SAN FRANCISCO – David Scott Cacchione, 59, of San Carlos, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to an investment fraud scheme. This announcement was made …
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SEATTLE – Jodi Hamrick, a former bookkeeper for a Mukilteo, Washington, flooring company, was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle on multiple charges, including four counts of wire …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department are conducting an investigation into two incidents of check fraud committed in October at Truist Banks located in Virginia and …
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TRENTON, N.J. – Nathaniel Anderson, deputy mayor of Willingboro Township, and Chrisone D. Anderson, a business associate, have been charged with orchestrating a fraudulent mortgage scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. …
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BOSTON – Joshua Cruz, 35, of Lawrence, was sentenced today for his involvement in an identity theft scheme using stolen identities of U.S. citizens from Puerto Rico to fraudulently acquire …
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SHREVEPORT, La. – Jeffrey L. Peters, 55, a former Shreveport Police Department officer, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, as announced by United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. The guilty plea …
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BOSTON – A Fall River man was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in Boston for misuse of a Social Security number. Arias Mejia, 43, was indicted for misuse …
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By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York is set to conclude with closing arguments on Thursday, as the state’s attorney general seeks nearly $370 …
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ORANGE COUNTY, NY – District Attorney David M. Hoovler has announced the sentencing of Anthony Dubuisson, a 27-year-old resident of Newburgh. The sentencing, which took place in Orange County Court …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday considered whether to overturn disgraced celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction and four-year prison sentence for defrauding his …
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By Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) – When Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi was declared the winner of another disputed election on Sunday, he pledged be a leader for …
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NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Department of Public Safety is requesting public assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a recent fraud incident. Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé has …
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HENDERSON, NV — Dustin M. Lewis, a Henderson-based accountant, received a 13-month prison sentence for involvement in bribery and tax fraud conspiracies. Lewis, a certified public accountant at L.L. Bradford …
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TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Senate has approved Senator Robert Singer’s bill (A-2138/S-1890) to establish a professional board for regulating home improvement and home elevation contractors. This legislation seeks …
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(Reuters) – Ukraine’s SBU security service and the Defence Ministry said on Friday they had uncovered a scheme for fraudulent purchase of artillery shells that involved embezzlement of the equivalent …
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NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger has announced the arrest of an Essex County woman for her alleged involvement in a long-term scheme to defraud federal retirement benefit …
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NEWARK, N.J. – James D. Feeley, 46, of Grafton, Ohio, and owner of several marketing companies, has admitted to his involvement in a major health care fraud and kickback conspiracy, …
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ALBANY, NEW YORK — Antonio Vargas, a 58-year-old resident of the Bronx, New York, has pleaded guilty to charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. United States Attorney Carla …
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NEWARK, NJ – Nikenson Jean Mathurin, a 44-year-old resident of Sparta, New Jersey, faces charges of wire fraud and money laundering in a $2 million COVID-19 relief fund fraud. The …
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QUEENS, NY — Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz today announced the arraignment of Abdul Rahman, 32, on a 140-count indictment. The charges include falsifying business records, criminal possession of a …
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LEWISTON, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo, Lewiston Bridge border-crossing, arrested a 29-year-old female Romanian citizen, who had an active felony arrest …
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ABUJA (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday filed charges against Nigerian businessman Dozy Mmobuosi and three companies of which he is CEO, alleging they inflated …
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British man accused of swindling nearly $100 million in wine fraud case pleads not guilty
by Reuters(Reuters) – A British man accused of allegedly defrauding investors of nearly $100 million through a Ponzi-like scheme involving nonexistent luxury wines pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court on …
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WASHINGTON – Tyronn Waters, 32, of Silver Spring, Maryland, was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking …
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BOSTON – A former bookkeeper for a Lexington interior design firm pleaded guilty today to bank fraud charges in connection with her embezzling more than $180,000 from her former employer. …