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…
Nigerian Man Charged in Fraud Scheme Targeting NJ Audiobook Service
NEWARK, NJ – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced on Wednesday that Anyanwu Benjamin Chizitere, 30, of Enugu, Nigeria, has been charged for his role in a fraud scheme targeting a New…
Atlantic City Councilman Charged with Voter Fraud and Unemployment Benefits Scam
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – MD Hossain Morshed, a 49-year-old councilman elected to Atlantic City’s Fourth Ward, faces charges of falsifying voter registrations, making false statements to the FBI, and submitting false unemployment…
Queens man gets 10 years in prison for bank and loan fraud
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – A Queens man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of committed fraud through Small Business Administration loans.] Djonibek Rahmankulov was convicted of…
Jersey City Man Arrested for Insurance Fraud
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY – Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced the arrest of 41-year-old Issa Almaet for insurance fraud on Thursday. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Insurance Fraud Unit discovered that…
Convicted Rhode Island human trafficker on supervised release committed COVID relief fraud
Trevor Schakohl on March 15, 2023 PROVIDENCE, RI- A federal judge sentenced a Rhode Island man previously convicted of human trafficking to 30 months in prison Tuesday after he fraudulently pursued COVID-19 pandemic-related…
Miles Guo Charged With Alleged $1 Billion Fraud Scheme
Miles Guo Charged With Alleged $1 Billion Fraud Scheme Philip Lenczycki on March 15, 2023 The Department of Justice (DOJ) arrested exiled Chinese businessman Miles Guo Wednesday for allegedly “orchestrating” an over…
Twenty nurses decertified in New Jersey after feds uncover diploma fraud scheme
TRENTON, NJ – At least twenty nurses in New Jersey have been decertified by the state after being identified as part of a federal investigation into a fraudulent nursing diploma scheme based…
STEPHEN MOORE: America’s $100 Billion Climate Fraud
STEPHEN MOORE: America’s $100 Billion Climate Fraud Stephen Moore on March 7, 2023 For at least the last 20 years, politicians in Washington, at the behest of green energy groups, have spent…
Former Philadelphia councilman heading to prison for fraud and bribery
Trevor Schakohl PHILADELPHIA, PA – Bobby Henon, a former Philadelphia City Councilman, was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison Wednesday for fraud, bribery, and conspiracy, NBC 10 Philadelphia reported. The Eastern Pennsylvania…
Black-Market Medication Wholesaler, Pharmacy Owner, And Three Other Defendants Charged In $15 Million HIV Medication Fraud Scheme
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…
Former Bank Employee Charged With Million-Dollar Fraud And Embezzlement Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of…
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep Questions Biden Admin Over Alleged ‘Fraud’ In Sponsorship Program For Illegal Migrant Kids
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep Questions Biden Admin Over Alleged ‘Fraud’ In Sponsorship Program For Illegal Migrant Kids Jennie Taer on March 1, 2023 Republican Texas Rep. Lance Gooden sent a letter to Health…
Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Schemes and Money Laundering
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Joseph Modile, a Nigerian national, pleaded guilty to an indictment in the Eastern District of New York charging him with conspiracy to commit bank and…
Recidivist Fraudster Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Identity Theft, And Making False Statements In Connection With Andrews Air Force Base Construction Contract
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RAYMOND WHITE, a/k/a “John Raymond Anthony White,” a/k/a “Raymond Alexander White,” pled guilty yesterday to a scheme in…
Nigerian Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Multimillion Dollar Fraud Scheme In Which He Impersonated Procurement Officials Of U.S. State And Local Governments And Educational Institutions
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that FATADE IDOWU OLAMILEKAN, a/k/a “Fatade Olamilekan Idowu,” a/k/a “Olamilekan Idowu Fatade,” a/k/a “Idowu Fatade,” a citizen…
Ozy Media and Its Founder Carlos Watson Indicted in a Years-Long Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
An indictment was unsealed this morning in federal court in Brooklyn charging OZY Media Inc. (Ozy), a media and entertainment company headquartered in Mountain View, California, and its founder and Chief Executive…
Seven Defendants Charged With Million-Dollar Identity Theft And Fraud Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Daniel B. Brubaker, Inspector in Charge of the New York Division of the United States Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”),…
Recidivist Defendant Charged In Connection With Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme Targeting Senior Executives Of Investment Firms
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…
Newark doctor admits to insurance fraud, money laundering, making false statements to FBI
NEWARK, NJ – A Newark doctor has admitted to federal authorities that he lied to the FBI about his role in a an insurance fraud and money laundering sceheme. The doctor, who…
Jamaican Citizen Indicted for Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Extradited to the United States
Adrian Lawrence, a citizen of Jamaica, will be arraigned this afternoon in federal court in Central Islip on a six-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, mail…