Providence Man Sentenced in “Grandparent Scheme” Fraud Case
PROVIDENCE, RI – Vidal Roquez, a 39-year-old Providence resident, has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for his involvement in a scam that defrauded over…
PROVIDENCE, RI – Vidal Roquez, a 39-year-old Providence resident, has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for his involvement in a scam that defrauded over…
NEW YORK, NY – Yvette Wang, 45, from New York, has pled guilty to significant fraud charges involving a scheme that defrauded victims globally out of more than $1 billion,…
South Ozone Park, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Justin Joseph pleaded guilty to a deed fraud scheme that resulted in five properties being stolen. His wife,…
Under the terms of the plea agreement, Onur Aksoy, 40, of Miami, agreed to pay restitution of $100 million to Cisco and amounts to other victims that will be determined…
Onur Aksoy, aka “Ron Aksoy” and “Dave Durden,” 40, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan on June 5, 2023, to two counts of an…
“As this sentencing shows, the Justice Department is working with our international partners and using all tools at our disposal to identify cybercriminals, capture their illicit profits, and hold them…
The guilty pleas were announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen, FBI Special Agent in…
According to court documents, in December 2018, Zaidi received permission to collect khums – a religious tax on wealth – on behalf of several Imams. Between December 2018 and December…
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji, 39, and his co-conspirators targeted specific individuals and businesses by masquerading as trustworthy entities in electronic communications to…
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji, 39, and his co-conspirators targeted specific individuals and businesses by masquerading as trustworthy entities in electronic communications to…
Tai Su, 48, of West Covina, is scheduled to make his initial appearance this afternoon in United States District Court in downtown Los Angeles. Su was arrested Friday in a…
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Adarsh Gupta, M.D., 51, of Sewell, signed thousands of prescriptions for orthotic braces for over 2,900 Medicare beneficiaries whom he was…
According to a superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury on March 12, 2024, Nardone, 66, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, conspired with others to pay millions of dollars…
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “These defendants stole from a taxpayer-funded program intended to help small businesses that were in desperate need of assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. As their…
“The export restrictions at issue in this case were put in place to prevent the illicit procurement of commodities and technologies for unauthorized military end use in the People’s Republic…
NEWARK, NJ – Christopher J. Gallo, 44, of Old Tappan, New Jersey, and Mehmet A. Elmas, 32, a U.S. citizen residing in Turkey, have been charged with conspiracy to commit…
CAMDEN, NJ – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the indictment of three individuals for their involvement in a fraudulent scheme to obtain roughly $5 million from federal COVID-19 relief…
WASHINGTON, DC – Dr. Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor, a 64-year-old physician from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, has been indicted on 29 counts in a superseding indictment for his alleged role in an…
QUEENS, NY – Zabihullah Ibrahimi, a New York City building inspector, has been charged with multiple counts of bribery and official misconduct, as announced by Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.…
QUEENS, NY – Eduardo Soto has been indicted on multiple charges including grand larceny and possessing forged instruments, after allegedly depositing over $40,000 in stolen and counterfeit checks into his…
QUEENS, NY — Eduardo Soto has been formally charged with grand larceny among other crimes, following his alleged involvement in a scheme depositing over $40,000 through stolen and counterfeit checks.…
PHILADELPHIA, PA – William Cole, a 32-year-old Philadelphia resident, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for orchestrating a diesel fuel theft…
CAMDEN, DE — Delaware State Police have apprehended Richard Morgan, 31, from Jamaica, New York, and Trevin Griffith, 31, from Rosedale, New York, on charges of identity theft among other…
NORFOLK, VA – Derickson Lawrence, 67, from Mount Vernon, New York, has been convicted by a federal jury on charges of wire and mail fraud. Lawrence served as the Chief…
A state grand jury, as announced by Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA), has indicted six women and two companies for purportedly…