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Healthcare Fraud: Michael A. Tucker Sentenced For Health Care Fraud Scheme
Springfield Man Sentenced for Fraud Scheme to Overcharge Medicaid, Medicare at Four Clinics KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, and Missouri…
Financial Fraud: A lender headquartered, Resolve Allegations That it Violated the False Claims Act by Originating and Underwriting Mortgage Loans Insured
Utah-Based Lender Agrees To Pay $4.25 Million To Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability Arising From FHA-Insured Mortgage Lending NEWARK, N.J. – A lender headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah,…
Financial Fraud: Naum Morgovsky Arraigned For Scheme to Defraud Two Federally-Insured Banks
Portola Valley And Hillsborough Residents Charged In Bank Fraud Scheme SAN FRANCISCO – Naum Morgovsky was arraigned in federal court today for his alleged role in a scheme to defraud…
Financial Fraud: Wilfred David Joseph Jobin-Reyes Sentenced For Embezzling $818,000 From SeaWorld
Seaworld Manager Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Stealing More Than $1 Million Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily W. Allen (619) 546-9738 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – September 23, 2016 SAN…
Financial Fraud: John Blake Tinkle Guilty To Charges of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
Tomball Business Executive Convicted in $13 Million False Invoicing Scheme HOUSTON – The owner of Tinkle Management Inc. (TMI) has entered a guilty plea to charges of wire fraud and…
Financial Fraud: Bart Wayne Volen Sentenced for Conspiring to Launder Monetary Instruments, and Filing a False Tax Return
Man Who Defrauded United Auburn Indian Community Sentenced to 8.5 Years in Prison SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Bart Wayne Volen, 54, of San Diego and Haiku, Hawaii, was sentenced today by…
Financial Fraud: Och-Ziff Capital Management Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate the FCPA
OCH-Ziff Capital Management Admits To Role In Africa Bribery Conspiracies And Agrees To Pay $213 Million Criminal Fine Och-Ziff Enters into 3-Year Deferred Prosecution Agreement; Och-Ziff Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to…
Healthcare Fraud: Vibra Healthcare LLC (Vibra) – False Claims Act by Billing Medicare
VIBRA HEALTHCARE TO PAY $32.7 MILLION TO RESOLVE CLAIMS FOR MEDICALLY UNNECESSARY SERVICES WASHINGTON - Vibra Healthcare LLC (Vibra), a national hospital chain headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, has agreed to…
Financial Fraud: Frederick Ippolito Sentenced For $548,487.00 Tax Evasion
Town Of Oyster Bay Commissioner Sentenced To 27 Months In Prison For Tax Evasion Defendant Willfully Failed to Report Over $2 Million in Consulting Fees Earlier today in Central Islip,…
Financial Fraud: Kara Hayden Charged In Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
Anchorage Insurance Sales Woman Arrested on Charges of Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced that an Anchorage woman has been taken…
Investment Fraud: Ivan Valdes and 4 Other Charged for Investment Fraud and Kickback Scheme
Miami-Dade County Aviation Department Division Director and Four Others Charged in $5,000,000 Fraud and Kickback Scheme The Miami-Dade County Aviation Department Division Director and four others were charged in a…
Mortgage Fraud: Sam Ames Sentenced In A Conspiracy to Commit Mortgage Fraud
Lansing Man Sentenced In Federal Mortgage Fraud Probe Sam Ames Sent to Prison for Role in Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles announced today that…
Tax Fraud: LESTER MORRISON Sentenced For Large-Scale Tax Fraud Scheme
Manhattan Federal Court Permanently Bars Tax Preparer Who Orchestrated Tax Fraud Scheme And Four Of His Associates From Engaging In Tax Preparation Business Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for…
Financial Fraud: George E. Smith Sentenced For a Fraud Scheme
Chicago Businessman Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Grant Fraud Scheme Springfield, Ill. – A Chicago businessman has been ordered to serve 24 months in prison for a fraud…
Financial Fraud: Christopher Swartz Guilty For Investment Fraud Scheme and Tax Evasion
New York Restaurant Entrepreneur Pleads Guilty to Ten-Year Investment Fraud Scheme and Tax Evasion Defendant Deceived Investors, Diverted Funds and Dodged Tax Obligations WASHINGTON – A Watertown, New York food…
Financial Fraud: Tyler Sutton Guilty In Bank Fraud Conspiracy And Stolen Identity
KC Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud Conspiracy KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man…
Financial Fraud: Yordan Gorotiza Sentenced For Tax Fraud Schemes
City of Miami Resident Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Prison for Possessing 242 Stolen Identities Used in Unemployment and Tax Fraud Schemes A City of Miami resident was…
Financial Fraud: Jose Miguel Tapia Sentenced For Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft
Baltimore Fraudster Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Committed Multiple Fraud Schemes Over a Four-Year Period Baltimore, Maryland – Chief U.S. District…
Financial Fraud: Mark Anderson Jones Guilty For Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme
Former Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme BOSTON – A former Massachusetts-resident pleaded guilty on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection…
Financial Fraud: Karamchand “Raj” Doobay Charging With Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud
Canadian Man Ordered Detained Pending Federal Trial Relating To An RV Park And Immigrant Investor Fraud Scheme Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the unsealing…
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 BOSTON – A man accused of a fraudulent $1.5 million real estate investment scheme in Quincy, Mass., and…
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…
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…
Robert F. Arnold Indicted for Fraud and Related Charges
Tennessee Sheriff Indicted by Federal Grand Jury on Conspiracy, Fraud and Related…
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…
Senator Sentenced For $1.8 Million in Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion
Former Oklahoma State Senator Sentenced to Over 3 Years For $1.8 Million…
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…
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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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Identity Theft: Francisco Matos-Beltre And Alejandro Tello-Rojas Commit Human Smuggling for Financial Gain And Trafficking the Identities
Two Men Plead Guilty for Their Roles in Identity Trafficking Scheme Two individuals each pleaded guilty today to one count…
Investment Fraud: BRYAN LEE ADDINGTON Indicted For Identity Theft, Securities, Commodities, & Investment Fraud
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Ethel Businessman For Investor Fraud Scheme Worth Over $3.5 Million BATON ROUGE, LA - United States…
Financial Fraud: Brian K. Stepp Charged To Commit Fraudulent Financial Schemes
Medina man indicted for stealing $275,000 from employer, using money to pay for vehicles, country club membership A Medina man…
Financial Fraud: RANDY MILAND Guilty Plea For Operating a Ponzi Scheme
Serial Fraudster Pleads Guilty to Investment Advisor Fraud and Money Laundering United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced the…
Financial Fraud: KIRSTEN ANN TJOSAAS Sentenced For Wire Fraud & Money Laundering
Former CFO Of Granite Falls Industrial Contractor Sentenced To More Than Six Years In Prison For Embezzling Nearly $6 Million…
Financial Fraud: Wright Olivares And Daniel C. Olivares Sentenced For Million Internet Ponzi Scheme
ZeekRewards' Former Chief Operating Officer And Former Senior Technology Officer Sentenced In Federal Court CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. District Judge…
Financial Fraud: Evans Appiah Sentenced from an Internet Romance Scheme – Mail and Wire Fraud, Identity Theft
Silver Spring Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Federal Prison For Internet Romance Scheme In Which Victims Were Defrauded Of…
Identity Theft: Angelbert Evoulou Sentenced For A Stolen Identity Refund Scheme
Man Convicted at Trial on Offenses Related to a Stolen Identity Refund Scheme is Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal…
Financial Fraud: Alfonso Apu Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud And Scheme to Defraud Insurance
Modesto Man Pleads Guilty to Staging Car Accidents in a Scheme to Defraud Insurance Companies FRESNO, Calif. — Alfonso Apu,…
Telephone Dating Scam: Patrick Giblin Sentenced On Wire Fraud Charges Related to a Similar Scheme to Defraud Women
Atlantic County, New Jersey, Man Charged With Using Telephone Dating Services To Defraud Multiple Women Across Several States CAMDEN, N.J. -…
Investment Fraud: Three Texas Residents Indicted Of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Three Counts of Wire Fraud
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Three in $6.5 Million Diamond Investment Fraud Scheme DALLAS — A federal grand jury in Dallas…
Financial Fraud: James P. Smith Charged With a Insurance Fraud Scheme
Insurance Agent Charged with Defrauding Clients, Money Laundering Springfield, Ill. – A federal grand jury has indicted a Decatur, Ill.,…
Identity Theft: ALDEN HALL Indicted For 4 Counts of Theft of Government Funds
School Owner And Ceo Indicted In Connection With Federal Financial Aid Scheme BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt…
Financial Fraud: David Bodian Sentenced For Wire Fraud
Long Island Attorney Is Sentenced To 28 Months In Prison For Stealing $1.3 Million From Trust Fund Clients Trust Funds…
Criminal Indictments Announced: Individuals Have Charged For Commit Bank Fraud, Reentry of Removed Alien, And False Statements
Federal Grand Jury Criminal Indictments Announced TULSA, Okla.— The results of the September 2016 Federal Grand Jury were announced today…
Tax Fraud: Eyob Tilahun Sentenced For Fraudulent Tax Return
Owner of Tax King Sentenced to Prison Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois,…
Healthcare Fraud: Group Individuals Indictment for Health Care Kickbacks, and Health Care Fraud
Six Individuals Face 47-Count Second Superseding Indictment for Health Care Services Fraud U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that a…
Financial Fraud: Scott Raymond Beard Sentenced For Theft of Public Funds and Money Laundering
Former Deschutes County Sheriff Captain Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Theft of Public Funds and Money Laundering EUGENE,…
Healthcare Fraud: Kerri L. Kaley Convicted For Medical Device Theft, Money Laundering and Home Mortgage Scam
Medical Device Saleswoman Convicted on Charges of Conspiring to Transport Stolen Medical Devices in Interstate Commerce, Money Laundering and Other…
Environment: James Robert Liang Guilty to Commit Wire Fraud and to Violate the Clean Air Act
Volkswagen Engineer Pleads Guilty for His Role in Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Test James Robert Liang, a Volkswagen engineer,…
