Retail Rage: Suspect Sought in Newark Dollar Store Rampage
NEWARK, N.J. — Newark police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who caused damage inside a Dollar Tree store during a dispute with an employee on May 25. The…
3 Found Guilty of Participating in Scheme to Submit Millions of Dollars in Fraudulent Bills for Substance Abuse Treatment for Teens
LOS ANGELES – A federal jury today convicted three defendants who participated in an $18.5 million scheme that submitted fraudulent claims to California’s Drug Medi-Cal program for alcohol and drug treatment…
Salt Lake City Estate Planning Attorney Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison and Ordered to Pay over $12.7 Million Dollars to 26 Victims
SALT LAKE CITY – Attorney Calvin Curtis, 61, of Salt Lake City, was sentenced to serve 97 months in federal prison by a U.S. District Court Judge today. Curtis was ordered to…
No place to hide: Dollar’s surge cuts across markets
By Saikat Chatterjee and Sujata Rao LONDON – “Our currency, your problem,” were the words of a former U.S. Treasury secretary in 1971 to other finance ministers aghast at the dollar’s surge.…
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…
Armed Robbery Suspect Threatened to Kill Gas Station Attendant, Before Taking Several Thousand Dollars
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia Police Department is searching for a man driving a car with Delaware plates who robbed a city gas station at gunpoint. According to police, on Sunday, at…
Nigerian woman sentenced for scamming Social Security Administration and FEMA out of nearly a million dollars
ATLANTA – Ivie Shevon Sajere has been sentenced for her role in a conspiracy that defrauded the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) out of nearly $1,000,000. …
Marijuana Seized at the Port of Buffalo Valued at a Quarter of a Million Dollars
LEWISTON, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo seized 106 lbs. of marijuana in a commercial shipment. Yesterday, CBP officers assigned to the Lewiston Bridge…
Former UBS Financial Advisor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding over $5 Million Dollars from His UBS Clients
Miami, Florida – German Nino, a former UBS Financial Advisor, has pled guilty in federal court in Miami to defrauding over $5 million from a family who maintained several accounts at UBS. …
Two Vieques Residents Plead Guilty to Concealing Over One Million Dollars in Cash on a Vessel Outfitted for Smuggling in USVI Waters
St. Thomas, USVI – Julius Alvarez-Gonzalez and Jimmy Garcia-Quinonez, of Vieques, PR, each entered guilty pleas to the charge of concealing over one million dollars in cash on a vessel outfitted…
Former Associate Director Admits Embezzling Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Global Maritime Service Group and Tax Charge
NEWARK, N.J. – A former associate director of a global maritime service group today admitted embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars and to failing to collect, account for, and pay over hundreds…
Woonsocket Businessman Admits Defrauding the IRS of Over Two Million Dollars
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Woonsocket businessman today admitted in federal court that he participated in scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service of more than two million dollars in taxes, announced United…
Maryland Internal Medicine Physician Agrees to Pay More Than $500,000 Dollars to Settle Federal False Claims Act Allegations of Billing for Services Not Rendered
Baltimore, Maryland – Anuja Kurichh, M.D., an internal medicine physician who operates a medical practice known as PHC Healthcare, LLC in College Park, Maryland, has agreed to pay the United States $555,000…
Ex-Savannah B&B manager sentenced to prison for embezzling more than half a million dollars
SAVANNAH, GA: The former manager of a Savannah bed and breakfast has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting she embezzled more than $500,000 from her employer. Chiquita Blake, 47, of Pooler,…
Tax Evader Pleads Guilty to Defrauding United States of Nearly Quarter Million Dollars
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA —Christopher Douglas Williams, 60, of Langley, has pleaded guilty to defrauding the United States of over $230,000 in taxes owed. “I appreciate the work of the Internal Revenue Service in…
Arizona Developer Agrees to Resolve Long-Running Clean Water Act Enforcement Action for Over One Million Dollars
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA — On Friday, March 18, 2022, U.S. District Court Judge David C. Norton of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina approved a consent decree that resolves…
Column-Hedge funds go long dollars, curve steepeners before Fed lift-off: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. – Hedge funds went into the Fed’s interest rate lift-off wagering on a stronger dollar and steeper U.S. yield curve, but have so far been wrong-footed as…
Rhode Island Woman Charged with Falsifying Military Service; Fraudulently Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Charitable Contributions Earmarked for Wounded and Other Veterans
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Warwick woman who is alleged to have (1) fraudulently claimed to be a wounded United States Marine Corps (USMC) veteran and recipient of a Purple Heart and Bronze…
Former Canadian Government Employee Extradited to the United States to Face Charges for Dozens of Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Ransoms
Tampa, FL – A Canadian man was extradited yesterday from Canada to the United States on an indictment returned in the Middle District of Florida that charges him with conspiracy to commit…
Former Public Utility Executives Indicted For Conspiring To Steal Millions Of Dollars From The City Of Jacksonville Upon The Sale Of The Jacksonville Electric Authority
Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return by a grand jury of an indictment charging former Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Aaron Zahn (42, Jacksonville…
Santa Barbara Man Charged in $12 Million Investment Scam Faces New Allegations of Failing to Pay Millions of Dollars in Taxes
LOS ANGELES – A Santa Barbara man who allegedly stole approximately $12 million from victims who thought their investments would be used to purchase annuities today faces new charges of failing…
Indiana Real Estate Developer and Property Manager Admits Ponzi Scheme to Defraud Investors of Millions of Dollars
NEWARK, N.J. – A property developer and manager from Indiana today admitted his role in a scheme to defraud real estate investors, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Herbert Whalen, aka “Bert…
Google blocks RT, other Russian channels from earning ad dollars
By Paresh Dave Alphabet Inc’s Google barred on Saturday Russia’s state-owned media outlet RT and other channels from receiving money for ads on their websites, apps and YouTube videos, similar to a…
Nigeria to offer naira incentives to exporters to repatriate dollars
By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA – Nigeria will offer a naira incentive to exporters of semi-processed or finished goods made at home in a push to shore up the country’s dollar supply, the…
Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Failure to Pay Millions of Dollars of Taxes
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Sunrise Beach, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to failing to pay more than $2.8 million in payroll taxes from his business and more than…
Former Director of Finance for the La Jolla Music Society Admits to Embezzling Over Half a Million Dollars
Assistant U. S. Attorney Mark Conover (619) 546-6763 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 23, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Chris Benavides of San Diego pleaded guilty in federal court today to wire fraud,…
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