Nigerian National Sentenced To More Than Six Years In Federal Prison For International Tax Fraud Scheme

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Charlene E. Honeywell has sentenced Allen Levinson, formerly known as Allen Ameh, to six years and six months in federal prison for wire fraud conspiracy related…

Man Sentenced for Using Identities of Prison Inmates to File Fraudulent Unemployment Claims

DETROIT – A man from Novi was sentenced for orchestrating an unemployment insurance fraud scheme aimed at defrauding the State of Michigan and the U.S. Government of funds earmarked for unemployment assistance…

Harrison County contractor sentenced to decade in prison for fraud

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Bradley Glaspell, of Salem, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 120 months of incarceration for defrauding over 70 customers out of more than a half a million dollars…

Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Fraud Scheme And To Separate Fraud Against NYCHA

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CHANETTE LEWIS pled guilty today to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. LEWIS participated in…

Suburban man indicted for complex fraud and crypto money laundering scheme

HOUSTON – A 36-year-old Sugar Land resident has been taken into custody on charges he fraudulently obtained and laundered more than $500,000, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Xiaofei Chen is set…

Lenexa Man, Woman Indicted for $2.9 Million Medicare Fraud Conspiracy

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Lenexa, Kansas, man and woman have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a $2.9 million conspiracy to defraud Medicare. Timothy A. Chin,…

Former Amazon employees plead guilty to $10 million fraud

ATLANTA – Kayricka Wortham and Demetrius Hines have pleaded guilty to defrauding Amazon.com, Inc., and stealing nearly $10 million from the company, while employed at the company in managerial and loss prevention…

San Antonio Fraudster Sentenced to Prison

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was sentenced Wednesday to 44 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud. According to court documents, Sergio Soto Jr.,…

Somerset County Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for $1.6 Million COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme

TRENTON, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining $1.6 Million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Insurance Disaster…

Seventeen New York City And State Public Employees Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Relief Loans

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas M. Fattorusso, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal…

Former Physician Sentenced For Second Health Care Fraud Conviction

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SPYROS PANOS was sentenced to 111 months in prison for health care fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated…

Former Rochester Housing Authority Chair Going To Prison For Fraud, Money Laundering And Lying To The FBI

CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that George H. Moses, 53, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted by a federal jury for his…

Wisconsin Man Indicted for $35 Million Bank Fraud Scheme

MINNEAPOLIS – A Wisconsin man has been indicted for orchestrating a $35 million bank fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, between 2020 and August 2022, Matthew…

Virginia man pleads guilty to defrauding the United States

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Jerry Shrock, 47, of Meadowview, Virginia, pleaded guilty on Nov. 28 to conspiracy to defraud…

Man Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Customers Who Bought Cryptocurrency-Mining Computers And Miner Hosting Services

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CHET STOJANOVICH, a/k/a “Chester J. Stojanovich,” pled guilty today to wire fraud for defrauding more than a…

Liberty County Man and Woman Behind My Buddy Loans Sentenced for Fraud Related to COVID Relief

TEXARKANA, Texas– A Cleveland, Texas man and woman have been sentenced to federal prison for wire fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Clifton Pape,…

Fresno Man Charged in $4+ Million Ponzi and COVID-19 Benefits Fraud Schemes

FRESNO, Calif. — Royce Newcomb, 60, of Fresno, charged in connection with schemes estimated to have defrauded investors and the government out of more than $4.2 million was arrested today in Fresno,…

Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Fraud Scheme Targeting Church Funds

LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to 45 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role…

Former Stamford Attorney Admits Defrauding Clients of More Than $700K

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that WILLIAM McCULLOUGH, 62, of Westerly, Rhode Island, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday before…

Former Amtrak Employee and Her Husband Plead Guilty to Charges for Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $1 Million in COVID Jobless Relief

LOS ANGELES – A former Amtrak employee pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for conspiring with her husband to steal nearly $1 million in COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits…

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