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…
Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Laundering Proceeds from Telemarketing Scheme That Defrauded Elderly Victims
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man was sentenced today to three years in federal prison for laundering cash proceeds from a telemarketing scheme that defrauded elderly victims. HIRENKUMAR P. CHAUDHARI used a…
Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Laundering Proceeds from Telemarketing Scheme That Defrauded Elderly Victims
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man was sentenced today to three years in federal prison for laundering cash proceeds from a telemarketing scheme that defrauded elderly victims. HIRENKUMAR P. CHAUDHARI used a…
Eight Indicted in Money Laundering Ring
BOSTON – Eight individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for their alleged roles in elaborate money laundering and money transmitting conspiracies that laundered tens of millions of…
Guilty Verdict in Eight-year Money Laundering Conspiracy
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that on Monday a federal jury convicted a Bear, Delaware couple on charges of conspiracy to commit money…
Guilty Verdict in Eight-year Money Laundering Conspiracy
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that on Monday a federal jury convicted a Bear, Delaware couple on charges of conspiracy to commit money…
Jessamine County Man Sentenced to 93 Months for Distribution of Marijuana and Money Laundering
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Nicholasville, Ky., man, Demetrius Burt Catching, 32, was sentenced to 93 months in federal prison on Monday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, after pleading guilty…
Jessamine County Man Sentenced to 93 Months for Distribution of Marijuana and Money Laundering
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Nicholasville, Ky., man, Demetrius Burt Catching, 32, was sentenced to 93 months in federal prison on Monday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, after pleading guilty…
Indiana Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Narcotics and Money Laundering
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A former resident of Indiana, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 97 months in prison followed by 4 years of supervised release on his…
Turkish Businessman Extradited from Austria to Face Money Laundering and Wire Fraud Charges
WASHINGTON – A Turkish businessman was extradited from Austria to face money laundering, wire fraud and obstruction charges. Sezgin Baran Korkmaz arrived today in Utah in the custody of the U.S. Marshals…
Turkish businessman extradited to U.S. to face laundering, fraud charges
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON -Turkish businessman Sezgin Baran Korkmaz was extradited from Austria and arrived on Friday in Utah to face money laundering and wire fraud charges, the U.S. Justice Department said…
Montrose Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering
Denver – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Omar Briceno-Quijano, age 31, of Montrose, Colorado, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute…
Springfield Woman Pleads Guilty in Drug Trafficking, Firearms and Money Laundering Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Springfield woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to her role in a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed heroin and crack cocaine across western Massachusetts and…
Lakewood SCHI Rabbi Convicted of Money Laundering to Get a New Trial, Judge Orders
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Rabbi Osher Eisemann, the founder of Lakewood’s School for Children with Hidden Intelligence (SCHI), just received a million-dollar decision. New Jersey Superior Court Judge Joseph Paone has decide Eisemann’s…
Two Financial Asset Managers Charged in Alleged $1.2 Billion Venezuelan Money Laundering Scheme
Miami, Florida – Two financial asset managers have been charged with money laundering for their alleged role in a $1.2 billion international scheme to launder funds corruptly obtained from Venezuela’s state-owned and…
U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Brazilian Citizen From Paraguay For Participation In Money Laundering And Unlicensed Money Transmitting Schemes
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that KASSEM HIJAZI, a citizen of Brazil, was extradited to the United States from Paraguay on July 8,…
Three Members Of International Fraud And Money Laundering Conspiracy Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the convictions last week of MIRCEA CONSTANTINESCU, NIKOLAOS LIMBERATOS, and ALEXANDRU RADULESCU for their participation in an international…
Brother-Sister Duo Indicted for Laundering More Than $42 Million of Drug Proceeds Through 22 Shell Corporations
SAN DIEGO—Today Jesus Vazquez Padilla and his sister Monica Vazquez were indicted for laundering more than $42 million of drug trafficking proceeds through the financial system in the United States. Special Agents…
Money Transfer Company Ping Pleads Guilty to Failure to Combat Money Laundering
A Texas company that transferred millions of dollars from the U.S. to Africa has admitted that it failed to adequately guard against money laundering, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas…
Orinda Man Found Guilty Of Bank Fraud, Wire Fraud, And Money Laundering
SAN FRANCISCO – Alan Safahi was found guilty following a federal bench trial of bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in a prepaid debit card scheme that caused losses of approximately…
Central Illinois Mother and Son Sentenced to Prison for Marijuana and Money Laundering Conspiracy
URBANA, Ill. –Jennifer Fisher, 50, of Springfield, Illinois, was sentenced on June 27, 2022, to 14 months of imprisonment and a $10,000 fine for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana…
Miami Residents Sentenced for Their Roles in a Money Laundering Conspiracy Connected to a Nationwide Gas Station Skimming Scheme
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Yanio Montes de Oca, age 35, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced on Tuesday to 27 months in prison, and Atnetys Ferreira Milian, age 42, of Miami, was sentenced…
‘Tiger King’s’ Doc Antle, others indicted over wildlife trafficking
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON -A federal grand jury in South Carolina indicted five people on charges of wildlife trafficking and money laundering, including Doc Antle, who starred in the 2020 Netflix series…
Doc Antle, Owner of Myrtle Beach Safari, and Others Indicted for Federal Wildlife Trafficking and Money Laundering Crimes
FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA — A federal grand jury in Florence returned a 10-count indictment alleging charges related to wildlife trafficking and money laundering against five individuals: Bhagavan Mahamayavi Antle, a/k/a Kevin Antle, a/k/a…
EU backs crypto anti-money laundering rules
(Reuters) -European Union negotiators on Wednesday reached a provisional agreement on anti-money laundering rules for cryptocurrencies that would spur crypto firms to check their customers’ identities, in the latest regulatory tightening of…
Metro Atlanta man charged with money laundering related to COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance benefit fraud
ATLANTA – Oluwagbemiga Otufale has been arraigned on federal charges of conspiracy and money laundering. Otufale was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 21, 2022 “Money launderers function as the…
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