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…
St. Louis County Couple Sentenced for Defrauding Medicaid
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Friday sentenced a couple from St. Louis County for falsely claiming to have provided home care to elderly Medicaid recipients. Qais Meraj,…
Hollywood Executive And Former White House Staffer Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Defrauding New York Investment Fund Of Over $30 Million
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that WILLIAM SADLEIR was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer to six years in prison…
Nigerian Man Indicted and Wanted for Defrauding New York State Out of More than $30 Million by Posing as Ventilator Seller During Height of the COVID-19 Pandemic
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Chidozie Collins Obasi, 29, of Nigeria, was charged by Indictment with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, six…
Louisville Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Federal Prison for Defrauding Senior Victim
Louisville, KY – A Louisville man was sentenced today to 21 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $285,336.93 for defrauding an elderly victim out of hundreds…
Former CFO of Claddagh Irish Pubs Parent Company Charged with Defrauding States Out of More Than $1 Million in Sales Tax Revenue
CLEVELAND – First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that the former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of CDG Acquisition, LLC (CDG), a company registered in the State of Ohio, which owned…
Maine Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Clients
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Sean O’Hare, age 54, of South Portland, Maine, pled guilty today to committing wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud his tax preparation clients. The announcement…
Bridgeport Man Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Amazon
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that RAJHNI…
Kentucky Man Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Homeowners in Three States
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – William T. Hurst, 45, of Morehead, Kentucky, was sentenced today to eight months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for wire fraud. Hurst was…
Rocklin Business Owner Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Embezzling from His Employer and, While Awaiting Sentencing, Defrauding Banks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kevin Lee Co, 51, of Rocklin, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for wire fraud, money laundering and submitting false statements to a financial institution, U.S. Attorney…
Grand Jury Indicts Two Men On Multiple Charges For Defrauding Dozens Of Victims Out Of Millions Of Dollars
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Darin R. Pastor, 51, currently of Morristown,…
Lake St. Louis woman accused of defrauding her disabled uncle
ST. LOUIS – A woman from Lake St. Louis was arrested Tuesday on an indictment accusing her of stealing more than $66,000 from her disabled uncle. A federal grand jury in St.…
Lansing Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Sentenced To One Year In Prison For Defrauding Michigan State University Of $1.2 Million For Compounded Drug Prescriptions
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today that U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker sentenced Daniel Brown of Dimondale, Michigan to 12 months and one day in…
Platinum Partners Portfolio Manager Daniel Small Convicted of Defrauding Bondholders in a Multi-Million Dollar Scheme
Daniel Small, a former portfolio manager for Platinum Partners L.P. (Platinum), was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn on charges of securities fraud and securities fraud conspiracy for his role…
Vancouver, Washington ‘Investment Advisor’ pleads guilty to defrauding friends and family of more than $4 million in investment ‘Ponzi scheme’
Tacoma – An unlicensed “investment advisor” from Vancouver, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to mail fraud in connection with his scheme to defraud investors, including friends and…
Robert Lenard Booth Sentenced To Ten Years For Defrauding Investors Of Over $2 Million In International Boiler Room Scheme
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ROBERT LENARD BOOTH, a/k/a “Trevor Nicholas,” was sentenced to ten years in prison for defrauding investors of…
Jury Convicts Veteran of Defrauding VA for Disability Benefits
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A federal jury convicted a Kansas veteran of wire fraud and theft of government funds in charges related to a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Veterans…
Woman Admits To Defrauding Medicaid While Awaiting Sentencing In Separate Fraud Case
Woman Admits To Defrauding Medicaid While Awaiting Sentencing In Separate Fraud Case Trevor Schakohl on August 2, 2022 A convicted health care fraudster in Connecticut confessed she committed similar fraud again as…
Baltimore Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Over $250,000 in Covid-19 Cares-Act Funding and Defrauding Over $1 Million Dollars from Businesses
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Keon Ball, age 45, of Baltimore, Maryland to 66 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for wire…
Georgia Man is Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Medicaid Programs in Three States
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Georgia man was sentenced to prison for participating in a scheme that defrauded the Medicaid programs in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia of more than $5 million,…
Brazilian Woman Charged With Defrauding Clients And Misappropriating Their Money
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Daniel R. Brubaker, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), announced today…
CEO of Reality TV Production Companies Sentenced to One Year in Federal Prison for Defrauding Private Lender Out of $2 Million
LOS ANGELES – The CEO of two Hollywood production companies that specialize in reality-television programming was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining a…
Georgia Man Is Sentenced To Prison For Defrauding Medicaid Programs In Three States
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Georgia man was sentenced to prison for participating in a scheme that defrauded the Medicaid programs in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia of more than $5 million,…
Quincy Man Arrested for Defrauding Victims Using Various Online Schemes
BOSTON – A Quincy man was arrested yesterday in connection with his role in expansive online fraud schemes targeting individuals in the United States. Kelechi Collins Umeh, 39, was charged with one…
South Windsor Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding Grandparents of $679K
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DOUGLAS SENERTH, 33, of South Windsor, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to…
Camden County Man Admits Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Programs and Illegally Possessing Firearm
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden County, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief funds, fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits, and illegally possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger…
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