U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against A Doctor, Dentist, And Former NBA Player For Defrauding The NBA Players’ Health And Welfare Benefit Plan

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

Former Adult Day Care Owner Sentenced for Health Care Fraud Scheme

SAN ANTONIO – On Monday a San Antonio woman was sentenced to 60 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,784,817.96 in restitution for her role in a health care fraud scheme…

Owner of Tax Preparation Business Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Small Business Owners

ROANOKE, Va. – The former owner of a tax preparation business who defrauded at least eight small businesses, many of whose owners spoke English in a limited capacity, was sentenced yesterday to…

Jury Finds Husband and Wife Guilty of Participating in International Fraud Ring

Memphis, TN- Caesar Oruade, 38, and Ayana Saunders, 36, of Hawthorne, California, have been convicted of wire fraud conspiracy and conspiracy to launder money. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., United States Attorney, announced…

Florida man who defrauded elderly investors with fake commodities investment scheme sentenced to prison

Seattle –A Cocoa Beach, Florida, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 30 months in prison for wire fraud in connection with his million-dollar scheme to pose as a successful…

Henrico Man Charged in $1.1 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

RICHMOND, Va. – A Henrico man was arrested yesterday after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging him with fraudulently obtaining over $1.1 Million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans on…

Naples Felon Indicted For COVID Relief Fraud

Fort Myers, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Daniel Joseph Tisone (34, Naples) with wire fraud, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, illegal monetary…

Former Claims Manager for Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

DETROIT – Jermaine Rose, a former lead claims examiner for the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (MUIA), pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud arising out of his participation in a…

Nevada Man Indicted In Multi-Million Dollar Fraudulent Check Scheme

LAS VEGAS – A federal grand jury in Las Vegas returned an indictment Wednesday charging a Nevada man with using fraudulent checks to steal money from victims’ bank accounts. Michael Zeto, 76,…

Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action To Combat Health Care-Related COVID-19 Fraud

SAN FRANCISCO – The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 21 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various health care related fraud…

Two Leaders Of ‘We Build The Wall’ Online Fundraising Campaign Plead Guilty To Defrauding Hundreds Of Thousands Of Donors

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that BRIAN KOLFAGE and ANDREW BADOLATO pled guilty today in connection with their roles in defrauding hundreds of…

Savage Man Arrested, Charged with Passport Fraud

MINNEAPOLIS – A federal criminal complaint has been filed against Mohamed Jama Ismail, 49, of Isanti, charging him with passport fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, Ismail…

Austin-Area Man Guilty of Federal Fraud and Money Laundering Violations

SHERMAN, Texas – A Leander man has been found guilty of federal fraud and money laundering violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. James Clark Nix,…

Former Brokers Found Guilty of Fraud Offenses Committed in Fraudulent Stock Offering

Miami, Florida – This week, following a six-day trial, a federal jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida returned guilty verdicts against Jeffrey Alan Horn (“Horn”), 47, of Coral Springs, Florida, and Omar Leon Plummer…

Virginia equipment company owner sentenced, fined $50,000 for role in scheme to defraud Roundup coal mine

BILLINGS — A Virginia equipment company owner who admitted to defrauding Signal Peak Energy, LLC, which operates a coal mine near Roundup, of nearly $250,000 in an equipment purchase scheme was sentenced…

California Men Sentenced To More Than Six Years For International Tax Fraud Scheme

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced T’Andre McNeely (Los Angeles, CA) and Michael Carr (Los Angeles, CA) each to six years and six months in federal prison…

Kentwood Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Employer and Filing False Taxes

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on April 19, 2022 MICHAEL J. GOLL, age 46, of Kentwood, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and filing false federal tax returns.…

Man Charged With Defrauding Customers Who Sought To Buy Cryptocurrency-Mining Computers And Miner-Hosting Services

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

Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Homeowners in Three States

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Kentucky man pleaded guilty today to wire fraud after accepting payments for building projects he never intended to do. According to court documents, William T. Hurst, 44, of…

Former U.S. Army Sergeant Sentenced for Bank Fraud

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JOSHUA HOCKLESS, age 29, a resident of Belle Chasse, was sentenced to 27 months imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release by the Honorable Sarah S. Vance, announced…

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