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Financial Fraud: Casey Padula Pleaded Guilty to Commit Tax and Bank Fraud
Florida Businessman Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Tax And Bank Fraud Concealed Approximately $2.5 Million in Secret Belize Accounts A Florida businessman pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District…
HealthCare Fraud: Gottfried Kellermann Sentenced for Intentionally Violating Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Regulations
Osceola Nutritional Supplement Provider & CEO Sentenced Madison, Wis. – Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Gottfried Kellermann, 76, Osceola, Wis.,…
Financial Fraud: CHRISTOPHER CERVINO and SHEIK F. KHAN Found Guilty in a Securities Fraud Scheme Involving a Publicly Traded Over-The-Counter Company
Investment Adviser And Broker Found Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court Of Securities Fraud, Wire Fraud, Conspiracy And Aggravated Identity Theft Charges Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for…
Financial Fraud: EDWARD S. ADAMS Charged With Orchestrating an Elaborate Fraud Scheme to Embezzle Millions of Dollars of Investors
University Law Professor Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Corporate Fraud Scheme Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced a federal indictment charging EDWARD S. ADAMS, an attorney, and university…
Financial Fraud: Glenn R. Fischer Pleaded Guilty In Million Insurance Fraud Scheme
Ellicott City Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in $4.4 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme Sold Victim Businesses Non-Existent Insurance and Used the Premiums Collected for His Personal Benefit Baltimore, Maryland…
Tax Fraud: Dr. Warren Gregory Belcher Indicted For Filing False Tax Returns And Obstructing The IRS
Maryland Chiropractor Indicted For Filing False Tax Returns And Obstructing The IRS A grand jury in Baltimore, Maryland returned an indictment on March 9, which was unsealed yesterday, charging a…
Financial Fraud: WILLIAM COSME Guilty in Connection With a Scheme to Defraud a Christian Missionary School
Long Island Man Found Guilty Of Defrauding South Korean School Of Over $5 Million Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced…
Financial Fraud: Travis Lee Sentenced For Credit Card Fraud Scheme
Charles County Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison for Credit Card Fraud Scheme Also Violated his Supervised Release on a Previous West Virginia Federal Credit Card Fraud…
Financial Fraud: Volkswagen AG Pleads Guilty In Conspiracy to Defraud the United States, Engage in Wire Fraud And Violate the Clean Air Act
Volkswagen AG Pleads Guilty in Connection with Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests Volkswagen AG (VW) pleaded guilty in federal court in Detroit today to three felony counts charging: (1)…
Financial Fraud: Martin Calzada Guilty Of Running Multi-Million Dollar Foreclosure Rescue Scam
Los Angeles Man Convicted Of Running Multi-Million Dollar Foreclosure Rescue Scam In Bakersfield, Visalia And Salinas FRESNO, Calif. — After a four-day trial, a federal jury found Martin Calzada, 29,…
Financial Fraud: Group Of 21 Individuals Charged In Multimillion Dollar Debit Card Fraud Scheme
Twenty-One Defendants Charged In Multimillion Dollar International Counterfeit Credit And Debit Card Fraud Scheme LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Twenty-one individuals were charged in an indictment for their alleged roles and…
Financial Fraud: Raymond E. Gallison Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, Tax Charges
Former Rhode House Finance Chairman Raymond Gallison Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, Tax Charges < PROVIDENCE – Former Rhode Island House Finance Chairman Raymond E. Gallison, Jr.,…
Financial Fraud: Takisha Brown Dorsey Pled Guilty to a Charge of Wire Fraud
Former Union Official Pleads Guilty To Stealing More Than $180,000 from Organization Defendant Headed Branch of Fraternal Order of Police WASHINGTON – Takisha Brown Dorsey, a former union official with…
Investment Fraud: JOSEPH A. CASTELLANO Pleaded Guilty And Sentenced For Operating Ponzi Scheme
Wallingford Man Admits Operating Ponzi Scheme Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSEPH A. CASTELLANO, 59, of Wallingford, pleaded guilty today in Hartford…
Immigration Fraud: Delmar Dixon and Shakeisha Harrison Pleaded Guilty in a Conspiracy to Assist African Nationals in Circumventing Immigration Laws by Arranging Fraudulent Marriages
KC Man, Woman Plead Guilty to Marriage Fraud Conspiracy KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that two Kansas City, Mo.,…
Financial Fraud: Eleno Quinteros, Jr., Charged With Immigration Fraud for Staff Applications
Airline Staffing Executive Charged with Immigration Fraud for Staff Applications Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas W. Pilchak (619) 546-9709 SAN DIEGO – Eleno Quinteros, Jr., the former Vice President of Operations…
Financial Fraud: Thomas G. Buckner And John P. Buckner Charging In Defrauding U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM)
$6 million DOD Fraud, $1 million paid in illegal gratuities, 5 charged with tax violations Anthony Shaw of U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command Charged with Receiving More than $1…
Financial Fraud: Valteen Green Indicted and Pled Guilty For Making a False Statement as it Related to a Health Care Program
Personal Care Attendant Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement as it Relates to a Health Care Benefit Charlottesville, VIRGINIA – A personal care attendant, who for four years lied…
Investment Fraud: Stanley Jonathan Fortenberry Charged And Sentenced For Running Fraudulent Investment Companies
Texas Man Charged With Running Fraudulent Investment Companies WASHINGTON – A Texas man was charged with fraud and obstruction of justice in an indictment unsealed today involving two investment companies…
Healthcare Fraud: Elma Myles Sentenced In Connection With Her Role In a Health Care Fraud Scheme And Aggravated Identity Theft
Biller for Medical Equipment Provider Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft and Defrauding the IRS by Failing to File Tax Returns Used…
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…
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…
Tax Fraud: Seven Individuals Convicted of Tax Fraud
HOUSTON With the deadline for filing income tax returns rapidly approaching, Acting…
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…
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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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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Financial Fraud: MACHLI JOSEPH Charged With Embezzling Money For The Rental Of Athletic Facilities
Former Baruch College Basketball Coach And Athletics Official Charged With Embezzlement Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern…
Insurance Fraud: Yoisler Herrera-Enriquez Pled Guilty For Defrauded Automobile Insurance Companies
Wyoming Man Fifth Person To Plead Guilty To Staged Automobile Accident Fraud The Fraud Ring Operated Three Therapy Clinics in…
Financial Fraud: WILLIS D. “BILL” LONN, JR. For Mail Fraud, Tax Evasion, And Money Laundering
Long-time Manager of Hoquiam Wood Shavings Business Sentenced to Prison for Mail Fraud, Tax Evasion, Money Laundering and Interstate Transportation…
Cyber Crime: Ercan Findikoglu Sentenced for Organizing And Carrying Out Three Cyberattacks On The Global Financial System
Defendant Was the Principal Organizer of Cybercrimes That Netted More Than $55 Million in Proceeds for the Members of a…
Financial Fraud: Donny Stephen Marks Pled Guilty to One Count of Mail Fraud And Money Laundering
Donnie Marks Sentenced for Role in Fortune Telling Scheme Donnie and Sandra Marks Ran ‘Readings By Catherine’ in Charlottesville Charlottesville,…
Financial Fraud: Mark J. Schultz Pleaded Guilty For Wire Fraud and Mail Fraud Conspiracy
Leawood Attorney Pleads Guilty to Fraud Conspiracy Law Partner Sentenced for $1.2 Million Fraud Scheme KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy…
Financial Fraud: Dan Horsky Sentenced To Defraud IRS And Hiding Money In Offshore Banks
Former Business Professor Sentenced to Prison for Hiding over $220 Million in Offshore Banks ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Dan Horsky, 71,…
Healthcare Fraud: TeamHealth Holdings Agreed to Pay For False Claims Act by Billing Medicare, Medicaid, the Defense Health Agency
Healthcare Service Provider to Pay $60 Million to Settle Medicare and Medicaid False Claims Act Allegations A major U.S. hospital…
Tax Fraud: Michael Raymond Martinez Guilty To Filing False Federal Income Tax Returns
Fullerton Man Pleads Guilty to Filing False Federal Income Tax Returns in $1.1 Million Fraudulent Refund Scheme LOS ANGELES –…
Healthcare Fraud: SHALONDA SUGGS Sentenced for Committing Health Care Fraud and Food Stamp Fraud
Oklahoma City Woman Pleads Guilty to Committing Health Care Fraud and Food Stamp Fraud Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – SHALONDA SUGGS,…
Identity Theft: Jeff Crews Sentenced For Conspiring To Participate In a Racketeering Conspiracy And For Aggravated Identity Theft
Leader of The Simple City Criminal Organization Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy and…
Healthcare Fraud: Group Of Individuals Sentenced For Fraudulent Medicare Billing Scheme
Seven Sentenced in $6 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme HOUSTON – The final seven of eight convicted in a $6…
Financial Fraud: Group Of Individuals Sentenced For Their Roles In a Penny-Stock Fraud
Eight people sentenced to prison for penny-stock fraud that resulted in $39 million loss to investors Eight people were sentenced…
Tax Fraud: Gerard Terry Charged With Tax Evasion And Obstructing The Administration Of Internal Revenue Laws
Gerard Terry, Former Chairman Of The North Hempstead Democratic Party And Nassau County Board Of Elections Official, Indicted For Tax…
Tax Fraud: Kevin B. Lake Pleaded Guilty To Drug, Tax And Fraud Charges
Ohio Doctor Pleads Guilty to Running South Side Medical Center as Drug Premises and Evading More Than $3.5 Million in…
Financial Fraud: Wen Ping Chen, Kewang Lin and Shao Qing Chen Sentenced For Credit Card Scam
Three New Yorkers Sentenced For Credit Card Scam The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that three…
Financial Fraud: Cyril Gordon Lunn Pleaded Guilty to Concealing Assets From His Bankruptcy Creditors And Making a False Statement
Former Pepperell Man Who Fled to Canada on Snowmobile Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud BOSTON – A former Pepperell man…
Financial Fraud: STEVEN SIMMONS and JOSEPH MELI Charged on Conspiracy, Securities Fraud, Wire Fraud, And Scheme to Defraud Investors
Two Individuals Arrested And Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Securities And Wire Fraud For Participating In A Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi…
Financial Fraud: Jason Laut Charged For Wire Fraud, False Statements And Two Counts of Identity Theft
Former Paramedic Charged in 37-Count Indictment With Wire Fraud, Making False Statements and Identity Theft Regarding the Theft of Controlled…
Financial Fraud: Hasan Hussain and Ricardo Abreu Charged in a Conspiracy to Defraud Financial Institutions & Mortgage Fraud
Two Indicted in Sweeping Mortgage Fraud Investigations PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A 14-count federal indictment filed in U.S. District Court in…
