Brooklyn CEO Charged with Fraudulent Laboratory Intrusion and Theft

NEWARK, N.J. – Eric Leykin, a 32-year-old CEO of a clinical reference laboratory based in Brooklyn, New York, was arraigned on Thursday, for wire fraud, as announced by U.S. Attorney Philip R.…

Gov’t Watchdog Warns That COVID Aid Fraudsters Could Escape Jail Time

Gov’t Watchdog Warns That COVID Aid Fraudsters Could Escape Jail Time John Hugh DeMastri on May 30, 2023 The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Labor (DOL) on…

House Passes Pandemic Fraud Bill To Recover Billions In Illicit COVID-19 Unemployment Payments

House Passes Pandemic Fraud Bill To Recover Billions In Illicit COVID-19 Unemployment Payments Arjun Singh on May 11, 2023 The Republican-led House of Representatives passed a bill to address COVID-19 unemployment fraud…

EXCLUSIVE: Homeland Security Committee Chair Reveals He Has Evidence Of Mayorkas’ ‘Potential Fraud’

EXCLUSIVE: Homeland Security Committee Chair Reveals He Has Evidence Of Mayorkas’ ‘Potential Fraud’ Jennie Taer on May 11, 2023 House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green revealed that he has evidence of…

Chinese National Indicted in Puerto Rico for Fraud Scheme to Avoid Antidumping and Countervailing Duties

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico —A federal Grand Jury indicted Shuyi MO, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), for fraud by wire and conspiracy to commit offense to defraud the…

Longtime Dem Campaign Strategist Hit With Election Fraud Charges

Longtime Dem Campaign Strategist Hit With Election Fraud Charges Trevor Schakohl on May 3, 2023 New Jersey Democratic campaign strategist James Devine was charged with election fraud for allegedly submitting more than…

Mexican Cartel Members Linked To Timeshare Fraud Slapped With Sanctions

Mexican Cartel Members Linked To Timeshare Fraud Slapped With Sanctions Jennie Taer on April 28, 2023 The Department of Treasury announced new sanctions against Mexican cartel members and associates Thursday accused of…

Monmouth county business owners indicted for $3.75m COVID-19 relief fund fraud

FARMINGDALE, NJ – Two former residents of Monmouth County, New Jersey, Jean Rabbitt and Kevin Aguilar, have been indicted on charges of obtaining approximately $3.75 million in federal pandemic-related loans fraudulently. U.S.…

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I Am Disappointed’: Ron Johnson Demands Answers From FEC Over Alleged Dem Donor Fraud Scheme

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I Am Disappointed’: Ron Johnson Demands Answers From FEC Over Alleged Dem Donor Fraud Scheme Mary Lou Masters on April 20, 2023 Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is demanding answers from…

State Seeks Crackdown On Free Meal Programs After Fraudsters Allegedly Stole Millions For Cars, Houses And Luxury Buys

State Seeks Crackdown On Free Meal Programs After Fraudsters Allegedly Stole Millions For Cars, Houses And Luxury Buys Reagan Reese on April 17, 2023 The Minnesota Department of Education is looking to…

Indian national heading to prison after defrauding the elderly in New Jersey

NEWARK, N.J. – Ashish Bajaj, a 29-year-old Indian national, was sentenced on Thursday to 33 months in prison, two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2.4 million in restitution for…

Hoboken Woman Admits to $1.5 Million Fraud Scheme Targeting Non-Profits

NEWARK, N.J. – On Thursday, Yezenia Castillo, a 46-year-old woman from Hoboken, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to stealing over $1.5 million from over 100 victims, mainly non-profit organizations, private schools, and religious…

Serial Fraudster Convicted of $40 Million Ponzi Scheme, SBA Loan Fraud

New York, NY – Canton, Michigan resident Franklin Ray, a recidivist fraudster, pled guilty today to multiple counts of wire fraud, including one count of wire fraud while released under conditions of…

US Army Veteran Claimed To Be Fighting For Ukraine. Volunteers Say He’s A Fraud

US Army Veteran Claimed To Be Fighting For Ukraine. Volunteers Say He’s A Fraud Micaela Burrow on March 28, 2023 An American veteran working at a volunteer organization is accused of illegally…

Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1.2 Million in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – On Friday, Baltimore man Alexander Barabash, 52, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in relation to submitting fraudulent Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act loan applications. Barabash fraudulently…

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Brooklyn CEO Charged with Fraudulent Laboratory Intrusion and Theft

Chinese National Indicted in Puerto Rico for Fraud Scheme to Avoid Antidumping and Countervailing Duties

Monmouth county business owners indicted for $3.75m COVID-19 relief fund fraud

Indian national heading to prison after defrauding the elderly in New Jersey

Hoboken Woman Admits to $1.5 Million Fraud Scheme Targeting Non-Profits

Serial Fraudster Convicted of $40 Million Ponzi Scheme, SBA Loan Fraud

Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1.2 Million in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans

New Jersey Woman Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for $400,000 Fraud Scheme

NBA Agent and Financial Advisors Charged in $13 Million Fraud Scheme

CEO of PPP Lender MBE Capital Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Loan and Lender Applications

Nigerian Man Charged in Fraud Scheme Targeting NJ Audiobook Service

Atlantic City Councilman Charged with Voter Fraud and Unemployment Benefits Scam

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