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March 2017

Financial Fraud: Eleno Quinteros, Jr., Charged With Immigration Fraud for Staff Applications

Airline Staffing Executive Charged with Immigration Fraud for Staff Applications Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas W. Pilchak (619) 546-9709 SAN DIEGO – Eleno Quinteros, Jr., the former Vice President of Operations for two airline mechanic staffing companies, was arraigned today on a federal indictment charging him with making false statements in support of legal permanent resident […]

The Importance of Reporting Identity Theft

Identity theft is on the rise. As technology continues to advance, it only makes it easier for the common criminal to steal other people’s identities. It’s no wonder identity theft has quickly grown to be an alarming national problem. If you are a victim or witness of this crime or know about it in some […]

Financial Fraud: Thomas G. Buckner And John P. Buckner Charging In Defrauding U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM)

$6 million DOD Fraud, $1 million paid in illegal gratuities, 5 charged with tax violations Anthony Shaw of U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command Charged with Receiving More than $1 Million in Cash and Benefits PITTSBURGH – Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today that five Informations have been filed in federal court […]

Financial Fraud: Valteen Green Indicted and Pled Guilty For Making a False Statement as it Related to a Health Care Program

Personal Care Attendant Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement as it Relates to a Health Care Benefit Charlottesville, VIRGINIA – A personal care attendant, who for four years lied about the amount of hours she worked for a homebound retiree, pled guilty yesterday in the United States District Court for the Western District of […]

Investment Fraud: Stanley Jonathan Fortenberry Charged And Sentenced For Running Fraudulent Investment Companies

Texas Man Charged With Running Fraudulent Investment Companies WASHINGTON – A Texas man was charged with fraud and obstruction of justice in an indictment unsealed today involving two investment companies that allegedly defrauded investors resulting in losses of approximately $900,000. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney John […]

Healthcare Fraud: Elma Myles Sentenced In Connection With Her Role In a Health Care Fraud Scheme And Aggravated Identity Theft

Biller for Medical Equipment Provider Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft and Defrauding the IRS by Failing to File Tax Returns Used Patients’ Personal Information to Fraudulently Bill Medicaid Resulting in Losses Over $1.2 Million< Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis sentenced Elma Myles, […]

Cyber Crime: Gerard “Jerry” M. McTear III Charged With Threatening to Damage And Intentionally Damaging Computers

Florida Man Arrested for Forcing a San Diego Company’s Website Off-Line Assistant U. S. Attorney Alexandra Foster (619) 546-6735 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – March 3, 2017 SAN DIEGO – A Florida man was arrested this morning on charges that he intentionally shut down a San Diego software company’s website and refused to restore it until […]

Personal Vehicle For Business – Are You Guilty

Do you use your personal vehicle for business tasks? Are you like one of the thousands – perhaps millions – of people who casually use their personal automobile for business purposes day in and day out? If so, you may be in for a big surprise in the event that your insurance company becomes any […]