Financial Fraud

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 in assets associated with an international conspiracy to launder funds misappropriated from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund. Combined with civil […]

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 citizen of Argentina and a private banker formerly employed by Swiss banks, pleaded guilty to a criminal information charging him

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, announced today that STEFAN LUMIERE, a former portfolio manager at Visium Asset Management, L.P. (“Visium”), was sentenced to 18 months

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 wire fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney A. Clark Morris. The conviction stemmed from a company employee falsifying water samples

Former FDOT Employee And Her Husband Charged With Theft Of More Than $370,000 In Federal Grant Funds Tampa, Florida – Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the return of an indictment charging Tracy Dean Tronco (51, Lakeland) and Alejo Tronco-Diaz (50, Lakeland) with one count of conspiracy to commit federal program theft, one

Former Government Contractor Sentenced for Kickbacks Conspiracy ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A former government contractor was sentenced today to four years in prison for his role in a government contract kickback scheme that caused a loss of more than $3.4 million to the U.S. Department of State. According to court documents, Wesley Aaron Struble, 49, a

Fletcher, N.C. Attorney Indicted On Federal Charges For Bank Fraud And Making A False Statement To A Bank Defendant Allegedly Defrauded Three Banks of at Least $1.6 Million CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal grand jury sitting in Asheville returned a criminal bill of indictment late yesterday against David R. Payne, 52, of Fletcher, N.C., charging

Bookkeeper charged with stealing $1.8 million from small business Shelby County woman pleading guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion charges Indianapolis – United States Attorney Josh Minkler today announced that Julie Ann Ashman, 43, of Fairland, Indiana, has been charged federally in connection with a long-running scheme to defraud a small business where she

Serial Fraudster Sentenced To 90 Months In Prison For Investment Scam And Money Laundering Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker announced the sentencing of RANDY MILAND, 63, to 90 months in federal prison for operating a Ponzi scheme through which he stole or attempted to steal more than $500,000 from purported investors. MILAND was

Couple Charged with Wire Fraud for Investment Fraud Scheme Investment Advisors’ Preyed on Faith Communities to Fund Lavish Lifestyle SUNG HONG, 45, and HYUN JOO HONG, 41, a Clyde Hill, Washington couple were arrested this morning on federal charges they defrauded multiple clients out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L.