Financial Fraud

Former FAA Aviation Safety Inspector and Owners of Miami Aviation Repair Company Charged in Bribery Scheme A former FAA Aviation Safety Inspector and the co-owner of a South Florida aviation repair company, AVCOM Avionics and Instruments Inc., were charged with various offenses in connection with bribery scheme during 2010-2013. To date, the other co-owner of […]

Sherwood Woman Sentenced to 45 Months in Prison for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Tax Fraud LITTLE ROCK—Cody Hiland, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Tracey D. Montaño, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Special Agent in Charge, announced today that United States District Judge Kristine G. Baker sentenced Lynn Alisa Espejo, 53,

Two Brothers From Yorktown Heights Plead Guilty In Connection With Heist Of Over $1 Million Worth Of Computers Bound For Public High School Students Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ANTON SALJANIN and GJON SALJANIN plead guilty this week before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisa

Eleven Men Charged In $1 Million Cross-Country Scheme To Defraud National Cellular Provider NEWARK, N.J. – Eleven men in New York, Connecticut, North Carolina and Florida were charged today for their roles in a scheme that used stolen identities to order smartphones and other electronic goods and then paid drivers with a parcel delivery company

Prince George’s County Liquor Board Official Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Bribery, and Obstruction of Justice Greenbelt, Maryland – On October 17, 2017, Prince George’s County Liquor Board official David Dae Sok Son, age 41, of Bowie, Maryland, pleaded guilty to an Information charging him with conspiracy, bribery, and obstruction of justice, in a scheme involving

Four People Charged In Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy NEWARK, N.J. – A real estate investor, a builder, a mortgage loan officer, and a real estate settlement attorney were arrested today and charged with using “straw buyers” to fraudulently obtain mortgage loans from a bank, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced. Victor Santos, a/k/a “Vitor Santos,”

Former Army Manager Sentenced to Prison for Taking $1 Million in Illegal Gratuities PITTSBURGH – A resident of Rochester Hills, Michigan, has been sentenced in federal court to 46 months incarceration and a $100,000 fine, on charges of taking illegal gratuities, income tax evasion and making false statements to federal law enforcement officers, United States

Former Congressional Staffer Pleads Guilty to Extensive Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme HOUSTON – A former congressional staffer pleaded guilty today for his role in orchestrating a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from charitable foundations and the individuals who ran those foundations to pay for personal expenses and to illegally finance a

Former NYS Deputy Secretary of State Sentenced to Serve Thirty Months in Prison for Perjury Gave False Sworn Testimony About Personal and Family Expenditures ALBANY, NEW YORK – Joseph Felix Strevell, 56, of Castleton, New York, was sentenced today to serve 30 months in prison, to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release,

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Massachusetts Businessman For Money Laundering, Financial Support For Manhattan Brothel Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Charles Brandeis, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (“DSS”), and