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Resident of The Colony Admits Role in $10 Million Fraud DALLAS — Ima Maria Isham, 22, of The Colony, Texas appeared this morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas. Isham faces […]
School Owner Pleads Guilty to $2 Million Bribery Scheme Involving VA Program for Disabled Military Veterans WASHINGTON – The owner of Atius Technology Institute (“Atius”), a privately owned, non-accredited school specializing in information technology courses, pleaded guilty today to bribing a public official at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in exchange for the […]
Erie City Council President Indicted on Fraud and Theft Charges Relating to her Non-Profit Organization ERIE, Pa. – The founder of an Erie non-profit organization and current Erie City Council President has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of wire fraud, theft of government property and false writing or document […]
Los Angeles Man Indicted For Money Laundering Of $1.9 Million Stolen From Appalachian State University CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Ho Shin Lee, 31, of Los Angeles, California, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Charlotte for laundering more than $1.9 million stolen from Appalachian State University, announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western […]
Camden, New Jersey, Woman Admits Defrauding FEMA after Natural Disasters CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden woman today admitted defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) in 2014 after Hurricane Sandy struck New Jersey in 2012, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Shanyra Bennett 40, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Jerome B. Simandle in Camden federal […]
Defendant Indicted in Brooklyn Federal Court for Transnational Cyber Scam Defendant Stole More Than $800,000 through Email Compromise Scheme, and Wired Illicit Proceeds to Conspirators Overseas Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging Joshua Philips, also known as “Erick Ayo Kalu,” “Anthony Abongile Baker” and “Johnson Foday Brown,” with conspiring
Defendant Sentenced in Multimillion Dollar Prize Promotion Scams Targeting Elderly Victims An individual who ran multimillion dollar prize promotion scams was sentenced on March 12, 2018, to serve 87 months in prison by a federal judge in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Department of Justice announced. Glen Burke, 58, of Las Vegas, was sentenced to 87
Department of Justice Compensates Victims of Bernard Madoff Fraud Scheme With Funds Recovered Through Asset Forfeiture Payments Are the Single Largest Distribution of Forfeited Funds in the History of the Department of Justice’s Victim Compensation Program The Department of Justice today announced that on Nov. 9, the Madoff Victim Fund (MVF) began its initial distribution
Former Director Of Fixed Income And Head Of Portfolio Strategy At The New York State Common Retirement Fund Pleads Guilty In “Pay-For-Play” Bribery Scheme Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that NAVNOOR KANG, the former Director of Fixed Income and Head of Portfolio Strategy
Members of International Bank Fraud Ring Sentenced to Prison for Role in Scheme TUCSON, Ariz. – Four members of an international fraud syndicate have been sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with their scheme to manufacture and use fraudulent credit cards using the personally identifiable