation, the former Child Predator Cybercrime Unit ofthe Florida Attorney General’s Office, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service,the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney D. Rodney Brown.
This case was brought as part of ProjectSafe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Departmentof Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation andabuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’sChild Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal,state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals whosexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For moreinformation about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc andfor more information about Internet safety education, please visitwww.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab “Resources.”
JACKSONVILLE, FL—Christian Yvon Lapierre(46, a Canadian citizen residing in Jacksonville) pled guilty in U.S. DistrictCourt today to receiving child pornography over the Internet. Lapierre faces amandatory minimum sentence of at least five years and up to 20 years in federalprison, a $250,000 fine, and a potential life term of supervised release.
According to court documents, aninvestigator with the Florida Attorney General’s Office conducted an undercoveroperation to identify individuals using the Internet to share childpornography. The investigator was able to identify an Internet protocol (IP) addresslocated in Jacksonville that was sharing files depicting child pornography.Subpoenaed documents later revealed that the Internet service account for thisIP address resolved to Lapierre’s Jacksonville residence.
On June 14, 2011, a federal search warrantwas executed at Lapierre’s residence. Law enforcement officers seized twocomputers and other digital media. Lapierre was inside the residence when thesearch warrant was executed. During an interview, he admitted that he was theone who downloaded the files, using the particular software program, and thathe had some videos showing kids, as well as some “teen stuff.” Lapierreadmitted using particular terms to search for child pornography and that hedownloaded videos which contained mostly girls and reaffirmed that he “wouldpretty much just look at them and then get rid of them.” Lapierre stated thathe would get rid of the videos by deleting them into the computer’s recyclingbin because he did not want them on his computer. He also stated that he starteddeleting the files when he heard the FBI knock and announce themselves at thedoor. Lapierre believed that one of the videos that he deleted depicted a childhaving sex with an adult.
Subsequent forensic analysis revealedthat Lapierre’s computer media contained five videos and one image depictingchild pornography.
This case was investigated by theFederal Bureau of Investigation, the former Child Predator Cybercrime Unit ofthe Florida Attorney General’s Office, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service,the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney D. Rodney Brown.
This case was brought as part of ProjectSafe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Departmentof Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation andabuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’sChild Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal,state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals whosexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For moreinformation about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc andfor more information about Internet safety education, please visitwww.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab “Resources.”
Former Head of Worldwide Sales at California Valve Company Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Offense
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WASHINGTON—Paul Cosgrove, the formerhead of worldwide sales at Rancho Santa Margarita, California-based valvecompany Control Components Inc. (CCI) pleaded guilty today to violating theForeign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), announced the Justice Department’sCriminal Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District ofCalifornia.
Cosgrove, who resides in Laguna Niguel,California, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge James V. Selna inSanta Ana, California, to a one-count superseding information charging him withmaking a corrupt payment to a foreign government official in China in violationof the FCPA. According to court documents, CCI designed and manufacturedservice control valves for use in the nuclear, oil and gas, and powergeneration industries worldwide. At sentencing, Cosgrove, 65, faces up to 15months in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for August 27, 2012.
On April 8, 2009, Cosgrove and fiveother former executives of CCI were charged in a 16-count indictment for theirroles in the foreign bribery scheme. The five other former CCI executivescharged were Stuart Carson, CCI’s former president; Hong “Rose” Carson, CCI’sformer director of sales for China and Taiwan; David Edmonds, CCI’s former vicepresident of worldwide customer service; Flavio Ricotti, the former CCI vicepresident of sales for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East; and Han Yong Kim,the former president of CCI’s Korean office. On April 28, 2011, Ricotti pleadedguilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the FCPA. On April 17, 2012,Stuart Carson and Hong “Rose” Carson each pleaded guilty to one count of makinga corrupt payment to a foreign government official in violation of the FCPA.The trial of Edmonds is scheduled for June 26, 2012. The charges against Kimare pending. An indictment merely contains allegations and defendants arepresumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in acourt of law.
In related cases, two defendantspreviously pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe officers and employees offoreign state-owned companies on behalf of CCI. On January 8, 2009, MarioCovino, the former director of worldwide factory sales for CCI, pleaded guiltyto one count of conspiracy to violate the FCPA. On February 3, 2009, RichardMorlok, the former CCI finance director, also pleaded guilty to one count ofconspiracy to violate the FCPA. Stuart and Rose Carson, Covino, Morlok, andRicotti are scheduled to be sentenced later this year.
On July 31, 2009, CCI pleaded guilty toa three-count criminal information charging the company with conspiracy toviolate the FCPA and the Travel Act and two substantive violations of the FCPA.CCI was ordered to pay an $18.2 million criminal fine, placed on organizationalprobation for three years, and ordered to create and implement a complianceprogram and retain an independent compliance monitor for three years. CCIadmitted that from 2003 through 2007, it made corrupt payments in more than 30countries, which resulted in net profits to the company of approximately $46.5million from sales related to those corrupt payments.
The case is being prosecuted by DeputyChief Charles G. La Bella and Trial Attorney Andrew Gentin of the CriminalDivision’s Fraud Section and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Douglas McCormick andGregory Staples of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.The case was investigated by the FBI’s Washington Field Office and its team ofspecial agents dedicated to the investigation of foreign bribery cases.
WASHINGTON—Paul Cosgrove, the formerhead of worldwide sales at Rancho Santa Margarita, California-based valvecompany Control Components Inc. (CCI) pleaded guilty today to violating theForeign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), announced the Justice Department’sCriminal Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District ofCalifornia.
Cosgrove, who resides in Laguna Niguel,California, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge James V. Selna inSanta Ana, California, to a one-count superseding information charging him withmaking a corrupt payment to a foreign government official in China in violationof the FCPA. According to court documents, CCI designed and manufacturedservice control valves for use in the nuclear, oil and gas, and powergeneration industries worldwide. At sentencing, Cosgrove, 65, faces up to 15months in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for August 27, 2012.
On April 8, 2009, Cosgrove and fiveother former executives of CCI were charged in a 16-count indictment for theirroles in the foreign bribery scheme. The five other former CCI executivescharged were Stuart Carson, CCI’s former president; Hong “Rose” Carson, CCI’sformer director of sales for China and Taiwan; David Edmonds, CCI’s former vicepresident of worldwide customer service; Flavio Ricotti, the former CCI vicepresident of sales for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East; and Han Yong Kim,the former president of CCI’s Korean office. On April 28, 2011, Ricotti pleadedguilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the FCPA. On April 17, 2012,Stuart Carson and Hong “Rose” Carson each pleaded guilty to one count of makinga corrupt payment to a foreign government official in violation of the FCPA.The trial of Edmonds is scheduled for June 26, 2012. The charges against Kimare pending. An indictment merely contains allegations and defendants arepresumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in acourt of law.
In related cases, two defendantspreviously pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe officers and employees offoreign state-owned companies on behalf of CCI. On January 8, 2009, MarioCovino, the former director of worldwide factory sales for CCI, pleaded guiltyto one count of conspiracy to violate the FCPA. On February 3, 2009, RichardMorlok, the former CCI finance director, also pleaded guilty to one count ofconspiracy to violate the FCPA. Stuart and Rose Carson, Covino, Morlok, andRicotti are scheduled to be sentenced later this year.
On July 31, 2009, CCI pleaded guilty toa three-count criminal information charging the company with conspiracy toviolate the FCPA and the Travel Act and two substantive violations of the FCPA.CCI was ordered to pay an $18.2 million criminal fine, placed on organizationalprobation for three years, and ordered to create and implement a complianceprogram and retain an independent compliance monitor for three years. CCIadmitted that from 2003 through 2007, it made corrupt payments in more than 30countries, which resulted in net profits to the company of approximately $46.5million from sales related to those corrupt payments.
The case is being prosecuted by DeputyChief Charles G. La Bella and Trial Attorney Andrew Gentin of the CriminalDivision’s Fraud Section and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Douglas McCormick andGregory Staples of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.The case was investigated by the FBI’s Washington Field Office and its team ofspecial agents dedicated to the investigation of foreign bribery cases.
Rochester Man Arrested for Filing False Tax Returns
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ROCHESTER, NY—U.S. Attorney William J.Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned anindictment charging Patrick Dandrea, 55, of Rochester, New York, with twocounts of filing false tax returns. Each count carries a maximum sentence ofthree years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig R.Gestring, who is handling the case, stated that according to the indictment,the defendant was awarded a contract with Erie County in 2006 to remove damagedtrees and branches following a severe snow storm. As a result of this contract,Dandrea received over $5,000,000 in payments, which he failed to report on his2006 and 2007 federal income tax returns.
The defendant was arrested this morningand will be arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan W. Feldman at 12:00p.m. today in Rochester.
The arrest and indictment are theculmination of an investigation on the part of special agents of the InternalRevenue Service, Criminal Investigations Division, under the direction ofVictor Lessoff, Special Agent in Charge; and the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Christopher M.Piehota.
The fact that a defendant has beencharged with a crime is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumedinnocent until and unless proven guilty.
ROCHESTER, NY—U.S. Attorney William J.Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned anindictment charging Patrick Dandrea, 55, of Rochester, New York, with twocounts of filing false tax returns. Each count carries a maximum sentence ofthree years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig R.Gestring, who is handling the case, stated that according to the indictment,the defendant was awarded a contract with Erie County in 2006 to remove damagedtrees and branches following a severe snow storm. As a result of this contract,Dandrea received over $5,000,000 in payments, which he failed to report on his2006 and 2007 federal income tax returns.
The defendant was arrested this morningand will be arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan W. Feldman at 12:00p.m. today in Rochester.
The arrest and indictment are theculmination of an investigation on the part of special agents of the InternalRevenue Service, Criminal Investigations Division, under the direction ofVictor Lessoff, Special Agent in Charge; and the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Christopher M.Piehota.
The fact that a defendant has beencharged with a crime is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumedinnocent until and unless proven guilty.
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