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…
Mark Ridley-Thomas Charged Along with Former University Dean in Federal Grand Jury Indictment Alleging Bribery and Fraud Scheme
INDICTMENT LOS ANGELES – Longtime politician Mark Ridley-Thomas and the former dean of the School of Social Work at a university in Southern California were indicted today on federal corruption charges…
New York and Florida Resident Admits to $6.8 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A dual New York and Florida resident today admitted his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans totaling over $6.8 million, Acting U.S.…
Two Individuals Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
Miami, Florida – A Georgia man was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $285,742 through a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan guaranteed by the Small Business Administration…
Chicago Man Charged for Wire Fraud
HAMMOND- Rajesh Kanuru, of Chicago, Illinois, has been charged by way of an Indictment with wire fraud and embezzlement of a bankruptcy estate, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. According to…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Payment Processing Fraud Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Florida man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to deceive banks and credit card companies into processing more than $150 million in…
Senior Executive of Oil-Services Company Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud Scheme that Caused Over $886 Million in Shareholder Losses
WASHINGTON: A North Dakota man, formerly the executive vice president of U.S. operations at a publicly traded Canadian oil-services company, pleaded guilty today to perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently inflate the…
U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against 11 Members Of Money Laundering And Bank Fraud Ring
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Patrick J. Freaney, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service…
Lawrence Man Sentenced for Defense Contracting Fraud
BOSTON – A Lawrence man was sentenced yesterday in connection with a scheme to defraud the U.S. Navy relating to glove liners purchased for use on nuclear submarines. Adrian Urena, 40, was…
Federal Jury Convicts Russian Man of Visa Fraud and False Statement Charges
PORTLAND, Maine—A Russian man was convicted Thursday of conspiring to commit visa fraud, making false statements to a federal law enforcement agency and visa fraud following a two-day jury trial, U.S. Attorney…
Police Officer Indicted on Federal Bank Fraud Charge Involving Paycheck Protection Program Loans
WASHINGTON – A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Officer was indicted today on a federal bank fraud charge stemming from a scheme involving $18,345 in Paycheck Protection…
Saugus Woman Convicted of Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
BOSTON – A Saugus woman was convicted today by a federal jury in Boston in connection with a scheme to defraud her elderly uncle of his life’s savings. Jayne Carbone, 52, was…
Former Bookkeeper Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Fraud
BENTON, Ill. – Paula R. Hise, 55, of Shawneetown, Illinois, was sentenced yesterday in United States District Court in Benton to 63 months in prison for defrauding her former employer of over…
“Diamond Enterprise” Boss Pleads Guilty To Racketeering, Interstate Threats, Money Laundering, Fraud, And Gambling Offenses
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ABDURAMAN ISENI, a/k/a “Diamond,” pled guilty today to eight counts of criminal conduct, including overseeing a multi-year…
Former Nantucket Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Role in Two Fraud Schemes
BOSTON – A former Nantucket Bank employee pleaded guilty today to her role in two fraud conspiracies. Rushell Harris, 32, of Nantucket, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire…
West Palm Beach Investment Fraudster Guilty of Wire Fraud, Victim Losses in the Millions
Miami, Florida – Fifty-four-year-old West Palm Beach, Florida resident Salvatore Renaldi pled guilty this week in South Florida federal district court to orchestrating and running two investment fraud schemes that led victims…
District Court Enters Permanent Injunction Shutting Down Fraudulent Psychic Mail Fraud Scheme
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a permanent injunction against three individuals and two companies who had been operating an international mail fraud scheme. The order bars…
Boise Return Preparer Indicted for Tax Fraud
BOISE – A federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment on September 15, 2021, charging a Boise man with aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. The indictment…
REALITY TELEVISION STAR BRITTISH “CIERRAH” WILLIAMS INDICTED FOR FRAUD CHARGES
St. Louis, MO – Brittish “Cierrah” Williams had her initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Shirley P. Mensah. Williams was indicted on September 22, 2001 with five felony charges of misuse…
Former Alorton Police Officer Charged with Obtaining Funds From the Village of Alorton Police Department by Fraud
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. – Jay A. Cobb, 57, of Cahokia, Illinois, formerly a police officer with the Village of Alorton Police Department, was charged in a one-count Indictment with “Obtaining Funds …
Business Owners Plead Guilty in Two Separate Tax Fraud Cases
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The owners of separate and unrelated businesses pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence to charges they failed to report substantial amounts of income to the Internal Revenue Service…