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Rabbi pleads guilty to illegally transmitting money

A New York religious leader pleaded guilty Monday to operating an illegal money business, officials said.

Consultants For City's Payroll Website Face Fraud Charges

Four consultants for the city's payroll website are facing fraud and money laundering charges for allegedly bilking taxpayers out of tens of millions of dollars.

Western Union to Pay $94 Million to Settle Dispute

JACQUES BILLEAUD ABC News 02/12/2010

New York Councilman Charged With Money Laundering

RAY RIVERA and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM The New York Times 02/10/2010
Western Union to Pay $94 Million to Settle Dispute

Western Union has agreed to a $94 million settlement Thursday in disputes with Arizona prosecutors that center on the state's effort to reduce the flow of immigrant and drug smuggling money through wire transfers.

New York Councilman Charged With Money Laundering

City Councilman Larry B. Seabrook, a fixture in Bronx Democratic politics for more than two decades, was charged on Tuesday with money laundering, extortion and fraud in a series of schemes that included helping a close associate win a contract to install boilers in the new Yankee Stadium and siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars in city money to himself, friends and family members.

Son of Imprisoned Spy Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Federal Indictment

Acting U.S. Attorney Kent S. Robinson and David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, announced today that Nathaniel James Nicholson, 25, of Eugene, Oregon, appeared before U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown and pled guilty to the crimes of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Ex-New York City Councilman admits stealing US$106,000

Former New York City Councilman Miguel Martinez pleaded guilty to federal mail fraud and money laundering charges stemming from his pocketing of $106,000 in public funds earmarked for community organizations, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office said.