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In January 2017, a Denver couple signed a contract to shop for a replacement house, going to use $272,500 in take from the sale of their previous home as a deposit. But scammers had alternative plans for his or her cash. Before the couple’s Gregorian calendar month cut-off date, they received associate degree authentic-looking email […]
Phoenix Men Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding the Small Business Administration PHOENIX – Yesterday, U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell sentenced Harold Halman, II, 58, and Alexander Schaap, 62, to 36 and 30 months in prison, respectively. Both must serve 3 years of supervised release following their prison sentences. The Court also ordered them to […]
Resident of The Colony Admits Role in $10 Million Fraud DALLAS — Ima Maria Isham, 22, of The Colony, Texas appeared this morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas. Isham faces […]
School Owner Pleads Guilty to $2 Million Bribery Scheme Involving VA Program for Disabled Military Veterans WASHINGTON – The owner of Atius Technology Institute (“Atius”), a privately owned, non-accredited school specializing in information technology courses, pleaded guilty today to bribing a public official at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in exchange for the […]
Occupational Therapist Owner of TSM Sentenced for Making False and Fraudulent Statements Related to Health Care Benefits GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – On April 16, 2018, Jose Penaranda Tan, 58, of Morristown, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Judge, to serve 12 months and one day in federal prison. In addition to […]
Insurance fraud isn’t a harmless wrongdoing. At the point when individuals cheat insurance organizations out of cash, the legitimate individuals that compensation premiums pay through expanded insurance costs. Insurance organizations lose an expected $30 billion every year in insurance fraud costs that need to get passed on to charge paying purchasers. You can help stop […]
Two Defendants Indicted in Brooklyn Federal Court for Foreign Exchange Trading Scams Defendants Stole Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars by Luring Korean-American Investors into Bogus Foreign Exchange Trading Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging Tae Hung Kang, also known as “Kevin Kang,” and John Won with conspiring to commit […]
Former Chief Financial Officer of “Soup Nazi” Business Sentenced to 9 Months’ Imprisonment for Tax Evasion Defendant Failed to Pay Medicare, Social Security, and Federal Income Taxes Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Robert N. Bertrand, the Former Chief Financial Officer of Soupman, Inc. (“Soupman”), was sentenced by United States District Judge Pamela K. […]
Erie City Council President Indicted on Fraud and Theft Charges Relating to her Non-Profit Organization ERIE, Pa. – The founder of an Erie non-profit organization and current Erie City Council President has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of wire fraud, theft of government property and false writing or document […]
Tennessee Doctors Plead Guilty in $65 Million TRICARE Fraud Assistant U. S. Attorneys Benjamin J. Katz and Mark W. Pletcher (619) 546-9604 and (619) 546-9714 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – April 11, 2018 SAN DIEGO – Two doctors, Carl Lindblad and Susan Vergot, pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that they participated in a health care fraud […]