Five Members of a Family-Run Sex Trafficking Organization Receive Lengthy Prison Sentences in Brooklyn Federal Court

Five members of a family-run sex trafficking organization were sentenced this week to prison terms of nearly 40 years in prison by United States District Judge Allyne R. Ross in federal court…

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Essex County Man and Union County Man Charged with Scheme to Steal Checks and Defraud Banks

NEWARK, N.J. – Two people were arrested today for their roles in a scheme to steal and alter checks from the mail by using stolen U.S. Postal Service keys that access mail…

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Former SUNY Delhi Student Sentenced for Unemployment Insurance Fraud

BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK – Makahi Daevon Bryant, 20, of Brooklyn, New York was sentenced yesterday to three years of probation for his role in an unemployment insurance fraud scheme, announced United States…

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Five Defendants Charged In $8.4 Million “Boiler Room” Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme

Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”),…

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New England Compounding Center’s National Sales Director Sentenced

BOSTON – The National Sales Director of the now-defunct New England Compounding Center (NECC) was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with conspiring to defraud the Food and Drug…

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Two Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy to Launder $4.5 Billion in Stolen Cryptocurrency

WASHINGTON – Two individuals were arrested this morning in Manhattan for an alleged conspiracy to launder cryptocurrency that was stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex,…

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United States Attorney Announces Over $880,000 Recovery for Victims of Real Estate Fraud Scheme

BOSTON – The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that $884,755 recovered from forfeited assets of Scott J. Wolas will be distributed to his victims. The United States Attorney’s Office expressly sought…

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U.S. Attorney Announces $12.9 Million Settlement With The Door For Submitting Fraudulent Cost Reports

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of…

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Springfield Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

BOSTON – A Springfield woman pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with her involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance. Audri Ford-Victory, 61, pleaded guilty to one count of wire…

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Somerset County Woman Charged with $1 Million Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, woman was charged for her role in fraudulently obtaining over $1 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans…

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United States Attorney Commemorates National Slavery And Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg highlights efforts by federal, state, and local partners to prevent and combat human trafficking in the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) during National…

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Insurance Producer Charged with Failing to Remit $29.5 Million in Payroll Taxes

NEWARK, N.J. – A Suffern, New York, insurance producer was arrested today for failing to pay $29.5 million dollars in payroll and unemployment taxes, and benefit plan fraud, U.S. Attorney Philip R.…

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Defendant Charged In $1.9 Million Covid-19 Fraud Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jonathan Mellone, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Labor Office…

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U.S. Citizen Charged with Conspiring to Provide Electronic Equipment and Technology to the Government of Iran

A criminal complaint has been unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging Kambiz Attar Kashani, a dual citizen of the United States and Iran, with conspiring to illegally export U.S. goods, technology,…

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California Man Indicted for Stealing Identity of Army Veteran, Applying for $35k in Housing Benefits

BROOKLYN, NY – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with Special Agent in Charge Christopher Algieri of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General’s Northeast Field Office and Acting New…

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Former Los Angeles City Attorney’s Official in Charge of Civil Litigation Agrees to Plead Guilty to Extortion Charge

DWP_extortion_-_Peters_criminal_information.pdf DWP_extortion_-_Peters_plea_agreement.pdf LOS ANGELES – A former senior official at the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge for threatening to fire a plaintiffs’…

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California Man Admits Role in $50 Million Wire and Securities Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A California man today admitted conspiring to commit wire and securities fraud in connection with his role in a $50 million internet-enabled fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger…

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Essex County Man Admits Conspiring with His Brother – a Federal Safety and Health Officer – to Extort Contractors

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted to conspiring to extort multiple general contractors of approximately $14,000 by using his brother’s position as a compliance safety and health…

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Three Passaic County Men Charged in Scheme to Defraud Moving Company Customers

NEWARK, N.J. – Three Passaic County, New Jersey, men have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a scheme to extort increased fees for moving services from vulnerable…

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Three Middlesex County Individuals Charged with $2.1 Million in Paycheck Protection Program Fraud and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Schemes

NEWARK, N.J. – Three Middlesex County, New Jersey, residents were arrested today for their roles in fraudulently obtaining over $2.1 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster…

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Five Members of a Family-Run Sex Trafficking Organization Receive Lengthy Prison Sentences in Brooklyn Federal Court

Essex County Man and Union County Man Charged with Scheme to Steal Checks and Defraud Banks

Former SUNY Delhi Student Sentenced for Unemployment Insurance Fraud

Five Defendants Charged In $8.4 Million “Boiler Room” Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme

New England Compounding Center’s National Sales Director Sentenced

Two Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy to Launder $4.5 Billion in Stolen Cryptocurrency

United States Attorney Announces Over $880,000 Recovery for Victims of Real Estate Fraud Scheme

U.S. Attorney Announces $12.9 Million Settlement With The Door For Submitting Fraudulent Cost Reports

Springfield Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

Somerset County Woman Charged with $1 Million Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Scheme

United States Attorney Commemorates National Slavery And Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Insurance Producer Charged with Failing to Remit $29.5 Million in Payroll Taxes

Defendant Charged In $1.9 Million Covid-19 Fraud Scheme

U.S. Citizen Charged with Conspiring to Provide Electronic Equipment and Technology to the Government of Iran

California Man Indicted for Stealing Identity of Army Veteran, Applying for $35k in Housing Benefits

Former Los Angeles City Attorney’s Official in Charge of Civil Litigation Agrees to Plead Guilty to Extortion Charge

California Man Admits Role in $50 Million Wire and Securities Fraud Scheme

Essex County Man Admits Conspiring with His Brother – a Federal Safety and Health Officer – to Extort Contractors

Three Passaic County Men Charged in Scheme to Defraud Moving Company Customers

Three Middlesex County Individuals Charged with $2.1 Million in Paycheck Protection Program Fraud and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Schemes

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