Bronx real estate agent indicted for defrauding elderly homeowner out of property
BRONX, NY — A Bronx real estate agent has been indicted for allegedly defrauding a 70-year-old man out of his Baychester home and illegally collecting $60,000 in rent subsidies. Kenneth Lester Floyd…
Woman Previously Convicted in Fraud Scheme Admits to Defrauding the Federal Housing Administration, Business and Unemployment COVID Relief Programs
PROVIDENCE – A North Providence woman today admitted in federal court that she provided false information to a mortgage lender when applying for a Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed mortgage, and that she…
Owner of car dealership pleads guilty to defrauding financing company
ATLANTA – Muneeb Syed, a/k/a Ed Syed, has pleaded guilty to charges that he fraudulently obtained auto financing in connection with his used car businesses. “We expect businesses to operate lawfully,” said…
South Windsor Man Admits Defrauding Immigrant Clients, USCIS
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BABAR KHAN, 43, of South Windsor, pleaded guilty today via videoconference before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert M. Spector to…
Knoxville Woman Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For Defrauding COVID-19 Economic Relief Programs
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On February 24, 2022, Porsha Tims Bush, 42, formerly of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced to 57 months in prison by the Honorable Katherine A. Crytzer, in the United States…
Former President Of Law Enforcement Union Edward Mullins Charged With Defrauding Union And Its Members
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 Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and…
South Windsor Man Admits Defrauding Grandparents of $679K
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DOUGLAS SENERTH, 32, of South Windsor, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to a fraud offense related…
Owner of Steel Drum Company Admits to Defrauding Over $20 Million From a Harford County, Maryland Manufacturer in Kickback Scheme
Baltimore, Maryland – Anthony P. Urcioli, Sr., age 78, of Park Ridge, New Jersey, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and filing a false tax return. The guilty…
Accountant Charged With Defrauding Two Marin Car Dealerships Of $1.7 Million
SAN FRANCISCO – Christina Markus appeared in federal court in San Francisco today to face an indictment charging her with four counts of wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds…
Kentwood Man Charged with Defrauding Employer and Filing False Taxes
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced the filing of a two-count bill of information charging MICHAEL J. GOLL, age 46, of Kentwood, with wire fraud and filing false federal…
Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Department Of Labor Of $732,000 In Disability Payments
Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that George Utley (56, Oklahoma City, OK) has pleaded guilty to receiving stolen government property (Department of Labor disability benefit payments). Utley…
Madison Man Admits Defrauding Investors
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRIAN HUGHES, 57, of Madison, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to…
Academy Bus accused of defrauding New Jersey of $20 million by charging for trips that never happened
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced today that Academy Bus, LLC (Academy) and several related entities and individuals will pay a total of $20.5 million to resolve the State’s lawsuit accusing the…
Fayette County Attorney Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Clients
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on February 9, 2022, John William “JW” Eddy, age 39, of Fayette County, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to…
Owner of Cititax Tax Refund Stores Admits Defrauding the IRS out of $7.2 Million
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Carpentersville, Illinois, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of Aiding or Assisting in the Preparation or Filing of False Federal Income Tax Returns, United States Attorney Cindy…
Florida Man Sentenced for Paying Bribes and Kickbacks and Defrauding the United States
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Florida man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for orchestrating a bribery and kickback conspiracy and committing fraud in connection with a contract for the U.S.…
Chinese National Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Apple Inc.
WASHINGTON – Haiteng Wu, 32, of the People’s Republic of China, was sentenced today to serve 26 months in prison for participating in a three-year conspiracy…
Former Orangeburg Public Schools Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding School District of Over $550,000
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — David Cortez Marshall, Jr., 30, of Orangeburg, South Carolina pleaded guilty today to defrauding the Orangeburg County School District of over $550,000. “Any time an employee uses a position…
California man pleads guilty to defrauding millions of dollars from luxury car owners after HSI investigation
LOS ANGELES – 41-year-old Geoffrey Eldridge Hull, of Los Angeles, California pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud Thursday after a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security…
Former UBS Financial Advisor Charged with Defrauding over $5 Million Dollars from His UBS Clients
Miami, Florida – Today, German Nino, a former UBS Financial Advisor, made his initial appearance in federal court in Miami to face charges of defrauding over $5 million from a family who…
Putnam County Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Elderly Citizens and Local Bank
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Robert Jones, 52, of Hurricane, pleaded guilty today to two counts of aggravated identity theft, in relation to defrauding a local bank and two elderly residents in the Southern…
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…
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…
Columbus, Ohio Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Defrauding Employer of Over $4 Million
David Hudson, 56, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced yesterday by Judge Arthur J. Tarnow to sixty-three months in prison for defrauding his employer of over $4 Million, announced United States Attorney Dawn…
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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