Former West Shore Bank Trust Officer Sentenced In Embezzlement Scam

          GRAND RAPIDS – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Kathleen Ann Matteson, 71, of Muskegon was sentenced to 61 months in prison and 2 years of supervised release following her conviction on bank fraud, embezzlement, and identity theft charges. During sentencing, U.S. District

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Former Attorney Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison on Embezzlement and Fraud Charges in Connection With Collapse of Washington Federal Bank

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CHICAGO — A former attorney has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for embezzlement and fraud in connection with the failure of Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Chicago. ROBERT M. KOWALSKI served a key role in an embezzlement scheme at Washington Federal.  The bank, which was based in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood, was

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Former Finance Minister of Mozambique Convicted of Fraud and Money Laundering in $2 Billion Scheme

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Manuel Chang, the former Finance Minister of Mozambique, was convicted earlier today by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with his role in a $2 billion fraud, bribery, and money laundering scheme that victimized investors in the United States and elsewhere.  The verdict followed

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