October 2017

Mortgage Fraud

Mortgage Fraud: Robert Pena Pleaded Guilty in Connection With Defrauding the Government National Mortgage Association – Ginnie Mae

Mortgage Company President Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Ginnie Mae BOSTON – The president and founder of a Falmouth mortgage company pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with defrauding the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) out of approximately $2.5 million. Robert Pena, 68, of Falmouth, pleaded guilty to one count of […]

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Investment Fraud

Investment Fraud: MICHAEL SCRONIC Charged With Securities Fraud And Wire Fraud Arising Out of His Execution of a $19 Million Ponzi Scheme

Westchester Hedge Fund Manager Arrested For Running A Ponzi Scheme Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced that MICHAEL SCRONIC, a hedge fund manager in

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Healthcare Fraud

Health Care Fraud: Jason Cerge Pleaded Guilty For Defrauding TRICARE – a Health Insurance Program For Members of The Military

Pharmaceutical Employee Admits Scheme To Defraud Military Health Insurance Program NEWARK, N.J. – A Media, Pennsylvania, man today admitted defrauding TRICARE – a health insurance program for members of the military and their families – by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced. Jason Cerge, 41, a pharmaceutical

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Identity Theft

Identity Theft: Corry E. Pearson Guilty Of One Count of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud

Owner of Tax Preparation Business Convicted of Wire Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft and Money Laundering Corry E. Pearson, 28, of Riviera Beach, was found guilty by a jury of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349, sixteen counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §

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Credit Card Fraud

Financial Fraud: Five Defendants Charged With Scheme to Steal Victims Credit Cards And Defraud Them

Five members of credit card theft ring plead guilty ATLANTA – Treveyon Herring, one of five defendants charged with stealing credit cards from the baggage loading areas of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and a private mail sorting facility, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy. “Americans depend on the United States mail system to carry some

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Health Care Fraud

Health Care Fraud: Three Whistleblowers, Known As Relators, Filed Two Lawsuits Under The Qui Tam Provision of The False Claims Act

Four Area Hospitals to Pay Millions to Resolve Ambulance Swapping Allegations HOUSTON – Four Houston-area hospitals have agreed to pay $8.6 million to settle allegations they received kickbacks from various ambulance companies in exchange for rights to the hospitals’ more lucrative Medicare and Medicaid transport referrals. The hospitals are all affiliated with Hospital Corporation of

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Tax Fraud

Tax Fraud: Justin Manning Indicted on Charges of Wire Fraud, Money Laundering And Filing false Tax Returns

Aurora Man Indicted for Fraud and Money Laundering DENVER — Justin Manning, age 40, of Aurora, Colorado, was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 26, 2017 on charges of wire fraud, money laundering and filing false tax returns, Acting United States Attorney Bob Troyer and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Steven

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Financial Fraud

Financial Fraud: Patricia Elaine Jones Charged With One Count Of Embezzlement

Two Former Directors of Rosebud Tribal Ranch Appear in Federal Court on Embezzlement Charges Defendants Prosecuted as Part of the Guardians Project, a Federal Law Enforcement Initiative to Combat Corruption, Fraud, and Abuse in South Dakota United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that two former directors of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe’s Tribal Ranch appeared

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Mortgage Fraud: Loan Modification and Foreclosure Rescue Scams

A loan modification may be a restructuring of your mortgage during which you and your investor conform to modify the terms of your loan. Once you request a loan modification, your loaner could defer a number of your payments, amendment your rate of interest, or extend the length of the loan. A modification conjointly could

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