Financial Fraud

Investment Fraud: William B. McHenry Indicted For His Role In a Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme

March 2, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

Canton Man Charged as Part of Largest Ponzi Scheme in Mississippi History Fraud Affected Hundreds of Victims Across Multiple States Jackson, Miss. – William B. McHenry, 71, of Canton, has been indicted by a federal […] Read More

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Financial Fraud: Ruel Hamilton Pleaded Guilty To Accepting More Than $40,000 In Bribes

March 1, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

Dallas City Council Member Carolyn Davis Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes Friday morning, four-term Dallas City Council Member Carolyn Davis pleaded guilty to accepting more than $40,000 in bribes, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern […] Read More

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Financial Fraud: DAVID HANSON And CLIFFORD KEEN Pleaded Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Honest Services Wire Fraud And Soliciting a Bribe

March 1, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

Two Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Deputies Plead Guilty for their Roles in Kickback and Bribery Scheme Involving Contract for Privatization of Work Release Program in St. Tammany Parish NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Peter […] Read More

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Financial Fraud: Javier Estepa And Alejandro Estepa Vasquez Convicted Of Defrauding a Low-Income Housing Development Program

February 28, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

President and Vice President of South Florida Construction Company Convicted at Trial of Defrauding Low-Income Housing Development Program Following a six-day jury trial, the president and vice president of a South Florida construction company were […] Read More

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Elder Justice: Daniel Martin Boyar Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud And Timeshare Resale Scam

February 28, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

Leader Of Timeshare Resale Fraud Scam Targeting Elderly Victims Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For $3.37 Million In Losses LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The leader of a large-scale timeshare resale scam was sentenced today […] Read More

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Financial Feaud: Patrick Hale Dejean Guilty Of 13 Counts Of Mail Fraud And Making False Statements

February 28, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

Jury convicts former Jefferson Parish justice of the peace of financial fraud SHREVEPORT, NEW ORLEANS, LAFAYETTE, La. – U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that a former Justice of the Peace for the Second […] Read More

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Financial Fraud: Nine Former Supervisory Charged For Conspiracy To Defraud An Agency Of The United States Government

February 27, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

One Of The Most Senior Level Former Coal Company Officials In Ky Charged For Defrauding Regulators About Black-Lung Causing Risks To Miners Nine former supervisory and safety officials charged MADISONVILLE, Ky. – United States Attorney […] Read More

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Financial Fraud: Jhonnita L. Williams Sentenced For Her Part In a False-Invoice Scheme

February 26, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

Former MARTA administrator sentenced to prison for taking more than $520,000 in fraud scheme ATLANTA – Jhonnita L. Williams, a former department administrator at the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), has been sentenced for […] Read More

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Financial Fraud: Adam C. McFadden, and George H. Moses Charged With Wire Fraud, Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud, Money Laundering

February 23, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

City Councilman, Former Rochester Housing Authority Chair Charged With Fraud And Money Laundering ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Adam C. McFadden, and George H. Moses, both of Rochester, […] Read More

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Financial Fraud: Dozens of Marketers, Doctors, Lawyers And Medical Service Providers Conspired To Bilk The Workers Compensation System in California

February 23, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

Participants in $200 Million Workers’ Comp Scheme Sentenced to Prison and More Than $2 Million in Financial Penalties Assistant U.S. Attorneys Valerie Chu (619) 546-6750, Caroline Han (619) 546-6968 and Fred Sheppard (619) 546-8237 SAN […] Read More

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Financial Fraud: Robert Holcomb Sentenced For Stealing the Identities And Using Them To Open Bank Accounts As Part Of a Long-Running Tax Fraud Scheme

February 23, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

San Marcos Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Stealing the Identities of Charities as Part of a Tax-Fraud Scheme Assistant U.S. Attorneys Daniel Zipp (619) 546-8463 and Seth Askins (619) 546-6692 SAN DIEGO […] Read More

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Financial Fraud: Clifton Burch and Peter McKean Convicted To Commit Mail And Wire Fraud All In Connection With a Federal Construction Contract

February 21, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

Bay Area Contractors Convicted In Scheme To Rig Bids For Department Of Energy Building Contract Clifton Burch and Peter McKean Convicted After Trial of Submitting False Bid for Construction of Lawrence Berkeley Lab Facility SAN […] Read More

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Financial Fraud: Group Of Individuals Charged For Operated a Scheme That Defrauded An Illinois-Based Company

February 17, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

Three Men Charged with Defrauding Illinois Company of More Than $1.5 Million John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian C. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven […] Read More

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Financial Fraud: James King Sentenced For Million Bribery Scheme

February 17, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

Department of Veterans Affairs Official Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for $2 Million Bribery Scheme Involving Program for Disabled Military Veterans A former U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official was sentenced today for […] Read More

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Financial Fraud: Six Chinese Charged With Conspiring To Traffic Contraband Cigarettes

January 25, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

Six Individuals Charged With Conspiring To Traffic More Than $30 Million Of Contraband Cigarettes Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector-in-Charge of the New […] Read More

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Cyber Crime: Artem Radchenko And Oleksandr Ieremenko Indected In Hacking and Trading Scheme Involved Theft of Thousands Of EDGAR Filings

January 16, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

Two Ukrainian Nationals Indicted in Computer Hacking and Securities Fraud Scheme Targeting U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Hacking and Trading Scheme Involved Theft of Thousands of ‘EDGAR’ Filings, Including Draft Earnings Reports of Publicly Traded […] Read More

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Financial Fraud: George Gilmore Tax Evasion, Filing False Tax Returns, Failing to Pay Over Payroll Taxes

January 11, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

Ocean County Attorney Charged with Tax Evasion, Filing False Tax Returns, Failing to Pay Over Payroll Taxes, and Making False Statements on Loan Application TRENTON, N.J. – A federal grand jury today indicted a partner […] Read More

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Tax Fraud: MICHAEL GYURE Pled Guilty To Filing False Federal Income Tax Returns

January 9, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

Executive Director Of Private Club Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Filing False Tax Returns Tax Returns Failed to Disclose Approximately $433,000 in Personal Expenses and Other Benefits Provided to Executive Director by the […] Read More

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Mortgage Fraud: Hasan Hussain Masterminded A Scheme That Defrauded Distressed Homeowners, Investors, And Financial Institutions

January 8, 2019 FraudsWatch 0

Mastermind of Mortgage Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The mastermind of a mortgage fraud scheme that defrauded financially distressed homeowners, investors, and financial institutions of nearly $1.5 million dollars […] Read More

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Financial Fraud: Eric Lemoyne Willis Indicted On Theft of Government Property, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Wire Fraud

December 22, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

Former Social Security Employee of West Sacramento and North Carolina Man Indicted on Conspiracy and Fraud Charges Conspiracy Involved Theft of Government Property, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Wire Fraud SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Thursday, a […] Read More