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…
Dem Governor Fundraises For ‘Pregnant People’ In Pro-Abortion Fundraising Campaign, Email Shows
Dem Governor Fundraises For ‘Pregnant People’ In Pro-Abortion Fundraising Campaign, Email Shows Gabe Kaminsky on June 30, 2022 The Democratic governor of Kansas launched a fundraising campaign in the name of women’s…
Nigerian Man Extradited From United Kingdom For Participating In Business Email Compromise Scams
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 Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Florida Man Is Found Guilty In Connection With A Business Email Compromise Scheme
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal jury has convicted Pierre Yvelt Almonor, 49, of Miami Gardens, Florida, for his role in a conspiracy to launder illegal proceeds from a business email compromise scheme that defrauded law firms and other companies of more than $1 million, announced Dena…
Pair Sentenced for Their Roles in Dispersing Proceeds of Internet and Email Fraud Schemes
PROVIDENCE – Two men who played various roles in an underground financial network in support of international internet and email fraud schemes have been sentenced to federal prison, announced United States Attorney…
Broome County Man Pleads Guilty to Failing to Disclose His Email Address to the Sex Offender Registry
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Thomas E. Cargill, age 56, of Endicott, New York, pled guilty today in federal court in Binghamton to one felony count of failing to register and update his…
Texas Man Sentenced To 48 Months In Prison For Laundering Proceeds Of Multimillion Dollar Business Email Compromise Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that TERRY FORMER was sentenced this afternoon to 48 months in prison in connection with the laundering…
Chicago Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Business Email Compromise Scheme
INDIANAPOLIS – Oyedele Aro Benjamin, 27, of Chicago was sentenced to two years in federal prison today for his role in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme. A BEC is a sophisticated…
California Man Admits Laundering Money from Fraudulent SBA Loans and Business Email Compromise Fraud Scheme Targeting Law Firm
NEWARK, N.J. – A California man pleaded guilty today to laundering money from fraudulently obtained Small Business Association (SBA) loans and from a law firm that was the victim of a business…
Serbian-Hungarian Dual Citizen Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Multi-Million Dollar Business Email Compromise Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DEJAN MEDIC pled guilty to participating in a business email compromise scheme that stole over $3.7…
Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment in Benton County Email Fraud Case
Richland, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced a six-count federal indictment charging Ayoola Taiwo Adeoti a/k/a “Gaji,” age 41, with bank fraud, wire…
Oakland County Woman Checks Email Spam Folder and Wins $3 Million Lottery
OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN – An Oakland County woman got the surprise of a lifetime when she checked the spam folder in her email account and saw an email that she’d won a…
Nigerian Email Scammers Sentenced to Combined 22+ Years in Federal Prison
Two Nigerian fraudsters arrested in DOJ’s Operation reWired have been sentenced to a combined 22 ½ years in federal prison, announced acting U.S. Attorney Chad E. Meacham. Opeyemi Abidemi Adeoso, 46, pleaded…
Chinese State Media Release Email They Claim Is From Missing Tennis Star Peng Shuai
Chinese state media released an email they claim to be written by missing tennis star Peng Shuai, who has not been seen or heard from in days. Peng, a former doubles champion,…
Convicted Money Launderer Sentenced for Second Business Email Compromise Scheme
BOSTON – A Hingham man who was previously convicted of money laundering was sentenced on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 in connection with a business email compromise (BEC) scheme. Yannick A. Minang, a/k/a…
Two Defendants Convicted For Operating Multimillion-Dollar Business Email Compromise And Money Laundering Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned guilty verdicts yesterday against OLUWASEUN ADELEKAN, a/k/a “Sean Adelekan,” and TEMITOPE OMOTAYO for conspiracies…
Buffalo Man Charged With International Email Scam Targeting Businesses And Defrauding Victims Out Of Hundreds of Thousands Of Dollars
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Eric Iwu aka James, 32, a Nigerian citizen currently residing in Buffalo, NY,…
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