Financial Fraud

Bank Fraud and Money Laundering

Bruce Swisshelm Pleaded Guilty to Bank Fraud and Money Laundering

Springfield Area Business Owner, Son Plead Guilty to $5.5 Million Fraud Scheme SPRINGFIELD, MO—Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the owner of several Springfield, Mo., area restaurants and his son pleaded guilty in federal court today, in two separate but related cases, to their roles in a more […]

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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Fraud and Tax Charges

Chaka Fattah, Jr., Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Fraud And Tax Charges PHILADELPHIA – Chaka Fattah, Jr., 33, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for 22 counts that included fraud and tax charges.  On November 5, 2015, a federal jury found Fattah, Jr., guilty of bank fraud; making

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Joseph Nocito Sentenced For Commit Bank Fraud and Filing a False Tax Return

Allegheny County Businessman Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Fraud Scheme PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County businessman was sentenced today in federal court to sixteen months imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, restitution of $1,872,935 and a fine of $25,000, on his convictions of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and filing a

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Securities Fraud Scheme

Richard Altomare Sentenced For His Participation In A Securities Fraud “Pump And Dump” Scheme

Former CEO Of Publicly Traded Company Sentenced In Securities Fraud Scheme Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce that Richard Altomare, 65, of Palm Beach County, was sentenced yesterday for his participation in

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Bank of America Scheme

Karen Galstian Was Sentenced For Two Fraud Schemes

Man Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Prison for two Fraud Schemes, Including one that Cost Verizon $17 Million Assistant U. S. Attorneys Joseph Green (619) 546-6955 and Jennifer Resnik  (213) 894-6595 SAN DIEGO – The owner of a Glendale-based ride-sharing business was sentenced in federal court today to more than eight years in prison in

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Jae Ho Chung Sentenced For Multi-Million Dollar Bank ‘Bustout’ Scheme that used Counterfeit Checks

Leader of Multi-Million Dollar Bank ‘Bustout’ Scheme that used Counterfeit Checks Sentenced to over 5 Years in Federal Prison LOS ANGELES – A West Los Angeles man who masterminded a bank account ‘bustout’ scheme that defrauded financial institutions such as Bank of America and Chase Bank and cumulatively caused more than $15 million in losses

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Rosa E. Castrillón-Sánchez Was Sentenced To Defraud Individuals And Financial Institutions

Puerto Rico Resident Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Prison for Bank Fraud Scheme On April 4, 2016, Rosa E. Castrillón-Sánchez, a resident of Puerto Rico, was sentenced to 159 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $5 million in restitution to victims affected

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Bois D’Arc Sentenced For Bank Fraud Related to $1.6 Million Home

Jury Convicts Bois D’Arc Man of Bank Fraud Related to $1.6 Million Home SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Bois D’Arc, Mo., business owner was convicted Friday, October 30, at trial of a bank fraud scheme related to the construction of his $1.6 million

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FBI and Department of Justice

Examples of Financial Fraud: FBI and Department Of Justice Investigations 2016

These examples of financial fraud are exposed by the FBI and Department of Justice, those cases were executed in 2016 and are the most important. Leader of Multi-Million Dollar Bank ‘Bustout’ Scheme that used Counterfeit Checks Sentenced On May 19, 2016, in Los Angeles, California, Jae Ho Chung was sentenced to 63 months in prison

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Geoffrey W. Nehrenz Sentenced for Defrauding Investors out of $5.6 Million

Uniontown man sentenced to nearly five years in prison for defrauding investors out of $5.6 million A Uniontown man was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for operating a scheme in which 19 investors lost approximately $5.6 million, law enforcement officials said. Geoffrey W. Nehrenz, 37, previously pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and

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