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…
Burlington County Businessman Admits Defrauding Over 75 Victims of More Than $2.7 Million in Scheme to Sell Pesticides He Claimed Would Kill Coronavirus
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Burlington County, New Jersey, man today admitted selling $2.7 million worth of pesticides he claimed were registered with the Environmental Protection Agency as being effective against coronavirus, U.S.…
Former Orangeburg Public Schools Employee Sentenced to Almost Three Years for Defrauding School District of More Than $550,000
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — Former Orangeburg School District Employee David Cortez Marshall was sentenced today to almost three years for defrauding the Orangeburg County School District of over $550,000. “Fraud of any nature…
Veteran Sentenced To Prison For Defrauding The VA In Connection With The Receipt Of Disability Benefits
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Barry Wayne Hoover (51, Tampa) to 27 months in federal prison and ordered him to pay $429,568.09 in restitution for theft…
Michael Avenatti Sentenced To 48 Months In Prison For Identity Theft And Defrauding A Former Client
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL AVENATTI was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court by United States District Judge Jesse M. Furman…
Former insurance agent arrested for defrauding customers, COVID fraud
CINCINNATI – A former insurance agent was arrested this morning on federal charges alleging he defrauded dozens of victims in the Cincinnati and Dayton area and fraudulently obtained two COVID Paycheck Protection…
Toledo Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Motorcoach Buses and Defrauding Church Group
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Derrick Lamont Jones, 57, of Toledo, was sentenced on May 31, 2022, to 54 months in prison and ordered to pay $21,702 in…
U.S. lawyer Avenatti sentenced to four years prison for defrauding Stormy Daniels
NEW YORK – Michael Avenatti, the brash California lawyer who once took on then-President Donald Trump, was sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday for defrauding his best-known former client, the…
Tulsa Man Sentenced for Defrauding Investor and Banks of Millions
A man who defrauded an investor and two banks out of at least $8.4 million was sentenced Wednesday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Chief U.S. District Judge John F.…
Manhattan Man Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Victims Of Millions Of Dollars Through Offering Fictional Investment Opportunities
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that EPHRAIM JOSEPH ULLMANN pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a scheme…
California Couple Charged with Defrauding Paycheck Protection Program
HONOLULU – A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Christopher A. Mazzei, age 44, and Erin V. Mazzei, age 41, of Arroyo Grande, California. The indictment charges the defendants…
Tax Preparer, Husband Sentenced for Defrauding IRS Out of $3.3 Million
The owners of a Duncanville tax preparation business were sentenced to a combined five nd a half years in federal prison for defrauding the IRS out of more than $3.3 million, announced…
Owner and Employees of Monmouth County Marine Equipment and Servicing Company Charged with Defrauding U.S. Department of Defense
TRENTON, N.J. – Three Monmouth County, New Jersey, individuals were indicted today for their role in a years-long scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) by providing military equipment parts…
Queens Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Defrauding Pharmaceutical Manufacturer
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Arkadiy Khaimov was sentenced by United States District Judge Joan M. Azrack to 51 months in prison for defrauding a pharmaceutical manufacturer of approximately…
Former Postal Worker Sentenced For Defrauding Department Of Labor Of $732,000 In Disability Payments
Ocala, Florida – Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced George Utley (56, Oklahoma City) to 30 months in federal prison for receiving stolen government property, specifically, Department of…
Virginia Beach Woman Sentenced for Lottery Scheme Defrauding Elderly Victims
NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia Beach woman was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for defrauding elderly victims across the United States of several hundred thousand dollars in a lottery and…
Hilo Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Paycheck Protection and Disaster Loan Programs
HONOLULU – Carey Mills, 43, of Hilo, Hawaii pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Derrick K. Watson to a single-count Information, charging him with wire fraud in connection with a scheme…
Florida private equity manager gets 8 years prison in New York for defrauding banks
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – A Florida man who masterminded a “brazen, sophisticated” scheme to defraud banks into providing about $134 million of loans for his private equity fund was sentenced…
Rocklin Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Banks While Awaiting Sentencing on Other Fraud and Money Laundering Charges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kevin Lee Co, 51, of Rocklin, pleaded guilty today to submitting false statements to a financial institution, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, on Dec.…
Former Corsica Official Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding the Borough of More than $300,000
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court in Pittsburgh to 21 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release on her conviction of wire fraud, United…
Manchester Convenience Store Owner, Worker, Admit Defrauding Federal Food Stamp Program
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAVED SAEED, 52, and DASTGIR SAEED, 68, both of South Windsor, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet…
South Florida Political Campaign Consultant Charged with Defrauding Covid-19 Relief Program
Miami, Florida – Federal prosecutors have charged 42-year-old Royal Palm Beach, Florida resident Omar Smith with lying on a coronavirus relief loan application and fraudulently obtaining more than two hundred thousand dollars…
Two Indicted for Defrauding New Jersey Disability, Unemployment Benefits
by Lisa Coryell Press Release TRENTON– Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced indictments in two cases of alleged State employment benefits. The indictments are the result of a joint investigation with the New Jersey Department of…
Texas Man Sentenced for Defrauding Cisco Systems and Other Companies Out of Over $1.9 Million in Computer Hardware and Electronics
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Vaugh Simon, 29, of Pearland, TX, was sentenced today to one year and three months in prison, and was ordered to pay…
Greenwich Resident Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Investors of Nearly $1.5 Million
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SAMUEL KLEIN, 66, of Greenwich, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to…
Former Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Client of More Than a Million Dollars
TUCSON, Ariz. – Koreasa M. Williams, 49, of Tucson, Arizona, pleaded guilty last week to defrauding an elderly annuity client of more than $1,300,000. Williams, formerly licensed in Arizona to sell life…
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