Seven Charged in $20 Million Money Laundering Scam Using Home Improvement Gift Cards
MINEOLA, N.Y. — Seven individuals have been charged with money laundering and conspiracy following a 15-month investigation into a scheme that used fraudulently obtained Home Depot and Lowe’s gift cards to buy…
Grand Jury Indicts Former Buffalo Man On Wire Fraud And Money Laundering Charges
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury returned a 12-count indictment charging Joshua Parra, 31, formerly of Buffalo,…
Associate Of Sanctioned Oligarch Indicted For Sanctions Evasion And Money Laundering
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Andrew C. Adams, the Director of Task Force KleptoCapture, Ivan J. Arvelo, the Special Agent in Charge of the…
Queens Jeweler Convicted In Luxury Watch Robbery And Money Laundering Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict today against STANISLAV YAKUBOV, a/k/a “Steve,” on three counts in a…
Venezuela former chief justice indicted in U.S. for money laundering
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s former chief justice Maikel Moreno has been indicted on money laundering charges related to bribe payments he allegedly received in exchange for influencing court decisions, the U.S. Attorney’s…
U.S. Attorney Announces Fraud And Money Laundering Charges Against Additional Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Promoters
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the arrest in Spain of NESTOR NUÑEZ, a/k/a “Salvador Molina,” on December 28, 2022, on fraud charges and…
Ian Freeman Convicted On All Counts Relating To Bitcoin Money Laundering Scheme
CONCORD – United States Attorney Jane E. Young, announced that a federal jury convicted Ian Freeman, 42, of Keene, on all counts of money laundering, conspiracy to…
Jury Convicts Wichita Man of Money Laundering, Wire and Bank Fraud
WICHITA, KAN.– A federal jury convicted a Kansas man of defrauding federal and state agencies by a total of $355,550 in COVIID-19 business recovery funds. Michael Capps, 44, of Wichita was…
Felon Pleads Guilty to PPP Loan Fraud, Money Laundering and Drug Offenses
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ANTRUM COSTON, 40, of New Haven, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S.…
Nigerian National Sentenced to Prison for Role in Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Kenneth Emeni, 30, a citizen of Nigeria residing in Martinsburg, was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised…
Social Security Administration Employee Accused of Fraud and Money Laundering
DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Justin Skiff, age 36, of Castle Pines, appeared in U.S District Court today to face one count each of wire…
U.S. Attorney Announces Fraud And Money Laundering Charges Against The Founders And Promoters Of Two Cryptocurrency Ponzi Schemes
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Ivan J. Arvelo, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Department of…
Former Venezuelan treasurer convicted in U.S. of money laundering
MIAMI (Reuters) – A former Venezuelan treasurer who also served as an aide to late President Hugo Chavez has been convicted in the United States for money laundering in association with a…
‘Magnitsky’ dirty Russian money laundering suspect arrested in Spain
MADRID (Reuters) – A woman has been arrested as part of a probe into a crime gang suspected of laundering dirty money linked to the 219 million euro ($233 million) Magnitsky corruption…
Monroe Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering in Connection with CARES Act Fraud Scheme
MONROE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Michael Ansezell Tolliver, 57, of Monroe, Louisiana, appeared before United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty yesterday and pleaded guilty to…
Crypto Chief Hired IRS Agents From Department Investigating Him For Potential Money Laundering: REPORT
Crypto Chief Hired IRS Agents From Department Investigating Him For Potential Money Laundering: REPORT John Hugh DeMastri on December 12, 2022 Cryptocurrency firm Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world, hired…
Dunedin Woman Charged With Scheme To Distribute Unapproved New Drugs And Money Laundering
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Marina Sievert (57, Dunedin) with mail fraud, introduction into interstate commerce of an unapproved new drug,…
Four Defendants Arrested For Multimillion Dollar Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Former San Antonio Lawyer Christopher John Pettit Indicted on Wire Fraud, Money Laundering
SAN ANTONIO – A federal grand jury in San Antonio returned an indictment Wednesday charging a former San Antonio attorney with wire fraud and money laundering. According to court documents, Christopher John…
Hampton Man Pleads Guilty to Laundering $739,000 of Pandemic Benefits
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Hampton man pleaded guilty today to laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars in disaster-related loan benefits made available in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. According to court…
Nigerian National Charged with $8 Million Computer Hacking, Wire Fraud, and Money Laundering Activities
NEWARK, N.J. – A Nigerian man has been indicted for his role in computer hacking, wire fraud, and money laundering acts that defrauded companies of nearly $8 million after compromising companies’ business…
Florida State Representative Indicted For Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, And Making False Statements
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – A federal grand jury has returned a six-count indictment against Joseph Harding, 35, of Williston, Florida. The indictment was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the…
Anti-corruption groups, White House back money laundering bill in Congress
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. anti-corruption groups are pushing Congress to attach sweeping new money-laundering rules to a year-end bill funding the government that lawmakers aim to pass in the…
Russian Intelligence Agent Charged with Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with Purchase and Use of Luxury Beverly Hills Real Estate
A seven-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Andrii Derkach with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Acts (IEEPA), bank fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and…
Australia targets SkyCity casino for money laundering amid gambling crackdown
By Praveen Menon and Savyata Mishra (Reuters) – Australia’s financial crime regulator started civil proceedings against SkyCity Entertainment Group’s Adelaide casino on Wednesday, the latest in a series of actions by the…
California Man Charged with Laundering Money Obtained from Internet-Related Fraud
NEWARK, N.J. – A California man has been indicted for laundering money obtained from business email compromises, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Charles Singleton, 63, of Los Angeles, California, is…
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