January 2017

Leader of The Simple City Criminal Organization Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy and Aggravated Identity Theft Stole Vehicles and Used the Stolen Identity Information of Victims to Engage in…
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Seven Sentenced in $6 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme HOUSTON – The final seven of eight convicted in a $6 million fraudulent Medicare billing scheme have been ordered to federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.A Houston…
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Eight people sentenced to prison for penny-stock fraud that resulted in $39 million loss to investors Eight people were sentenced to prison this month for their roles in a penny-stock fraud that resulted in a $39 million loss to investors,…
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Gerard Terry, Former Chairman Of The North Hempstead Democratic Party And Nassau County Board Of Elections Official, Indicted For Tax Evasion And Obstructing Internal Revenue LawsDefendant Failed to Pay Over $1.4 Million in Federal Tax…
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Ohio Doctor Pleads Guilty to Running South Side Medical Center as Drug Premises and Evading More Than $3.5 Million in TaxesGovernment seizes more than $29 million in proceedsToday the government unsealed a plea agreement with the owner…
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Three New Yorkers Sentenced For Credit Card ScamThe United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that three residents of Brooklyn, New York were recently sentenced in United States District Court in Brattleboro following…
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Former Pepperell Man Who Fled to Canada on Snowmobile Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy FraudBOSTON – A former Pepperell man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Worcester in connection with concealing $3–$4 million in his bankruptcy…
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Two Individuals Arrested And Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Securities And Wire Fraud For Participating In A Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi SchemeSteven Simmons and Joseph Meli Charged with Defrauding Investors and Diverting…
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Former Paramedic Charged in 37-Count Indictment With Wire Fraud, Making False Statements and Identity Theft Regarding the Theft of Controlled Substances Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois,…
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Two Indicted in Sweeping Mortgage Fraud Investigations PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A 14-count federal indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Providence charges two individuals, Hasan Hussain, 55, of Princeton, N.J., and Ricardo Abreu, 50, of…
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Fmr. RI House Finance Chairman to Plead Guilty to Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, Tax Charges PROVIDENCE – According to signed documents filed in U.S. District Court in Providence today, Raymond E. Gallison, Jr., 64, of Bristol, R.I., a…
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Société Générale Agrees To Pay $50 Million Penalty To Settle RMBS Fraud Claims United States Attorney Robert L. Capers announced today that Société Générale, S.A. will pay a $50 million civil penalty to resolve claims related to its…
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Information Technology Chief And Consultant Charged With Multimillion-Dollar False Invoicing Scheme Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York…
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Western Union Admits Anti-Money Laundering and Consumer Fraud Violations, Forfeits $586 Million in Settlement with Justice Department and Federal Trade CommissionCompany also Agrees to Implement Anti-Fraud Program and Enhanced Compliance…
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USA Capers Announces Former New York State Senator John L. Sampson Sentenced To 5 Yearshttps://youtu.be/Adz3cnIZ52AU.S. Attorney Robert Capers, outside the Federal Court in Brooklyn, announced former New York State Senator John Sampson…
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Credit Suisse Agrees to Pay $5.28 Billion in Connection with its Sale of Residential Mortgage-Backed SecuritiesThe Justice Department announced today a $5.28 billion settlement with Credit Suisse related to Credit Suisse’s conduct in the…
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Family-Owned Ambulance Company to Pay $12.7 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations BOSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that Medstar Ambulance, Inc., four of its subsidiaries, and its two owners, Nicholas and Gregory Melehov,…
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Baxter Healthcare Corporation To Pay More Than $18 Million To Resolve Criminal And Civil Liability Relating To Sterile ProductsCompany Failed to Follow Good Manufacturing Practices in North Carolina FacilityWASHINGTON - Healthcare…
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When it comes to protecting personal wealth and business assets, the first thing that comes to many people's minds is insurance. There is no question that insurance can play an important role in asset protection. Not only is it often…
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Manhattan Woman Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Commodities Fraud In Connection With Scheme To Defraud Investors Of More Than $23 Million Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced…
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