Virginia Beach Woman Sentenced for Lottery Scheme Defrauding Elderly Victims

NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia Beach woman was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for defrauding elderly victims across the United States of several hundred thousand dollars in a lottery and…

Indiana Woman Sentenced To 48 Months’ Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Commit Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, And Money Laundering In Advance-Fee Fraud Scheme Targeting Deaf And Elderly

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on May 19, 2022, Donna L. Summerlin, age 63, of Fortville, Indiana, was sentenced to 48 months…

Two New Jersey Car Dealers Hit by State Over Consumer Protections Violations

NEWARK (PRESS RELEASE by NJ OAG) – As supply chain issues continue to affect prices for new and used vehicles, Acting Attorney Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today…

Refund Fraud Schemers Sentenced to Prison

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Yesterday, Freddy Danilo Naranjo, 48, formerly of Avondale, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James A. Teilborg to 10 months in prison. Naranjo previously pleaded guilty to Making…

Guilty Verdict Returned Against a Former Employee of the Department of Energy’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Connection with a Scheme to Defraud the United States

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans and Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, announced that JOHNNY C. GUILLORY, SR., age…

Miami-Based VirtuOx, Inc. Agrees to Pay $3.15 Million to Resolve Allegations that it Fraudulently Billed Medicare

Miami, Florida – VirtuOx, Inc. (“VirtuOx”), based in Coral Springs, Florida and operating Medicare approved Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (“IDTF”), has agreed to pay $3,150,000.00 to resolve allegations that it submitted or…

Mastermind of $11.1 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme sentenced to fifteen years

ATLANTA – Darrell Thomas has been sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud and to money laundering for masterminding a scheme to obtain 14 fraudulent loans…

Former School Official and Local Restauranteur Indicted in Kickback Scheme

An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip charging Sharon Gardner, the former Director of Food Services for the Hempstead Union Free School District (HUFSD), and Maria Caliendo, the…

Albany Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Debra Hackstadt, age 67, of Albany, pled guilty today to fraudulently obtaining 32 government-backed loans meant for businesses struggling with the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The…

Lawmakers Push Bill To Allow Home Schooled New Jersey Students to Participate in District Activities

Submitted by NJ Assmeblmen Hal Wirths and Jay Weber TRENTON, N.J. – The Assembly Education Committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would allow all homeschooled students in New Jersey to participate…

Uber and Grocery Outlet Partner for On-Demand Grocery Delivery Across West Coast

Pilot kicks-off with 72 stores across California, Oregon and Washington SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2022 — Today Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and Grocery Outlet Holding Corp (NASDAQ GS: GO) announced that…

Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown Pleads Guilty To Corrupt Obstruction Of The Administration Of The Internal Revenue Laws

Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Corrine Brown (75, Jacksonville) today pleaded guilty to engaging in a corrupt endeavor to obstruct and impede the due administration of…

CEO Of Renewable Energy Company Charged With Fraud, Identity Theft, Money Laundering, And Obstruction Offenses

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that James Abrams, age 39, of Easley, South Carolina, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on…

Former Phoenixville-Area School District Finance Director Sentenced to Over One Year in Prison For Embezzling District Funds

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Christopher Gehris, 47, Phoenixville, PA, was sentenced today to one year and two months in prison and three years of supervised release,…

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Virginia Beach Woman Sentenced for Lottery Scheme Defrauding Elderly Victims

Indiana Woman Sentenced To 48 Months’ Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Commit Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, And Money Laundering In Advance-Fee Fraud Scheme Targeting Deaf And Elderly

Two New Jersey Car Dealers Hit by State Over Consumer Protections Violations

Refund Fraud Schemers Sentenced to Prison

Guilty Verdict Returned Against a Former Employee of the Department of Energy’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Connection with a Scheme to Defraud the United States

Miami-Based VirtuOx, Inc. Agrees to Pay $3.15 Million to Resolve Allegations that it Fraudulently Billed Medicare

Mastermind of $11.1 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme sentenced to fifteen years

Former School Official and Local Restauranteur Indicted in Kickback Scheme

Albany Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud

Lawmakers Push Bill To Allow Home Schooled New Jersey Students to Participate in District Activities

Uber and Grocery Outlet Partner for On-Demand Grocery Delivery Across West Coast

Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown Pleads Guilty To Corrupt Obstruction Of The Administration Of The Internal Revenue Laws

CEO Of Renewable Energy Company Charged With Fraud, Identity Theft, Money Laundering, And Obstruction Offenses

Former Phoenixville-Area School District Finance Director Sentenced to Over One Year in Prison For Embezzling District Funds

Two Defendants Sentenced in Unemployment Fraud Scheme

Spokane Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $50,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds

Greene County Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for CARES Act Fraud

COVID Relief Fraudsters Sentenced To Prison

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