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DiPacali to Receive "Extraordinary" Leniency in Madoff Ponzi

reuters.com | 2/22/10 |

Bernard Madoff's top lieutenant may get "extraordinary" leniency from prosecutors for his help in unraveling the largest Ponzi scheme on record.

Italian Marine Hosemaker Accused of Consiparacy

houston.fbi.gov | 2/21/10 | $2.29 million | suspect:  Parker ITR

An Italian subsidiary of a U.S.-based company has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $2.29 million criminal fine for participating in a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices and allocate market shares of marine hose sold in the United States and elsewhere.

Red Bicyclette Wine Suppliers Convicted

news.yahoo.com | 2/21/10 | $9.8 million | suspect:  Ducasse, Sieur d'Arpes

French wine-makers and dealers were convicted Wednesday of selling millions of bottles of fake Pinot Noir to the US firm E&J Gallo in one of the biggest scams ever to rattle the world of wine.

Former president of Redondo police union pleads guilty

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The former president of the Redondo Beach Police Officers Association pleaded guilty to stealing more than $75,000 from the union.

Student Travel Agent Embezzles Spring Break Funds

norfolk.fbi.gov | 2/10/10 | suspect:  Christopher Thomas

Christopher Ryan Thomas, 24, of Sugarland, Texas, was sentenced today to 33 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in a scheme to steal students’ spring break funds. He was ordered to pay $230,134.76 in restitution.

Bookeeper Embezzles from Florist

statesmanjournal.com | 2/10/10 | suspect:  Sonya Kyllo

A Silverton woman was sentenced to four years in prison for embezzling more than $200,000 from a florist.

Philanthropist Vilar Sentenced to 9 Years

reuters.com | 2/8/10 | suspect: Alberto Vilar

Alberto Vilar, a New York money manager convicted of fraud in 2008 after riding the dot.com tech stock boom and donating tens of millions of dollars to the arts, education and hospitals, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday.

Black Women Lawyer's Assoc of LA Embezzler Sentenced

presstelegram.com | suspect:  2/8/10 | suspect:  Lajetta Wright

A Long Beach attorney who pleaded guilty last year to embezzling more than $26,000 from a nonprofit group was sentenced to one year of probation.

Former Charlie Brown's CEO Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme

newark.fbi.gov | 2/8/10 | $1 million | suspect:  Russell D'Anton

The former president and CEO of the Charlie Brown’s chain of restaurants pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the company by accepting kickback payments totaling more than $1 million in exchange for awarding contracts to certain vendors.

Ex SK Foods Exec arrested in Bribery Scheme

sfgate.com | 2/8/10 | suspect:  Frederick Scott Salyer

An investigation into one the nation's biggest tomato processors culminated with the arrest of the firm's former owner, a Pebble Beach man accused of selling moldy paste and bribing purchasers at client companies including Safeway and Kraft Foods.