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Banking Scam Security: GozNym Malware Steals Millions
Eastern European Cyber Crooks Raid US Banks For $4 Million In Just 3 Days A new banking trojan named GozNym is actively hitting U.S. and Canadian banks and has already taken…
Dating Scams: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Report
$22.7 million lost to dating scams in 2015 This Valentine’s Day, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning the online dating community to watch out for any love interest…
Health Care Fraud: Area Chiropractor
Area Chiropractor Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud Scheme Involved Billings to D.C. Medicaid Program WASHINGTON – Lewis J. Levine, 59, a chiropractor who practiced in Southeast Washington,…
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 in Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion TULSA, Okla.—Former Oklahoma State Senator Ricky L. Brinkley was sentenced today to…
Advance Fee Scheme: OCTAVIO LOMBARDO Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court
Brooklyn Man Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court In Connection With Advance Fee Scheme Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that…
Healthcare Fraud: Medical Equipment Company – Scheme to Pay Kickbacks to Doctors and Hospitals
Medical Equipment Company Will Pay $646 Million for Making Illegal Payments (Healthcare Fraud) to Doctors and Hospitals in United States and Latin America Olympus Corp. of the Americas, Nation’s Largest…
FBI Announcement: Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats
Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats Released The FBI’s latest Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report, which contains data from January to June of 2015, revealed overall declines in the number of property…
Business Email Crime: $2bn in Two Years From Scam and Fraud
"Email scam" has become a widely used form of the fraudster, who made many victims in personal or business sector. A scam termed "CEO fraud" or "business email crime" has…
Cross-County Insider Trading Scheme
Florida Man Admits Making Over $1.2 Million As Part Of Three Year, Cross-County Insider Trading Scheme TRENTON, N.J. - A professional day trader today admitted personally making more than $1.2…
Laundering in Connection with Costa Rica-Based Telemarketing Fraud Scheme
Ohio Man Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for Money Laundering in Connection with Costa Rica-Based Telemarketing Fraud Scheme An Ohio man was sentenced to 108 months in prison…
Case Of The Stolen U.S. Treasury Checks and Identity Theft Ring
Eighteen Individuals Sentenced for Running Stolen U.S. Treasury Checks and Identity Theft Ring Eighteen defendants have been sentenced in a large, stolen U.S. Treasury check and identity theft ring.…
Adult Adoption Scheme to Defraud Undocumented Immigrants
Elk Grove Man Arrested, Charged for Adult Adoption Scheme to Defraud Undocumented Immigrants Americans Helping America Chamber of Commerce Promised Citizenship to Members of Its “Migration Program” for a Price…
Department of Justice Western District of Texas: $1.4 Million Ponzi Scheme
Former Austin Resident Sentenced tо Federal Prison іn Connection wіth аn Estimated $1.4 Million Ponzi Scheme In Austin today, Rose Marie O’Reilly, 63, оf La Grange, TX, wаѕ sentenced tо…
Scammers Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Multimillion-Dollar Scheme
Three Individuals Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Multimillion-Dollar Scheme To Deceive Homeowners Into Selling Their Homes Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York,…
Ukrainian National: $10 Million Cyber Money Laundering Operation
Ukrainian National Extradited from Poland to Face Charges Related to $10 Million Cyber Money Laundering Operation WASHINGTON—A Ukrainian national made his initial appearance today in federal court in Charlotte, North…
Ashley Mote Convicted of Counts of False Accounting and Fraud
A court in the United Kingdom has today sentenced former Member of European Parliament Ashley Mote to five years in prison. Mr Mote was found guilty of several fraud-related offences…
OLAF Host Training: Fraud Deterrent
OLAF and Luxembourg customs host training on communication as a fraud deterrent With fraudulent activities costing European taxpayers several hundred million euros every year, it is crucial that the public…
ALONZO KNOWLES: Against For Unlawfully Accessing Celebrities’ Email Accounts
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Bahamas Man For Unlawfully Accessing Celebrities’ Email Accounts To Steal And Sell Upcoming Movie And Television Show Scripts, Personal Identification Information, And Private Videos…
Fraud Scheme: Multi-Million-Dollar Scheme to Deceive Homeowners in New York
Three Individuals Charged in Manhattan Federal Court in Multi-Million-Dollar Scheme to Deceive Homeowners into Selling Their Homes Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York,…
Melinda Wormuth: Halfmoon Town Supervisor Sentenced
Halfmoon Town Supervisor Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison Melinda Wormuth Convicted of Extortion and Making a False Statement ALBANY, NEW YORK – Former Halfmoon Town Supervisor Melinda Wormuth was…
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…
Robert F. Arnold Indicted for Fraud and Related Charges
Tennessee Sheriff Indicted by Federal Grand Jury on Conspiracy, Fraud and Related…
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…
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…
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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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Paul Hurley – Former BVU Official, Bristol Mayor Pleads Guilty
Paul Hurley Admits to Mail Fraud, Lying to a Federal Grand Jury ABINGDON, VA—The former Mayor of Bristol, Virginia and…
Cyber Criminals: How Protect Your Business?
Cybercrime is all that means theft on the Internet using a computer or smatphone, or any device that uses the…
Chief Financial Officer Indicted on BVU
Stacey Pomrenke Charged in 15-Count Federal Indictment ABINGDON, VA—A federal grand jury sitting in the United States District Court for…
Computer Crime: Winchester Man Pleads Guilty
Christopher Wood іѕ jailed fоr а year іn federal prison HARRISONBURG, VA—A Winchester man, whо previously worked іn thе IT…
Bernard Madoff in Prison
LEV L. DASSIN, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and JOSEPH M. DEMAREST, JR.,…
Enron Case: Crime in the Suites
When Enron declared bankruptcy in December 2001 and took with it the nest eggs of thousands of employees and stockholders,…
Telephone Billing Scheme: Montana Man Sentenced to Prison
Man Sentenced for Orchestrating Nationwide “Cramming” Scheme Unauthorized Charges Placed on Victims’ Phone Bills It’s a problem that has bedeviled…
Insurance Fraud: Broker Sentenced for Stealing
Hundreds of Companies Victimized in Multi-State Scheme FBI announcement about a broker who defrauded trucking companies, has been sentenced to four years…
Cyber Crime: Any of the Internet Are Opportunities
The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to any object or device which connects to the Internet to automatically send and/or…
National Cyber Security Awareness Month Reviews
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, administered by the Department of Homeland Security. This is the perfect time of…
Richmond Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Bribery
From FBI RICHMOND, VA—Connie Richardson, 65, of Richmond, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison, followed by three years…
Duane Karsten Previously Admitted to Stealing More Than $2.3 Million
Former Respiratory Care Practitioner Sentenced on Health Care Fraud Charges From FBI CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA—A former respiratory therapist, who practiced in…
CK Labs – Advertised Products Online – Steroids Dealer Sentenced
Midlothian Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Anabolic Steroids Anabolic steroids, according to the National…
Jewelry Store Robbed in DALLAS-A Mesquite
From FBI Two Texas men who committed violent jewelry store robberies in the Dallas/Fort Worth area were recently sentenced…
