FraudsWatch

May 18, 2018

The Fake Check Mystery Shopper Scam Targeting America’s Seniors

An increasing number of seniors are becoming tech-savvy, however, thieves are honing in on this and are using it to...

Health Care Fraud: MARINA BURMAN Sentenced For Fraudulent Bills to The New York State Medicaid Program

May 18, 2018

Medical Supply Executive Sentenced To 36 Months In Prison For Her Role In A $30 Million Scheme To Defraud Medicare...

Immigration Fraud: Eleno Quinteros Sentenced For Making False Statements in Support of Legal Permanent Resident Petitions

May 18, 2018

Airline Staffing Executive Sentenced to Prison for Years of Immigration Fraud Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas W. Pilchak (619) 546-9709 SAN...

Investment Fraud: Edward Durante Sentenced For Defrauding at Least 100 Investors of More Than $15 Million

Recidivist Securities Fraudster Edward Durante Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Securities Fraud, Money Laundering, And Perjury Offenses Geoffrey...

Identity Theft: Imputed Unknown Charged of Passport Fraud, Social Security Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft

“John Doe” Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Passport Fraud, Social Security Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, And Two Counts...

Health Care Fraud: Tovah Lynn Jasperson And Alan Martin Bostom Pled Guilty to One Count of Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud

Treatment Center Owners Sentenced to Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme Involving Sober Homes and...

Health Care Fraud: Dr. Julio Delgado Pleaded Guilty to Aiding And Abetting The Fraudulent Acquisition of Controlled Substances

Physician, Nurse Practitioner, and Nurse Plead Guilty in Montgomery “Pill Mill” Case These Guilty Pleas Raise the Number of Convictions...

Financial Fraud: Rocky Hutson Sentenced For False Claims, Creating Fictious Financial Instruments And Bank Fraud

May 14, 2018

Western Slope Sovereign Citizen Sentenced to Federal Prison for Bank Fraud and Related Crimes DENVER – Rocky Hutson, age 59,...

Cyber Crime: LOUIS ONG Sentenced For Operated Unlicensed Bitcoin Trading

Canadian Who Operated Unlicensed Bitcoin Trading Business Sentenced Defendant Engaged in Bitcoin Exchanges with Undercover Agents despite Knowledge the Money...

Financial Fraud: Leonel Alexis Valerio Santana Pleaded Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering

Dominican National Pleads Guilty to International E-Mail Impersonation and Fraud Scam BOSTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty yesterday in...

Identity Theft: Wilson Lasset Pled Guilty to Wire Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft

Former Boca Raton Resident Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme A former Boca Raton resident, who...

Bankruptcy: Phebe Ibrahim Sentenced For Bankruptcy Fraud And Related Charges

St. Peters Woman Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulent Preparation of Bankruptcy Petitions On May 10, 2018, Phebe Ibrahim, formerly known...

Health Care Fraud: Joan Cicchiello Sentenced For Making False Statements Related to Health Care Matters

May 10, 2018

Former Registered Nurse Sentenced To Six Years’ Imprisonment For Health Care Fraud HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for...

Financial Fraud: ANILESH AHUJA And AMIN MAJIDI Charged With Participating in a Scheme to Commit Securities Fraud

May 9, 2018

Hedge Fund Founder, Portfolio Manager, And Trader Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Mismarking Securities By Hundreds Of Millions Of...

Financial Fraud: Sushovan Hussain Convicted of One Count of Conspiracy of Wire Fraud And Securities Fraud

May 1, 2018

Former Autonomy CFO Convicted Of Wire Fraud Defendant Defrauded Hewlett-Packard Company of $11.7 Billion During HP’s 2011 Acquisition of Autonomy...

Email Scam Example: U.S DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSET CONTROL (OFAC)

April 22, 2018

This is an email scam received about “U.S DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSET CONTROL (OFAC)” is a phishing scam and...

Financial Fraud: Sombo Kanneh Pleaded Guilty to an Information Alleging One Count of Conspiracy to Bribe a Public Official

April 19, 2018

School Employee Pleads Guilty to Role in Bribery Scheme Involving VA Program for Disabled Military Veterans WASHINGTON – The financial...

Actual Estate Imposter Rip-Off Targets Might-be Owners

April 19, 2018

In January 2017, a Denver couple signed a contract to shop for a replacement house, going to use $272,500 in...

Financial Fraud: Harold Halman and Alexander Schaap Sentenced For Defrauded the Small Business Administration, Metro Phoenix Bank, and Republic Bank of Arizona

April 18, 2018

Phoenix Men Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding the Small Business Administration PHOENIX – Yesterday, U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell...

Financial Fraud: Ima Maria Isham Pleaded Guilty to Fraudulently Obtained Loan Proceeds From Several Federally Insured Banks