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Financial Fraud: AQE Inc. Asbestos Abatement Company Sentenced for Defrauding Union Benefit Funds
New Hampshire Asbestos Abatement Company Sentenced for Defrauding Union Benefit Funds BOSTON – An asbestos removal company was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme…
Tax Fraud: David W. Schwarz Sentenced For Conspiracy, Bank Fraud and Tax Offenses
Former Cay Clubs Chief Financial Officer Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Conspiracy, Bank Fraud and Tax Offenses The former Chief Financial Officer of Cay Clubs Resorts and Marinas…
Financial Fraud: THOMAS E. HAIDER Sentenced To Implement And Maintain An Effective Anti-Money Laundering Program And File Timely SARS In Moneygram
Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Settlement Of Bank Secrecy Act Suit Against Former Chief Compliance Officer At Moneygram For Failure To Implement And Maintain An Effective Anti-Money Laundering Program And…
Financial Fraud: MAHMOUD THIAM Convicted Of Money Laundering Charges Stemming From His Scheme
Former Minister Of Mines For The Republic Of Guinea Convicted Of Receiving And Laundering $8.5 Million In Bribes From Chinese Companies Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for…
Financial Fraud: Owners Of Keystone Biofuels, Inc., Indicted To Have Participated in a Scheme To Fraudulently Claim RIN Credits
Owners Of Biofuel Company Indicted On Conspiracy And False Statement Charges WASHINGTON – A Pennsylvania biofuel producer and two of its officers were indicted on May 3, 2017, on conspiracy…
Financial Fraud: PHILIP HENRY COOPER Plead Guilty In $5 Million Bribery and Wire Fraud Scheme
Former Regions Bank Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty in $5 Million Bribery and Wire Fraud Scheme BIRMINGHAM – A former senior vice president at Regions Bank has agreed to plead…
Tax Fraud: Steven Caldwell And Gayane Lashina Charged Via Criminal Information With One Count of Conspiracy to Defraud The United States
Parma couple charged for conspiring to avoid paying taxes; people used as hotel housekeeping falsely treated as independent contractors A Parma couple was charged in federal court for their roles…
Financial Fraud: Gabriel Martin Reed Charged With Federal Wire Fraud And Defrauded Investors
Concert Promoter Arrested on Federal Fraud Charges that Allege He Solicited Investment Money that Was Never Used for Music Events LOS ANGELES – A concert promoter with operations in Dallas,…
Financial Fraud: Jason R. Klein Pleaded Guilty to Illegal Bitcoin Exchange
Nixa Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Bitcoin Exchange SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Nixa, Mo., man pleaded…
Financial Fraud: Dr. Jian Yun Dong, aka John Dong, Sentenced For Multiple Fraud-Based Convictions
Dr. Jian Dong Sentenced to Seventy Months for Grant Fraud Corporations founded by Dr. Dong fined over $12 million in federal court hearing this morning Contact Person: Eric Klumb (843)…
Financial Fraud: Lee’s Summit, Mo. Sentenced For a Series of Embezzlement Schemes
Lee's Summit Woman Sentenced for $1.5 Million Embezzlement Schemes, Identity Theft KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a…
Healthcare Fraud: Dr. Salomon Melgen Convicted In Medicare Fraud Scheme
South Florida Doctor Convicted of Sixty-Seven Criminal Counts Related to Medicare Fraud Scheme Today, a federal jury in South Florida convicted Dr. Salomon Melgen of sixty-seven criminal counts related to…
Financial Fraud: Sean Stanley Jackson Sentenced to Defraud Car Dealers and Lenders
Baltimore, Maryland Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for His Role in Six Year Scam Using Fake Companies and False Documentation to Defraud Car Dealers and Lenders Baltimore,…
Financial Fraud: Wisler Cyrius Sentenced For Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud And Money Laundering
Naples Man Sentenced In Connection With “PIP” Scheme To Defraud Automobile Insurance Companies Fort Myers, FL – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Wisler Cyrius (36, Naples) to…
Financial Fraud: Timothy S. Lenon Has Pleaded Guilty to One Count of Theft of Government Funds
Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Deceased Father’s Social Security Benefits ATLANTA - Timothy S. Lenon has pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government funds for stealing over…
Financial Fraud: OPAL ELAINE TILLMAN Charged With Theft of Government Property For Stealing SSA
Morris Woman Indicted for Fraudulently Taking SSA Survivor Benefits for Husband She Killed BIRMINGHAM – A federal grand jury last week indicted a Morris woman for fraudulently claiming nearly $168,000…
Healthcare Fraud: Poplar Healthcare PLLC, Agree To Pay to Resolve A False Claims Act Allegations
Poplar Healthcare to Pay Nearly $900,000 to Resolve A False Claims Act Allegations PROVIDENCE, RI – Acting United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch and Philip Coyne, Special Agent-in-Charge of the…
Financial Fraud: BARBARA BYRD-BENNETT Sentenced For Using Her Position In exchange For Bribes and Kickbacks
Former Chief Executive of Chicago Public Schools Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison in Connection with Bribery and Kickback Scheme CHICAGO — BARBARA BYRD-BENNETT was sentenced today to…
Financial Fraud: TIMOTHY W. BURKE Sentenced For Defrauding Distressed Homeowners, And Tax Evasion
Man Who Defrauded Dozens of Distressed Connecticut Homeowners Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TIMOTHY W.…
Investment Fraud: Jesse Holovacko Convicted In Six Counts of Wire Fraud And One Count of Investment Advisor Fraud
Former Investment Advisor Who Stole Client’s Retirement Savings Guilty On All Counts Of Wire Fraud And Investment Advisor Fraud TRENTON, N.J. – A former financial advisor entrusted with advising clients…
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 - The United States Attorney’s Office announced a federal court convicted Deborah Joy Durand of False Statements to…
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…
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…
FBI Announcement: Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats
Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats Released The FBI’s latest Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime…
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…
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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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
Medical identity theft is the unauthorized use of an individual's…
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Tax Fraud: Dan Farhad Kalili, David Ramin Kalili And David Shahrokh Azarian Sentenced For Hiding Millions of Dollars
Southern California Residents sentenced to Prison for Hiding Millions of Dollars in Secret Foreign Bank Accounts Failed to Report Swiss…
Financial Fraud: Moiz Mumtaz Ali Charged With Commit Bank Fraud, Theft of Public Money, And Aggravated Identity Theft
Federal Grand Jury Indicts McKinney Man Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining and Cashing $16 Million in U.S. Treasury Checks DALLAS –…
Financial Fraud And Environment: Volkswagen AG Sentenced To Conspiracy to Defraud The United States, Engage in Wire Fraud, And Violate the Clean Air Act
Volkswagen AG Sentenced in Connection with Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests Volkswagen AG (VW) was sentenced in federal court…
Financial Fraud: Roman Valeryevich Seleznev Convicted to Steal Credit Card Numbers And Sell Them on Dark Market Websites
Russian Cyber-Criminal Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Hacking and Credit Card Fraud Scheme Stole and Sold Millions of…
Financial Fraud: A&D General Contracting, Inc. (“A&D”) and Action Telecom, Inc. (“Action”) Indicted For Veteran Set-Aside Fraud Scheme
Government Contractors Indicted in $11 Million Veteran Set-Aside Fraud Scheme Assistant U.S. Attorneys Rebecca S. Kanter (619-546-7304) and Aaron P.…
Financial Fraud: TRAVELL THOMAS Sentenced For Orchestrating a Scheme Through False Threats And Representations
Owner And CEO Of Debt Collection Company Sentenced To 100 Months In Prison For Orchestrating $31 Million Debt Collection Scheme…
Financial Fraud: Terry Lynn and Rocky Freeland Anderson Charged to Commit Health Care Fraud, And Aggravated Identity Theft
Father and Son Charged in $16 Million Health Insurance Fraud Scheme DALLAS – An indictment returned by a federal grand…
Tax Fraud: U.S Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia List Of Tax Fraud Sentenced
Even Though Tax Day is behind us, a Reminder to be Vigilant about Tax Fraud ATLANTA – The deadline for…
Healthcare Fraud: Hospice Plus, Phoenix Hospice, and Goodwin Hospice Have Agreed to Pay to Resolve Allegations That They Violated The False Claims Act
Hospice Companies To Pay $12.2 Million To Settle Kickback Claims DALLAS – International Tutoring Services, LLC, f/k/a International Tutoring Services,…
Healthcare Fraud: Ahmed El Soury Pleaded Guilty Pleads Guilty In Connection With Test-Referral Scheme With New Jersey Clinical Lab
New York Doctor Pleads Guilty In conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Federal Travel Act, and the honest services…
Financial Fraud: Winfred Moses Pleaded Guilty Conspiracy to Make and Present False, Fictitious, And Fraudulent Claims to The IRS
NEWARK, N.J. – An East Orange, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 26 months in prison for his role…
Financial Fraud: Fifth Defendant Charged For Cyberattacks, Aggravated Identity Theft and Debit-Credit Card Fraud
LOS ANGELES – The fifth and final defendant charged with using credit and debit cards obtained from a series of…
Healthcare Fraud: Prestige Healthcare Has Agreed to Pay For Violated the False Claims Act
Madison, Wis. – Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced today that Prestige…
Tax Fraud: Rodrigo Pablo, Ashrf Mohammed Aly, Minon Miller And Lewis Jefferson Jr. Sentence For Fraudulent Income Tax Returns
LOS ANGELES –The United States Attorney’s Office and IRS Criminal Investigation today announced a 10-year prison sentence against one defendant…
Financial Fraud: Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) Pay For Violated the False Claims Act
The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) has agreed to pay the United States $7,150,436 to resolve allegations that it…
Financial Fraud: Jorge Maldonado Sentenced for Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, Theft of Government Property, And Aggravated Identity Theft
Tax Preparer Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison in $1.2 Million Tax Refund Fraud Scheme DOJ and IRS Remind Taxpayers…
Cyber Crime: Hani Kabbara Pleaded Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
Cyber Criminal Pleads Guilty To Involvement In Long-Running Fraud Scheme Using Overseas Call Centers Earlier today, Hani Kabbara pleaded guilty…
Loan Fraud: Jason J. Keating Sentenced For Fraudulent Loan-Modification Scheme
Toledo-area men sentenced to nine and seven years in prison for stealing more than $1.1 million through fraudulent loan-modification scheme…
Financial Fraud: Group Of Twelve Charged For Role in Fraudulently Obtaining Millions of Dollars in Virtually Untraceable Diamonds
Ten Arrested For Defrauding Victims Out Of More Than $9 Million In Diamonds Schemers targeted victims in New York, Las…
Financial Fraud: Edward Ambrosino Charged With Wire Fraud, Tax Evasion, Making And Subscribing to False Corporate Tax Returns
Town Of Hempstead Councilman Edward Ambrosino Indicted For Wire Fraud And Tax Evasion An eight-count indictment was unsealed today in…
