Two charged in $150K email fraud scheme targeting Trenton business
TRENTON, N.J. — Two individuals have been charged in connection with a business email compromise scheme that led to the theft of $150,000 from a small business owner in Trenton, Mercer County…
Vice Media CEO Nancy Dubuc leaving the company -email to staff
(Reuters) -Vice Media Group Chief Executive Officer Nancy Dubuc is leaving the company after five years, according to an email to staff on Friday that was seen by Reuters. The veteran television…
SkyBridge launches $50 million recovery fund – email to investors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – SkyBridge Capital is launching a new fund to acquire holdings in 10-15 companies from distressed investors, the investment firm said in an e-mail seen by Reuters. SkyBridge, founded…
Yale Student Gov’t Sends Email Suggesting Ways White Students Can ‘Celebrate Black Joy’
Yale Student Gov’t Sends Email Suggesting Ways White Students Can ‘Celebrate Black Joy’ Reagan Reese on February 2, 2023 The Yale College Council (YCC) suggested that white students let black students pass…
Assistant Principal Asked School Staff To Help Pay Immigrant Student’s ‘Coyote’ Fees, Email Shows
Assistant Principal Asked School Staff To Help Pay Immigrant Student’s ‘Coyote’ Fees, Email Shows Jennie Taer on January 27, 2023 A Rhode Island high school assistant principal sent an email to solicit…
Former CEO Of Email Security Company Sentenced To Five Years In Prison
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ROBERT BERNARDI, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia-based email security company GigaMedia…
Former Chief Financial Officer Of Email Security Company Pleads Guilty To $50 Million Scheme To Defraud Investors And Lenders
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that NIHAT CARDAK, the former Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Virginia-based email security company GigaMedia Access…
Exclusive-Twitter to introduce new controls for ad placements -email
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Twitter Inc will roll out new controls as soon as next week to let companies prevent their ads from appearing above or below tweets containing certain keywords,…
Twitter offers advertisers incentives after many marketers left platform – email
(Reuters) -Twitter Inc is offering advertisers incentives to increase their spending on the platform, according to an email sent on Thursday to advertising agencies, an effort to jump-start its business after Elon…
Police investigate email threat against Towson High School
TOWNSON, MD – An email threat sent to officials at Towson High School late last night is being investigated by the Baltimore County Police Department. According to police, Wednesday evening, BCPS administrators…
10 charged in business email compromise and money laundering schemes targeting Medicare, Medicaid, and other victims
ATLANTA – The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against 10 defendants in multiple states in connection with multiple business email compromise (BEC), money laundering, and wire fraud schemes that targeted Medicare,…
Student Who Hacked Over a Dozen Email and Snapchat Accounts of Female Students from the University of Puerto Rico Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On October 12, 2022, United States District Court Judge Silvia Carreño Coll sentenced Iván Santell-Velázquez to 13 months in prison and two years of supervised release for cyberstalking, in…
‘Hold Big Tech Accountable’: RNC Chair Threatens To Sue Google For Alleged Email Censorship
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel accused Google of censoring GOP emails during a Wednesday appearance on Fox Business Network. “We are very seriously looking at how we can sue Google.…
Georgia man who laundered millions from romance scams, Business Email Compromises, and other online fraud receives 25-year sentence
ATLANTA – Elvis Eghosa Ogiekpolor has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering after being convicted at trial. Ogiekpolor opened and directed…
Georgia man who laundered millions from romance scams, Business Email Compromises, and other online fraud receives 25-year sentence
ATLANTA – Elvis Eghosa Ogiekpolor has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering after being convicted at trial. Ogiekpolor opened and directed…
Extradited UK Citizen Pleads Guilty to Defrauding VCU in Business Email Compromise Scheme
RICHMOND, Va. –A United Kingdom citizen pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, after being extradited from the United Kingdom at the request of the United States. According to court…
Florida Man Convicted In Business Email Compromise And Money Laundering Scheme Targeting Hedge Fund
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict against MUSTAPHA RAJI for his participation in a $1.7 million business…
Broome County Sex Offender Sentenced for Failing to Register Email Account
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Thomas E. Cargill, age 56, of Endicott, New York was sentenced today to 18 months in prison, to be followed by 20 years of supervised release, for failing…
Iowa Woman Sentenced to Prison for Email Threats
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ADRIAN JOHNSON, 32, of Waterloo, Iowa, was sentenced today by U.S. District Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 22…
Former CEO Of Email Security Company Pleads Guilty To $50 Million Scheme To Defraud Investors And Lenders
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ROBERT BERNARDI, the founder, and former Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia-based email security company GigaMedia…
Money Mule Involved In A Business Email Compromise Scheme Is Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that Chukwudi Michael Okwara, 42, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 13 years in prison and three years of supervised release for his…
Two Men Convicted of Laundering Proceeds of a Business Email Compromise Scheme
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal jury convicted two individuals yesterday on charges of money laundering as part of a business email compromise (BEC) scheme. According to court records and evidence presented at…
Three Nigerian Nationals Extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom for Participating in Business Email Compromise Fraud Schemes
WASHINGTON – Three Nigerian citizens were extradited from the United Kingdom (UK) and arrived in the United States in relation to their alleged participation in multimillion-dollar cyber-enabled business email compromise (BEC) fraud…
Foreign National Faces Federal Charges for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering and Aggravated Identity Theft Related to a Business Email Compromise Scheme
Greenbelt, Maryland – Njuh Valentine Fombe, a/k/a “Valentine”, age 36, formerly of Beltsville, Maryland, had an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt on August 8, 2022, after being a fugitive…
Lake Placid, Florida Man Charged for Participating in Business Email Compromise Scheme Spanning Four States
Montgomery, Alabama – A Florida man has been arrested for his role in a business email compromise scheme that impacted at least four businesses in four different…
Student Who Hacked Over a Dozen Email and Snapchat Accounts of Female Students from the University of Puerto Rico Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On July 13, 2022, Iván Santell-Velázquez pled guilty to cyberstalking before United States District Court Judge Silvia Carreño-Coll, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2261A(2), announced W.…
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