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Former North Carolina trucking company employee accused of embezzling over $900K

A federal grand jury has indicted a former employee of a North Carolina-based trucking company, alleging she defrauded her employer of more than $900,000.

Michelle Wilshire, 48, of Hickory, North Carolina, was charged with six counts of wire fraud, five counts of tax fraud and two counts of money laundering, according to the indictment filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

According to public records, Wilshire worked for Tru-Pak Moving Systems in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/former-north-carolina-trucking-company-employee-accused-of-embezzling-over-900k

Former Slync CEO indicted on charges of swindling $25M from investors

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Former Slync CEO Chris Kirchner has been indicted on federal charges that he defrauded investors out...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/former-slync-ceo-indicted-on-charges-of-swindling-25m-from-investors

Milton trial date reset for July as Nikola founder drops venue appeal

Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton, awaiting trial on criminal fraud charges, dropped an appeal to move the proceeding from New York to Phoenix, clearing a reset of the court date to July from next month.

Milton’s attorneys originally requested the trial be moved to April 25 from a scheduled date of April 4, but federal prosecutors objected because the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos in Manhattan is under COVID protocols that prohibit close seating.

A tentative date of July 18 was...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/milton-trial-date-reset-for-july-as-nikola-founder-drops-venue-appeal

Two Chief Engineers and Ship Operator Found Guilty for Oil Pollution

According to a press release by United States Department of Justice, Piraeus, Greece, headquartered Capital Ship Management Corporation and two of its chief engineers have been named in a five-count federal indictment.

What happened?

They are charged with failing to record the illegal dumping of oily waste into international waters and then obstructing justice by ordering the ship’s crew to lie about it.

A federal grand jury returned the indictment June 20 against Capital, Ioan Luca, 54, a...

http://mfame.guru/two-chief-engineers-and-ship-operator-found-guilty-for-oil-pollution/