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Financial Fraud: Complaint Against Digital Currency Exchange BTC-e And Alexander Vinnik
United States Files $100 Million Civil Complaint Against Digital Currency Exchange BTC-e And Chief Owner-Operator Alexander Vinnik Complaint seeks to enforce federal penalties for alleged violations of Bank Secrecy Act…
Visa Fraud: WEIYUN HUANG Charged With One Count Of Conspiracy To Commit Visa Fraud
Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Indicts Chinese Businesswoman on Charges of Visa Fraud CHICAGO — A Chinese businesswoman has been indicted in Chicago on federal fraud charges for allegedly providing…
Health Care Fraud: Dinesh Goyal Pleaded Guilty To One Count Of Conspiracy To Commit An Offense Against The United States
Owensboro Man Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Conspiracy LEXINGTON, Ky. – Today, an Owensboro man admitted in federal court that he participated in a conspiracy to defraud health insurance…
Financial Fraud: James A. Young Charging With Two Counts Of Wire Fraud And Three Counts Of Failure To File Tax Returns
Former Financial Planner Indicted For Investment Fraud Scheme And Failure To File Tax Returns PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Former financial planner James A. Young III, 49, of Milton, Florida, was arraigned…
Financial Fraud: Todd Ficeto Found Guilty Of One Count Of Conspiracy To Commit Securities Fraud And Wire Fraud
Ex-Beverly Hills Stockbroker Convicted of Securities Fraud in $200 Million Portfolio-Pumping Stock Manipulation Scheme LOS ANGELES – A former Beverly Hills stockbroker who worked with fugitive hedge fund manager Florian…
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, also known as “R. Kelly,” has been arrested on federal…
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 – A former executive at StyleHaul Inc., a digital marketing company…
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, New Jersey, man pleaded guilty today in connection with his…
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, announced that ROBERT J. BARRY, 78, of Woodbury, was sentenced…
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 $3.9 Million TRENTON, N.J. – A day trader from Oak…
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 Prison Reverse-Engineered Gift Card Numbers and Stole Balances without ever…
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 for their respective roles in using phony monetary instruments to…
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 and Bank Account Logins on the Black Market Earlier today,…
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 Rights Week HOUSTON – More than 4,000 parents who had…
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 following his conviction of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced…
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 seven individuals implicated in the Forest Park Medical Center bribery…
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. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of ANTONIO CARLOS DE GODOY…
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 charging Mohamad Ali Makki, R.Ph. and Wansa Nabi Makki with…
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 in Chicago has sentenced several defendants in a bank fraud…
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 Co-Pay Assistance Foundations The Department of Justice today announced that…
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 - The United States Attorney’s Office announced a federal court convicted Deborah Joy Durand of False Statements to…
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…
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…
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…
FBI Announcement: Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats
Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats Released The FBI’s latest Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime…
Tax Fraud: Seven Individuals Convicted of Tax Fraud
HOUSTON With the deadline for filing income tax returns rapidly approaching, Acting…
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…
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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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Financial Fraud: Garri Shihman Charged Of Conspiracy To Commit Bank Fraud, Mail Fraud and Wire Fraud
Florida Man Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme related to the Processing of Credit Card Payments PITTSBURGH - A resident of…
Financial Fraud: Shameer Hassan And Nadine Bromfield Alexander Sentenced For Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud And Money Laundering
Members Of Fraudulent Jamaican Sweepstakes Ring Sentenced For Conspiracy, Money Laundering And Aggravated Identity Theft Orlando, Florida – United States…
Financial Fraud:Victor Osorio Charged With Making False Declarations In Relation To a Bankruptcy Proceeding
Bergen County, New Jersey, Man Charged With Bankruptcy Fraud NEWARK N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was charged…
Financial Fraud: Randall Stiles Sentenced To Embezzlement From a Bankruptcy Estate
Former Fort Wayne Attorney Sentenced In Federal Court FORT WAYNE – Randall Stiles, 45 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana,…
Financial Fraud: Vitaly Korchevsky Sentenced For Role In International Securities Fraud And Computer Intrusion
Former Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced to 60 Months’ Imprisonment and Ordered to Pay $14.4 Million in Forfeiture for Role in…
Financial Fraud: Bishap Mittal Pleaded Guilty To Conspiracy To Access a Protected Computer And Tech Support Scam
North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty For His Role In International “Tech Support Scam” CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Charlotte, North Carolina…
Health Care Fraud: Ademola O. Adebayo Convicted For One Count Of Conspiracy To Commit Health Care Fraud And Wire Fraud
Florida Pharmacist Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for $100 Million Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme Eight Others Previously Sentenced A…
Tax Fraud: RICHARD JOSEPHBERG Pled Guilty Tax Evasion And Three Counts Of Willful Failure To File Tax Returns
Financial Broker Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Tax Evasion And Failure To File Tax Returns Geoffrey S. Berman,…
Financial Fraud: Group Of Five Persons Pleaded Guilty To Felony Charges In Connection With a Scheme To Fraudulently Sell Workout Supplements
Five Individuals and Two Companies Plead Guilty to Felony Charges in Multimillion Dollar Scheme to Fraudulently Sell Popular Dietary Supplements…
Investment Fraud: Donald Watkins Sr. And Jr. Plead Guilty On Multiple Charges For Their Roles In Investment Fraud And Bank Fraud Schemes
Father And Son Conviceted of Multimillion-Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme BIRMINGHAM – A federal jury found a father and son guilty…
Investment Fraud: DAVID MIDDENDORF And JEFFREY WADA Convicted Of Wire Fraud Charges In Connection With Their Scheme To Defraud The PCAOB
Former KPMG Executive And Former PCAOB Employee Convicted Of Wire Fraud For Scheme To Steal And Use Confidential PCAOB Information…
Financial Fraud: Covidien LP Has Agreed To Pay To Resolve Allegations That It Violated The False Claims Act
Covidien To Pay Over $17 Million To The United States For Allegedly Providing Illegal Remuneration In The Form Of Practice…
Cyber Crime: Codrut Dumitrescu, Laurentiu Costea and Cosmin Draghici, Pleaded Guilty To Participating In a Multi-Million Dollar
Three Romanian citizens plead guilty to participating in a multi-million dollar “vishing and smishing” scheme ATLANTA - Robert Codrut Dumitrescu…
Financial Fraud: Edward And Linda Mangano Guilty On Multiple Counts Of Accepting Bribes And Kickbacks in Exchange For Official Government Action
Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and His Wife Linda Mangano Convicted of Corruption and Related Charges by a Federal…
Cyber Crime: Konstantin Ignatov Charged International Pyramid Scheme That Involved The Marketing Of a Fraudulent Cryptocurrency
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Leaders Of “OneCoin,” A Multibillion-Dollar Pyramid Scheme Involving The Sale Of A Fraudulent Cryptocurrency…
Financial Fraud: Brian Thomas Reynolds Convicted In Related to Defrauding Investors Of a Local Newspaper
Convicted Felon Arrested for Fraud Scheme Involving Local Newspaper ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A previously convicted felon was arrested this morning…
Tax Fraud: JOSEPH SCALI Was Sentenced For Mail Fraud, Structuring Cash Transactions, Making False Statements
Disbarred Orange County Attorney Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Mail Fraud, Tax Evasion, Obstruction Of Justice, Perjury, And…
Tax Fraud: Six Defendants Have Been Charged Into Corruption Schemes Allegedly Carried
Federal Charges Allege Corruption Schemes by South Suburban Harvey Officials and Associates CHICAGO — Six defendants have been charged as…
Financial Fraud: Tyrone Young Sentenced To Committed Federal Student Loan Fraud
Danville Man Sentenced on Wire Fraud, Identity Theft, Student Loan Fraud Charges Tyrone Young Defrauded More than a Half-Dozen Universities…
Immigration Crime: Stella Boyadjian Pleaded Guilty To Conspiracy To Visa Fraud, And Aggravated Identity Theft
Leader of Queens-Based Non-Profit Organization Pleads Guilty for Her Role in Visa Fraud Scheme Defendant Provided Armenian Nationals with Fake…
