Former Philadelphia City Treasurer Charged in Superseding Indictment with Tax Fraud and Failure to File Tax Returns

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Christian Dunbar, 41, of Philadelphia, PA, the former Philadelphia City Treasurer, was charged by Superseding Indictment with two counts of filing…

Former Boston Police Sergeant Charged With Overtime Fraud Scheme

BOSTON – A former Boston Police Sergeant has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with an ongoing investigation of overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department’s evidence warehouse. …

Boston Police Sergeant Charged With Overtime Fraud Scheme

BOSTON, MA – Former Boston Police Sergeant George Finch has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with an ongoing investigation of overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department’s…

Former Treasurer and Comptroller of the Universal Ballet Foundation Pleads Guilty in $1.5 Million Bank Fraud Matter

WASHINGTON D.C. – – Sophia Kim, a/k/a “Sophia Kim Sebold” and “Sookyeong Kim Sebold”, 60, the former Treasurer and Comptroller for the Universal Ballet Foundation, which operated the Kirov Academy of Ballet,…

Charleston bookkeeper embezzled $1 million from Real Estate company

Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett Dehart announced today that Karen Rhett, 58, of Mount Pleasant, pled guilty to federal charges involving the embezzlement of over $1,000,000 from Simmons Realty…

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Director and Husband Plead Guilty to Bank Fraud

WASHINGTON – Jeanine Henderson Arnett, 43, the former Executive Director of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and her husband, Diallo Arnett, 47, pled guilty on April 20, 2021 and April 28, 2021,…

Former Boston Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Overtime Fraud

BOSTON – A former Boston Police Officer pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with committing over $20,000 in overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department’s (BPD) evidence warehouse.…

Woman charged with felony for overdue VHS rental of Sabrina the Teenage Witch from 20 years ago

NORMAN, OK – Twenty-one years ago, Caron McBride of Norman, Oklahoma rented Sabrina the Teenage Witch and forgot to return it. After getting married, she went to change her name on her…

Former Bay City Clerk Gets 50 Months in Prison for Money Laundering

HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI – Randy James, 56, the former City Clerk of Bay Springs in Jasper County, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Taylor McNeel, for the federal crimes of money laundering…

Fiat Chrysler pleads guilty to violating Labor Relations Act

DETROIT, MI – FCA US LLC (FCA, a/k/a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles), one of the big three American automobile manufacturers, pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the Labor Management Relations Act, also known as…

Man embezzled $2.3 million from Oklahoma City bank

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Last week, JORDAN GLEN YOUNG, of Oklahoma City, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and signing a false federal income tax return, in connection with a $2.3 million embezzlement from an…

Jackson County Man Is Sentenced To 18 Months For Embezzling Funds From Indian Tribal Organization

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that Fredrick Thomas Gettins Strohm, 41, of Jackson County, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release for…

Nearly entire town hall in small town arrested for political corruption

ARMSTRONG, IA – The town of Armstrong, Iowa has a population of about 880. The entire town is essentially a 10 x 10 block that’s roughly four of five football fields long.…

New Jersey CWA Union President Stole $100,000 From Union Members’ Pension Fund

NEWARK, N.J. –The former president of a New Jersey local union and administrator of two union affiliated benefit funds made her initial appearance today on charges that she embezzled from the union…

Former Boston Police Clerk Arrested for Overtime Fraud and Identity Theft

BOSTON, MASS – A former clerk for Boston Police Department’s (BPD) District A-1 Detectives Unit was arrested and charged today in connection with an investigation of overtime fraud at the Boston Police…

New Jersey AFSCME treasurer caught stealing $40,000 from union funds

UNION, NJ – The former secretary-treasurer of Local 2254 of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union (AFSCME) today admitted embezzling $40,455 from the union’s checking and savings accounts,…

Richland councilwoman who used town funds for personal trips, including Greece indicted for political corruption

RICHLAND, SC – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today the South Carolina State Grand Jury has issued a 24-count indictment regarding allegations of public corruption by Richland County Councilwoman Dalhi…

Police CSI Charged with Stealing Drugs from Attempted Murder Suspect’s Vehicle, Driving Police SUV under Influence

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – Things just went from bad to worse for a former Huntington Beach crime scene investigator who was caught stealing drugs from an attempted murder suspect’s vehicle and driving…

Rittman bank branch manager stole money from client with dementia

RITTMAN, OHIO – U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced today that Audrey Ivers Whitworth, 26, of Rittman, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Donald C. Nugent to 36 months of prison and…

Couple Embezzled $15 Million Retirement Plan gets 18+ years

RED OAK, TEXAS – A Red Oak, Texas couple has been sentenced to a combined 18+ years in federal prison for their roles in a $15 million retirement plan embezzlement scheme, announced…

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