Home Health Care Provider Is Sentenced To Prison For Stealing More Than $1 Million From Two Elderly Clients

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Chief U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Lindsey Allison Kerns, 39, of Mars Hill, N.C., to 45 months in prison today, for stealing more than $1 million from two…

Former Washington State Employment Security employee pleads guilty to stealing pandemic unemployment benefits for kickbacks

Tacoma – A former employee of Washington State’s Employment Security Department pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to three federal felonies for his scheme to exploit his employment for…

Former Executive Director of Grayslake Chamber of Commerce Charged With Misappropriating $300,000

CHICAGO — A former Executive Director of the Grayslake Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Grayslake, Ill., was indicted today on federal fraud charges for allegedly misappropriating at least $300,000 from…

Northborough Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $360,000 from Non-Profit

BOSTON – A Northborough man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to wire fraud and money laundering charges after embezzling approximately $366,477 from a non-profit organization in Sturbridge. Kyriakos Kapiris,…

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Highlights Importance of Protecting Southern District of Iowa Seniors

DES MOINES, IA – The Department of Justice commemorated World Elder Abuse Awareness Day by emphasizing its commitment to protecting elderly individuals against abuse, fraud, and neglect by advancing elder justice. Elder…

Dixie County Attorney Found Guilty Of Extorting Former Client And Failing To Report Cash As Required

Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Marion Michael O’Steen (43, Cross City) guilty of interfering with commerce by extortion and failing to…

Honolulu’s Former Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro and Businessman Dennis Mitsunaga Indicted in Bribery Scheme

Special Attorneys Michael Wheat (619) 546-8437, Joseph Orabona (619) 546-7951, Janaki Chopra (619) 546-8817, Colin McDonald (619) 546-9144 and Andrew Chiang (619) 546-8756 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 17, 2022 HONOLULU –…

Marketing Agency Owner Sentenced to 12 Months for Kickback Scheme

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Ryan Weckerly, 48, Sycamore, Illinois, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to…

Joshua D. Hurwit is Sworn in as United States Attorney

BOISE – Joshua D. Hurwit has been sworn in as United States Attorney for the District of Idaho today. Hurwit was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., on April 25, 2022,…

Former West Tennessee Healthcare Director Sentenced to Federal Prison

Jackson, TN – Melanie Haste, 62, formerly of Trenton, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for wire fraud. Joseph C. Murphy Jr., United States Attorney, announced the sentence…

A Florida man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for health care and wire fraud that cost Medicare more than $20 million dollars, and for evading taxes. According to court…

Excavation Company Employee Convicted of Paying Kickbacks to Suburban Chicago Highway Commissioner

CHICAGO — A federal jury has convicted an excavation company employee of paying kickbacks to a suburban Chicago highway commissioner in exchange for approving hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent invoices…

Bad check scheme sends Great Falls man to prison

GREAT FALLS — A Great Falls man who admitted to defrauding others in a bad check scheme was sentenced today to one year in prison, to be followed by three years of…

Former Chairman And Managing Partner Of Energy Company Pleads Guilty To $15 Million Ponzi Scheme

SAN JOSE – Joey Stanton Dodson, who previously served as an executive at Citadel Energy Partners, pleaded guilty today to defrauding investors of more than $15 million. Dodson admitted the fraud was…

West Haven City Employee Admits Role in Scheme to Steal Covid Relief Funds

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN BERNARDO, 66, of West Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to…

A California man who previously served as an executive at an energy company pleaded guilty today to defrauding investors of more than $15 million as part of a Ponzi scheme involving limited…

Montrose Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Kickback Scheme

DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Jared Newman, age 44, of Montrose, Colorado, was sentenced to 55 months in federal prison for wire fraud. According…

Illinois Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Operating Subscription-Based Computer Attack Platforms

LOS ANGELES – An Illinois man was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for running websites that allowed paying users to launch powerful distributed denial of service, or DDoS,…

Spammers Plead Guilty, Company Forfeits $4.9 Million

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Sabrina L. Fève (619) 546-6786 and Melanie Pierson 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 10, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Three employees of the affiliate marketing platform Amobee pleaded…

Jury Finds Doctor Guilty in $10 Million TRICARE Scheme

LITTLE ROCK—An Alexander doctor has been convicted for his involvement in a multi-million-dollar kickback conspiracy at the conclusion of a week-long trial. A federal jury found Joe David “Jay”…

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