2017

Financial Fraud

Financial Fraud: Roberson Excavation, Inc. Pled Guilty to Committing Wire Fraud

Florida Corporation Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Related to Falsified Water Testing Dothan, Ala. – Last Thursday, June 8, 2017, Roberson Excavation, Inc. (Roberson Excavation), a company headquartered in Milton, Florida, pled guilty to committing wire fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney A. Clark Morris. The conviction stemmed from a company employee falsifying water samples […]

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Financial Fraud

Financial Fraud: Tracy Dean Tronco Charged With One Count of Conspiracy to Commit Federal Program Theft

Former FDOT Employee And Her Husband Charged With Theft Of More Than $370,000 In Federal Grant Funds Tampa, Florida – Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the return of an indictment charging Tracy Dean Tronco (51, Lakeland) and Alejo Tronco-Diaz (50, Lakeland) with one count of conspiracy to commit federal program theft, one

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Healthcare Fraud

Healthcare Fraud: Samuel Konell Charged in an Indictment For His Alleged Participation in Health Care Fraud Scheme

Miami-Area Man Charged For Role in $63 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme A Miami-area man was charged in an indictment unsealed today for his alleged participation in a $63 million health care fraud scheme involving a now-defunct community mental health center located in Miami. Acting U.S. Attorney Benjamin G. Greenberg of the Southern District of

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Financial Fraud

Financial Fraud: Wesley Aaron Struble Sentenced for Kickbacks Conspiracy Sentenced For His Role in a Government Contract Kickback Scheme

Former Government Contractor Sentenced for Kickbacks Conspiracy ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A former government contractor was sentenced today to four years in prison for his role in a government contract kickback scheme that caused a loss of more than $3.4 million to the U.S. Department of State. According to court documents, Wesley Aaron Struble, 49, a

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Tax Fraud

Tax Fraud: Connie L. Christy sentenced For Attempting to Evade The IRS

Interior Design Firm Owner Sentenced for Tax Evasion COLUMBUS, Ohio – Connie L. Christy, 62, of New Albany, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to four months in prison, four months community confinement, three months home confinement and three years of supervised release for attempting to evade the IRS of more than $124,000. Benjamin C.

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Financial Fraud

Financial Fraud: David R. Payne Charged With Multiple Counts of Bank Fraud

Fletcher, N.C. Attorney Indicted On Federal Charges For Bank Fraud And Making A False Statement To A Bank Defendant Allegedly Defrauded Three Banks of at Least $1.6 Million CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal grand jury sitting in Asheville returned a criminal bill of indictment late yesterday against David R. Payne, 52, of Fletcher, N.C., charging

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HealthCare Fraud

HealthCare Fraud: Cherie R. Dillon Sentenced For Health Care Fraud

Fruitland Woman Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft BOISE – Cherie R. Dillon, 62, of Fruitland, Idaho, was sentenced yesterday to 60 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised released for health care fraud and aggravated identity theft, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez

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Financial Fraud

Financial Fraud: Julie Ann Ashman Charged Federally in Connection With a Long-Running Scheme to Defraud a Small Business

Bookkeeper charged with stealing $1.8 million from small business Shelby County woman pleading guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion charges Indianapolis – United States Attorney Josh Minkler today announced that Julie Ann Ashman, 43, of Fairland, Indiana, has been charged federally in connection with a long-running scheme to defraud a small business where she

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Financial Fraud

Financial Fraud: Randy Miland Sentenced For Various Financial Fraud Schemes

Serial Fraudster Sentenced To 90 Months In Prison For Investment Scam And Money Laundering Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker announced the sentencing of RANDY MILAND, 63, to 90 months in federal prison for operating a Ponzi scheme through which he stole or attempted to steal more than $500,000 from purported investors. MILAND was

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Civil Fraud

Civil Fraud:City of Los Angeles And The CRA/LA Play In The Process of Uncovering Waste, Fraud, And Abuse

U.S. Intervenes in ‘Whistleblower’ Lawsuit against City of Los Angeles that Alleges City Received Millions of Dollars in Federal Grants and Knowingly Failed to Provide Housing Accessible to the Disabled LOS ANGELES – The United States has intervened in a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles and the CRA/LA (formerly the Community Redevelopment Agency

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