Former President of Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison for Stealing $7.8 Million from the Company

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Caesar DiCrecchio, 60, of Voorhees, NJ, was sentenced to ten years and one month in prison, three years of supervised release and…

Seattle woman sentenced to prison for embezzling from high-end mountain bike company

Seattle – A Seattle woman who was employed as a contract bookkeeper and accountant for a high-end mountain bike company was sentenced November 19, 2021, in U.S. District Court in Seattle to…

Worcester Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Purchasing MBTA Passes Using Others’ Identities

BOSTON – A Worcester man was sentenced today in connection with using stolen identities to fraudulently purchase over $150,000 in MBTA passes. Kokou Kuakumensah, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge…

Loretto Woman Indicted In Embezzlement Scheme From Nashville Business

NASHVILLE – A federal indictment unsealed yesterday charges a Loretto, Tennessee woman with three counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, related to an embezzlement scheme which exceeded…

D.C. Woman Indicted for Scheme to Steal More Than $400,000 in Government Benefit Funds

WASHINGTON – A District of Columbia woman has been charged in a 35-count indictment with carrying out a scheme to steal more than $400,000 in government…

Real Estate Businessman And Lawyer Arrested In Connection With Campaign Finance Scheme

Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Daniel…

Controller for Anaheim-Based Companies Charged in Federal Grand Jury Indictment that Alleges $3 Million Embezzlement

SANTA ANA, California – A federal grand jury today returned a 15-count indictment that accuses the former controller for two Anaheim-based companies of embezzling more than $3 million by directing the…

Salt Lake City Estate Planning Attorney Pleads Guilty to Embezzling at least 9.5 Million Dollars from Clients

SALT LAKE CITY – Attorney Calvin Curtis, 61, of Salt Lake City, pleaded guilty in federal court today to two counts involving wire fraud and money laundering for his role in embezzling…

Federal Indictments Charge Department of Veterans Affairs Employees With Pocketing Cash From Vendors

CHICAGO — Two employees of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs pocketed cash from vendors in exchange for steering them orders for medical equipment, according to indictments returned in federal court in…

West Linn Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Real Estate, Agriculture, and Mining Investment Schemes

PORTLAND, Ore.—A West Linn, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for posing as a successful real estate developer, hemp seed cultivator, and owner of a precious metals mining venture to…

Former Government Employee Sentenced to 17-Month Prison Term for Concealing Information During Application Process

WASHINGTON – Chance Barrow, 32, of Lusby, Md., was sentenced today to 17 months in prison for concealing material information when he successfully applied to become…

Former Freight Company Executive Admits Embezzlement Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A former program manager of an international freight forwarding company today admitted his role in a scheme to embezzle over $550,000 from the company, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A.…

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Chinese-Made Military Helmets and Body Armor to Federal Agencies

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Celeste, Texas, man pleaded guilty today to a wire fraud scheme involving the selling of Chinese-made military helmets, body armor, and other products to the United States Department…

White Plains Investment Adviser Sentenced To 63 Months In Federal Prison For Embezzlement

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GREGG BRIE, an investment adviser in White Plains, New York, was sentenced yesterday in White Plains federal…

Second DC Solar Defendant Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Billion Dollar Ponzi Scheme

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Joseph W. Bayliss, 46, of Martinez, was sentenced today to three years in prison and ordered to pay $481.3 million in restitution for participating in a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme…

Raleigh Real Estate Developer Sentenced to Decade in Prison for Real Estate Ponzi Scheme and Firearm Possession Charges

RALEIGH, N.C. – A Raleigh man was sentenced today to ten years in prison on charges of Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343, and Possession of…

Local 98 Leader John Dougherty, Philadelphia City Councilmember Robert Henon Found Guilty of Public Corruption

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that John Dougherty, Business Manager of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (“Local 98”), 61, of Philadelphia, PA, and…

Mayor of Stonecrest and bookkeeper arraigned on federal charges relating to theft of COVID-19 relief funds

ATLANTA – Jason Lary, the Mayor of Stonecrest, Georgia, has been arraigned on federal charges of wire fraud, conspiracy, and federal program theft. The charges relate to a scheme to allegedly steal…

Union County Woman Admits Obstructing Justice

NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, woman today admitted that she obstructed an investigation by destroying documents, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Latoyia McCollum, 46, of Hillside, New…

DC Solar Owner Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Billion Dollar Ponzi Scheme

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An owner of DC Solar, a Benicia-based company, was sentenced today for a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme— the biggest criminal fraud scheme in the history of the Eastern District of…

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