William S. Tidwell, a former correctional counselor at FMC Devens, a federal prison in Massachusetts, was sentenced to two years in prison for accepting bribes and a loan totaling tens of thousands of dollars from Raj Rajaratnam, a wealthy inmate and founder of Galleon Group hedge fund. The sentence follows an investigation by the FBI and the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General. Rajaratnam, previously convicted of insider trading, was identified as the source of the bribes. The case highlights significant corruption within the prison system, as described by the judge during sentencing.
Hui Qin, the Chinese billionaire who admitted to making straw donations to Mayor Adams’ 2021 political campaign, was sentenced to seven months in prison and removal from the U.S. https://t.co/ySkmpht3ma
Hui Qin, who pleaded guilty to making straw donations to Eric Adams - though nobody in the mayor's circle was accused of knowing about it - was just sentenced. https://t.co/xl7IgEaDHi
Chinese biz owner with Long Island ties ordered expelled from U.S. after admitting federal crimes. Centers around "straw donations" to political campaigns, @GrantParpan reports: https://t.co/Wb98gRZ2Od @Newsday
USA Peace: “Qin’s brazen flouting of our political and immigration systems, and his defrauding government agencies resulted in a felony conviction, prison sentence and removal from the U.S. Qin has learned a lesson in American civics the hard way, that no one is above the law.”
Billionaire Chinese National Sentenced to Seven Months in Prison and Removal from United States for Straw Donor Campaign Contribution Scheme and Other Frauds https://t.co/1vyzlVHKLl (Announced with @NewYorkFBI @HSINewYork and @IRS_CI)
EDNY today Hui Qin of the People’s Republic of China was sentenced by Judge Joan M. Azrack to seven months’ imprisonment for making political contributions in the names of others. Similar PRC moves in UN: https://t.co/54jGEhynaa https://t.co/mU5lK5yUSn
A former corrections officer who accepted bribes and a loan from a billionaire inmate, reportedly the convicted insider trader Raj Rajaratnam, was sentenced to two years in prison for engaging in what a judge called "corruption of the most dangerous sort." https://t.co/i5uo6R3pDK
FMC Devens former employee sentenced to prison for accepting payments from inmate https://t.co/kAfczOpeBh
As a result of our investigation with @JusticeOIG, William S. Tidwell, a correctional counselor for the federal Bureau of Prisons, was sentenced today to two years in prison for accepting tens of thousands of dollars in payments from an inmate in his care. https://t.co/Zve0z1BgHA https://t.co/kPE02xDdlC
Ex-correctional official sent to US prison for payments from Galleon's Rajaratnam https://t.co/mr3yLtxVsp https://t.co/hEpknkLCXh
A former correctional counselor at a federal prison in Massachusetts was sentenced to two years in prison for corruptly accepting tens of thousands of dollars from a wealthy inmate identified by a source as Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam https://t.co/kK5tqi7Zeo https://t.co/F2tqYQKLDs
⚠️ EX-CORRECTIONAL OFFICIAL SENT TO US PRISON FOR PAYMENTS FROM GALLEON'S RAJARATNAM Full Story → https://t.co/VYQ5McHAYZ A former correctional counselor at a federal prison in Massachusetts was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in prison for corruptly accepting tens of… https://t.co/354kHvJUP2