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Financial Fraud: LORENA COBURN Sentenced In a Fraud And Identity Theft Scheme
West Haven Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LORENA COBURN, 43,…
Financial Fraud: Peter Cash Doye And Raquel Reid, Indicted In a Massive Scheme In Fraudulently-Obtained Loan Proceeds
San Diego Finance Executive and Real Estate Broker Charged with $50 Million Fraud SAN DIEGO – Financial executive Peter Cash Doye and notary public and real estate broker Raquel Reid…
Health Care Fraud: Emeka H. Chijioke Pled Guilty of Health Care Fraud Stemming From a Scheme
Owner of Durable Medical Equipment Company Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Defendant Admits Billing D.C. Medicaid for Supplies That Were Not Provided WASHINGTON – Emeka H. Chijioke, 40, formerly…
Investment Fraud: Wade Wylie Blackburn Sentenced To Conspiracy To Commit Mail Fraud
Dallas Man Sentenced in Connection with Denton County Highway Expansion Fraud SHERMAN, Texas – A 34-year-old Dallas man has been sentenced to federal prison in connection with a Denton County…
Financial Fraud: LAWRENCE WYLLIE Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges For Allegedly Misappropriating School Funds
Former Lincoln-Way School Superintendent Indicted on Fraud Charges for Allegedly Misappropriating School Funds for His Own Benefit CHICAGO — The former superintendent of Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 has…
Financial Fraud: Eunises Llorca-Menses Guilty For Her Part in a Scheme to Use Skimming Devices on Gas Pumps to Steal Credit And Debit Card Numbers
Florida Woman Found Guilty in Gas Station Debit Card Skimming Operation that Involved Multiple States Montgomery, Alabama- Eunises Llorca-Menses (30), of Naples, Florida, was found guilty by a federal jury…
Tax Fraud: MARCEL A. WALTON Sentenced In Fraudulent Tax Returns
Self-Proclaimed “Grand Sheik” of Moorish Temple Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Prison for Scheming to Defraud the IRS out of $3.2 Million CHICAGO — The self-proclaimed “Grand Sheik” of…
Healthcare Fraud: Family Medicine Centers of South Carolina LLC Has Agreed to Pay to Resolve a False Claims Act
South Carolina Family Practice Chain, Its Co-Owner, and Its Laboratory Director Agree to Pay the United States $2 Million to Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations for Illegal Medicare Referrals…
Financial Fraud: Zaki M. Bey Sentenced To One Count of Conspiracy to Commit Loan And Bank Fraud
Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Fraud Scheme Victimizing Homeowners Zaki M. Bey, 39, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 60 months in prison, announced Acting United States Attorney…
Consumer Protection: Artur Sargsyan, Owner Of Sharebeast.com, Pleaded Guilty To One Felony Count of Criminal Copyright Infringement
Sharebeast.com owner pleads guilty to criminal copyright infringement ATLANTA - Artur Sargsyan has pleaded guilty to one felony count of criminal copyright infringement related to his ownership and administration of…
Financial Fraud: Larry, Chuck, Robert And Kinsey Bates Sentenced For Gold And Silver Ponzi Scheme
Bates Family Sentenced to 627 Months Imprisonment for Gold and Silver Ponzi Scheme Memphis, TN – Bates family members have been sentenced for their roles in a Ponzi scheme that…
Financial Fraud: OLIVER L. ROBINSON JR. Pleaded Guilty to Conspiracy, Bribery And Honest Services Wire Fraud
Former Alabama Legislator Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy, Fraud and Tax Evasion BIRMINGHAM – A former Alabama legislator pleaded guilty today in federal court to accepting bribes from a Birmingham…
Financial Fraud: Brian J. Ourand Sentenced For Stealing From His Clients Including Mike Tyson
Former Financial Advisor Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison For Stealing More Than $1 Million from Clients Defendant Embezzled Funds from Four Athletes WASHINGTON – A former financial advisor, who…
Financial Fraud: Robert Raffa Pleaded Guilty For His Role In a Market Manipulation Scheme
Stock Broker Pleads Guilty to Microcap Stock Manipulation Scheme BOSTON – A former New Hampshire stockbroker pleaded guilty today for his role in a market manipulation scheme which was actually…
Financial Fraud: Craig Carton And Michael Wright Arrested And Charged With Securities Fraud, Wire Fraud, And Conspiracy to Commit Those Offenses
Manhattan U.S. Attorney And FBI Assistant Director Announce Securities And Wire Fraud Charges Against Craig Carton And Michael Wright Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern…
Financial Fraud: Scott Newsholme Charged In Million Investment Fraud Scheme
Monmouth County Investment Adviser And Tax Preparer Charged In $1.8 Million Investment Fraud Scheme TRENTON, N.J. – A Farmingdale, New Jersey, man was arrested and charged today with defrauding investment…
Financial Fraud: James VanBlaricum Sentenced For Participating In a Ponzi Oil And Gas Fraud Scheme
Colleyville Businessman Sentenced to 84 Months in Federal Prison For Role in a Ponzi Oil and Gas Fraud Scheme FORT WORTH, Texas — James VanBlaricum, 78, of Colleyville, Texas, was…
Healthcare Fraud: Novo Nordisk Inc. Agrees to Pay to Resolve Allegations That The Company Failed to Comply For Its Type II Diabetes Medication
Novo Nordisk Agrees to Pay $58 Million For Failure to Comply With FDA-Mandated Risk Program Payments Resolve Allegations Highlighted in DOJ Civil Complaint And Recently Unsealed Whistleblower Actions WASHINGTON –…
Financial Fraud: Keith D. Forney Arraigned Following Indictment On Second-Degree Fraud, Perjury And Engaging in Corrupt Election Practices
Business Owner Arraigned Following Indictment On Fraud, Perjury and Election-Related Offenses Defendant Also Faces Charges in Two Separate Federal Indictments WASHINGTON – Keith D. Forney, 58, of Clinton, Md., was…
Financial Fraud: Richard Michael Colbert, Sentenced For Conspiracy to Commit Bank And Mail Fraud, False Statement To a Federally Insured Financial Institution
Former Gulf Breeze Attorney Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Bank Fraud, Embezzlement, and Money Laundering Charges PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Richard Michael Colbert, 56, of Pensacola Beach, was sentenced…
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 The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota announced the sentencing of DAVID BLAINE WELLIVER, 56,…
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…
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…
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…
FBI Announcement: Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats
Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats Released The FBI’s latest Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime…
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…
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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The Weapon of Experience: Inside the $28M Memphis Pharmacy Fraud and a Prior Conviction at the Heart of a Record-Breaking National Takedown
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Financial Fraud: Robert Mark Seibert Accused of Running a Stock Investment Scheme That Allegedly Defrauded More Than 90 Victims
Palm Desert Man Arrested in Stock Scheme that Targeted Nearly 100 Elderly Victims across U.S. and Allegedly Caused over $1…
Financial Fraud: James Robert Liang, a Volkswagen Engineer, Was Sentenced For His Role In a Nearly 10-Year Conspiracy to Defraud U.S.
Volkswagen Engineer Sentenced for His Role in Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests DETROIT, Michigan – James Robert Liang, a…
Financial Fraud: MAHMOUD THIAM Was Sentenced For His Scheme to Launder $8.5 Million
Former Minister Of Mines For The Republic Of Guinea Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Receiving And Laundering $8.5…
Tax Fraud: Kenneth J. Coleman Charged in a Nine-Count Indictment Filed of Second-Hand Prescription Drugs
Texas Residents Indicted for Laundering and Structuring Proceeds from Sale of Second-Hand Prescription Drugs Income Allegedly Not Reported on Federal…
Financial Fraud: The United States Filed Two Complaints That The Companies Have Participated in Schemes to Launder U.S. Dollars On Behalf of Sanctioned North Korean
United States Files Complaints to Forfeit More Than $11 Million From Companies That Allegedly Laundered Funds To Benefit Sanctioned North…
Mortgage Fraud: LAURANCE H. FREED Convicted On Three Counts of Bank Fraud, One Count of Mail Fraud, And Four Counts of Making a False Statement To a Financial Institution
Real Estate Developer Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Banks and the City of Chicago CHICAGO —…
Financial Fraud: Michael Baker Guilty of One Count of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud And Securities Fraud
Former CEO of Arthrocare Corporation Convicted for Orchestrating $750 Million Securities Fraud Scheme A federal jury today convicted the former…
Public Corruption And Financial Fraud: Captain Jesus Vasquez Cantu Charged so Far as Part of The Massive Fraud And Bribery Investigation
Former Assistant Chief of Staff of the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet Charged in Massive Navy Corruption Scandal; Pleads Guilty to…
Financial Fraud: Alfonso Liburd Pleaded Guilty to Improperly Aiding And Abetting Navy Port Engineer
Navy Contractor Admits Accepting Funds from Port Engineer Administering Contracts Involving his Company Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip L.B. Halpern (619)…
Financial Fraud: Paul David Ward Indicted For Investment Fraud Scheme
Former Lebanon Airport Operator Indicted for $707,000 Fraud Scheme JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for…
Financial Fraud: PHH Corp., PHH Mortgage Corp. and PHH Home Loans (PHH) Have Agreed to Pay To Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability Arising From Mortgage Lending
PHH Agrees To Pay $74 Million To Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability Arising From Mortgage Lending NEWARK, N.J. –…
Financial Fraud: PETER G. JOHNSON, PETER B. JOHNSON, And THOMAS REICH Charged With Defrauding a Group of Lenders (the “Banks”)
Former Cocoa Company Executives Arrested For Defrauding Lenders Of $400 Million Peter G. Johnson, Peter B. Johnson, and Thomas Reich…
Car Insurance Premiums Fraud
Did you commit fraud when you bought car insurance? Americans might agree that auto insurance companies aren't perfect in regards…
Financial Fraud: Benjamin Bland Sentenced For Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Wire Fraud, And Social Security Fraud
Richmond Business Owner Sentenced To Five And A Half Years In Prison For Fraud In Credit Repair Scheme Baltimore, Maryland…
Financial Fraud: Mark Ross Weinberg Sentenced For Participating in a Scheme Involving Bogus Gold Contracts
Longtime Con Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Role in $3 Million Gold Investment Scheme that Bilked…
Cyber Crime: DANIEL ADEKUNLE OJO Charged With Fraud And Identity Theft Offenses Stemming From a Scheme to Obtain The Personal Identifying Information
Nigerian National Charged in Phishing Scheme that Victimized Glastonbury School Employees Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District…
Healthcare Fraud: Tshombe Anderson Pleaded Guilty to One Count of Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud
Dallas Attorney Admits to Role in $26 Million Fraud Conspiracy DALLAS — Tshombe Anderson, 54, of Grand Prairie, Texas, appeared…
Cyber Crime: Maxim Senakh Sentenced to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud And to Violate The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act
Russian Citizen Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Involvement in Global Botnet Conspiracy A Russian citizen was sentenced today…
Financial Fraud: William Nelson Charged With One Count of Theft of Funds And Nine Counts of Mail Fraud
Former Procurement Director Of Staten Island District Attorney’s Office Charged With Embezzling Government Funds Defendant Fraudulently Purchased Hundreds of Personal…
Financial Fraud: Craig Cinelli And Joseph Cinelli Sr., Charged By Indictment With One Count of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud And Five Counts of Wire Fraud
Owners Of Hudson County, New Jersey, Scrap Metal Company Charged With 17-Year Conspiracy To Defraud Customers Former Chief Financial Officer…
