DOJ nailing some guy in Rhode Island for tax evasion
If the DOJ and the IRS roll up their sleeves and start cleaning up the joint
Clintons and all their dirty pals better start sweating
All those "foundations" and any other money laundering entity
Mmmmm, talk sexy asset seizure to me!!
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/rhode-island-man-pleads-guilty-tax-evasion
LOL my phone just threw me an NBC News alert:
"What Harry and Meghan's Baby Says About Race"
They're trying so, so hard.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-ceo-major-drug-distribution-company-first-face-criminal-charges-n997571
First major drug distribution company, former CEO, criminally charged in opioid crisis
Laurence Doud III, the former CEO of Rochester Drug Co-Operative, was indicted Tuesday for narcotics conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the Drug Enforcement Administration.
April 23, 2019, 12:02 PM EDT / Updated April 23, 2019, 12:55 PM EDT
By Tom Winter
In a first in the fight against the opioid crisis, a major drug distribution company and its former CEO are facing criminal charges.
Rochester Drug Co-operative was charged Tuesday with narcotics conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States.
Laurence Doud III, the former CEO of the company, was charged with narcotics conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the Drug Enforcement Administration. He is accused of distributing tens of millions of oxycodone, fentanyl, and other opioids that Rochester's own compliance department allegedly found had no legitimate need for them.
"Doud and other members of senior management instructed RDC employees to contravene its policies and DEA regulations so that the Company could continue doing business with customers Doud knew were likely diverting controlled substances, and to increase Doud's compensation," prosecutors said in the indictment.
When Doud was questioned by a fellow company executive about ending a relationship with a pharmacy who was allegedly becoming one of the nation's largest dispensers of the highly addictive opioid spray Subsys, he told the executive: "Kill it and Die!"
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York also filed a lawsuit against Rochester Drug Co. Tuesday seeking "penalties and injunctive relief."
Rochester Drug Co-Operative announced they have entered into a plea agreement in the criminal case and have agreed to settle the civil case and pay a $20 million fine.
“We made mistakes … and RDC understands that these mistakes, directed by former management, have serious consequences," Jeff Eller, a spokesperson for Rochester Drug Co-operative, said in a statement. "We accept responsibility for those mistakes. We can do better, we are doing better, and we will do better.”
"One element of the opioid epidemic is a dramatic increase in the volume of prescriptions for opioids and all narcotics," Eller said. "From 2012 to 2017, we did not have adequate systems in place nor were our compliance team and practices rigorous enough to provide adequate controls and oversight over the increased demand for narcotic drug products from pharmacies.”
A new management team was put in place at Rochester Drug Co-operative in 2017, and "began making significant changes with a focus on implementing a world-class compliance program," the company's statement said.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York is expected to hold a news conference regarding the charges on Tuesday afternoon.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sex-Abuse-Boy-Scouts-of-America-Lawsuits-BSA-508934291.html
New Details Emerge on Boy Scouts' 'Perversion Files'; Thousands of Boy Scout Leaders Face Child Sex Allegations
An attorney claims the Boy Scouts of America has files of child abusers within their ranks, going back to the 1940s
Published Apr 23, 2019 at 2:39 AM | Updated 9 minutes ago
Alarming new details have surfaced about how many people were listed in the Boy Scouts of America’s “perversion files,” according to lawyers who demand the full release of thousands of names of alleged offenders in the files. Nearly 200 of them are from New York and New Jersey.
Though allegations came to light Monday night, a victims' rights attorney who compiled an "incomplete" list of former Boy Scout leaders accused of abuse in New York held a press conferences Tuesday to discuss what he claims to be a widespread pattern of abuse. He also asked more victims to come forward.
The victims’ rights attorney, Jeff Anderson, called it a system of denial and cover-ups. He claims the Boy Scouts have files on child abusers within their ranks dating back to the 1940s.
"For many, many years there's been an excavation of what are called the 'perversion files' — those are files held and hoarded at the Boy Scouts of America headquarters," Anderson said during Tuesday's New York press conference, adding that "those 'perversion files' that they've had reflect that they have removed thousands of offenders of childhood sexual abuse over the years and they've kept that in files secretly."
The knowledge of the files themselves is not new, as outlets including NBC have previously reported on them. An Oregon judge ordered their release in 2012 after they were shown to a jury in a civil suit.
However, the number of alleged perpetrators found in the files is new, according to Anderson. He said, citing testimony by a professional retained by the BSA to audit the files, that there were 7,819 suspected perpetrators, while the number of victims total 12,254.
"That is a number not known before today or ever revealed by the Boy Scouts of America," he said.
Anderson said his law firm managed to identify 130 former BSA leaders in New York who are found in the files that have so far been made available. According to Anderson, the list of alleged abusers was compiled into what he called the "Anderson File," but said the list of names is incomplete.
The BSA never released the names of the alleged perpetrators to the public or authorities, Anderson claimed.
"The bad news is that this is far from a full disclosure," he said, adding "we had to sound the alarm."
According to Anderson, it is not clear at this point whether the accused are even alive, let alone where they might live, whether they are involved in activities with children or if they have criminal records.
Bridie Farrell, a survivor of abuse and co-founder of NY Loves Kids, an organization that aims to create a safer New York by speaking out about child sexual abuse, was also present at the press conference.
"As someone who has been talking about childhood sexual abuse, I've known of the 'perversion files' and the Boy Scouts of America problem for years now," she said. "But when I spoke with Jeff and he told me these numbers, numbers of 7,000 and 12,000, I was shocked."
Attorneys in New Jersey also scheduled a news conference Tuesday, where they plan to release the names of 50 Boy Scout leaders named in the files who worked in the state.
Anderson plans to file multiple lawsuits against the Boy Scouts on behalf of the victims and demands the organization hand over their files, including names of those accused of abuse.
Although Anderson must wait to file suit because New York's Child Victims Act is not effective until Aug. 14, he said he couldn't wait any longer and wanted to make the information he received public. The legislation essentially erases the statute of limitations to report a crime of childhood sexual abuse. A similar bill for sexual abuse victims was also passed by the state's Assembly and Senate and is expected to be signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy.