December 2016

Auto Dealer Arrested In $2 Million Fraud On Russian Citizens NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey auto dealer was charged today for allegedly defrauding more than 140 Russian citizens who were…

Justice Department Reaches Final Resolutions Under Swiss Bank Program Information Received Continues to Drive Civil and Criminal Enforcement EffortsThe Department of Justice announced…

Former President of St. Charles Company Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud and Income Tax EvasionROCKFORD — The former President of Baytree Investors Inc., a…

United Shore Financial Services LLC Agrees To Pay $48 Million To Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability Arising From Fha-Insured Mortgage LendingWASHINGTON - United Shore Financial…

Investment Advisor Sentenced to Five Years for Defrauding Investors of $1.725 MillionThe United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota announced the sentencing of DAVID…

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest of Macau Resident and Unsealing of Charges Against Three Individuals for Insider Trading Based On Information Hacked from Prominent U.S. Law Firms…

Leader of $242 Million Investment Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison Ponzi Scheme Involved Sale of Medical DebtsBaltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar…

Last Defendant in $48 Million Dollar Cigarette Tax Fraud Scheme Sentenced The case involved untaxed cigarettes sold in all 50 States and was the first prosecution in the nation under federal…

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Executive Of Axact In $140 Million Diploma Mill Scam Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Philip R. Bartlett,…

Owner Of Day Trading Firm Charged In Worldwide Simulator Trading Account SchemeScheme Targeted Hundreds of Investors in Over 30 Countries, Including the United StatesNEWARK, N.J. – A…

This is an email scam received about “ FBC Home Loans Propose ” is a phishing scam and why not try to contact these people or log onto these sites and enter your data because you risk being…

 Maryland Man Sentenced to 135 Months in Prison For Scheme That Used Stolen Identifying Information To Fraudulently Seek More Than $20 Million in Tax RefundsStole Identities of Nursing…

Oilpro.Com Founder Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Hacking Into Competitor’s Computer SystemDefendant Stole Information From Over 700,000 Customer Accounts Stored on a…

Small Business Owner Sentenced to Prison for Bankruptcy FraudAssistant U.S. Attorneys Joseph J.M. Orabona (619)546-7951 or Michael Heyman (619) 546-9615 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 19,…

Platinum Partners’ Founder And Chief Investment Officer Among Five Indicted In A $1 Billion Investment FraudTwo Additional Individuals Indicted In A $50 Million Bond Fraud Involving Black…

U.S. Attorney's Office made a report on what they collected in 2016 following offenses and civil actions in Fiscal for U.S. Taxpayers with a more than a $15.3 billion.Justice Department…

Three Romanian nationals indicted in cyber fraud case in which they infected 60,000 computers, sent out 11 million malicious emails and stole at least $4 millionA 21-count indictment was…

Mecklenburg Co. Man Facing Federal Charges In Connection With $19 Million Investment Fraud SchemeDefendant Misused Victim-Investors’ Funds to Pay for Vacation Homes, Vehicles, a Chef and…

Real Estate Brokers And Client Charged With Defrauding Banks In ‘Shotgun’ Loan SchemeNEWARK, N.J. – Two real estate brokers and a client were arrested today and charged in connection with…

Forest Laboratories and Forest Pharmaceuticals to Pay $38 million to Resolve Kickback Allegations Under the False Claims ActForest Laboratories LLC, located in New York, New York, and its…