Passaic County Lawyer Charged with Fraud in Connection with COVID-19 Relief Funds

NEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey, attorney was arrested today for fraudulent acts he committed in connection with COVID-19 relief funds, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Morton Chirnomas, 60,…

Financial Advisor Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison On Fraud And False Statement Charges

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ADAM BELARDINO, the former chief executive officer of the Maddox Group, was sentenced in White Plains federal…

ICE Expels Accused Mexican Fraudster From US After More Than Six Illegal Entries

ICE Expels Accused Mexican Fraudster From US After More Than Six Illegal Entries Trevor Schakohl on February 9, 2023 Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) El Paso deported a…

Disaster Relief Consultant Pleads Guilty To Fraud In Connection With New York City’s Hurricane Sandy Recovery Efforts

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Jocelyn E. Strauber, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”), announced that MARK O’MARA,…

CEO Of Security Company Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For International Boiler Room Fraud Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROGER RALSTON, the CEO of DirectView Holdings, Inc. (“DirectView”), a Florida-based video surveillance and security company, was…

Biden’s New Migrant Parole Program Is Ripe For Fraud, Abuse

Biden’s New Migrant Parole Program Is Ripe For Fraud, Abuse Lorenzo Prieto on February 6, 2023 President Joe Biden’s migrant parole program issued in January, meant to welcome a limited number of…

Bankrupt Crypto Exchange Demands Politicians Return Donations From Alleged Fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried

Bankrupt Crypto Exchange Demands Politicians Return Donations From Alleged Fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried Nino Cambria on February 6, 2023 Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange company FTX is requesting that all politicians who accepted donations from…

Owner Of Home Health Agency Sentenced To 54 Months In Prison For Over $100 Million Health Care Fraud

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that MARIANNA LEVIN was sentenced to 54 months in prison for her leadership role in a broad…

Long Island Contractor Indicted for Multi-Million Dollar Fraud in Connection with Hurricane Sandy

Alexander Almaraz, the owner of Design Concepts Group LLC (DCG) in Freeport, New York, has been charged in a 20-count indictment with wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, and attempted wire fraud in…

Florida Woman Arrested For Defrauding Holocaust Survivor Of $2.8 Million In Connection With Romance Scam

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 of Investigation…

Former Suffolk County Legislator And Co-Conspirator Convicted Of Defrauding Mortgage Lender Out Of More Than A Quarter Of A Million Dollars

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the convictions of GEORGE GULDI, a former Suffolk County legislator and disbarred attorney, and VICTORIA DAVIDSON for defrauding…

Fraudsters Likely Stole At Least $60 Billion In Pandemic Unemployment Benefits, Gov’t Report Says

Fraudsters Likely Stole At Least $60 Billion In Pandemic Unemployment Benefits, Gov’t Report Says John Hugh DeMastri on January 26, 2023 Over $60 billion of pandemic-related unemployment benefits were likely paid out…

Vitaly Borker Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Customers Of His Eyewear Websites For The Third Time

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that VITALY BORKER, the operator of “EyeglassesDepot.com” and other online retailers of purported designer eyewear, pled guilty today…

Corfu Woman Sentenced For Her Role In Fraudulent African Orphanage Scheme

CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Julie Keller, 57, of Corfu, NY, who was convicted of wire fraud, was…

Edward Mullins, Former President Of NYPD Sergeants’ Union, Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Union And Its Members

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that EDWARD MULLINS, the former President of the Sergeants Benevolent Association (“SBA”), the union that represents all current…

New Jersey Tax Preparer and Arizona Man Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud and Identity Theft

NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey tax preparer and an Arizona man were charged for their roles in conspiracies to commit wire fraud and defraud the IRS, and for aggravated identity theft,…

Owner of Brooklyn-Based Credit Counseling Business Indicted for Defrauding Clients

An eight-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Marat Lerner, president of the Lerner Group, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection…

Disbarred California Attorney Sentenced To Five And A Half Years In Prison For Long-Running Multi-Million-Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DEREK JONES, a disbarred California attorney, was sentenced today to five and a half years in prison.…

Former Chief Financial Officer Of Email Security Company Pleads Guilty To $50 Million Scheme To Defraud Investors And Lenders

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that NIHAT CARDAK, the former Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Virginia-based email security company GigaMedia Access…

Former Louisiana State Senator and Chair of State Political Party, Sentenced to 22 Months Imprisonment for Role in Nearly Seven-Year Scheme to Defraud Campaign Entity, Donors, and Political Party Organization

NEW ORLEANS – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that former Louisiana State Senator and Chair of State Political Party “A,” KAREN CARTER PETERSON, age 53, from New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced…

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