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…
Burlington County Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Role in $350,000 Fraud Scheme
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Burlington County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for stealing more than $350,000 from a special needs trust, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A.…
Middlesex Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme and Obtaining Funds from Stolen and Altered U.S. Treasury Check
TRENTON, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for fraudulently receiving Payment Protection Program (PPP) funds and depositing a stolen and altered U.S.…
Malden Man Sentenced for COVID-Relief Fraud and Identity Theft
BOSTON – A Malden man was sentenced today in connection with submitting fraudulent applications for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). The federal PUA program provides unemployment-related benefits to individuals who have been impacted by…
Saugus Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Saugus woman pleaded guilty today to her role in a bank fraud scheme that fraudulently obtained more than $300,000 from customer accounts. Emelyn Clough, 24, pleaded guilty to one…
Florida Woman Sentenced in Multi-Million Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A Florida woman was sentenced today in connection with a multi-million-dollar Medicare fraud scheme. Talia Alexandre, 30, of Palm Springs, Fla., was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge George…
Giovanni Joseph Sentenced for Stolen Mail Bank Fraud Scheme
The Acting United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Giovanni Joseph, 34, formerly of Dix Hills, New York, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Rutland to…
Essex Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for His Role in a Bank Fraud Conspiracy
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Babatunde Ajibawo, age 55, of Essex, United Kingdom to four years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for…
CEO of Private Jet Charter Company Convicted of Bankruptcy Fraud
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal judge convicted a Reston businessman yesterday on a series of fraud charges relating to a bankruptcy case in which he discharged over $6 million in personal debt.…
Leader in Synthetic Identity Fraud Ring Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Knightdale man was sentenced to 100 months in prison, and 5 years of supervised release and ordered to make restitution in the amount of $412,885.17, on a charge…
St. Petersburg Postal Clerk Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing Mail And Passport Applications To Commit Bank Fraud
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Jasmine Wynne (31, Ruskin) to 33 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and…
Former insurance agent sentenced to prison for wire fraud scheme that defrauded clients across the U.S.
Seattle – A 58-year-old Snohomish, Washington, insurance agent was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 2 years in prison and 3 years of supervised release for wire fraud for…
Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Role In Gas Pump Skimming Fraud Scheme in Nevada And California
LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for his role in a fraud scheme to steal thousands of credit and debit card numbers from…
Employees of Mechanical Contractors Charged with Conspiracy and Fraud Offenses
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a New Hampshire resident and a Connecticut resident have been charged in separate criminal complaints with conspiracy…
Mexican Businessman Arrested for $30M Fraud Scheme
SAN ANTONIO – A Mexican businessman was arrested yesterday in Houston and a Mexican businesswoman is in federal custody on criminal charges related to their alleged involvement in a fraud scheme. According…
Two Defendants Charged with Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fraud Combined Actual Losses in Excess of $3.2 Million
DETROIT – Two defendants have been charged in criminal complaints for their roles in unemployment insurance benefit fraud schemes, announced Acting United States Attorney Saima Mohsin. Joining in this announcement are Irene…
Mountain View Woman Pleads Guilty to Social Security Fraud
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Mountain View, Missouri, woman who used a stolen identity to enroll in college pleaded guilty in federal court today to Social Security fraud. Laura A. Oglesby, 48, pleaded…
Former St. Louis police officer enters plea of guilty in fraud case
ST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk accepted a plea of guilty from former St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officer Brad Stephens for 3 counts of Mail Fraud by…
Former Executive Director of Madison Daycare Center Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin announced that on Friday, December 3, Nichole Genz, 41, Evansville, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to wire fraud…
Scranton Doctor Pleads Guilty To Unlawfully Prescribing Controlled Substances And Health Care Fraud
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Scranton physician, Kurt Moran, age 69, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani…
Founder of Investment Advisory Firm Charged with Wire Fraud, Investment Adviser Fraud and Money Laundering
An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip charging Jeffrey Slothower, a former registered investment adviser and founder of the New York investment advisory firm Battery Private, Inc. (“Battery…