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Former Siemens exec charged in Dominion bid-rigging case
Two others pleaded guilty in trade secrets case
A retired Siemens Energy executive is facing a felony charge in an alleged conspiracy to steal its competitor’s trade secrets, helping the German energy company prevail in a winning bid
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Chesapeake Walmart shooting raises workplace violence concerns
Six workers killed by manager in mass shooting, police say
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UPDATED NOV. 27 Late Tuesday, a Chesapeake Walmart manager shot and killed six people, wounded at least six more and then killed himself, police said. According to police and media
Shenandoah County distillery faces environmental violation charges
Filibuster Distillery alleged to have dumped 40K gallons of industrial waste
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Maurertown-based Filibuster Distillery LLC and its co-founder, Sid Dilawri, have been indicted on 115 counts of violating State Water Control laws by allegedly dumping more than 40,000 gallons of industrial
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Con man gets 7 years for $4.4M government intelligence scam
Former DEA spokesperson Garrison Courtney posed as CIA officer to cheat federal contractors
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A former Drug Enforcement Administration spokesperson was sentenced to seven years in federal prison on Wednesday for defrauding at least a dozen companies of more than $4 million while pretending
Ex-WMATA official sentenced in federal fraud case
Conspired with ex-NFL player to defraud Metro operator of $310K
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A former assistant superintendent of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) was sentenced Tuesday to 14 days of incarceration and two years of supervised release after conspiring with a former
SEC charges Herndon-based tech company, CEO with fraud
SEC orders Boon.Tech to relinquish $5M raised through unregistered coin offering
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The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges Thursday against Herndon-based Kelvin Boon LLC/Boon.Tech and its CEO, Rajesh Pavithran, for fraud and registration violations in connection with a $5 million initial
Trustify CEO charged with defrauding investors
SEC says CEO spent $8M on jet charters, vacations, luxury car, jewelry
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Daniel Boice, CEO and founder of Arlington-based tech startup Trustify Inc., was charged by federal prosecutors Monday with fraud and money laundering charges related to a scheme to defraud investors
Chesterfield pharma company enters $600M federal plea deal
Indivior Solutions Inc. settlement stems from false safety claims about opioid addiction treatment drug
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Less than one month after former Indivior PLC CEO Shaun Thaxter pleaded guilty in federal court in Abingdon to a misdemeanor criminal charge related to the marketing of the Chesterfield
Ex-CommuniClique CEO sentenced for money laundering, fraud
Andrew B. Powers, founder of Reston-based tech firm, defrauded investors of $25M+
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The founder and former CEO of Reston-based CommuniClique on Wednesday was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison in an Alexandria federal court for money laundering and fraud that
Ex Chesterfield pharma CEO pleads guilty in federal opioid treatment investigation
Indivior PLC CEO Shaun Thaxter stepped down Monday
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Shaun Thaxter, former CEO of Chesterfield County-based pharmaceutical manufacturer Indivior PLC, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Abingdon to a misdemeanor criminal charge related to the U.S Justice Department’s