Minneapolis man sentenced to 24 years for kidnapping, fraud, and identity theft
St. Paul, MN – A Minneapolis man will spend 24 years in federal prison after a jury convicted him of kidnapping, bank fraud, and identity theft in a violent crime spree that…
Sixth Defendant Admits to Role in Bank Fraud Conspiracy
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Haverhill, MA, man today became the sixth defendant to admit his role in a wide-ranging scheme to defraud financial institutions in several states of more than $2.4 million…
Fed Vice Chair To Resign Earlier Than Expected After Fraud Allegations
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida announced Monday that he would step down from his position two weeks earlier than he originally planned because he failed to disclose details of some 2020…
Temple Terrace Woman Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud Involving COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program Loans
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Bridgitte Keim (52, Temple Terrace) has pleaded guilty to bank fraud. Keim faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal…
Attorney General Alan Wilson announces arrest of Irmo man for alleged fraud and exploitation of a vulnerable nursing home resident
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) has arrested Sidney Lawrence Durham, 42 years old, of Irmo, SC, for Financial Transaction…
Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud in Relation to Multiple Religious Institutions
Greenbelt, Maryland – Marius Vaduva, age 27, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud. As part of his plea agreement, Vaduva will be ordered…
Hunt Companies to Pay $500,000 To Resolve Fraud Allegations At Dover Air Force Base
WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss announced today that Hunt Companies, Inc. (“Hunt”), one of the largest providers of privatized military housing to the U.S. Armed Forces, has agreed to…
Luzerne County Woman Sentenced For Methamphetamine Trafficking And Pandemic Fraud Offenses
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Christina Covey, age 34, formerly of Drums, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Judge Malachy E.…
Nigerian Sentenced for Federal Fraud Violations in the Eastern District of Texas
SHERMAN, Texas – A Nigerian man has been sentenced to federal prison for fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Shalom Olumide Ayotunde, 39, pleaded guilty on…
Huntersville, N.C. Man Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that Benjamin Padua Jr, 56, of Huntersville, N.C., appeared in federal court and pleaded guilty to wire fraud, for embezzling hundreds of…
Pennsylvania Man Admits Bank Fraud Conspiracy that Operated in South Jersey and Southeastern Pennsylvania
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Pennsylvania man today admitted his role in a bank fraud conspiracy that targeted over 12 financial institutions in southern New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney Philip R.…
Archdale, N.C. Man Is Sentenced To Almost Three Years In Prison For COVID-19 Relief Fraud
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced Maurice Kamgaing, 42, formerly of Charlotte currently residing in Archdale, N.C., to 33 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining more than…
Covington Woman Admits to Using Fake Investment Scheme to Commit Wire Fraud
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RITCHEL MOREHEAD, age 40, a resident of Covington, Louisiana, was convicted of wire fraud in connection with a fake investment scheme.…
Former New Mexico Taxation and Revenue employee pleads guilty to wire fraud, identity theft, money laundering
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – George Martinez, 45, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty in federal court today to 42 counts each of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft and six…
Former bookkeeper of a St. Louis accounting firm sentenced to prison for $670K fraud scheme
ST. LOUIS – Paula Smith, 69, of O’Fallon, Missouri, appeared before United States District Court Judge Matthew T. Schelp on today’s date. Smith was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison. Smith previously…
California Man Admits Role in $50 Million Wire and Securities Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A California man today admitted conspiring to commit wire and securities fraud in connection with his role in a $50 million internet-enabled fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger…
San Francisco Design Company’s Controller Charged In $1.9 Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
SAN FRANCISCO – Kerry Kit Yee Tang was arrested yesterday and appeared in federal court today to face bank fraud charges stemming from fraud committed upon her former employer, announced United States…
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein Sentenced to Prison for Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Schemes
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Valerie H. Chu (619) 546-6750 and Michelle L. Wasserman (619) 546-8314 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – January 4, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, former director at Chabad…
Shreveport Businessman Sentenced on Wire Fraud Charge
SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that David D. DeBerardinis, 60, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to…
Former Go Cedar Rapids Executives Charged With Bank Fraud
Aaron McCreight, 46, from Dothan, Alabama, has been charged with one count of bank fraud. Doug Hargrave, 54, from Puyallup, Washington, has also been charged with one count of bank fraud. The…
Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty Of Investor Fraud
SAN JOSE – A jury found Elizabeth A. Holmes guilty of one count of conspiracy and three counts of wire fraud in connection with a multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud investors in Theranos,…