Tag: Financial Fraud

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Individual For Defrauding Investors In Digital Media Company William McFarland Made False Representations to Investors in Fyre Media LLC and the Fyre Festival Joon H. Kim, the Acting United […]

Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Indicts Two Former Tech Executives For Allegedly Conspiring to Obstruct SEC Probe into Sale of Company CHICAGO — A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted two former executives of […]

Local Businessman Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison for Orchestrating $70 Million Ponzi Scheme Defendant Ordered to Pay More Than $32 Million in Restitution DAYTON – William M. Apostelos, 55, formerly of Springboro, Ohio, was […]

Former Bank President Sentenced to Five Years for Bank Fraud Scheme PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Anthony J. Atkins, 51, of Eufaula, Alabama, was sentenced yesterday to 63 months in prison and ordered to pay more than […]

Former Quincy Man Indicted for $1.7 Million Real Estate Fraud Scheme and Ex-Wife Indicted for Lying BOSTON – A man who had been a fugitive for more than 20 years before his arrest in Florida […]

Homeowner Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Banks In ‘Shotgun’ Loan Scheme NEWARK, N.J. – A Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a scheme to use false information and simultaneous loan applications at […]

Head Of Nonprofit Mental Health Clinic Found Guilty of Fraud Against Clinic Philadelphia – Today, a federal jury found Renee Tartaglione, 61, of Philadelphia, PA, guilty on all counts of conspiracy, fraud, and theft from […]

Three Sentenced for Orchestrating a Nationwide Exchange Visitor Program Fraud Scheme Acting United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama, U.S. Department of State Inspector General Steve A. Linick, and Homeland Security […]

Former Charity President Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Money Admits Using $149,317 for Clubs, Hotels, Restaurants, and Women WASHINGTON – John Thomas Burch, 75, of Alexandria, Virginia, pled guilty today to a federal charge of wire […]

McKinney Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining and Cashing $16 Million in U.S. Treasury Checks DALLAS – A McKinney, Texas, man, Moiz Mumtaz Ali, 36, appeared last week before U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater […]

Federal Government Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Providing Bribes in a Government Contract Fraud Scheme PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Michael Allen Braun, 54, of Forest Lake, Minnesota, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and $126,300 […]

Van Nuys Man Named in Federal Fraud Indictment Alleging $7 Million Foreclosure-Delay Scam Targeting Struggling Homeowners LOS ANGELES – The alleged mastermind of a foreclosure-avoidance scam that targeted distressed homeowners has been arrested on federal […]

Birmingham CPA Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison, Must Repay $11 Million Embezzled BIRMINGHAM – A federal judge today sentenced a Birmingham man to eight years in prison and ordered him to repay $10.9 million […]

Long Beach Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for $5M Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme SACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley sentenced Andre Antonio Walters, 37, of Long Beach, today to six […]

U.S. Seeks to Recover Approximately $540 Million Obtained From Corruption Involving Malaysian Sovereign Wealth Fund The Justice Department announced today the filing of civil forfeiture complaints seeking the forfeiture and recovery of approximately $540 million […]

Former Swiss Banker Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charge in Connection With Soccer Bribery Scheme Jorge Luis Arzuaga Agrees to Forfeit More Than $1 Million in Connection with Scheme Earlier today, Jorge Luis Arzuaga, a […]

Former Visium Portfolio Manager Stefan Lumiere Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison Following Conviction At Trial For Securities Mismarking Scheme Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, […]

Florida Corporation Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Related to Falsified Water Testing Dothan, Ala. – Last Thursday, June 8, 2017, Roberson Excavation, Inc. (Roberson Excavation), a company headquartered in Milton, Florida, pled guilty to committing […]