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…
CEO of Local Financial Firm Sentenced in Multi-Million Dollar Securities and Tax Fraud Scheme; Forfeits Millions
Assistant U.S. Attorney Carl F. Brooker, IV (619) 546-7994 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – March 17, 2022 SAN DIEGO – David John Nava of La Jolla was sentenced in federal court today to…
Charlotte Woman On Federal Supervised Release Indicted For COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal grand jury has returned a criminal indictment charging Nkhenge Shropshire, 48, of Charlotte, with wire fraud conspiracy, for allegedly submitting fraudulent loan applications to the U.S. Small…
U.S. Attorney Announces New COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force
Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today the creation of a new, interagency COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force to combat fraud arising from…
Connecticut Man Sentenced for $4 Million Tax Fraud
A Weatogue, Connecticut man who conspired with an IRS officer to con the United States out of $4 million in overdue employment taxes has been sentenced to four years in federal prison,…
Former AgGeorgia Loan Officer Sentenced for Committing Fraud
MACON, Ga. – A former loan officer convicted of defrauding two agriculture-based financial institutions was sentenced to prison for his crime. William Spigener, III, 33, of Columbus, was sentenced to serve 40 months…
New Yorker Confesses to Multimillion Dollar Mass Mailing Fraud Scheme
NEW YORK, NY – A New York resident has pleaded guilty to operating a fraudulent multimillion-dollar mass-mailing scheme that tricked consumers into paying fees for falsely promised cash prizes, the Department of…
Baton Rouge Man Pleads Guilty to Wire and Tax Fraud
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that WAYNE TRICHE, 72, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and tax fraud in violation of…
Lehigh Acres Couple Pleads Guilty To COVID Relief Fraud
Fort Myers, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Amber Rewis Bruey (35, Lehigh Acres) today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money…
Middlesex County Man Admits $1.6 Million Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a scheme to defraud lenders and the Small Business Administration (SBA) by fraudulently obtaining approximately $1.6 million in…
Queens Man Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Prize Notice Fraud Scheme
CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York, Scott Gammon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud. The over $4 million fraud involved a…
Garner Man Sentenced for $1.7 Million COVID-19 Fraud
RALEIGH – A North Carolina man was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration…
Former CEO And COO Of JHL Biotech Sentenced For Conspiring To Steal Trade Secrets And Commit Wire Fraud Exceeding $101 Million
SAN FRANCISCO – Racho Jordanov, the co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer of JHL Biotech, and Rose Lin, another of the company’s co-founders and former Chief Operating Officer, were sentenced today for…
Former Bank Employee Indicted in $8 Million Fraud and Bribery Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Morris County, New Jersey, man was indicted for his role in a conspiracy to bilk millions of dollars from a bank, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.…
New York Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A New York Man pleaded guilty today to charges arising from a scheme to fraudulently obtain business loans and unemployment pandemic relief funds made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,…
Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud Conspiracy Causing More Than $5 Million In False Tax Refund Filings
Tampa, Florida–United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Eurich Z. Griffin III has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States by promoting a tax fraud scheme and helping others…
Ghanaian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Romance Fraud Scheme
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Ghanaian national pleaded guilty to his role in a romance fraud scheme. According to court documents and statements made during the plea hearing, Banabas Ganidekam, 24, received…
Wetzel County woman admits to mail fraud
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Rhonda Kay Spencer, of Pine Grove, West Virginia, has admitted to mail fraud, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Spencer, 52, pleaded guilty today to one count of…
Serial Fraudster Pleads Guilty in U.S. District Court in Maryland to Two New Fraud Schemes and to Violating His Supervised Release for a Previous Federal Fraud Conviction
Baltimore, Maryland – Jason Evans, age 47, formerly of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to two counts of bank fraud, in connection with two separate fraud schemes, to aggravated identity…
Sales Representative Charged in Federal Indictment Alleging Procurement Fraud at Chicago Elementary School
CHICAGO — An ongoing federal investigation into an alleged procurement fraud scheme at a Chicago elementary school has resulted in charges against a sales representative for a Chicago Public Schools vendor. An…
Georgia Cyber Fraud Task Force marks one year of progress
ATLANTA – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia along with the Office of the Georgia Attorney General, six metro-Atlanta District Attorneys, the FBI Atlanta Field Office, U.S. Secret…