U.S. Files Forfeiture Complaint Against $3.4 Million in Proceeds Linked to Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska
A civil forfeiture complaint has been filed to seize $3.4 million linked to the sale of a Burbank, California, music studio allegedly controlled by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who remains under U.S.…
Five Plead Guilty In Multi-Million Dollar Conspiracy To Launder Computer Fraud Proceeds Offshore To Chinese Companies
Defendant Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that five individuals have pleaded guilty to a total of 35 counts of conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering, concealment money…
Armed Robber at Brooklyn Smoke Shop Flees with $1,100 in Proceeds
BROOKLYN, NY – A robbery at the Prospect Beer and Mist smoke shop located at 591 Vanderbilt Avenue has left the community on high alert. The incident, which took place on Wednesday…
U.S. Justice Department Targets Properties in New York Bought with Mongolian Corruption Proceeds
NEW YORK, NY — The Justice Department has initiated a civil forfeiture action for two New York City apartments, alleging they were acquired with $14 million derived from an international corruption scheme…
Married Couple Sentenced for Laundering $1.4 Million in Proceeds from Jewelry Thefts and Unemployment Fraud During Pandemic
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 20, 2023 SAN DIEGO – Eduard Ghiocel and his wife, Floarea Ghiocel, were sentenced in federal court today to 36 months and 30 months, respectively, for laundering…
Donuts for Cops: Weekend Proceeds to Help Shop with a Cop program
MIDDLETOWN, PA – The Middletown Township Police Department invites the community to Styer Orchard this weekend for a special donut sale benefiting the ‘Shop with a Cop’ program. For each donut sold,…
Russian Citizen Sentenced To 46 Months For Laundering Proceeds Of Internet Frauds
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that TARAS ILYICH BEVZ, a citizen of Russia, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for laundering over…
West Palm Beach Man and Others Indicted for Laundering Gambling and Prostitution Proceeds and Evading Taxes
MIAMI— A federal magistrate judge has unsealed an 18-count superseding indictment charging West Palm Beach, Fla., resident Dion De Cesare, 52, and five others with operating an illegal sports gambling business, conspiracy…
Delaware Man Sentenced to 45 years in Federal Prison for Trafficking over 150 Kilograms of Cocaine and Laundering the Proceeds
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that on Monday, November 21, 2022, Third Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas, sitting by designation in the District of…
Georgia Woman Convicted For Role In International Conspiracy To Launder Proceeds Of “Boiler Room” Fraud
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Rachael Maia Winslow (55, Roswell, Georgia) guilty of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Winslow faces a…
Miami Man Indicted for Laundering Millions in Health Care Fraud Proceeds
MIAMI – A federal magistrate judge has unsealed an indictment charging Miami resident Julio Arsenio Rodriguez, 61, with running a money laundering operation involving millions of Medicare and Medicaid health care fraud…
Justice Department Will Return Approximately $686,000 in Forfeited Corruption Proceeds to the Republic of Peru
BROOKLYN, NY – The U.S. Department of Justice is sharing with the Republic of Peru approximately $686,000 in forfeited criminal proceeds linked to the corruption and bribery of former Peruvian President Alejandro…
California Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Traffic Methamphetamine and to Launder Drug Proceeds
Jackson, Miss. – A California man was convicted Friday, August 26, 2022, by a federal jury for his involvement in a conspiracy to traffic over a quarter of a million dollars’ worth…
Two Men Convicted of Laundering Proceeds of a Business Email Compromise Scheme
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal jury convicted two individuals yesterday on charges of money laundering as part of a business email compromise (BEC) scheme. According to court records and evidence presented at…
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…
Texas company forfeits proceeds and pays fine after supplying potentially tainted rocket fuel to NASA
HOUSTON – Anahuac Transport Inc. must pay a substantial fine after admitting to fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Corporate representatives Gary Monteau and Brant Charpiot admitted their guilt Feb. 23…
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…
A Former Employee and a Contract Worker of Medtronic-CR Indicted for Conspiring to Defraud the Company of Over $1M and Launder their Proceeds
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging defendants Elieser Feliciano-Soto and José E. Santana-Criado with agreeing to benefit and enrich…
Vancouver Real Estate Developer Faces Federal Charges for Fraudulently Obtaining Covid-Relief Program Funds, Laundering Proceeds
PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal grand jury in Portland has returned an indictment charging a real estate developer residing in Vancouver, Washington, and Lake Havasu, Arizona, with fraudulently obtaining Covid-relief program funds and laundering…
South Florida Electronics Exporter Pleads Guilty To Laundering Narcotics Proceeds Through The Black Market Peso Exchange
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that earlier today, MARCELO IRIGOIN pled guilty to money laundering in connection with transactions involving his electronics export…