Financial Fraud

<h2>Pacific Western Bank Pays &dollar;1&period;75 Million To Resolve Firrea Allegations Relating To Kinde Durkee Embezzlement Scheme<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>FRESNO&comma; Calif&period; — Pacific Western Bank &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;PacWest”&rpar; has paid &dollar;1&period;75 million to resolve allegations that First California Bank&comma; which PacWest […] Read More

<h2>Two Former Directors of Rosebud Tribal Ranch Appear in Federal Court on Embezzlement Charges<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><strong>Defendants Prosecuted as Part of the Guardians Project&comma; a Federal Law Enforcement Initiative to Combat Corruption&comma; Fraud&comma; and Abuse in South Dakota<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>United […] Read More

<h2>Burlington County&comma; New Jersey Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Sale of Counterfeit Computer Components<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>CAMDEN&comma; N&period;J&period; &&num;8212&semi; A Burlington County&comma; New Jersey&comma; man was sentenced today to 12 months in prison for buying […] Read More

<h2>12 Defendants Charged Federally with Collectively Receiving Over &dollar;20 Million from USDA by Fraudulently Trading Food Stamps for Cash<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Twelve retail store owners&comma; operators&comma; and clerks&comma; have been charged in connection with schemes to illegally redeem […] Read More

<h2>Two Chattanooga Residents Sentenced to Prison for Participating in a Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud And For Tax Evasion<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>CHATTANOOGA&comma; Tenn&period; – On September 29&comma; 2017&comma; James H&period; Brennan&comma; 68&comma; and Douglas A&period; Dyer&comma; 58&comma; both […] Read More

<h2>Eight from Ohio indicted for Social Securiy fraud after collecting benefits of the deceased<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>United States Attorneys Justin E&period; Herdman and Benjamin C&period; Glassman announced charges brought in eight separate Social Security fraud and other benefits […] Read More

<h2>Pennsylvania Tobacco Distributor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Aiding Tobacco Trafficking in Massachusetts<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>BOSTON – A Pennsylvania wholesale tobacco distributor agreed to plead guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to aiding and abetting untaxed shipments […] Read More

<h2>U&period;S&period; Attorney Announces &dollar;3&period;6 Million Settlement With Bank Accused Of Consumer Fraud &&num;8211&semi; Zions First National Bank<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>PHILADELPHIA &&num;8211&semi; ZB&comma; N&period;A&comma; formerly known as Zions First National Bank&comma; N&period;A&period; &lpar;Zions&rpar;&comma; of Salt Lake City&comma; Utah&comma; settled […] Read More

<h2>Law School Dropout Arrested for Impersonating New York Attorney and Defrauding Clients Who Paid for Immigration Services<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>LOS ANGELES – A Lynwood woman who dropped out of law school – but who later allegedly stole the […] Read More

<h2>West Haven Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Deirdre M&period; Daly&comma; United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut&comma; announced that LORENA COBURN&comma; 43&comma; of West Haven&comma; was sentenced today […] Read More

<h2>San Diego Finance Executive and Real Estate Broker Charged with &dollar;50 Million Fraud<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>SAN DIEGO – Financial executive Peter Cash Doye and notary public and real estate broker Raquel Reid were indicted today for their alleged […] Read More

<h2>Former Lincoln-Way School Superintendent Indicted on Fraud Charges for Allegedly Misappropriating School Funds for His Own Benefit<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>CHICAGO — The former superintendent of Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 has been indicted on federal fraud charges […] Read More

<h2>Florida Woman Found Guilty in Gas Station Debit Card Skimming Operation that Involved Multiple States<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Montgomery&comma; Alabama- Eunises Llorca-Menses &lpar;30&rpar;&comma; of Naples&comma; Florida&comma; was found guilty by a federal jury Friday for her part in a […] Read More

<h2>Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Fraud Scheme Victimizing Homeowners<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Zaki M&period; Bey&comma; 39&comma; of Philadelphia&comma; PA&comma; was sentenced to 60 months in prison&comma; announced Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania […] Read More

<h2>Bates Family Sentenced to 627 Months Imprisonment for Gold and Silver Ponzi Scheme<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Memphis&comma; TN – Bates family members have been sentenced for their roles in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded victims of more than twenty-one […] Read More

<h2>Former Alabama Legislator Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy&comma; Fraud and Tax Evasion<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>BIRMINGHAM – A former Alabama legislator pleaded guilty today in federal court to accepting bribes from a Birmingham lawyer and an Alabama coal company […] Read More

<h2>Former Financial Advisor Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison For Stealing More Than &dollar;1 Million from Clients<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><strong>Defendant Embezzled Funds from Four Athletes<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>WASHINGTON – A former financial advisor&comma; who provided services and investment advice to current […] Read More

<h2>Colleyville Businessman Sentenced to 84 Months in Federal Prison For Role in a Ponzi Oil and Gas Fraud Scheme<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>FORT WORTH&comma; Texas — James VanBlaricum&comma; 78&comma; of Colleyville&comma; Texas&comma; was sentenced today before Senior U&period;S&period; District […] Read More