David Rush, a former CIA officer accused of creating a fake classified program to steal $40 million in gold bars, has reached a tentative plea agreement with federal prosecutors. The FBI discovered 303 gold bars in his Virginia home, leading to his arrest and termination from the CIA.
President Donald Trump commuted the six-year prison sentence of former Philadelphia union business manager John 'Johnny Doc' Dougherty, who was convicted of embezzlement. The commutation also releases Dougherty from $1.6 million in restitution obligations.
A Brooklyn-based federal judge on Monday dismissed criminal securities fraud and bribery charges against Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani and his associates after the US Justice Department decided to abandon the case. The dismissal ends the prosecution before trial, though the judge emphasized it was not a verdict on the merits of the allegations.
Peter Murrell, estranged husband of former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and ex-chief executive of the Scottish National Party, pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 ($540,000) from party funds to purchase cars, a motorhome, and luxury goods including jewelry.
The Department of Justice has announced the creation of a new West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force to investigate fraud targeting Medicare and other government health programs in western states including Nevada, responding to criminals following retiree migration patterns.
