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Ukrainian National: $10 Million Cyber Money Laundering Operation
Ukrainian National Extradited from Poland to Face Charges Related to $10 Million Cyber Money Laundering Operation WASHINGTON—A Ukrainian national made his initial appearance today in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina, after being extradited from Poland to face charges relating to a $10 million international money laundering operation, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell…
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Ashley Mote Convicted of Counts of False Accounting and Fraud
A court in the United Kingdom has today sentenced former Member of European Parliament Ashley Mote to five years in prison. Mr Mote was found guilty of several fraud-related offences committed to the detriment of the European Parliament’s budget. The court case was triggered by an investigation of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) of 2010…
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OLAF Host Training: Fraud Deterrent
OLAF and Luxembourg customs host training on communication as a fraud deterrent With fraudulent activities costing European taxpayers several hundred million euros every year, it is crucial that the public is kept constantly informed on how to fight fraud throughout European Union (EU) Member States. That is why some 80 anti-fraud communicators from OLAF’s partner…
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ALONZO KNOWLES: Against For Unlawfully Accessing Celebrities’ Email Accounts
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Bahamas Man For Unlawfully Accessing Celebrities’ Email Accounts To Steal And Sell Upcoming Movie And Television Show Scripts, Personal Identification Information, And Private Videos Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Glenn Sorge, acting Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and…
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Fraud Scheme: Multi-Million-Dollar Scheme to Deceive Homeowners in New York
Three Individuals Charged in Manhattan Federal Court in Multi-Million-Dollar Scheme to Deceive Homeowners into Selling Their Homes Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Diego Rodriguez, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Christy Goldsmith Romero, Special Inspector General for the Troubled…
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Melinda Wormuth: Halfmoon Town Supervisor Sentenced
Halfmoon Town Supervisor Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison Melinda Wormuth Convicted of Extortion and Making a False Statement ALBANY, NEW YORK – Former Halfmoon Town Supervisor Melinda Wormuth was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison as a result of her convictions for extortion and making a false statement, announced United…
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$6 Million Miami Home Health Care Fraud Scheme
Six Defendants Charged For $6 Million Miami Home Health Care Fraud Scheme Six South Florida residents have been indicted for their alleged participation in a $6.2 million Medicare fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Professional Medical Home Health LLC (Professional Home Health). U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida,…
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Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme: Harwood Heights Home Health
Owner of Harwood Heights Home Health Care Company Indicted in Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme Northern District of Illinois CHICAGO—The owner of a Harwood Heights home health care company paid kickbacks to marketers in exchange for referring elderly patients to the company for unnecessary treatment funded by Medicare, according to a 17-count federal indictment announced…
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New Credit Cards Its Not Safe 100%
NEW MICROCHIP-ENABLED CREDIT CARDS MAY STILL BE VULNERABLE TO EXPLOITATION BY FRAUDSTERS By October 2015, many U.S. banks will have replaced hundreds of millions of traditional credit and debit cards, which rely on data stored on magnetic strips, with new payment cards containing a microchip known as an EMV chip. While EMV cards offer enhanced…
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Centrelink Officers: Scammers Imitate False Identity to Phone
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning consumers to beware of scammers imitating Department of Human Services or Centrelink officers to trick you into handing over your money or personal details. “The ACCC has received a spike in contacts about fake rebate scams in which the scammer claims to be from Centrelink or the…
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FIFA Officials Indicted for Conspiracy and Corruption Scam
Sixteen Additional FIFA Officials Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and Corruption The New Defendants Include Five Current or Former FIFA Executive Committee Members and the Current Presidents of CONCACAF and CONMEBOL; Guilty Pleas for Eight Others, Including Jeffrey Webb and the Former Presidents of the Colombian and Chilean Soccer Federations, also Announced A 92-count superseding indictment…
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Rosita Vilchez Sentenced in $7.4 Million Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy
Ringleader Sentenced in $7.4 Million Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy that Targeted Northern Virginia Hispanic Community ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Rosita Vilchez, 41, who was a fugitive in Lima, Peru, until she was extradited to the United States in June 2015, was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for leading a wide-ranging mortgage fraud conspiracy that targeted…
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Health & Human Services: Fraud or Scam Report
OIG posts two reports, corporate integrity agreement addendum, an advisory opinion and enforcement actions OIG posts two reports, corporate integrity agreement addendum, an advisory opinion and enforcement actions. As always, you can use the links provided to go directly to the new material. Reports National Government Services, Inc., Made Medicare Payments for Diabetic Test Strips…
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SAN DIEGO—The Owner of a Glendale-based Ride-Sharing Business Pleaded Guilty
L.A. Man Pleads Guilty in $17 Million Scheme to Defraud Verizon by Reselling More Than 30,000 iPhones Obtained at Deeply Discounted Price SAN DIEGO—The owner of a Glendale-based ride-sharing business pleaded guilty this afternoon to federal wire fraud charges, admitting that he illegally generated over $13 million in profits by selling more than 30,000…
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Five Individuals, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Kickback Schemes In California
Five Individuals, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Kickback Schemes Involving Nearly $600 Million in Fraudulent Claims by Southern California Hospitals Former Hospital Executive, Doctors, and Two Others Admit Roles; Agree to Cooperate WASHINGTON—In a series of related cases announced today, the former chief financial officer (CFO) of a Long Beach, California, hospital, two orthopedic…
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Cybercrime: Talk Talk hacked by Cybercriminals
What to do if you have been affected? The phone and broadband provider Talk Talk which has over 4 million UK customers have that said banking details and personal information could have been accessed by hackers in a recent cyber attack. Credit card, bank account details, names, addresses, dates of birth, email addresses and telephone…
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Loan Modification: Brian Kandefer Fraudster Sentenced
Brian Kandefer, 37, San Diego, California, was sentenced to 121 months imprisonment and ordered to pay $1.4 million dollars in restitution after his guilty plea to wire fraud and money laundering. According to documents in the case, K2 Capital Management Inc. did business as US Mortgage Bailout and USMortgageBailout.com with physical offices located in La Jolla,…
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New Hate Crime Statistics From FBI
FBI Releases 2014 Hate Crime Statistics Today, the FBI released Hate Crime Statistics, 2014, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s latest compilation about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation. Submitted by 15,494 law enforcement agencies, the data provide information about the offenses, victims, offenders, and locations of hate crimes; however, the UCR Program does not estimate…
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Paul Hurley – Former BVU Official, Bristol Mayor Pleads Guilty
Paul Hurley Admits to Mail Fraud, Lying to a Federal Grand Jury ABINGDON, VA—The former Mayor of Bristol, Virginia and a former member of the Board of Directors of Bristol Utilities Authority (BVU), pled guilty today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon to charges related to the…
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Cyber Criminals: How Protect Your Business?
Cybercrime is all that means theft on the Internet using a computer or smatphone, or any device that uses the Internet. Cyber Criminals are those who use or create these ways or theft scam Durіng thіѕ year’s Stay Smart Online Week, small businesses аrе bеіng asked tо thіnk аbоut whаt thеу share оr store online…