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Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Cheating Chicken Products Suppliers

A Massachusetts man who pleaded guilty to defrauding Texas chicken products companies out of $630,000 through a fake invoice scheme has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison, prosecutors said. Yannick Minang, 27, of Hingham was sentenced …

New Jersey Executive Who Embezzled $48M Gets 75-Month Sentence

A former publication company executive was sentenced to more than six years in prison Monday in a $48 million embezzlement plot. A federal judge sentenced Nestor Charriez to 75 months and also ordered him to pay $43 million in restitution. …

Pennsylvania Roadwork Firm to Pay $20M in Workers’ Retirement Theft Case

A major Pennsylvania heavy equipment contractor entered no contest pleas to four theft counts and agreed to pay restitution of more than $20 million over allegations it illegally diverted pension money and other benefits from its workers. Glenn O. Hawbaker …

Massachusetts Woman Gets Six Years in Prison for Embezzling from Nonprofits

A Massachusetts woman who embezzled about $1.4 million from two nonprofits where she worked has been sentenced to six years in federal prison, prosecutors said. In addition, Nicole Lescarbeau was also sentenced last week to five years of probation and …

Brothers Sentenced in Fire that Badly Damaged Philadelphia Stores, Homes

Two brothers have each been sentenced to nine years in prison for setting fire to their hookah lounge in Philadelphia as they struggled with business losses, causing more than $20 million in damages to a retail block in the city’s …

Delaware Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in $2M Fraud Plot

A Delaware man was sentenced on Friday to nearly four years in prison for his role in a plot to defraud a beauty product manufacturer out of more than $2 million. U.S. District Judge James Bredar in Baltimore also ordered …

New York Petroleum Carrier Pays $375K for Seaman’s Protection Act Violation

A Long Island, New York-based petroleum barge company and three former and current management officials have paid $375,000 in restitution to the brother of one of two seamen killed in a barge explosion off the coast of Texas. The seaman …

Four Girls, 12 and 14 Years Old, Accused of Setting Pennsylvania House Fire

Four teenage girls ranging in age from 12 to 14 have been arrested on juvenile court charges of setting a fire that destroyed an unoccupied western Pennsylvania house earlier this month, sending a police officer and a firefighter to the …

Ex-Employee Gets Five Years for Stealing from Rhode Island Law Firm

A former bookkeeper and office manager at a Rhode Island law firm who previously pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly three-quarters of a million dollars from her employer has been sentenced to five years in prison, federal prosecutors said. Sarah Gaulin, …

Bookkeeper Sentenced for Stealing $1.5M From Two Employers

A bookkeeper has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for embezzling more than $1.5 million from two employers, federal prosecutors said. Jessica Greenan, 42, of Barnstable, embezzled more than $1.1 million from a Cape Cod store from October …