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December 29, 2025

Minnesota Fraud Under Investigation As Nick Shirley Shines Spotlight, FBI Confirms

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…

Maryland man pleads guilty to $1.5M COVID fraud and drug-trafficking crimes involving machine guns and marijuana

Florida scuba captain gets 8 years for fatal propeller incident and pandemic loan fraud

Nevada Man Convicted by Federal Jury of Fraud and Money Laundering

LOUISVILLE, KY – Last week, a federal jury convicted Robert J. Bondonno of Henderson, NV, a suburb of Las Vegas, for defrauding victims of investments money that was to be used for…

Founders of Boston Nonprofit Indicted on Fraud Charges

BOSTON – The founders of a local nonprofit, Violence in Boston (VIB), have been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with a series of alleged schemes designed to defraud VIB…

Former Boston Police Clerk Sentenced for Overtime Fraud

BOSTON – A former clerk for Boston Police Department’s (BPD) District A-1 Detectives Unit was sentenced today in connection with an investigation of overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department. Marilyn Golisano,…

Brother of Former Chabad of Poway Rabbi Goldstein Sentenced For Tax Fraud Scheme

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michelle L. Wasserman (619) 546-8431 and Valerie Chu (619) 546-6750 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – March 11, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Mendel Goldstein, brother of former Chabad of Poway…

Idaho Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Tribal Fraud Scheme

PORTLAND, Ore.—A resident of the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho and former CEO of the Warm Springs Economic Development Corporation (WSEDC) pleaded guilty today for his role in a fraud scheme targeting…

New Cumberland Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Pandemic Unemployment Fraud

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Andrew Marszalek, age 24, of New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment by United States District…

Counselor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Wide-Ranging Medicaid Fraud Scheme

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CORTNEY DUNLAP, 37, of Burlington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 57…

Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Receiving Deceased Mother’s Retirement Benefits

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Leslie Schwinzer, 46, of Knoxville, pleaded guilty to a one count Information of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 in the United States District Court at…

Woodbridge Money Launderer Sentenced for his Role in a Romance Fraud Scheme

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Woodbridge man was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for engaging in financial transactions with illegal proceeds as part of a romance fraud scheme against mostly elderly…

Former Temple Business School Dean Sentenced to Over One Year in Prison for Rankings Fraud Scheme

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Moshe Porat, 75, of Bala Cynwyd, PA, the former Dean of Temple University’s Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management (“Fox”)…

Federal Jury Finds Grafton Dentist Guilty of Healthcare Fraud and False Statements

United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on March 10, 2022, Scott Charmoli (age: 61) of Grafton Wisconsin, a licensed dentist, was convicted of five…

Port Clinton Physician Sentenced to Prison for Prescribing Controlled Substances Without Medical Necessity and Health Care Fraud

Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that William Bauer, 85, of Port Clinton, Ohio, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary to 5 years in prison and was ordered…

Former Resident of Bergen County Sentenced to 29 Months in Prison for $1.5 Million Investment Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A former New Jersey resident was sentenced today to 29 months in prison for his role in an investment scheme through which he fraudulently obtained more than $1.52 million…

Hollywood Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges for Stealing Money from COVID Relief Program

LOS ANGELES – The former chief executive of Aviron Pictures has agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges, admitting that he applied for and received $1.7 million…

Essex County Man Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for Mortgage and Securities Fraud Schemes

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 108 months in prison for conspiring to obtain mortgage loans to finance the sale of properties to unqualified buyers,…

Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty To Committing COVID Relief Fraud While On Pretrial Release

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty yesterday to participating in a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration and a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) lender while he was on…

Hyattsville Man Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Bank Fraud Conspiracy That Intended to Cause a Loss of More Than $4.1 Million

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Oyekanmi Oworu, age 35, of Hyattsville, Maryland to three years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy…