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2017

Financial Fraud: Wisler Cyrius Sentenced For Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud And Money Laundering

Naples Man Sentenced In Connection With “PIP” Scheme To Defraud Automobile Insurance Companies Fort Myers, FL – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Wisler Cyrius (36, Naples) to three years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering. The Court also ordered him to pay $270,329.92 in restitution to […]

Financial Fraud: Timothy S. Lenon Has Pleaded Guilty to One Count of Theft of Government Funds

Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Deceased Father’s Social Security Benefits ATLANTA – Timothy S. Lenon has pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government funds for stealing over $300,000 in Social Security benefits. Lenon received and subsequently spent his deceased father’s Social Security benefits for over 20 years after his death, and did […]

Financial Fraud: OPAL ELAINE TILLMAN Charged With Theft of Government Property For Stealing SSA

Morris Woman Indicted for Fraudulently Taking SSA Survivor Benefits for Husband She Killed BIRMINGHAM – A federal grand jury last week indicted a Morris woman for fraudulently claiming nearly $168,000 in Social Security widow’s benefits on the death of a husband she killed, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and Social Security Administration, Office […]

Healthcare Fraud: Poplar Healthcare PLLC, Agree To Pay to Resolve A False Claims Act Allegations

Poplar Healthcare to Pay Nearly $900,000 to Resolve A False Claims Act Allegations PROVIDENCE, RI – Acting United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch and Philip Coyne, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Boston Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS-OIG), today announced that Poplar Healthcare PLLC, and Poplar Healthcare Management, LLC […]

Loans Fraud: Getting a Loan After Identity Theft

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 10 percent of households in the United States had at least 1 person age 10 or older who was a victim of identity theft in 2016. This amounts to approximately 8.6 million US households that were affected by identity theft during 2016 alone. Thus, you are not alone […]

Financial Fraud: BARBARA BYRD-BENNETT Sentenced For Using Her Position In exchange For Bribes and Kickbacks

Former Chief Executive of Chicago Public Schools Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison in Connection with Bribery and Kickback Scheme CHICAGO — BARBARA BYRD-BENNETT was sentenced today to more than four years in federal prison for using her position in charge of the Chicago Public Schools to guide lucrative no-bid contracts to her […]

Coming to Terms With Asset Protection Strategies

Asset protection deals with protecting your assets from others who may make a claim on them through a court action. Developing an approach to what asset protection strategy you need requires you to understand which assets of yours are vulnerable to be claimed, when, and from whom. This article outlines these points and the boundaries […]

Financial Fraud: TIMOTHY W. BURKE Sentenced For Defrauding Distressed Homeowners, And Tax Evasion

Man Who Defrauded Dozens of Distressed Connecticut Homeowners Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TIMOTHY W. BURKE, also known as “Bill Burke,” “William Burke,” “Kerry Saunders,” “Pat Riley,” “Jim Caldwell,” “Jim Saunders,” “Tom Morrisey,” “Jimmy,” “Phil Burke,” “Phil,” “Burt,” “James Burke,” […]