Helotes Husband and Wife Arrested for Export Control Violations and Alleged Fraud Scheme
SAN ANTONIO – A Helotes man and woman were arrested today in Helotes on criminal charges related to the husband’s involvement in alleged export violations and both of their alleged involvement in…
Eleven Charged with Arranging Sham Marriages and Submitting Fraudulent “Green Cards” Applications for over 400 Non-Citizens
BOSTON – Eleven California-based individuals have been indicted in connection with running a large-scale marriage fraud “agency” that allegedly arranged hundreds of sham marriages entered into for the primary purpose of circumventing…
More charges filed in HISD corruption probe
HOUSTON – The former chief operating officer of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) is facing new tax charges in relation to a bribery scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. A…
Federal Authorities Announce Charges Related to Multi-Million Dollar Sport Gambling Business Involving Current and Former Pro Athletes
LOS ANGELES – Federal authorities today announced a series of cases stemming from an illegal gambling operation that involved current and former professional athletes, some of whom assisted with the business…
Southern California Businessman Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison for Illegally Brokering Sales of Embargoed Defense Articles From China
CHICAGO — A Southern California businessman has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for illegally brokering the sales of embargoed defense articles from the People’s Republic of China and filing…
Former Yale Med School Employee Pleads Guilty, Admits Stealing and Selling $40 Million in Electronics
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Joleen D. Simpson,…
Former HP Planning Manager Pleads Guilty To $5+ Million Wire Fraud Scheme
OAKLAND – Shelbee Szeto pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, money laundering, and a relate tax charge in a scheme to defraud her former employer out of more than five million dollars,…
Former HP Planning Manager Pleads Guilty To $5+ Million Wire Fraud Scheme
OAKLAND – Shelbee Szeto pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, money laundering, and a relate tax charge in a scheme to defraud her former employer out of more than five million dollars,…
Charlotte Woman On Federal Supervised Release Indicted For COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal grand jury has returned a criminal indictment charging Nkhenge Shropshire, 48, of Charlotte, with wire fraud conspiracy, for allegedly submitting fraudulent loan applications to the U.S. Small…
Former Caddo Parish Commissioner and Sister Sentenced to Time in Federal Prison
SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Lynn D. Cawthorne, 55, a former Caddo Parish Commissioner, and his sister and co-defendant, Belena C. Turner, 50, both of Shreveport,…
Sherwood Woman Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Bank Fraud and Stealing from Social Security
LITTLE ROCK—A Sherwood woman was sentenced today for bank fraud and theft of government funds. Kelli Hogue, formerly known as Kelli Cashion, 59, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison…
Woman Sentenced for Embezzling $429,732 from her Small Business Employer
A woman was sentenced Wednesday in federal court for stealing $429, 732 from a veteran-owned small business in operation for 38 years, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Gregory K.…
South Windsor Man Admits Defrauding Immigrant Clients, USCIS
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BABAR KHAN, 43, of South Windsor, pleaded guilty today via videoconference before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert M. Spector to…
Owner of Steel Drum Company Admits to Defrauding Over $20 Million From a Harford County, Maryland Manufacturer in Kickback Scheme
Baltimore, Maryland – Anthony P. Urcioli, Sr., age 78, of Park Ridge, New Jersey, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and filing a false tax return. The guilty…
Parent Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for College Admissions Scheme
BOSTON – A private-equity investor and former senior Staples executive was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his participation in a conspiracy to use fraud and bribery to secure the…
Director of Chabad at UCSD Admits to Conspiracy to Defraud Qualcomm with Former Chabad of Poway Rabbi Goldstein
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michelle L. Wasserman (619) 546-8431 and Valerie Chu (619) 546-6750 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – January 26, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Rabbi Yehuda Hadjadj, director of Chabad at the…
CFO of KC Company Pleads Guilty to $3 Million Embezzlement
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A former Overland Park, Kansas, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to embezzling $3.1 million from his employer and failing to pay nearly $1 million in taxes…
Local Adoption Agency Bookkeeper Sentenced to Federal Prison for Scheme to Defraud Employer and Family
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Hillsboro, Oregon woman was sentenced to federal prison today for engaging in a multi-year scheme to defraud her employer, a non-profit adoption and surrogacy agency operating in Oregon and Washington,…
