Financial Fraud

Loan Fraud, Financial Fraud

Loan Fraud: Jeffrey Spanier – Owner of Amerifund Capital Finance, LLC – Convicted For Elaborate Stock-Loan Fraud Scheme

Owner of Stock Lending Firm Convicted by Jury in $100 Million Stock-Loan Fraud Scheme For Further Information, Contact: Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph J.M. Orabona (619)546-7951or Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael G. Wheat (619) 546-8437SAN DIEGO – Jeffrey Spanier, a 51-year-old former owner of Amerifund Capital Finance, LLC located in Boca Raton, Florida, was convicted by a

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Financial Fraud: John Vartanian Sentenced In Connection With a Fraudulent Debt Relief Firm

Salesman Sentenced in Scheme to Defraud Consumers Through Debt Relief Firms A Newport Beach, California, man was sentenced today in connection with a fraudulent debt relief firm, the Justice Department and U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced.  The defendant worked at Nelson Gamble and Associates and Jackson Hunter Morris and Knight, companies that offered to settle

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Wire Fraud And Money Laundering

Financial Fraud: For Individuals Convicted For Conspiracies to Commit Wire Fraud and Money Laundering

Four Conspirators Convicted for Defrauding Victims of Millions of Dollars Members of the Conspiracy Formed Online Romantic Relationships to Entice Victims To Provide Money Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal jury convicted the following defendants late on November 18, 2016, for conspiracies to commit wire fraud and money laundering arising from a scheme to defraud vulnerable

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Financial Fraud: Sandra Stevenson Marks Sentenced on Charges That She Committed Mail Fraud and Laundered Money

The former owner of a fortune-teller business Sentenced on Mail Fraud, Money Laundering In A Separate Hearing, Donnie Marks Pleads Guilty to Same Charges, Both Agree Repay Victims at Least $1.2 Million to CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA – The former owner of a fortune-teller business located on Seminole Trail in Charlottesville was sentenced today in Federal court

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Financial Fraud: Stanley Jonathan Fortenberry Pleaded Guilty To Fraud Two Investment Companies

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Running Fraudulent Investment Companies and Obstructing Securities and Exchange Commission Investigation A San Angelo, Texas, man pleaded guilty today to fraud and obstruction of justice charges in connection with two investment companies he ran that defrauded investors out of approximately $900,000 over a four-year period. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R.

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Financial Fraud

Financial Fraud: MAURICE SESSUM, JIMMY STOKES And TACOBY THOMAS Sentenced For Million Fraudulent Debt Collection Scheme

Chief Financial Officer And Manager Plead Guilty And Another Manager Sentenced In $31 Million Fraudulent Debt Collection Scheme All 14 Defendants Have Now Pled Guilty in Largest Debt Collection Scheme Ever Prosecuted Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MAURICE SESSUM, the co-owner, chief financial officer, and

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Financial Fraud: Shawn Hilliard Sentenced For His Role As a Ringleader Of a Nationwide Bank Fraud Organization

Ringleader Of Bank Fraud Organization Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison PHILADELPHIA – Shawn Hilliard, 30, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for his role as a ringleader of a nationwide bank fraud organization which stole more than $1.3 million from customers’ accounts.  In addition to the prison

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Loan Fraud Scheme: TIMOTHY G. FISHER -President of First Farmers Financial LLC – Guilty Of Million Sham Loan Scheme

President of Florida-Based Financial Firm Guilty of Money Laundering in $179 Million Sham Loan Scheme CHICAGO — The president of a Florida-based financial firm has pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in connection with the sale of $179 million in sham loans to a Milwaukee investment company. TIMOTHY G. FISHER was the president and

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Healthcare Fraud: Andres Alfonso Convicted of Three Substantive Counts of Health Care Fraud

Former Owner of Miami Based Pharmacy Convicted at Trial of $700,000 Medicare Fraud Scheme The former owner of a Miami based retail pharmacy was convicted, following a three-day trial, for his participation in a scheme that involved the fraudulent submission of approximately $700,000 dollars in false billing to Medicare. Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney

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Tax Fraud: Paul and Freida Bouraxis Sentenced For Federal Tax Offenses

Franklin Family Sentenced in Tax Conspiracy United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad announced that Paul Bouraxis (age 67), his wife, Freida Bouraxis (age 61), son, Andreas Bouraxis (age 40), and son-in-law, Reiad “Ray” Awadallah (age 45), were sentenced in federal court today for federal tax offenses. Previously, Paul, Freida, and Andreas Bouraxis pleaded guilty to

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