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Financial Fraud: Two Individuals Sentenced for Stealing Their Deceased Parent’s Government Benefits
Two Georgia Men Sentenced for Stealing Government Benefits ATLANTA – John W. Jackson, Jr., and Corry Sandlin, have been sentenced in federal district court for stealing their deceased parent’s government benefits. Each defendant lied to the government about their parent’s deaths, and continued to receive benefits destined for the deceased. “Both defendants got away with…
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Financial Fraud: Ambulai R. Sheku Pleaded Guilty Theft, Computer Fraud Charges
Former DLT Worker Pleads Guilty to Theft, Computer Fraud Charges PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Ambulai R. Sheku, 37, of Providence, a former Senior Employment Interviewer with the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT), pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence today to conspiring to commit mail fraud, theft of government funds and accessing a…
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Mortgage Scam: Ally Financial Inc. Agreed To Pay For 10 Subprime Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS)
Ally Financial Agrees to Pay $52 Million to Resolve Investigation into Improper Conduct Related to Issuance of Mortgage-Backed Securities LOS ANGELES – Ally Financial Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $52 million to settle allegations that its subsidiaries acted improperly in relation to 10 subprime residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) in 2006 and 2007.…
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Loan Fraud: Jeffrey Spanier – Owner of Amerifund Capital Finance, LLC – Convicted For Elaborate Stock-Loan Fraud Scheme
Owner of Stock Lending Firm Convicted by Jury in $100 Million Stock-Loan Fraud Scheme For Further Information, Contact: Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph J.M. Orabona (619)546-7951or Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael G. Wheat (619) 546-8437 SAN DIEGO – Jeffrey Spanier, a 51-year-old former owner of Amerifund Capital Finance, LLC located in Boca Raton, Florida, was convicted by…
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Financial Fraud: John Vartanian Sentenced In Connection With a Fraudulent Debt Relief Firm
Salesman Sentenced in Scheme to Defraud Consumers Through Debt Relief Firms A Newport Beach, California, man was sentenced today in connection with a fraudulent debt relief firm, the Justice Department and U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced. The defendant worked at Nelson Gamble and Associates and Jackson Hunter Morris and Knight, companies that offered to settle…
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Tax Fraud: Earl Worthy Sentenced for His Role in a Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme
Alaska Inmate Sentenced for Identity Theft and Filing False Income Tax Returns Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that Earl Worthy, 41, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for his role in a fraudulent tax refund scheme. The court also ordered Worthy to pay $159,628 in restitution to the IRS. …
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Financial Fraud: For Individuals Convicted For Conspiracies to Commit Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
Four Conspirators Convicted for Defrauding Victims of Millions of Dollars Members of the Conspiracy Formed Online Romantic Relationships to Entice Victims To Provide Money Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal jury convicted the following defendants late on November 18, 2016, for conspiracies to commit wire fraud and money laundering arising from a scheme to defraud vulnerable…
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Tax Fraud: Ahmad Sheikhzadeh Pled Guilty to Filing a False Income Tax Return
Consultant To Iranian Mission To The United Nations Pleads Guilty To Filing False Income Tax Return And Conspiring To Violate Sanctions Laws BROOKLYN, NY – Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, Ahmad Sheikhzadeh, a United States citizen and resident of New York City, pled guilty to filing a false income tax return that substantially…
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Financial Fraud: Sandra Stevenson Marks Sentenced on Charges That She Committed Mail Fraud and Laundered Money
The former owner of a fortune-teller business Sentenced on Mail Fraud, Money Laundering In A Separate Hearing, Donnie Marks Pleads Guilty to Same Charges, Both Agree Repay Victims at Least $1.2 Million to CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA – The former owner of a fortune-teller business located on Seminole Trail in Charlottesville was sentenced today in Federal court…
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Intellectual Property Fraud: Jayme Gordon Convicted four Fraud Scheme Designed To Obtain a Multi-Million-Dollar Settlement From DreamWorks
Randolph Man Convicted by Jury of Defrauding DreamWorks by Falsely Claiming he Created Kung Fu Panda BOSTON – A Randolph man was convicted late today of wire fraud and perjury charges in connection with a scheme to defraud DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., by falsely claiming that the company stole from him the characters and story…
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Financial Fraud: Stanley Jonathan Fortenberry Pleaded Guilty To Fraud Two Investment Companies
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Running Fraudulent Investment Companies and Obstructing Securities and Exchange Commission Investigation A San Angelo, Texas, man pleaded guilty today to fraud and obstruction of justice charges in connection with two investment companies he ran that defrauded investors out of approximately $900,000 over a four-year period. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R.…
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Financial Fraud: MAURICE SESSUM, JIMMY STOKES And TACOBY THOMAS Sentenced For Million Fraudulent Debt Collection Scheme
Chief Financial Officer And Manager Plead Guilty And Another Manager Sentenced In $31 Million Fraudulent Debt Collection Scheme All 14 Defendants Have Now Pled Guilty in Largest Debt Collection Scheme Ever Prosecuted Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MAURICE SESSUM, the co-owner, chief financial officer, and…
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Financial Fraud: Shawn Hilliard Sentenced For His Role As a Ringleader Of a Nationwide Bank Fraud Organization
Ringleader Of Bank Fraud Organization Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison PHILADELPHIA – Shawn Hilliard, 30, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for his role as a ringleader of a nationwide bank fraud organization which stole more than $1.3 million from customers’ accounts. In addition to the prison…
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Loan Fraud Scheme: TIMOTHY G. FISHER -President of First Farmers Financial LLC – Guilty Of Million Sham Loan Scheme
President of Florida-Based Financial Firm Guilty of Money Laundering in $179 Million Sham Loan Scheme CHICAGO — The president of a Florida-based financial firm has pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in connection with the sale of $179 million in sham loans to a Milwaukee investment company. TIMOTHY G. FISHER was the president and…
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Healthcare Fraud: Andres Alfonso Convicted of Three Substantive Counts of Health Care Fraud
Former Owner of Miami Based Pharmacy Convicted at Trial of $700,000 Medicare Fraud Scheme The former owner of a Miami based retail pharmacy was convicted, following a three-day trial, for his participation in a scheme that involved the fraudulent submission of approximately $700,000 dollars in false billing to Medicare. Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney…
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Tax Fraud: Paul and Freida Bouraxis Sentenced For Federal Tax Offenses
Franklin Family Sentenced in Tax Conspiracy United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad announced that Paul Bouraxis (age 67), his wife, Freida Bouraxis (age 61), son, Andreas Bouraxis (age 40), and son-in-law, Reiad “Ray” Awadallah (age 45), were sentenced in federal court today for federal tax offenses. Previously, Paul, Freida, and Andreas Bouraxis pleaded guilty to…
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Tax Fraud: Robert Warren Scully Sentenced For Tax and Wire Fraud Scheme
San Antonio Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Estimated $5.3 Million Tax And Wire Fraud Scheme A federal judge this morning sentenced a former owner of San Antonio-based Gourmet Express, LLC, a skillet meals manufacturing and distributing business, to 15 years in federal prison for his role in an estimated $5.3 million tax and wire fraud…
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Alaska Medicaid Program Fraud: Julio De La Cruz Sentenced For Medicaid and Social Security Fraud Schemes
Anchorage Man Sentenced to 10 Months in Federal Prison for Medicaid and Social Security Fraud Schemes Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced that Julio De La Cruz, 53, of Anchorage was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess to serve 10 months in federal prison for his part in…
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Mortgage Fraud: Seven Individuals Pled Guilty to One Count of Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud
Seven Defendants Plead Guilty to Conspiracy Related to Mortgage Fraud Scheme In two related cases, seven residents of Miami-Dade County pled guilty to conspiracy charges arising from their involvement in a complex mortgage fraud scheme involving two condominium conversion projects in central Florida. Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida,…
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Financial Fraud: Gary Tanner and Andrew Davenport, CEO Valeant and Philidor, Charged For Illegal Fraud And Kickback Scheme
Former Valeant Executive And Former Philidor Ceo Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Illegal Fraud And Kickback Scheme Kickbacks Paid Out of Valeant Corporate Funds Spent on Philidor Option Were Laundered Through Secret Shell Companies Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant…