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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 to prison this month for their roles in a penny-stock…
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 Evasion And Obstructing Internal Revenue Laws Defendant Failed to Pay…
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 Taxes Government seizes more than $29 million in proceeds Today…
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 residents of Brooklyn, New York were recently sentenced in United…
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 pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Worcester in…
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 Scheme Steven Simmons and Joseph Meli Charged with Defrauding Investors…
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 Substances Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern…
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 Providence charges two individuals, Hasan Hussain, 55, of Princeton, N.J.,…
Financial Fraud: Raymond E. Gallison, Jr Plead Guilty to Federal Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft and Tax Charges
Fmr. RI House Finance Chairman to Plead Guilty to Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, Tax Charges PROVIDENCE – According to signed documents filed in U.S. District Court in Providence today, Raymond…
Mortgage Fraud: Société Générale, S.A. Will Pay Civil Penalty to Resolve Claims Related to Its Activities
Société Générale Agrees To Pay $50 Million Penalty To Settle RMBS Fraud Claims United States Attorney Robert L. Capers announced today that Société Générale, S.A. will pay a $50 million…
Financial Fraud: ENRICO RUBANO And SHIVANAND MAHARAJ Charged to Commit Wire Fraud in Connection With a False Invoicing Scheme
Information Technology Chief And Consultant Charged With Multimillion-Dollar False Invoicing Scheme Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector-in-Charge of…
Financial Fraud: Western Union Admits to Criminal Violations Including Willfully Failing to Maintain an Effective Anti-Money Laundering
Western Union Admits Anti-Money Laundering and Consumer Fraud Violations, Forfeits $586 Million in Settlement with Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Company also Agrees to Implement Anti-Fraud Program and Enhanced…
Financial Fraud: Credit Suisse Made False and Irresponsible Representations About Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
Credit Suisse Agrees to Pay $5.28 Billion in Connection with its Sale of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities The Justice Department announced today a $5.28 billion settlement with Credit Suisse related to…
Healthcare Fraud: Nicholas and Gregory Melehov Have Agreed To Pay to Resolve Allegations Concerning Inflated Medicare Claims for Ambulance Transports
Family-Owned Ambulance Company to Pay $12.7 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations BOSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that Medstar Ambulance, Inc., four of its subsidiaries, and its two…
Healthcare Fraud: Baxter Healthcare Corporation (Baxter) Pay For Resolve Its Criminal And Civil Liability Arising
Baxter Healthcare Corporation To Pay More Than $18 Million To Resolve Criminal And Civil Liability Relating To Sterile Products Company Failed to Follow Good Manufacturing Practices in North Carolina Facility…
Investment Fraud: HAENA PARK Pled Guilty To Commodities Fraud In Connection With Scheme To Defraud Investors
Manhattan Woman Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Commodities Fraud In Connection With Scheme To Defraud Investors Of More Than $23 Million Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for…
Investment Fraud: Moody’s Investors Service Inc., Moody’s Analytics Inc. And Their Parent Agree To Pay For Worst Financial Crisis Since the Great Depression
Justice Department and State Partners Secure $864 Million Settlement With Moody’s Arising From Conduct In The Lead Up To The Financial Crisis Historic Settlement Involves Commitment by Moody’s to Improve…
Healthcare Fraud: Family Care Visiting Nurse and Home Care Agency, LLC Charged and Pay $5.25 Million For Submit Fraudulent Claims
Connecticut Home Health Agency and its Owners Pay $5.25 Million to Settle False Claims Act Violations United States Attorney Deirdre M. Daly and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen today announced…
Healthcare Fraud: Aria O. Sabit Pleaded Guilty to Four Counts of Health Care Fraud
Detroit-Area Neurosurgeon Sentenced to 235 Months in Prison for Role in $2.8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme A Detroit-area neurosurgeon was sentenced today to 235 months in prison for his…
Identity Theft: Martin Aleksandrov Enev Sentenced For Possession Equipment With the Intent to Defraud, and Identity Theft
Bulgarian National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession of a Device to Make Fraudulent Credit and Debit Cards Defendant Believed to Be Part of an Ongoing International Identity Theft Ring…
Financial Fraud: IAV GmbH (IAV) Plead Guilty To One Criminal Felony Count And His Role In a Long-Running Scheme For Volkswagen AG (VW)
IAV GmbH to Pay $35 Million Criminal Fine in Guilty Plea for Its Role in Volkswagen AG Emissions Fraud IAV GmbH (IAV), a German company that engineers and designs automotive…
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: IAV GmbH (IAV) Plead Guilty To One Criminal Felony Count And His Role In a Long-Running Scheme For Volkswagen AG (VW)
IAV GmbH to Pay $35 Million Criminal Fine in Guilty Plea for…
Jae Ho Chung Sentenced For Multi-Million Dollar Bank ‘Bustout’ Scheme that used Counterfeit Checks
Leader of Multi-Million Dollar Bank ‘Bustout’ Scheme that used Counterfeit Checks Sentenced…
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…
Tax Fraud: Seven Individuals Convicted of Tax Fraud
HOUSTON With the deadline for filing income tax returns rapidly approaching, Acting…
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…
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…
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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
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Medical Identity Theft: What We Need To Know in 2023 To Prevent
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Financial Fraud: Umair Hamid Charged with Wire Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Worldwide “Diploma Mill” Scheme
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Executive Of Axact In $140 Million Diploma Mill Scam Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for…
Investment Fraud: Naris Chamroonrat Charged Of Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud And One Count of Wire Fraud
Owner Of Day Trading Firm Charged In Worldwide Simulator Trading Account Scheme Scheme Targeted Hundreds of Investors in Over 30…
Tax Fraud: Kevin Brown, Formerly of Capitol Heights, Sentenced For Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Scheme
Maryland Man Sentenced to 135 Months in Prison For Scheme That Used Stolen Identifying Information To Fraudulently Seek More Than…
Cyber Crime: DAVID W. KENT, Owner Of Oilpro.com, Guilty In Hacking Into a Competitor’s Network and Stealing Client Data
Oilpro.Com Founder Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Hacking Into Competitor’s Computer System Defendant Stole Information From Over 700,000…
Financial Fraud: Phillip E. Southwood former owner of Southwood Industries, Inc., Sentenced for Multiple Bankruptcy-Related Crimes
Small Business Owner Sentenced to Prison for Bankruptcy Fraud Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joseph J.M. Orabona (619)546-7951 or Michael Heyman (619)…
Investment Fraud: Seven Individuals Charged With Securities Fraud, Investment Adviser Fraud And Securities Fraud Conspiracy
Platinum Partners’ Founder And Chief Investment Officer Among Five Indicted In A $1 Billion Investment Fraud Two Additional Individuals Indicted…
List Of U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects in Civil and Criminal Actions for U.S. Taxpayers in Fiscal year 2016
U.S. Attorney's Office made a report on what they collected in 2016 following offenses and civil actions in Fiscal for…
Financial Fraud: Bogdan Nicolescu, Tiberiu Danet And Radu Miclaus Indicted in Cyber Fraud, Identity Theft And Wire Fraud
Three Romanian nationals indicted in cyber fraud case in which they infected 60,000 computers, sent out 11 million malicious emails…
Investment Fraud: Richard Wyatt Davis Charged With One Count of Wire Fraud and Three Counts of Tax Evasion
Mecklenburg Co. Man Facing Federal Charges In Connection With $19 Million Investment Fraud Scheme Defendant Misused Victim-Investors’ Funds to Pay…
Financial Fraud: Two Brokers Charged For Scheme to Use Simultaneous Loan Applications to Fraudulently Obtain Home Equity Lines of Credit
Real Estate Brokers And Client Charged With Defrauding Banks In ‘Shotgun’ Loan Scheme NEWARK, N.J. – Two real estate brokers…
Healthcare Fraud: Forest Laboratories LLC And Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc. Agreed to Pay For Violated the False Claims Act by Paying Kickbacks
Forest Laboratories and Forest Pharmaceuticals to Pay $38 million to Resolve Kickback Allegations Under the False Claims Act Forest Laboratories…
Financial Fraud: James VanBlaricum Indicted For Ponzi Oil and Gas Fraud Scheme
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Colleyville Businessman on Mail Fraud Stemming from Ponzi Oil and Gas Fraud Scheme Defendant Operated Signal…
Financial Fraud: JOHN ARNOLD SHELLEY Indicted For Conspiracy and Commit Bank Fraud at The Bank of Union (BOU)
Former Bank President Indicted in Connection with $100,000,000 Bank Failure Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Yesterday, a federal grand jury returned a…
Investment Fraud: Six Individuals Charged With Fraudulent High-Yield Investment Program – Cities Upliftment Program (CUP)
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Six Individuals In International High-Yield Investment Fraud Scheme Scheme Participants Impersonated Federal Reserve Officials…
Tax Fraud: Edward J. Tutunjian Sentenced For Payroll Tax Evasion And Employing Illegal Aliens
Owner of Boston Cab Sentenced for Tax and Fraud Offenses BOSTON – Edward J. Tutunjian, who has owned and operated…
Financial Fraud: ROBERT KUSS Indicted In One Count of Mail Fraud Stemming From His Role in a Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Postal Service
Managing Partner of Bulk Mail Firm Admits Defrauding U.S. Postal Service of Nearly $750K Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney…
Financial Fraud: Torneos y Competencias S.A. (Torneos) Charged With Wire Fraud Conspiracy And Participation in a Scheme to Corrupt International Soccer
Argentine Sports Marketing Company Admits To Role In International Soccer Bribery Conspiracy And Agrees To $112 Million In Forfeiture And…
Financial Fraud: Artashes Darbinyan Charges of Mail Fraud and Money Laundering
California Man Pleads Guilty to Perpetrating Trademark Scam and Money Laundering Associate Pleads Guilty to Helping Launder Proceeds of Scam…
Financial Fraud: Troy Stratos Sentenced for Multiple Counts of Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, And Money Laundering
Stratos Sentenced to over 21 Years in Prison He Defrauded Victims of Over $30M Through Multiple Schemes and Obstructed Justice…
Investment Fraud: Joseph Taub and Elazar Shmalo Charged With Orchestrating a Massive, Long-Running Market Manipulation Scheme
Two Securities Traders Charged In Scheme That Netted $26 Million In Illicit Profits Manipulated $10 Billion Worth of Securities in…
