FINCASTLE, Va. — A 53-year-old Virginia man conspired to have his 97-year-old grandmother killed in a murder-for-hire plot, according to police, with the alleged hitman being indicted this week and…
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A California woman has been arrested and charged with defrauding a victim in Hanover Township out of more than $800,000 in a sophisticated email scheme, authorities…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A federal grand jury has returned a 53-count indictment charging Renata Walton, 44, and Nicole Jones, 36, both of Olive Branch, Mississippi, with orchestrating multiple schemes to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment charging nine individuals with operating a money laundering network responsible for laundering millions of dollars obtained from internet fraud schemes, including business email…
URBANA, Ill. — Brett Michael Bartlett, 37, of Fountain Valley, California, has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for orchestrating a $22.5 million investment fraud scheme that defrauded…
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Evan Bobzin, 39, of Chester, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison Wednesday for stealing nearly $2 million from his employer, Hoffman’s Gun Center in Newington,…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Travis Morgan Slaughter and Tripp Charles Slaughter, owners of multiple Jacksonville roofing businesses, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and conspiracy to…
BALTIMORE — Stephen L. Snyder, a prominent medical malpractice attorney from Baltimore, was found guilty by a federal jury of attempted extortion and seven counts of violating the Travel Act…
DENVER – Bryant Edwin Sewall, 57, formerly of Little Elm, Texas, was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison after being convicted of 14 counts of wire fraud and one…
NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey tax preparer faces a 16-count federal indictment for allegedly falsifying tax returns and fraudulently obtaining funds from COVID-19 relief programs, according to the U.S.…
BALTIMORE, MD — Four men have been indicted for their roles in an organized retail crime ring accused of committing 37 thefts across six Maryland counties, resulting in approximately $800,000…
TRENTON, N.J. — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced a civil enforcement action on Friday against a Bergen County man and his Brooklyn-based associate, alleging they defrauded a childhood friend…
LAS VEGAS — A Nevada man admitted in federal court Thursday to orchestrating a multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme, defrauding victims of more than $6.1 million over six years. Mykalai Kontilai,…
MIAMI — Efrain Betancourt, Jr., 36, a Colombian citizen, was arrested last week upon entering the United States and charged with orchestrating a $66 million Ponzi scheme through his South…
Dr. Kenneth Fishberger, a 75-year-old internist from East Setauket, New York, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to conspiring to commit health care fraud. Fishberger admitted to accepting kickbacks for…
MINEOLA, N.Y. — Five men have been indicted for allegedly running an illegal gambling operation in Nassau County, involving a sophisticated online sportsbook and illegal loansharking activities, Nassau County District…
WASHINGTON — Recent reports have raised questions about two large payments from Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2020 presidential campaign to the nonprofit organization run by Rev. Al Sharpton. According to…
NEWARK, N.J. — An Ocean County man was sentenced to two years in federal prison on Thursday for laundering proceeds from a wire fraud scheme that defrauded a multinational financial…
FORT MYERS, Fla. — An elderly Naples couple pleaded guilty Tuesday to a scheme involving stolen merchandise that netted them over $175,000 in sales through their eBay store, federal prosecutors…
BRONX, N.Y. — Eight alleged members and associates of the “Shiesty 66” gang have been indicted in a large-scale bank fraud scheme that netted over $10 million, according to an…
CAMDEN, N.J. – A former Salem County man admitted his involvement in a scheme to steal checks from the mail and defraud banks, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Friday.…
NEWARK, N.J. — Three attorneys and a realtor from New Jersey have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a fraudulent short sale scheme that defrauded…
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Philadelphia District Attorney announced Thursday that Khalif Workman, a former correctional officer, pled guilty to his involvement in a contraband trafficking scheme at Riverside Correctional Facility…
Fairfax County, VA A man is in custody after allegedly orchestrating a scheme that netted over $6,500 in stolen lottery tickets across multiple locations in Fairfax County. According to the…
A Philadelphia man has been charged with attempting to defraud the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue out of more than $1 million through a scheme involving stolen bank account information, Attorney…