BOSTON – A Romanian national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston on racketeering conspiracy charges relating to an ATM skimming operation that stretched throughout Massachusetts and other states …
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Seattle – The first of six consultants indicted in September 2020, for a fraud and bribery scheme targeting Amazon.com and its online Marketplace, was sentenced today to 10 months in …
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Memphis, TN – Charles A. “Chuck” Jones, 51, a Kentucky businessman, has pleaded guilty to a decade-long scheme and conspiracy to defraud the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) E-Rate Program. Joseph …
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NORFOLK, Va. – A Suffolk man was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for a wire fraud scheme in which he defrauded real estate investors out of approximately $378,000. …
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Superseding Indictment Adds Defendants to $25 Million, Prison-Based Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme
by DOJ PressFRESNO, Calif. — A total of eight defendants have been charged in a superseding indictment for submitting over $25 million in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims in the identities of inmates, …
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Former Inmate Sentenced to 19 Months in Prison for Role in Scheme to use Drones to Smuggle Contraband into Fort Dix Federal Prison
by DOJ PressNEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 19 months in prison for his role in a scheme to use drones to smuggle contraband, including …
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PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Takandryia Latrice Cage, 35, formerly of Grand Prairie, TX, was charged by Information with one count of conspiracy to commit …
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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Unemployment Benefits in the Names of Identity Theft Victims
by DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – Christopher Kenneth Guy, age 30, of Tampa, Florida, pleaded guilty today to federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft. …
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Essex County Man and Union County Man Charged with Scheme to Steal Checks and Defraud Banks
by DOJ PressNEWARK, N.J. – Two people were arrested today for their roles in a scheme to steal and alter checks from the mail by using stolen U.S. Postal Service keys that …
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Customs Broker Arrested on Federal Indictment Alleging Tax Evasion and Scheme to Defraud Japanese Retail Chain Out of $3.4 Million
by DOJ PressSANTA ANA, California – A customs broker was arrested today on a federal grand jury indictment charging him with evading the payment of $1.5 million in taxes and engaging …
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Sex Trafficker Leader Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping in Relation to a Sex Trafficking Scheme
by DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – Joshua Lankford, a/k/a “20-20”, a/k/a “Light Bright”, a/k/a “Yellow”, age 33, of Manchester, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to kidnapping in relation to a sex trafficking conspiracy. The …
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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans recently unsealed the indictment of FLORENCE RANDLE (“RANDLE”), age 70, of Gibson; STACIE WHEATEN (“WHEATEN”), age 50, of Atlanta; JOSEPH …
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– Former National Football League linebacker Robert McCune was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison for orchestrating a scheme to defraud the healthcare benefits plan for retired NFL …
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Warwick man charged with executing a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), an element of the CARES Act passed by Congress on March 29, …
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A Virginia man who laundered over $900,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds pled guilty on February 8, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Benjamin Sakyi, age 31, from …
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Five Defendants Charged In $8.4 Million “Boiler Room” Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme
by DOJ PressDamian Williams, 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 …
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California Man Admits Laundering Money from Fraudulent SBA Loans and Business Email Compromise Fraud Scheme Targeting Law Firm
by 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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Serbian-Hungarian Dual Citizen Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Multi-Million Dollar Business Email Compromise Scheme
by DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DEJAN MEDIC pled guilty to participating in a business email compromise scheme that stole …
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United States Army Research Biologist and Contractor Charged in Bribery Scheme at Aberdeen Proving Ground
by DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Jason Edmonds, age 43, of North East, Maryland, with conspiracy and bribery. Co-defendant John Conigliaro, age 60, of …
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McALLEN, Texas – The former La Joya Independent School District (LJISD) assistant superintendent of Student Services has admitted to taking $28,000 in bribes, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Jose …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Seymur Khalilov, Ramil Heydarov, and Orkhan Aliyev all were sentenced today to 24 months, 20 months, and 20 months in custody, respectively, for their roles in a …
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Former Coachella Valley Woman Pleads Guilty in $44 Million Scheme that Fraudulently Billed Cosmetic Surgeries to Insurance
by DOJ PressSANTA ANA, California – A former Rancho Mirage resident pleaded guilty this morning to federal charges related to a scheme that fraudulently billed insurance companies tens of millions of …
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Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that THOMAS CAPUTO, a longtime employee of the Long Island Rail Road (“LIRR”) who in 2018 …
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Two Miami Residents Plead Guilty for Their Role in $9 Million Scheme to Defraud Prescription Drug Coupon Programs
by DOJ PressMiami, Florida – Today, William Clero, 45 and Cesar Armando Perez Amador, 52, residents of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Miami for their participation in a …
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Former Executive Director of International Adoption Agency Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Adoption Scheme
by 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. …