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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 on charges related to defrauding investors of a local newspaper,…
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 Other Crimes Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for…
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 part of an ongoing federal investigation into corruption schemes allegedly…
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 Danville, VIRGINIA – A Danville resident, who committed federal student…
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 Dance Certificates and Staged Photos to Qualify for P-3 Visa…
Financial Fraud: Kenneth Taylor Pleaded Guilty To Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud And To Filing a False Federal Income Tax Return
Oakland Resident Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Sell Fraudulent Financial Instruments And Underreporting Income OAKLAND – Kenneth Taylor pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to filing…
Financial Fraud: James Davis Sentenced Conspiracy, Honest Services Wire Fraud And Filing False Federal Tax Returns
Philadelphia Business Man Sentenced to Prison for Honest Services Fraud, Tax Crimes, and Conspiracy PHILADELPHIA, PA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that James Davis, the former…
Investment Fraud: William B. McHenry Indicted For His Role In a Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme
Canton Man Charged as Part of Largest Ponzi Scheme in Mississippi History Fraud Affected Hundreds of Victims Across Multiple States Jackson, Miss. – William B. McHenry, 71, of Canton, has…
Financial Fraud: Ruel Hamilton Pleaded Guilty To Accepting More Than $40,000 In Bribes
Dallas City Council Member Carolyn Davis Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes Friday morning, four-term Dallas City Council Member Carolyn Davis pleaded guilty to accepting more than $40,000 in bribes, announced…
Financial Fraud: DAVID HANSON And CLIFFORD KEEN Pleaded Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Honest Services Wire Fraud And Soliciting a Bribe
Two Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Deputies Plead Guilty for their Roles in Kickback and Bribery Scheme Involving Contract for Privatization of Work Release Program in St. Tammany Parish NEW…
Financial Fraud: Javier Estepa And Alejandro Estepa Vasquez Convicted Of Defrauding a Low-Income Housing Development Program
President and Vice President of South Florida Construction Company Convicted at Trial of Defrauding Low-Income Housing Development Program Following a six-day jury trial, the president and vice president of a…
Elder Justice: Daniel Martin Boyar Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud And Timeshare Resale Scam
Leader Of Timeshare Resale Fraud Scam Targeting Elderly Victims Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For $3.37 Million In Losses LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The leader of a large-scale timeshare…
Financial Feaud: Patrick Hale Dejean Guilty Of 13 Counts Of Mail Fraud And Making False Statements
Jury convicts former Jefferson Parish justice of the peace of financial fraud SHREVEPORT, NEW ORLEANS, LAFAYETTE, La. – U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that a former Justice of…
Health Care Fraud: Howard Randall Thomley pled guilty To Defraud Health Care Benefit Programs
Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud For His Role in $200 Million Compounding Pharmacy Scheme Hattiesburg, Miss – Howard Randall Thomley, 60, of Hattiesburg, pled guilty yesterday before…
Financial Fraud: Nine Former Supervisory Charged For Conspiracy To Defraud An Agency Of The United States Government
One Of The Most Senior Level Former Coal Company Officials In Ky Charged For Defrauding Regulators About Black-Lung Causing Risks To Miners Nine former supervisory and safety officials charged MADISONVILLE,…
Financial Fraud: SHAWN BALDWIN Convicted to Fraudulently At Least 15 Investors And Lenders
Chicago Investment Manager Convicted on Federal Fraud Charges for Swindling $10 Million from Clients and Lenders CHICAGO — A federal jury today convicted a Chicago investment manager on fraud charges…
Financial Fraud: Jhonnita L. Williams Sentenced For Her Part In a False-Invoice Scheme
Former MARTA administrator sentenced to prison for taking more than $520,000 in fraud scheme ATLANTA – Jhonnita L. Williams, a former department administrator at the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority…
Financial Fraud: Adam C. McFadden, and George H. Moses Charged With Wire Fraud, Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud, Money Laundering
City Councilman, Former Rochester Housing Authority Chair Charged With Fraud And Money Laundering ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Adam C. McFadden, and George…
Financial Fraud: Dozens of Marketers, Doctors, Lawyers And Medical Service Providers Conspired To Bilk The Workers Compensation System in California
Participants in $200 Million Workers’ Comp Scheme Sentenced to Prison and More Than $2 Million in Financial Penalties Assistant U.S. Attorneys Valerie Chu (619) 546-6750, Caroline Han (619) 546-6968 and…
Financial Fraud: Robert Holcomb Sentenced For Stealing the Identities And Using Them To Open Bank Accounts As Part Of a Long-Running Tax Fraud Scheme
San Marcos Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Stealing the Identities of Charities as Part of a Tax-Fraud Scheme Assistant U.S. Attorneys Daniel Zipp (619) 546-8463 and Seth…
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 to over 5 Years in Federal Prison LOS ANGELES – A West Los Angeles man who masterminded a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
FBI Announcement: Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats
Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats Released The FBI’s latest Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime…
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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
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Tax Fraud: ANTHONY MARRACCINI Pled Guilty To Tax Evasion
Former Harrison Police Chief Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion Evaded More than $782,000 in Federal Income Tax by Failing to…
Heath Care Fraud: Walgreen Co. Pay For Settle Allegations Under the False Claims Act
Walgreen Co. Agrees to Pay $3.5 Million to Settle Allegations Under the False Claims Act United States Attorney Matthew D.…
Health Care Fraud: WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE Pay For Two Civil Healthcare Fraud Settlements
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $269.2 Million Recovery From Walgreens In Two Civil Healthcare Fraud Settlements Geoffrey S. Berman, the United…
Cyber Crime: Artem Radchenko And Oleksandr Ieremenko Indected In Hacking and Trading Scheme Involved Theft of Thousands Of EDGAR Filings
Two Ukrainian Nationals Indicted in Computer Hacking and Securities Fraud Scheme Targeting U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Hacking and Trading…
Financial Fraud: George Gilmore Tax Evasion, Filing False Tax Returns, Failing to Pay Over Payroll Taxes
Ocean County Attorney Charged with Tax Evasion, Filing False Tax Returns, Failing to Pay Over Payroll Taxes, and Making False…
Tax Fraud: MICHAEL GYURE Pled Guilty To Filing False Federal Income Tax Returns
Executive Director Of Private Club Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Filing False Tax Returns Tax Returns Failed to…
Mortgage Fraud: Hasan Hussain Masterminded A Scheme That Defrauded Distressed Homeowners, Investors, And Financial Institutions
Mastermind of Mortgage Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The mastermind of a mortgage fraud…
Financial Fraud: Eric Lemoyne Willis Indicted On Theft of Government Property, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Wire Fraud
Former Social Security Employee of West Sacramento and North Carolina Man Indicted on Conspiracy and Fraud Charges Conspiracy Involved Theft…
Intellectual Property: Hongjin Tan Was Arrestedand charged with theft of trade secrets
Chinese National Charged With Committing Theft Of Trade Secrets TULSA, Okla. – Hongjin Tan, a 35 year old Chinese national…
Financial Fraud: ZHU HUA And ZHANG SHILONG Indicted For Thefts From Managed Service Providers
Two Chinese Hackers Associated With The Ministry Of State Security Charged With Global Computer Intrusion Campaigns Targeting Intellectual Property And…
Financial Fraud: Robin Ann Bertelli Sentenced For One Count of Bank Fraud And One Count Of Aggravated Identity Theft
Woman Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison After Stealing from an Elderly Widow and Her Deceased Son, a Former…
Financial Fraud: Group Of 9 Individuals Charged In Romance Scams And Mystery Shopper Schemes
9 Defendants Charged in Chicago in International Investigation Targeting “Romance Scams” and “Mystery Shopper” Schemes CHICAGO — Seven Chicago-area residents…
Financial Fraud: IAV GmbH (IAV) Plead Guilty To One Criminal Felony Count And His Role In a Long-Running Scheme For Volkswagen AG (VW)
IAV GmbH to Pay $35 Million Criminal Fine in Guilty Plea for Its Role in Volkswagen AG Emissions Fraud IAV…
Financial Fraud: Thomas Michael White Convicted In Connection With a Scheme To Fraudulently Raise From Over a Dozen Elderly Victims
Broward County Resident Convicted by Trial Jury of Participating in a Two Million Dollar Securities Fraud Conspiracy Scheme that Targeted…
Tax Fraud: Clifford Keith Gwinn Sentenced For Embezzling From The Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department, As Well As a Related Tax Crime
Former West Virginia Cabinet Secretary Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzling Fire Department Funds HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Hurricane man…
Financial Fraud: JOHN ARNOLD SHELLEY Sentenced For Making a False Statement To The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Former Bank President Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay $137 Million OKLAHOMA CITY – JOHN ARNOLD SHELLEY, 68, of…
Health Care Fraud: Jonas Knopf Was Charged With Conspiring To Defraud Several Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Care Insurance
Lakewood Man Charged In $10 Million Health Care Fraud Against Blue Cross Blue Shield NEWARK, N.J. – A Lakewood, New…
Financial Fraud: Mark E. Fisher And Joseph F. Capuozzo pled guilty In Dump Securities Fraud Scheme Involving The Shares Of Valentine Beauty, Inc.
Former South Florida Attorney and Stock Promoter Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud in Relation to Pump and…
Financial Fraud: Scott Charles Maddox And Janice Paige Carter-Smith Have Been Indicted In a Forty-Four Count Indictment For Conspiring To Operate a Racketeering Enterprise
Tallahassee City Commissioner and Political Consultant Charged in Racketeering Conspiracy TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Tallahassee City Commissioner Scott Charles Maddox, 50,…
Financial Fraud: Group Of Persons Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud And Filing a False Tax Return
4TH Florida Man Pleads Guilty In Connection To Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Against Xerox Corporation ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James…
