Another Eric Adams contributor pleads guilty to straw donor scheme
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POLITICO— Shamsuddin Riza will be sentenced to probation for steering illegal donations.
Gothamist—Accused conspirator in donation scheme for Mayor Adams' campaign pleads guilty. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg secured another guilty plea in Manhattan Criminal Court Thursday It is the latest in a series of guilty pleas as part of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's investigation. [ more › ]
PAHOMEPAGE—Man pleads guilty to gambling money from $1.5M embezzlement scheme. LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A man pleaded guilty to gambling over $1.5 million he was accused of embezzling from a Luzerne County HVAC Company. Wilkes-Barre resident Lawrence Malachefski faces up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release for allegedly embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars in his role as []
Los Angeles Times—Southern California woman pleads guilty in $150-million counterfeit postage scheme. A San Gabriel Valley woman who was accused of using counterfeit postage on tens of millions of packages pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding the United States Postal Service out of more than $150 million. Lijuan “Angela” Chen, 51, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and one count of using counterfeit postage, according to a statement from the U.S. Justice Department. Chen, a resident of Walnut, has been in federal custody since she was arrested in May 2023. A...