Tag: Embezzlement
Sentence next for ex-UAW leader who embezzled, lived large
DETROIT — A welder who rose from the factory floor to become president of a venerable U.S. labor union is facing a prison term...
Government seeks 2-year prison sentence for ex-UAW leader
DETROIT — Prosecutors are seeking a two-year prison sentence for a former president of the United Auto Workers who they say had “two lives"...
Miami money manager gets 4 years in Venezuela bribery case
MIAMI — A federal judge has sentenced a Miami money manager to nearly four years in prison for his role in a $1.2 billion...
Top Navalny associates detained ahead of protests
MOSCOW — Two close associates of Alexei Navalny were detained Wednesday ahead of protests planned to support the imprisoned Russian opposition leader, who has...
US nominates NY lawyer to monitor United Auto Workers union
DETROIT — The U.S. attorney's office in Detroit is recommending that a federal judge name New York lawyer Neil Barofsky to monitor the United...
El Salvador’s long-dominant parties in crisis after drubbing
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Saúl Meléndez, a former fighter during El Salvador’s civil war, was for years a loyal member of the leftist...
Prosecutors throw the book at money launderer for Venezuela
MIAMI — Federal prosecutors in Miami are seeking a stiff prison sentence against a U.S.-based money manager they claim is hindering their efforts to...
Dinamo Zagreb coach quits after receiving prison sentence
ZAGREB, Croatia — Zoran Mamic quit as Dinamo Zagreb coach after Croatia's Supreme Court confirmed his nearly five-year prison sentence for tax evasion and...
Former Evansville housing exec gets probation for theft
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A former top executive at a southwestern Indiana nonprofit that provides housing for veterans and homeless families was sentenced to two...
Mississippi congressman Palazzo accused of misusing funds
WASHINGTON — An independent ethics body says there is "substantial reason to believe” that Republican Rep. Steven Palazzo of Mississippi abused his office by...