Former New Jersey man sentenced to six years in $4.7 million upfront fee fraud scheme

TRENTON, N.J. — A former New Jersey resident was sentenced to six years in federal prison for running a nearly decade-long wire fraud scheme that defrauded 33 victims of more than $4.7…

Virginia school official admits to $2.9M fraud scheme targeting veterans’ education benefits

ALEXANDRIA, VA — A former career services manager at a Virginia school pleaded guilty Tuesday to orchestrating a $2.9 million scheme to defraud the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by fabricating documents…

New Jersey investment firm owner pleads guilty to $6.9M fraud scheme spanning three decades

TRENTON, NJ — A New Jersey man admitted in federal court this week to orchestrating a $6.9 million investment fraud scheme that targeted nearly 50 victims over more than 30 years, many…

Watch: Reporters visit Virginia homes at center of New York AG James’ mortgage fraud scheme

The Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) visited two properties in Norfolk, Virginia, owned by New York Attorney General Letitia James, amid allegations of mortgage fraud and misrepresentation. Despite paperwork suggesting one house…

Lakewood Father and Son Sentenced to Prison in $70 Million Federal Real Estate Fraud Scam

NEWARK, NJ — Four real estate investors have been sentenced in a wide-ranging conspiracy to defraud financial institutions by submitting falsified documents to secure inflated multimillion-dollar loans for commercial and multifamily properties…

Newark expediter pleads guilty in bribery and COVID loan fraud schemes

NEWARK, N.J. — A Newark expediter admitted Wednesday to conspiring to bribe city officials, including former Councilmember Joseph A. McCallum Jr., and to fabricating official city documents for real estate and construction…

Queens man charged with visa fraud after posing as federal agent for nearly a decade

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A Queens man has been charged with wire fraud, mail fraud, and impersonating a federal law enforcement officer after allegedly deceiving a woman into giving him $500,000 by falsely…

New York Theatre owner pleads guilty to $1.8M COVID relief fraud scheme

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The owner of the Rapids Theatre in Niagara Falls has pleaded guilty to defrauding federal COVID-19 relief programs out of more than $1.8 million, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for…

Maryland Woman Caught in $20 Million Life Insurance Policy Fraud

BALTIMORE— A Maryland woman has been convicted for her role in a $20 million insurance fraud scheme that involved falsifying life insurance applications, money laundering, and filing false tax returns. A federal…

Queens woman charged with grand larceny in $500K elder fraud scheme

QUEENS, N.Y. — A Kew Gardens Hills woman has been charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property for allegedly scamming elderly victims out of more than $500,000 in a…

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud Scheme

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud Scheme **Jackson, MS** - A Florida resident has admitted guilt in a case involving a decade-long scheme promoting an illicit tax shelter and committing wire…

Ex-Massachusetts state senator Dean Tran sentenced to 18 months for fraud, claims innocence

BOSTON – Former Massachusetts State Senator Dean A. Tran was sentenced Friday in federal court for defrauding the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance and failing to report income to the Internal Revenue…

Hampton landlord sentenced to 17 years for using black tennants’ names for COVID-19 relief fraud

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A Hampton landlord who engaged in a scheme of racial harassment, fraud, and abuse targeting low-income minority tenants was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in federal prison, according…

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School payroll director pleads guilty to $471,000 fraud scheme

OKLAHOMA CITY — Kim Weinrich, 67, of Mustang, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to wire fraud and filing a false tax return, admitting to embezzling over $471,000 from Mustang Public Schools over…

Two Mississippi women indicted in $65 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A federal grand jury has returned a 53-count indictment charging Renata Walton, 44, and Nicole Jones, 36, both of Olive Branch, Mississippi, with orchestrating multiple schemes to defraud the…

California man sentenced to 15 years for $22.5 million investor fraud scheme

URBANA, Ill. — Brett Michael Bartlett, 37, of Fountain Valley, California, has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for orchestrating a $22.5 million investment fraud scheme that defrauded over 1,000…

Jacksonville roofing business owners plead guilty to $10 million fraud scheme

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Travis Morgan Slaughter and Tripp Charles Slaughter, owners of multiple Jacksonville roofing businesses, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and conspiracy to commit tax…

Texas man sentenced to 23 years for $179 million foreign currency fraud scheme

DENVER – Bryant Edwin Sewall, 57, formerly of Little Elm, Texas, was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison after being convicted of 14 counts of wire fraud and one count of…

Missouri felon admits to illegal gun purchases and $830,000 investment fraud

ST. LOUIS — A convicted felon has pleaded guilty to illegally acquiring dozens of firearms and defrauding two investors out of more than $830,000, federal prosecutors announced. Dennis Latour, 41, pleaded guilty…

A New Jersey tax preparer is accused of inflating client refunds and misusing COVID-19 relief funds in a fraud scheme totaling over $1 million.

NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey tax preparer faces a 16-count federal indictment for allegedly falsifying tax returns and fraudulently obtaining funds from COVID-19 relief programs, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.…

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