Rochester man going to prison for COVID fraud
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Kenyatta Phipps, 47, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of wire fraud, was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison and…
New Jersey Doctor Loses License Over Exploiting Undocumented Servants
TRENTON, NJ – The State Board of Medical Examiners announced the temporary suspension of Dr. Harsha Sahni’s medical license for recruiting, concealing, and exploiting two undocumented women from India as household servants.…
New Jersey Contractor Hid Millions of Dollars from IRS
NEWARK, N.J. – Joel Konopka, 45, a contractor from Elizabeth, New Jersey, was apprehended today on charges of tax evasion, as reported by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. Konopka faces indictment on…
Business Owner Used Company Money for Gambling, Personal Expenses
NEWARK, N.J. – A business owner from Middlesex County, New Jersey, has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for falsifying a tax return on behalf of his company.…
JENNY BETH MARTIN: After Hunter Biden Whistleblower, No New Agents For The Corrupt IRS
JENNY BETH MARTIN: After Hunter Biden Whistleblower, No New Agents For The Corrupt IRS Jenny Beth Martin on June 30, 2023 The release last week by the House Committee on Ways and…
Federal Court Tosses Parents’ Convictions For Role In ‘Varsity Blues’ College Admission Scandal
Federal Court Tosses Parents’ Convictions For Role In ‘Varsity Blues’ College Admission Scandal Alexa Schwerha on May 11, 2023 An appeals court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of two fathers who were…
Monmouth County Doctor Admits Harboring Undocumented Workers from India
NEWARK, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, doctor pleaded guilty today to harboring two undocumented women from India and failing to pay taxes on their wages, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger…
Former Portland Attorney Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison for Embezzling Client Funds
PORTLAND, Ore.—A former Portland attorney was sentenced to federal prison today for defrauding more than one hundred clients out of millions of dollars in insurance proceeds and using the stolen money to…
Jack Vicars Sentenced To 27 Months For Embezzling Nearly $350,000
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – On December 15, 2022, Jack D. Vicars, 49, currently of Bluff City, TN, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison by the Honorable Clifton L. Corker, in the…
Developer Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Offering a Million-Dollar Bribe to Secure a $45 Million L.A. County Lease
LOS ANGELES – A real estate developer was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison for offering to buy a million-dollar home for a Los Angeles County public official in…
Two sentenced to federal prison in separate cases for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding
SAVANNAH, GA: A former soldier paid for submitting false information to obtain COVID-19 relief funding and a Camden County woman who received funding after providing fake documents have been sentenced to federal…
Former Rochester Housing Authority Chair Going To Prison For Fraud, Money Laundering And Lying To The FBI
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that George H. Moses, 53, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted by a federal jury for his…
Former Federal Agent Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Accepting Bribes to Help Figure Associated with Organized Crime
LOS ANGELES – A former special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was sentenced today to 121 months in federal prison for accepting cash payments and other benefits to help an…
Former Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chairman and Architecture Firm Owner Sentenced in Bribery Case
BOSTON – The former Chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the owner of an architecture-and-design firm in Providence, R.I. were sentenced today for bribery relating to the Tribe’s plans to build…
Former MLB Player Agrees to Plead Guilty to Felony Charge for Lying to Federal Agents Investigating Illegal Gambling Operation
LOS ANGELES – A former Major League Baseball (MLB) player has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge for lying to federal law enforcement officials about bets on sporting events…
Middlefield Man Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding State Jobs Programs
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID KANIA, 63, of Middlefield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to two…
San Antonio Couple Sentenced in Restaurant Investment Fraud Scheme
SAN ANTONIO – A Mexican national man and his wife, both residing in San Antonio, were sentenced in federal court today for a scheme to defraud business investors of over $1 million…
Former bank teller sentenced for taking nearly $100,000 from bank
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – David Paul Ritter, a former bank teller at Summit Community Bank in Salem, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for taking nearly $100,000 from…
Owner of New York Commercial Drum Company Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Billing Scheme
Baltimore, Maryland – Robert A. DiNoto, age 48, of Huntington, New York, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in connection with a fraudulent billing scheme involving a manufacturing company…
Band Of Cybercriminals Responsible For Computer Intrusions Nationwide Indicted For Rico Conspiracy That Netted Millions
Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the partial unsealing of an indictment charging Andi Jacques (41, Greenacres), Monika Shauntel Jenkins (33, Hollywood), Louis Noel Michel (28, Hollywood), Jeff…
