Former Registered Broker Sentenced to 5 Years’ Imprisonment for Conspiring with Long Island Boiler Room to Pump and Dump Stock on Unsuspecting Elderly Investors

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Lawrence Isen, a former registered broker who participated in a criminal conspiracy to promote and manipulate the price of shares in publicly traded companies,…

Ohio Man Pleads Guilty for Unlawfully Stealing Over 712 Seized Bitcoin Subject to Forfeiture in Brother’s Pending Criminal Case

Defendant’s Brother Convicted of Running the Money Laundering Service Helix WASHINGTON – Gary James Harmon, 31, of Cleveland, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to perpetrating a scheme…

Italian Citizen Pleads Guilty To Multi-Year Manuscript Theft And Impersonation Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that FILIPPO BERNARDINI pled guilty to one count of wire fraud in connection with a multi-year scheme…

Digital Advertising Business Owner And Operator Sentenced To Prison For $5 Million Ponzi Scheme

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas business owner and operator who pleaded guilty to wire fraud was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey to 34 months in prison followed…

Restaurant manager sentenced to prison for embezzling $300,000 from employer

ATLANTA – Scott Spilberg has been sentenced to prison for embezzling over $300,000 from his employer by using his company charge card for personal visits to adult entertainment clubs. “Spilberg was trusted…

Federal Grand Jury A Indictments Announced- January 2023

United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the January 2023 Federal Grand Jury A. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned…

Middle District Of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects More Than $168 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2022

Tampa, FL ― U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced today that the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) collected $168,330,189 related to criminal and civil matters in the fiscal year ending September 30,…

Four Local 98 Employees Plead Guilty to Illegal Use of Union Assets

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Michael Neill, 56, Marita Crawford, 53, Niko Rodriguez, 31, and Brian Fiocca, 31, all of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and all employees of Local…

United States Attorney Announces Extradition Of FTX Founder Samuel Bankman-Fried To The United States And Guilty Pleas Of Former CEO Of Alameda Research And Former Chief Technology Officer Of FTX

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau…

Minnesota Man Indicted for Romance Scam Targeting Colorado Woman

DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Adetomiwa Seun Akindele, age 37, of Minnesota, has been indicted on 10 counts of wire fraud and 11…

Romance Scammer Sentenced to 3+ Years in Prison

A romance scammer with ties to a Nigerian organized crime syndicate was sentenced today to more than three years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha…

D.C. Corrections Officer Charged with Embezzlement

Defendant Accused of Stealing from Labor Union while Serving as its Chairman WASHINGTON – A District of Columbia Department of Corrections Officer was arrested today after being charged in federal court…

Six Individuals Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Transnational Tech Support Scam Targeting Tens of Thousands of U.S. Victims

NEWARK, N.J. – Five men were charged in an indictment and a New Jersey woman pleaded guilty in connection with a transnational technical support scam that targeted more than 20,000 victims, many…

Co-Founder Of Multi-Billion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme “OneCoin” Pleads Guilty

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that KARL SEBASTIAN GREENWOOD, who co-founded OneCoin with RUJA IGNATOVA, a/k/a “the Cryptoqueen,” pled guilty today in…

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…

Long-Time Employee Of Local Construction Firm Sentenced To Prison For Embezzlement

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Pamela Smith (60, Winter Park) to three years in federal prison for wire fraud. As part of her sentence, the court…

Portland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Covid Relief Funds While on Post-Prison Supervision

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison today for fraudulently applying for and receiving Covid relief program funds for a fictitious business entity just five months after finishing a 70-month…

Insider At Major Financial Services Organization And Retired Financial Professional Charged With Multimillion Dollar Front-Running Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau…

11 Members Of Bronx “Wash” Gang Charged With Murder, Racketeering, And Related Violent Offenses

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”),…

United States Attorney Announces Charges Against FTX Founder Samuel Bankman-Fried

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Merrick B. Garland, the United States Attorney General, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the…

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