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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 to wire fraud as a result of his fraudulent scheme…
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 13, 2019, a former salesman for Copans Motorsports d/b/a Champion…
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 of Oklahoma announced that Bristow, Oklahoma, resident GEORGE PHILLIP TIGER,…
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 Ever Charged by The Department of Justice A federal district…
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 Southern District of New York, announced that DAVID MIDDENDORF, the…
Financial Fraud: Jonathan Chang Convicted Of Four Counts Of Wire Fraud And Three Counts Of Money Laundering
Cupertino Man Convicted Of Embezzling More Than $7.5 Million In Donated Funds Jonathan Chang misappropriated religious donations and church funds SAN JOSE - A federal jury convicted Jonathan Chang of…
Financial Fraud: WILLIAM B. HUNGERFORD And TIMOTHY O. MILBRATH Found Guilty Of Conspiracy To Commit Money Laundering, And Six Counts Of Wire Fraud
Ex-White House Military Aide and Maryland Businessman Found Guilty For Operating Fraudulent EB-5 Visa Scheme NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that a federal jury returned guilty…
Financial Fraud: Group Of Five Individuals Stole from Mostly Elderly and Disabled Veterans
Five Fraudsters Indicted for Million Dollar Scheme Targeting Thousands of U.S. Servicemembers and Veterans Foreign-Based Fraudsters Stole Millions of Dollars from Mostly Elderly and Disabled Veterans WASHINGTON – A 14-count…
Financial Fraud: Mark Gregory Jackson Sentenced For Conspiring To Commit Wire Fraud
Little Rock Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Million-Dollar Equipment Flipping Scheme LITTLE ROCK—A Little Rock man was sentenced for orchestrating a scheme that defrauded a government program…
Financial Fraud: Three Men Arrested In Connection With A Scheme In Which They Allegedly Stole Money
Three Men Arrested in SNAP Food Stamp Benefits Theft Scheme Conducted Hundreds of Fraudulent Transactions at National Superstores; Defendants also Used Fraudulent Electronic Benefits Transfer Machine CAMDEN, N.J. – Three…
Health Care Fraud: Seven Defendants Convicted For They Role In Yhe $200 Million Kickback Scheme
USAO Seeking $17M in Money Judgments Against Defendants Convicted in Forest Park Trial The U.S. Attorney's Office is seeking more than $17 million in money judgments against the seven defendants…
Financial Fraud: RICHARD JOSEPHBERG Sentenced For Evading Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars In Taxes
Financial Broker Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Tax Evasion And Failure To File Tax Returns Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New…
Financial Fraud: Brandon Sazue Indicted For Embezzlement And Theft From An Indian Tribal Organization
Former Tribal Chair Indicted for Embezzlement & Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization and Aiding and Abetting Defendants Prosecuted as Part of The Guardians Project, a Federal Law Enforcement Initiative…
Financial Fraud: Jeffrey Morrow And Richard M. Owen Pleaded Guilty To Multiple Financial Crimes
Managers of Local Gold Dealer Plead Guilty to Money Laundering SAN DIEGO – Global Gold Exchange, LLC and its managers, Jeffrey Morrow and Richard M. Owen, pleaded guilty in federal…
Financial Fraud: Scott Roix And His Companies Agree To Pay To Resolve Allegations That Violated The False Claims Act
Telemarketer And His Companies Agree To Pay $2.5 Million To Settle Allegations That They Operated Telemedicine Schemes Involving Illegal Kickbacks And Unnecessary Prescriptions United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez and…
Financial Fraud: China Zhongwang Holdings Limited Indicted For A Complex Financial Fraud Scheme
Federal Indictment Alleges Scheme to Avoid Payment of $1.8 Billion in Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese Aluminum Imported as ‘Pallets’ Chinese Billionaire also Accused of Defrauding Investors by Inflating Value of…
Environment: Thomas S. Fritzel Found Guilty On Charges Of Disposing Of Asbestos In Violation Of The Clean Air Act
Jury Verdict: Lawrence Developer Violated Asbestos Disposal Laws TOPEKA, KAN. – A jury today found a Lawrence developer guilty on charges of disposing of asbestos in violation of the Clean…
Financial Fraud: KENNETH CHARITY Pleaded Guilty To Conspiring To Defraud First NBC Bank
New Orleans Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud First NBC Bank NEW ORLEANS – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that KENNETH CHARITY (“CHARITY”), age 54, a resident…
Cyber Crime: Shan Shi Was Convicted Of One Count Of Conspiracy To Commit Theft Of Trade Secrets
Texas Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Theft of Trade Secrets A Texas man was convicted today by a federal jury in Washington D.C. of conspiracy to commit theft of…
Financial Fraud: JASON And YALE SCHIFF Is Charged With Multiple Counts Of Bank Fraud
Federal Probe into Bank Fraud in North Suburbs Adds Two New Defendants CHICAGO — A federal investigation that previously led to bank fraud and identity theft charges against a north…
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 BOSTON – A man accused of a fraudulent $1.5 million real estate investment scheme in Quincy, Mass., and…
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…
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…
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…
Robert F. Arnold Indicted for Fraud and Related Charges
Tennessee Sheriff Indicted by Federal Grand Jury on Conspiracy, Fraud and Related…
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…
Jae Ho Chung Sentenced For Multi-Million Dollar Bank ‘Bustout’ Scheme that used Counterfeit Checks
Leader of Multi-Million Dollar Bank ‘Bustout’ Scheme that used Counterfeit Checks Sentenced…
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…
Tax Fraud: Seven Individuals Convicted of Tax Fraud
HOUSTON With the deadline for filing income tax returns rapidly approaching, Acting…
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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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Violent Crime: R. Kelly Charged With Producing And Receiving Child Pornography
Recording Artist R. Kelly Arrested on Federal Child Pornography and Obstruction Charges CHICAGO — Chicago recording artist ROBERT SYLVESTER KELLY,…
Financial Fraud: Dennis Blieden Charged With 11 Counts Of Wire Fraud, One Count Of Aggravated Identity Theft
Former Hollywood Digital Marketing Executive and Professional Poker Player Charged with Embezzling $22 Million from His Employer LOS ANGELES –…
Financial Fraud: John Muyeka Pleaded Guilty In Connection With His Role In a Phony Check Scheme
New Jersey Man Admits Role in $2 Million Fraudulent Check Scheme Targeting Home-Improvement Stores NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County,…
Financial Fraud: ROBERT J. BARRY Sentenced For Stealing From His Elderly Client Trust Accounts
Southbury Attorney Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Elderly Clients John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut,…
Investment Fraud: Ronald Chernin Sentenced For His Role In A Multi-Year Insider Trading Scheme
California Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Role in Three-Year, Cross-Country Insider Trading Scheme that Netted More Than…
Cyber Crime: JEFFERY DOUGLAS MANN Sentenced For His Scheme With Gift Card Fraud
Leader of Gift Card Fraud Ring That Stole More Than $700,000 From Target and Customers Sentenced to 5 Years in…
Financial Fraud: Germaine Howard And Daniel D. Dxrams Convicted For His Role In a Scheme To Defraud Banks
Two New Jersey Men Found Guilty in Phony Debt Elimination Scheme NEWARK, N.J. – Two individuals were found guilty today…
Cybercrime: Djevair Ametovski Sentenced For Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft
Operator of Global Cybercrime Marketplace Sentenced to 90 Months’ Imprisonment Defendant’s “Codeshop” Website Sold Troves of Stolen Credit Card Data…
Financial Fraud: Marian Annette Cluff And Alsie Cluff Jr. Pleaded Guilty To Mail Fraud And Conspiracy To Commit Tax Evasion
Charter School Victims to Receive More Than a Half-Million in Restitution Announcement comes on the heels of National Crime Victims…
Financial Fraud: James Campbell And Hammed Akinola Sentenced Of Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud
Two Sentenced for Victimizing Many Across the Nation HOUSTON – A 53-year-old Houston man has just been ordered to prison…
Health Care Fraud: Group Of Individuals guilty For Implicated In The Forest Park Medical Center Bribery Scheme
Seven Guilty in Forest Park Healthcare Fraud Trial Following four days of deliberations, a federal jury returned guilty verdicts for…
Financial Fraud: Antonio Buzaneli Sentenced Sentenced In Investment Fraud Scheme Involving Brazilian Factoring
Florida Executive Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Orchestrating $150 Million International Ponzi Scheme United States Attorney Erica H.…
Health Care Fraud: Mohamad Ali And Wansa Nabi Makki Charging With Multiple Health Care Fraud Offenses
Pharmacy Owner and Pharmacist Charged in a Scheme to Bill Insurance for Medications Not Dispensed An indictment was unsealed today…
Financial Fraud: CHARNPAL GHUMAN Is Convicted In A Bank Fraud Scheme to Prison Terms
Suburban Bank Fraud Schemers Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay $14.3 Million in Restitution CHICAGO — A federal judge…
Health Care Fraud: Three Pharmaceutical Companies Agree to Pay to Resolve Allegations That They Paid Kickbacks Through
Three Pharmaceutical Companies Agree to Pay a Total of Over $122 Million to Resolve Allegations That They Paid Kickbacks Through…
Financial Fraud: Demetrios Stavrakis Indicted For An Arson Conspiracy In Order To Obtain Insurance Proceeds
Baltimore Business Owner Indicted on Federal Charges for a Conspiracy to Set Fire to His Business In Order to Obtain…
Financial Fraud: Marc I. Korn Convicted Of Bank Theft And Willful Failure To Pay Tax
Former Owner Of Local Nursing Homes Sentenced On Bank Theft And Tax Charges BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P.…
Financial Fraud: Edward Martin Rostohar Charged With Bank Fraud And Identity Theft From Federal Credit Union
Credit Union Manager Who Allegedly Embezzled $40 Million from His Employer Faces Bank Fraud, Identity Theft Charges LOS ANGELES –…
Financial Fraud: DENNIS GIBB Pleaded Guilty To Falsification Of Records Within The Jurisdiction Of The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Long-Time Redmond, Washington Investment Advisor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors of more than $3 Million Admits Falsifying Financial Statements –…
Financial Fraud: RICHARD DIVER Arrested On Fraud Charges In Connection With His Embezzlement From The Asset Management Company
Former Chief Operating Officer Of Asset Management Company Arrested For Defrauding The Company And Its Clients Geoffrey S. Berman, the…
