WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Wilmington returned an indictment on Tuesday charging Harvey Walker, …
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Indictment Charges Two Individuals, Including One Who Posed as a Lawyer, with Wire and Mail Fraud Conspiracy in Connection with Alleged Fraudulent Debt Elimination Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressGreenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury has indicted Willie Lamont Hicks, age 50, of Rockville, Maryland, and Mary Ann Mendoza, age 49, of Kensington, Maryland, on federal charges of …
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Owner of Rust Rare Coin Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Running Fraudulent Silver Trading Program
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSALT LAKE CITY – Gaylen Dean Rust, 62, of Layton, was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison by a U.S. District Court Judge on Tuesday, after being convicted of …
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Fraudulent check scheme sends Great Falls woman to prison for 26 months
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressGREAT FALLS — A Great Falls woman who admitted to a fraudulent check scheme in which she used fake identifications and stolen checks to buy merchandise in the community was …
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Repeat Fraudster Sentenced For Fraudulent Loan And Bank Bribery Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ADEDAYO ILORI, a recidivist fraudster with multiple prior fraud convictions and who continued to engage …
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CEO Of Payment Protection Program Lender MBE Capital Arrested In Connection With Fraudulent Loan And Lender Applications
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation …
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Devon Archer Sentenced To A Year And A Day In Prison For The Fraudulent Issuance And Sale Of More Than $60 Million Of Tribal Bonds
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DEVON ARCHER was sentenced today by the Honorable Ronnie Abrams to a year and a …
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Founder of Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Charged in $2 Billion BitConnect Ponzi Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAssistant U. S. Attorneys Daniel C. Silva, Mark W. Pletcher, Lisa Sanniti, and Carl Brooker NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 25, 2022 SAN DIEGO – A federal grand jury returned …
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Spokane Mental Health Counselor Agrees to Pay More Than $135,000 for Fraudulent Medicaid Billing
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSpokane, Washington – Dr. Ray Smith, a mental health counselor practicing in Spokane, and his company, “A Brief Counseling Center,” also known as “Healthy Counseling Center” (“ABCC”) have agreed to …
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Camden County Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Role in Fraudulent Delivery Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTRENTON, N.J. – A Camden County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars of consumer electronics before reselling the …
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Government Contractor Agrees to Pay Record $48.5 Million to Resolve Claims Related to Fraudulent Procurement of Small Business Contracts Intended for Service-Disabled Veterans
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSpokane, Washington – TriMark USA, LLC of Mansfield, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $48.5 million to resolve allegations that its subsidiaries, TriMark Gill Marketing and TriMark Gill Group, Inc. (collectively, …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Government Contractor Agrees to Pay Record $48.5 Million to Resolve Claims Related to Fraudulent Procurement of Small Business Contracts Intended for Service-Disabled Veterans
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressALBANY, NEW YORK – TriMark USA, LLC of Mansfield, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $48.5 million to resolve allegations that its subsidiaries, TriMark Gill Marketing and Gill Group, Inc. (collectively, …
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Fugitive Extradited from Mexico to Serve Prison Sentence for Filing Fraudulent Federal Tax Return
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressWASHINGTON – A former Chelan Falls, Washington, man was extradited from Mexico to serve a 30-month prison sentence he received in absentia almost five years ago for filing a fraudulent …
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Recidivist Defendant Charged In Connection With Fraudulent Eyewear Website For The Third Time
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Darnell D. Edwards, Acting Inspector in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection …
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New Orleans Man Sentenced for Firearms Offenses and Causing Mailing of Fraudulent Concealed Handgun Permit Training Course Certificates
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on February 16, 2022, TRAVIS WHITE, age 41, of New Orleans, was sentenced by United States District Judge Lance M. …
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Arizona Man Sentenced to 32 Months in Federal Prison for Fraudulent Applications for Economic Injury Disaster Loans
DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that Michael Lain, 56, of Queen Creek, Arizona, was sentenced to 32 months in federal prison for his …
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California Man Admits Laundering Money from Fraudulent SBA Loans and Business Email Compromise Fraud Scheme Targeting Law Firm
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEWARK, N.J. – A California man pleaded guilty today to laundering money from fraudulently obtained Small Business Association (SBA) loans and from a law firm that was the victim of …
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Florida man sentenced for filing fraudulent tax returns with the IRS
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Windsor Nycklass, of West Park, Florida, was sentenced today to 36 months of incarceration for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld …
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Undocumented Individual Sentenced for Filing Fraudulent Claims in Unemployment Insurance Benefits
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLAS VEGAS – An undocumented individual was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to use over 100 victims’ identities (without their consent) to …
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Former Executive Director of International Adoption Agency Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Adoption Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressThe former executive director of a Strongsville-based international adoption agency pleaded guilty today in Cleveland to defrauding the U.S. and Polish authorities in connection with the adoption of a Polish child. …
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Husband and Wife Plead Guilty to Conspiracy in Relation to Fraudulent Tax Filings of Maryland Auto Body Repair Shop
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – Ercin Kalender, age 60, of Alexandria, Virginia and Lizette Kalender, age 44, of Alexandria, Virginia pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy in relation to tax fraud within their …
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U.S. Attorney Announces $12.9 Million Settlement With The Door For Submitting Fraudulent Cost Reports
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services …
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Sanpete County Man Charge with Operating a Fraudulent Farm Equipment Business
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSALT LAKE CITY – Ryan Palmer, 53, of Sanpete County, was indicted by a grand jury last December in the District of Utah for a fraudulent scheme related to his …
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British Citizen Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison For Helping Design And Operate Fraudulent Investment Scheme Related To Co-Working Business
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JAMES MOORE was sentenced today to 140 months in prison for helping design and …
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Tax preparer sentenced to prison for fraudulent deductions on federal income tax returns
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSeattle – A 58-year-old resident of Pacific, Washington, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle, to a year and a day in prison for 14 counts of aiding …