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Financial Fraud

Financial Fraud: Jorge Luis Arzuaga Pleaded Guilty in a Money Laundering Conspiracy of Bribes Paid to High-Ranking Soccer

Former Swiss Banker Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charge in Connection With Soccer Bribery Scheme Jorge Luis Arzuaga Agrees to Forfeit More Than $1 Million in Connection with Scheme Earlier today, Jorge Luis Arzuaga, a citizen of Argentina and a private banker formerly employed by Swiss banks, pleaded guilty to a criminal information charging him

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Cybercrime

Cybercrime: Benjamin Levi Cox Pleaded Guilty to One Count of Wire Fraud and One Count of Interception of Electronic Communications

I.T. system administrator sentenced for theft of proprietary information and illegal wiretapping Stole custom design products when he resigned and took information to new job with a competitor INDIANAPOLIS – The former information technology (IT) system administrator for an Indiana stainless steel fabrication company pleaded guilty and was sentenced today to serve eight months in

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Financial Fraud

Financial Fraud: STEFAN LUMIERE Sentenced Following Conviction At Trial For Securities Mismarking Scheme

Former Visium Portfolio Manager Stefan Lumiere Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison Following Conviction At Trial For Securities Mismarking Scheme Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that STEFAN LUMIERE, a former portfolio manager at Visium Asset Management, L.P. (“Visium”), was sentenced to 18 months

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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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