Financial Fraud

Financial Fraud

Financial Fraud: Kara Hayden Charged In Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

Anchorage Insurance Sales Woman Arrested on Charges of Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced that an Anchorage woman has been taken into custody today on charges of two counts of Bank Fraud and two counts of Aggravated Identity Theft. Kara Hayden, Jr., 50, of Anchorage, is […]

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Financial Fraud

Investment Fraud: Ivan Valdes and 4 Other Charged for Investment Fraud and Kickback Scheme

Miami-Dade County Aviation Department Division Director and Four Others Charged in $5,000,000 Fraud and Kickback Scheme The Miami-Dade County Aviation Department Division Director and four others were  charged in a $5,000,000 fraud and kickback scheme. Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, State Attorney for Miami-Dade County,

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Mortgage Fraud

Mortgage Fraud: Sam Ames Sentenced In A Conspiracy to Commit Mortgage Fraud

Lansing Man Sentenced In Federal Mortgage Fraud Probe Sam Ames Sent to Prison for Role in Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy  GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles announced today that Sam Ames, 33, of Charlotte, Michigan was sentenced to eight months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud in connection

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Tax Fraud

Tax Fraud: LESTER MORRISON Sentenced For Large-Scale Tax Fraud Scheme

Manhattan Federal Court Permanently Bars Tax Preparer Who Orchestrated Tax Fraud Scheme And Four Of His Associates From Engaging In Tax Preparation Business Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan has permanently enjoined LESTER MORRISON, a tax preparer who pled

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Financial Fraud

Financial Fraud: George E. Smith Sentenced For a Fraud Scheme

Chicago Businessman Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Grant Fraud Scheme Springfield, Ill. – A Chicago businessman has been ordered to serve 24 months in prison for a fraud scheme that resulted in two state agencies awarding separate, but nearly identical, grants to his not-for-profit entity in September 2008. U.S. District Court Judge Sue E.

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Investment Fraud

Financial Fraud: Christopher Swartz Guilty For Investment Fraud Scheme and Tax Evasion

New York Restaurant Entrepreneur Pleads Guilty to Ten-Year Investment Fraud Scheme and Tax Evasion Defendant Deceived Investors, Diverted Funds and Dodged Tax Obligations WASHINGTON – A Watertown, New York food and restaurant entrepreneur and franchisor pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud and one count of tax evasion announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney

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Bank Fraud

Financial Fraud: Tyler Sutton Guilty In Bank Fraud Conspiracy And Stolen Identity

KC Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud Conspiracy KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a bank fraud conspiracy in which he operated a flop house where he paid drug

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Financial Fraud

Financial Fraud: Yordan Gorotiza Sentenced For Tax Fraud Schemes

City of Miami Resident Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Prison for Possessing 242 Stolen Identities Used in Unemployment and Tax Fraud Schemes A City of Miami resident was sentenced to 51 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing 242 stolen identities used in unemployment and tax

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Bank Fraud

Financial Fraud: Jose Miguel Tapia Sentenced For Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft

Baltimore Fraudster Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Committed Multiple Fraud Schemes Over a Four-Year Period Baltimore, Maryland – Chief U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Jose Miguel Tapia, age 30, of Baltimore, to five years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for

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Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme

Financial Fraud: Mark Anderson Jones Guilty For Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme

Former Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme BOSTON – A former Massachusetts-resident pleaded guilty on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with running a $10 million Ponzi scheme. Mark Anderson Jones, 64, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of engaging in

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