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Mobile Phone Fraud: Definition, Types, Examples And Prevention
Mobile phone fraud refers to any fraudulent activity that is carried out using mobile phones or mobile networks. This can include a wide range of activities, such as identity theft,…
50 Example of a State Law That Protects Personal Information
State laws that protect personal information refer to laws and regulations at the state level that are designed to safeguard the privacy and security of individuals’ personal information. These laws…
FBI, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York Neutralized the FSB’s Premier Cyberespionage Malware Implant
Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Disruption of Snake Malware Network Controlled by Russia’s Federal Security Service Through Operation MEDUSA, the FBI, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of…
Financial Fraud: Barrie Osborne Was Charged By Indictment With Conspiracy to Commit Wire And Bank Fraud And Loan Fraud Scheme
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced that Barrie Osborne, 76, of Celebration, Florida,…
False Claims Act: Choice Home Care Agency Have Agreed To Pay $5.15 Million To Resolve Allegations
Home Health Agency and Former Owner to Pay $5.8 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Doctor’s Choice Home Care, Inc. and its former owners, Timothy Beach and Stuart Christensen,…
Health Care Fraud: Joseph Prince Found Guilty Of Felony Health Care Fraud
VA Employee Found Guilty Of Corruption Charges And Defrauding VA Of Nearly $19 Million In A Year United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that yesterday a jury sitting in…
Health Care Fraud: Ted and Julie Cain of Ocean Springs Finds Guilty Of Submitting False Claims to Medicare
Federal Jury finds Defendants Guilty of Submitting False Claims to Medicare under Civil False Claims Act Jury verdict results in recovery of more than $10.85 million to the Medicare program…
Financial Fraud: Lawrence Hoskins Was Sentenced For His Role In a Multi-Year, Multimillion-Dollar Money Laundering Scheme
Former Senior Alstom Executive Sentenced to Prison for Role in Money Laundering Scheme to Promote Foreign Bribery A former senior executive with Alstom S.A. (Alstom), a French power and transportation…
Financial Fraud: Alicia Raynor, Pleaded Guilty To Wire Fraud And Filing a False Tax Return
Westfield Woman Pleads Guilty To Stealing Thousands Of Dollars From Health Care Agency BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Alicia Raynor, 42, of Westfield,…
Financial Fraud: Erick and Kimberly Dominguez Pleaded Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud
Husband And Wife Plead Guilty to Social Security Fraud Scheme OAKLAND – Erick and Kimberly Dominguez pleaded guilty in federal court today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection…
Financial Fraud: Two Chinese Nationals Charged With Laundering In Cryptocurrency From Exchange Hack
Two Chinese Nationals Charged with Laundering Over $100 Million in Cryptocurrency from Exchange Hack Forfeiture Complaint Details Over $250 Million Stolen by North Korean Actors WASHINGTON – Two Chinese nationals…
Health Care Fraud: DR. CRISPIN ABARIENTOS Pay To Resolve Allegations False Claims Acts
Two Connecticut Physicians Pay over $4.9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations U.S. Attorney John H. Durham, Special Agent in Charge Phillip Coyne of the U.S. Department of Health…
Financial Fraud: Mahmoud Alshuaibi, And Gary Hayden, Charged With Wire Fraud, And Making a False And Fraudulent Statement
Two Blight Elimination Program Indictments Unsealed Two criminal indictments were returned today for criminal violations related to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Blight Elimination Program, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. Mahmoud Alshuaibi,…
Cyber Crimes: Ten Defendants Charged With Illegally Conducting Multi-Million Dollar Sports Gambling
Ten Defendants Charged With Illegally Conducting Multi-Million Dollar Sports Gambling Business Ten defendants have been charged in federal court with conspiring to illegally conduct a multi-million dollar sports gambling business…
Financial Fraud: William Brian Mulder Charged With Defrauding Five Federally Insured Financial Institutions
Man Charged with Defrauding Banks and Investors of $5 Million A Tulsa man was charged this week in U.S. District Court with defrauding five federally insured financial institutions and two…
Cyber Crime: LESTER COLEMAN Indicted For Allegedly Fraudulently Obtaining Millions in Chicago Housing Authority Contracts
Construction Company Owner Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $2.75 Million in Chicago Housing Authority Contracts The owner of a construction company has been indicted for allegedly fraudulently obtaining more…
Tax Fraud: MICHAEL MAGNALDI Pled Guilty To One Count Of Aiding And Assisting In The Filing Of False Tax Returns
Pelham- And Bronx-Based Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty In White Plains Federal Court To Preparing And Filing False Income Tax Returns Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern…
Financial Fraud: Chad Focus Pleaded Guilty Today To a Federal Wire Fraud Conspiracy
Rap Artist “Chad Focus” Pleads Guilty to Federal Wire Fraud Conspiracy Used His Company Credit Card to Make More Than $4.1 Million in Unauthorized Purchases to Promote His Brand and…
Financial Fraud: Charles Thomas Sebesta Pleaded Guilty To One Count Of Wire Fraud And One Count Of Bank Fraud
Ex-Chairman of Christian Science Church in Los Angeles Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges of Stealing $11 Million from Church LOS ANGELES – The former chairman of the board for the…
Financial Fraud: Bahram Karimi Was Charged With Conspiring To Commit Bank Fraud, Bank Fraud, And Making False Statements
Iranian National Charged with Bank Fraud and Lying to Federal Agents in Connection with a Scheme to Use the U.S. Financial System to Send More Than $115 Million to Iranian…
Investment Fraud: DAVID BLAINE WELLIVER Sentenced For Defrauding Investors in The Dblaine Fund
Investment Advisor Sentenced to Five Years for Defrauding Investors of $1.725 Million The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota announced the sentencing of DAVID BLAINE WELLIVER, 56,…
Financial Fraud: James E. Levin and Jacklyn M. Sutcivni Were Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
Natick Attorney and Former City of Worcester Housing Official Indicted on Fraud…
Investment Fraud: DAVID BLAINE WELLIVER Sentenced For Defrauding Investors in The Dblaine Fund
Investment Advisor Sentenced to Five Years for Defrauding Investors of $1.725 Million…
Financial Fraud: Deborah Joy Durand Convicted of False Statements to Obtain Federal Employees Compensation Benefits, Wire Fraud, False Claims Relating to Workers Compensation Benefits, and Theft of Government Property
Former Postal Employee Convicted for Fraudulently Obtaining Workers' Compensation Benefits GREAT FALLS…
FBI Announcement: Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats
Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats Released The FBI’s latest Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime…
Federal Law Enforcement in Chicago Seizes $214 Million in Alleged “Pump and Dump” Investment Fraud
Federal Law Enforcement Cracks Down on $214 Million "Pump and Dump" Scheme…
Identity Theft: Scott J. Wolas Accused of a Fraudulent Real Estate Investment Scheme
Fugitive Sought in $1.5 Million Quincy Real Estate Scheme Arrested in Florida…
Financial Fraud: MYONG HWAN HAN Charged For Mail Fraud in Connection With a Scheme
Queens Man Charged In New York City “Vermin Control” Fraud Scheme Preet…
Robert F. Arnold Indicted for Fraud and Related Charges
Tennessee Sheriff Indicted by Federal Grand Jury on Conspiracy, Fraud and Related…
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Bulletproof Betrayal: Inside the $5.2 Million ShotStop Fraud That Sold Counterfeit Body Armor to America’s Law Enforcement
A Sentence for Deception, A Warning for a Nation When…
The Weapon of Experience: Inside the $28M Memphis Pharmacy Fraud and a Prior Conviction at the Heart of a Record-Breaking National Takedown
A National Crisis Hits Home in Memphis In the sprawling…
Health and Wellness Scams: Emerging Trends in 2024
In today's fast-paced world, where people are constantly seeking ways…
Medical Identity Theft: What We Need To Know in 2023 To Prevent
Medical identity theft is the unauthorized use of an individual's…
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Andrew Cuomo Signed a Measure That Charges Against People Who Have Received a Presidential Pardon
Cuomo Signs Law Aimed At Weakening Trump's Pardon Power, Closes 'Double Jeopardy' Loophole New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a…
Investment Fraud: Hector Absi Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Mail, Wire, And Securities Fraud
Former Chief Operating Officer of Davis Bio-Pesticide Company Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail, Wire, and Securities Fraud SACRAMENTO,…
Financial Fraud: Michael Cary Lawing Sentenced For One-Count Felony Information Charging Him With Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud
Another Tech Support Fraudster Sentenced To Prison An American citizen who spent over a year running the day-to-day operations of…
Financial Fraud:Walter Konigseder Arrested On Investment Fraud Charges
Former Informix Executive Hauled Into Court On 19-Year-Old Indictment Regarding Alleged Investment Fraud Scheme Walter Konigseder arrested on investment fraud…
Financial Fraud: Hardev Panesar Sentenced For His Leadership Role In An Immigration Fraud Scheme
San Diego Man Who Posed as a Federal Agent to Defraud Immigrants out of $2.5 Million Sentenced to 91 Months…
Cyber Crime: Elvin Lewis Convicted Of Conspiracy To Commit Money Laundering And Money Laundering Charges
Man Convicted by South Florida Jury of Laundering More than $3 Million in Proceeds from International Cyber Scams FORT LAUDERDALE…
Tax Fraud: Cubby Wayne Williams Was Found Guilty Of 22 Counts Of Assisting In The Preparation Of False Tax Returns
Inglewood-based Tax Preparer Convicted in Scheme that Sought More than $5 Million in Fraudulent Refunds LOS ANGELES – A tax…
Financial Fraud: Dwane Nevins Plead Guilty To An Indictment Charging Him With Corruption Related Crimes
Veterans Affairs Official Pleads Guilty to Six Corruption-Related Counts Arising from Scheme to Take Bribes To Rig Federal Contracts Business…
Financial Fraud: Dana Q. Roush Guilty Of a Conspiracy To Commit Mail Fraud And Equity Skimming
Greenville Business Owner Convicted in Federal Court of Conspiracy to Defraud Greenville, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A.…
Financial Fraud: Compounding Pharmacy Have Agreed To Resolve a Lawsuit Alleging That They Violated The False Claims Act
Compounding Pharmacy, Two of Its Executives, and Private Equity Firm Agree to Pay $21.36 Million to Resolve False Claims Act…
Financial Fraud: Group Of 25 Individuals Charges In Healthcare Fraud Schemes
25 Southern California Defendants Face Federal Charges Alleging Fraud Schemes that Cost Health Care Programs Millions of Dollars LOS ANGELES…
Financial Fraud: 29 Individuals Indicted For Drug Conspiracy And Money Laundering
29 Defendants Indicted For Drug Conspiracy, International Money Laundering, Money Laundering Conspiracy, And/Or Related Charges MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United…
Financial Fraud: Edvin Ovasapyan, Hakob Kojoyan, Lorik Papyan, and Stephen Silverman Indected For their Roles In An Alleged Scheme To Defraud Purchasers Of Prescription Drugs
Four Defendants Charged In $70 Million Wire Fraud Conspiracy Involving Black Market HIV Medications SAN FRANCISCO - A federal grand…
Tax Fraud: Joseph Kenny Batts Convicted On Charges Of Conspiracy To Defraud The IRS
Tax Preparer Convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud IRS and Preparing False Tax Returns TRENTON, N.J. – A Maryland man working…
Ta Fraud: Joseph Kenny Batts Convicted On Charges Of Conspiracy To Defraud The IRS
Tax Preparer Convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud IRS and Preparing False Tax Returns TRENTON, N.J. – A Maryland man working…
Financial Fraud: Kelley Rogers Defrauded Countless Citizens Across The Country Who Sought To Participate In The Political Process
Political Consultant Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme Involving Scam PACs ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Maryland political consultant pleaded guilty today…
Financial Fraud: Shiraaz Sookralli Pled Guilty For Leading A Fraud Scheme
Former Salesman of Porsche Dealership Pleads Guilty to Over $3 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Non-Existent Rare Porsche Models On September…
Financial Fraud: GEORGE PHILLIP TIGER Plead Guilty To Bribery Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds
Tiger Enters Guilty Plea To Federal Bribery Charge MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District…
Health Care Fraud: Philip Esformes Sentenced For Role In Largest Health Care Fraud Scheme
South Florida Health Care Facility Owner Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in Largest Health Care Fraud Scheme…
Investment Fraud: DAVID MIDDENDORF Was Sentenced For Participating In a Scheme To Defraud The PCAOB
Former KPMG Executive Sentenced For Scheme To Steal Confidential PCAOB Information Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the…
