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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 Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to four years in federal…

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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 Jersey, insurance producer was charged today with conspiring to defraud…

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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 Dump Stock Manipulation Scheme A former South Florida attorney and…

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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, and Tallahassee political consultant Janice Paige Carter-Smith, 53, both of…

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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 P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that Jason Haynes, of Florida, pleaded…

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Financial Fraud: Alain Kaloyeros Sentenced To Prison For Fraud In Connection With The Rigging Of Bids

Former State University President, Alain Kaloyeros, And Three Corporate Executives Sentenced To Prison For Fraud In Connection With Buffalo Billion Bid-Rigging Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the…

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Financial Fraud: Emil DiIorio Agreed To Settle Allegations Under The False Claims Act That They Submitted False Claims To Medicare

Coordinated Health and CEO Pay $12.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability for Fraudulent Billing PHILADELPHIA, PA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Coordinated Health…

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Investment Fraud: RYAN RANDALL GILBERTSON Sentenced Of Multiple Counts Of Wire Fraud And Securities Fraud

Former Oil Company President Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Stock Manipulation Scheme United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of RYAN RANDALL GILBERTSON, 42, founder…

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Health Care Fraud: Three Individuals Indicted To Conspiring To Commit Health Care Fraud And Violating Federal Anti-Kickback Laws

Three Charged with Violating Federal Anti-Kickback Laws and Committing More Than $4.7 Million in Health Care Fraud TULSA, Okla.— A grand jury returned an indictment today charging three men, including…

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Financial Fraud: Four Persons Arrested Credit Card Bust-Out Scheme

Fourth Defendant Arrested in Credit Card ‘Bust-Out’ Scheme that Spent $2 Million on Luxury Watches, Liquor, Cars and Cemetery Plots LOS ANGELES – With the surrender this morning of the…

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Financial Fraud: Emily Moerdermo Fu Sentenced For Mail Fraud And Defrauded Clients

Realtor Sentenced For Stealing Millions From Clients ATLANTA – Emily Moerdermo Fu, a metro Atlanta realtor and businesswoman who defrauded clients out of over $22 million dollars over a two-year…

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Financial Fraud: Pavandeep Bakhshi Charged For Allegedly Participating In A Widespread Scheme To Defraud Investors

Former Director Of Healthcare Services Company Charged In Alleged $300 Million Investment Fraud Scheme The Defendant And His Conspirators Allegedly Inflated Company’s Value and Revenue to Defraud Investors NEWARK, N.J.…

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Financial Fraud: JOEL KURZYNSKI Sentenced For Conducting Cyberstalking And Threat Campaigns Against Multiple Victims

Seattle Man Sentenced to Prison for Cyberstalking Campaign Against a Former Friend and a Co-Worker Harassed Victims with Multiple Texts, Phone Calls, Death Threats, False Online Service Subscriptions and Posed…

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Financial Fraud: TRACY MONTI Sentenced For Operating a Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme That Duped Investors

Chicago Woman Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years for Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Involving Bogus Event Ticket Business CHICAGO — A Chicago woman has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal…

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Foreign Corruption: Patrick Ho Guilty Of Participating In a Multi-Year, Multimillion-Dollar Scheme To Bribe Top Officials Of Chad And Uganda

Patrick Ho, Former Head Of Organization Backed By Chinese Energy Conglomerate, Convicted Of International Bribery, Money Laundering Offenses Ho Schemed to Bribe the President of Chad, President and Foreign Minister…

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Financial Fraud: Anil J. Desai, M.D. And Related Entities Have Agreed To Pay To Resolve Allegations That They Violated The False Claims Act

Anil J. Desai, M.D., and related entities to pay over $200,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations Anil J. Desai, M.D., East Metro Internal Medicine, L.L.C. and Rockdale-Newton Hematology-Oncology (the…

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Financial Fraud: Medical Device Maker ev3 Inc. Has Agreed To Plead Guilty To Charges Related To Its Neurovascular Medical Device

Medical Device Maker ev3 to Plead Guilty and Pay $17.9 Million for Distributing Adulterated Device; Covidien Paid $13 Million to Resolve Civil Liability for Second Device WASHINGTON – Minnesota-based medical…

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Financial Fraud: Lauren Montillo Pleaded Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud And To Tax Evasion

Owings Mills Woman Pleads Guilty to Obtaining Over $4.3 Million in an Advance Fee Fraud Scheme and to Evading Taxes on that Income Baltimore, Maryland – Late on November 29,…

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Health Care Fraud: LivaNova USA – Cyberonics Inc – Has Agreed To Pay To Resolve Allegations The False Claims Act

Livanova agrees to pay $1.87 Million to resolve False Claims Act allegations arising from improper kickback payments ATLANTA – LivaNova USA, Inc. (“LivaNova”), formerly known as Cyberonics, Inc., has agreed…

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Healthcare Fraud: FENG QIN, M.D. Has Been Indicted For Healthcare Fraud

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Indictment And Arrest Of Vascular Surgeon For Healthcare Fraud Government Also Files Civil Fraud Complaint Against the Surgeon and His Medical Practice Geoffrey S. Berman, the…

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FBI Announcement: Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats

Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats Released The FBI’s latest Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report, which contains data from January to June of 2015, revealed overall declines in the number of property…

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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…

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FBI Announcement: Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats

Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats Released The FBI’s latest Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime…

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Tax Fraud: Seven Individuals Convicted of Tax Fraud

HOUSTON With the deadline for filing income tax returns rapidly approaching, Acting…

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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…

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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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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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Senator Sentenced For $1.8 Million in Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion

Former Oklahoma State Senator Sentenced to Over 3 Years For $1.8 Million…

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Criminal Of Nature: Avin International LTD And Nicos I.V. Special Maritime Enterprises Pleaded Guilty In ILLEGALLY DISCHARGING OIL

TWO GREEK SHIPPING COMPANIES PLEAD GUILTY TO ILLEGALLY DISCHARGING OIL INTO TEXAS PORT WATERS Vessel Master and Operator Company Admit…

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Financial Fraud: Amber R. Crowder And Shauna Marie Brumfield Pled Guilty To Federal Charge in Bid-Rigging Scheme

Former D.C. Schools Employee and Business Owner Plead Guilty to Federal Charge in Bid-Rigging Scheme Schools Employee Helped Steer Nearly…

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Financial Fraud: Andrew Otero Convicted In $11 Million Veteran Set-Aside Fraud Scheme

Government Contractors Found Guilty in $11 Million Veteran Set-Aside Fraud Scheme Company and owner fraudulently misused “service-disabled veteran-owned small business”…

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Cyber Scams: Peter Vincent Cruz Pleaded Guilty To Money Laundering Charges In Fraud Proceeds From Online Romance

Man Pleads Guilty to Laundering Proceeds from Romance and Cyber Scams On November 16, 2018, Peter Vincent Cruz, a resident…

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Tax Fraud: Wagdy Guirguis And Michael Higa Convicted Of Conspiracy To Defraud The United States

Owner of Engineering Firms and CPA Convicted in Tax Scheme Caused Millions in Tax Loss and Obstructed IRS Efforts to…

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Financial Fraud: Peter Cash Doye And Raquel Reid Plead Guilty For Their Roles In a Massive Real Estate Fraud Scheme

JURY CONVICTS SAN DIEGO EXECUTIVE AND BROKER OF $50 MILLION REAL ESTATE FRAUD Defendants Used La Jolla and Del Mar…

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Health Care Fraud: James Wildman Admitted Defrauding New Jersey State Health Benefits Programs

Ocean County, New Jersey, Schools Maintenance Worker Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs CAMDEN, N.J. –…

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Financial Fraud: Temporary Injunction Against Individuals For Operating Three International Mail Fraud Schemes

District Court Enters Temporary Restraining Order Blocking Three Elder Fraud Schemes From Sending Fraudulent Letters A federal court in Central…

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Financial Fraud: KAM WONG Pled Guilty To Embezzling Millions Of Dollars From The Credit Union

Former Chief Executive Officer Of New York Credit Union Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Multimillion-Dollar Embezzlement Geoffrey S.…

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Financial Fraud: David Hansen Indicted For Wire Fraud And Six Counts of Tax Fraud

Former Owner and CEO of Yellowstone Partners Investment Firm Indicted for Fraud BOISE - David Hansen, 47, formerly of Idaho…

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Visa Fraud: Wright State University’s Board of Trustees Admitted to H1B Visa Fraud Violations

Wright State University Agrees to Pay Government $1 Million for Visa Fraud DAYTON – Wright State University’s Board of Trustees…

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Health Care Fraud: Michael Kestner And Lisabeth Smolenski Convicted For False Claims To Medicare And TRICARE

United States Files Suit Against Franklin, Tennessee-Based Pain, MD, LLC and Related Pain Clinics and Owners Lawsuit Alleges False Claims…

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Financial Fraud: Segun Prosper Otaru Indicted For Defrauded Their Victims Through Various Internet Scams

Nigerian National Indicted for Internet Fraud Scheme SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Nigerian national in St. Robert, Mo., has been indicted…

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Financial Fraud: JOSEPH KIM Sentenced For Misappropriating $1.1 Million In Bitcoin And Litecoin

Trader Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Misappropriating $1.1 Million in Cryptocurrencies CHICAGO — In the first criminal…

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Financial Fraud: Clayton Marlow Anderson Sentenced For Fraudulent Investment Scheme

Disbarred Attorney Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Former Clients and Investors SAN DIEGO – Clayton Marlow Anderson, Jr., a former…

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United States Attorney Trent Shores Announced The Results Of The November 2018

Federal Grand Jury Criminal Indictments Announced United States Attorney Trent Shores announced today the results of the November 2018 Federal…

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Financial Fraud: Six Individuals And 14 Corporate Entities Convicted In Activities Related To An Alleged Mail Fraud Scheme

Nevada District Court Permanently Enjoins 20 Defendants Connected To A Multi-Million Dollar Mail Fraud Scheme LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A…

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Financial Fraud: Salil Parulekar Indicted For Orchestrated An Embezzlement Scheme at Tesla Inc.

Former Tesla Employee Charged In Embezzlement Scheme At Tesla Approximately $9.3 Million Allegedly Embezzled in 2016 and 2017 SAN JOSE…

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Financial Fraud: Abraham Edgardo Ortega Pleads Guilty to Role in Billion-Dollar Money Laundering Conspiracy

Former Executive Director at Venezuelan State-Owned Oil Company, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., Pleads Guilty to Role in Billion-Dollar Money Laundering…

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Financial Fraud: Jason Rhodes Charged with Lying to Investors and Misappropriating Investor Funds

Co-Founder Of Investment Fund Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Participating In Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Jason Rhodes Charged with…

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