The Latest Crack in the Dam: CPA Ofer Gabbay Pleads Guilty In a federal courtroom, the latest domino fell in one of the largest tax fraud schemes in recent U.S. history. Ofer Gabbay, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from Paramus, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States, a quiet admission that […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a settlement that, on its surface, appears to be a standard enforcement action against a corporate landlord. Greystar Management Services LLC, the nation’s largest property management company, will pay over $1.4 million for imposing illegal fees on military servicemembers who were lawfully terminating their leases. For a […]
In a case that serves as a chilling reminder for small business owners everywhere, Jennifer L. Bengston Cook, a 56-year-old part-time bookkeeper from Greer, South Carolina, was sentenced to three years in federal prison. For more than a decade, she was a trusted figure in a small business in the nearby town of Duncan. During […]
The guilty plea of Jemel Lyles, a 43-year-old convicted felon from Washington, D.C., offers a stark and revealing portrait of a crime that defined an era. While on federal supervised release for a previous fraud conviction, Lyles methodically plundered a national emergency relief fund, stealing approximately $281,900 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. His case, […]
Former ABS Seafood CFO Antonietta Nguyen convicted of embezzling over $9 million through luxury purchases, inflated invoices, and international money laundering. Learn about the sophisticated fraud schemes and prevention strategies. Introduction: The Anatomy of a Multi-Million Dollar Betrayal White-collar crime continues to devastate businesses across America, with federal prosecutors reporting 349 new white collar crime […]
Superseding Indictment Alleges Sophisticated Conspiracy to Defraud Federally Qualified Health Center Serving Las Vegas’ Indigent Population; Funds Allegedly Diverted to Commercial Real Estate Ventures. LAS VEGAS, NV – [Friday, May 30, 2025] – The former Chief Executive Officer of Silver State Health Services, LLC (SSHS), David Ryan Linden, 36, appeared in federal court today, facing […]
WASHINGTON – An Iranian national, Sina Gholinejad, 37, pleaded guilty today in federal court to his role in a sophisticated international ransomware and extortion conspiracy that utilized the notorious Robbinhood ransomware variant. The scheme inflicted tens of millions of dollars in financial losses and caused widespread disruption to essential public services in numerous U.S. cities […]
Justice Served in Virginia as Masterminds of $13.5M Medicare DME Fraud Scheme Face Prison Time In a significant step towards accountability for egregious healthcare fraud, three individuals from Vienna, Virginia, have been sentenced to prison for their pivotal roles in a complex, multi-million-dollar scheme that defrauded the Medicare program through the illicit billing of durable […]
I. Executive Summary The case of Douglas Edelman, a former U.S. defense contractor, represents a significant instance of large-scale tax evasion intertwined with the complexities of international business and government procurement. Edelman recently pleaded guilty to a series of felony charges, admitting to concealing his 50% ownership stake in Mina Corp. and Red Star Enterprises, […]
NEW YORK, NY – October 26, 2023 – A significant federal indictment was unsealed today by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, charging prominent international businessman Edward Carlos St. Mary III with multiple counts of wire fraud. The charges, brought under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, allege a complex scheme that […]