New Yorkers charged with defrauding elderly shore woman

BARNEGAT, NJ – Barnegat Township Police Chief Keith A. Germain announced that on January 6, 2022, Jorge Peguero-Mendez, 34, and Richard Quinones-Perez, 24, both of the Bronx, New York, were each charged…

Insurance Agent Sentenced for $3M Fraud Scheme

NORFOLK, Va. – A West Valley City, Utah, man was sentenced today to 5 years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud as part of an investment fraud scheme against mostly…

Princeton Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fraud

DES MOINES, Iowa – A Princeton, Iowa woman, Chelsea Lynn Gless, was sentenced on January 7, 2022, by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 36 months in prison for…

Couple Pleads Guilty to $5.1 M Pandemic Loan Fraud

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A couple who formerly resided in Hampton pleaded guilty today to submitting fraudulent disaster-related loan applications in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. According to court documents, Malik Mitchum,…

Huntington Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Nigerian Fraud Scheme

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Huntington woman pleaded guilty today in connection with her role as a money mule in a Nigerian fraud scheme that scammed money from individuals, many of whom were…

Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Nigerian national who was indicted in April 2021 in connection with a large fraud and money laundering scheme pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. According to…

Serial Tax Fraudster Sentenced To More Than 19 Years In Federal Prison

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. today sentenced Michael Dexter Little to 19 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to…

Fayette County Attorney Charged With Defrauding Clients

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that John William “JW” Eddy, age 39, of Fayette County, Pennsylvania was charged by criminal information with one…

Lehi Couple Charged with Schemes to Defraud Victims, Including a Vulnerable Adult, out of a Combined 3.65 Million Dollars; Husband Charged with Kidnapping in Connection with Scheme

SALT LAKE CITY- Misiona Patane, 57, and Lavinia Patane, 54, of Lehi, have been charged in U.S. District Court for their alleged role in defrauding one set of victims out of 1.25…

Nigerian Sentenced for Federal Fraud Violations in the Eastern District of Texas

SHERMAN, Texas – A Nigerian man has been sentenced to federal prison for fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Shalom Olumide Ayotunde, 39, pleaded guilty on…

Archdale, N.C. Man Is Sentenced To Almost Three Years In Prison For COVID-19 Relief Fraud

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced Maurice Kamgaing, 42, formerly of Charlotte currently residing in Archdale, N.C., to 33 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining more than…

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein Sentenced to Prison for Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Schemes

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Valerie H. Chu (619) 546-6750 and Michelle L. Wasserman (619) 546-8314 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – January 4, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, former director at Chabad…

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty Of Investor Fraud

SAN JOSE – A jury found Elizabeth A. Holmes guilty of one count of conspiracy and three counts of wire fraud in connection with a multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud investors in Theranos,…

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Guilty On Four Counts Of Fraud

A jury found former biotechnology CEO Elizabeth Holmes guilty Monday on four counts of fraud-related charges. Holmes founded and served as CEO of Theranos, a medical technology startup that manufactured cheap and…

Jury Deadlocked On 3 Counts In Trial Of Alleged Fraudster Elizabeth Holmes

The jury in the trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes remains deadlocked on 3 out of eleven counts as deliberations stretch into the seventh day. The jury returned a note to…

ICE HSI investigation leads to 3 Vietnamese residents permanently enjoined from operating pandemic-related fraud scheme

TAMPA, Fla. – A federal court in Florida permanently enjoined on Friday three residents of Vietnam from operating a pandemic-related scam that targeted American consumers, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. The…

9 Phoenix-area people indicted for payment protection program fraud

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Earlier this month, special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) participated in an investigation that lead to the arrests of nine people for…

South Florida Man Charged with Covid-19 Relief Fraud, Buying Lamborghini, Rolex, and Louis Vuitton with Loan Money

Miami, Florida — A Florida man charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) made his first appearance today in federal magistrate court in Ft. Lauderdale. According…

Hampton Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Elderly Victims and Tax Evasion

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Hampton man pleaded guilty yesterday to defrauding victims in the Hampton Roads area out of more than $630,000 and evading the assessment of more than $50,000 in…

Justice Department announces global resolution of criminal and civil investigations with housing contractor for defrauding U.S. military

SAVANNAH: Balfour Beatty Communities LLC (BBC), one of the nation’s largest providers of privatized military housing to the U.S. Armed Forces, pled guilty to defrauding the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force,…

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