A medical clinic office manager was sentenced today to seven years in prison for operating a pill mill clinic that unlawfully distributed over 600,000 opioid pills in exchange for cash. …
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NEWARK, N.J. – Trevor Osagie, a 32-year-old Bronx resident, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for his role in a nationwide credit card fraud conspiracy, …
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Two Men Charged for Operating $25M Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelA superseding indictment was unsealed yesterday charging an Australian national and a California man with operating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded victims of more than $25 million. According to …
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Florida attorney convicted at trial for role in COVID-19 fraud scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelSAVANNAH, GA: A Florida attorney has been convicted at trial for participating in a scheme to illegally obtain funding from a federal COVID-19 small business relief program. Shaquandra Woods, 40, …
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Kern County Man Pleads Guilty to Six-Year, $825,000 Credit Card Fraud Scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelFRESNO, Calif. — Miguel Leyva, 36, of Wasco, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft charges for his role in a long-running credit card …
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Leader Of Black-Market HIV Medication Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that BORIS AMINOV pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit health care fraud in connection with …
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Newburgh Man Sentenced in $250,000 Fraud Scheme Involving Local Ironworkers Union
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelORANGE COUNTY, NY — Turgaud Dubuisson, 30, of Newburgh, was sentenced on December 8, 2023, to 3⅓ to 10 years in prison for his role in a fraud scheme that …
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Round Rock Fraudster Sentenced for Stealing More Than $600,000 in Cryptocurrency Through SIM Swapping Scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelAUSTIN, Texas – A Round Rock man was sentenced in a federal court in Austin to 24 months inprison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. According to court documents, from …
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New Braunfels Man Indicted for Alleged Role in Multimillion-Dollar Firearm Trafficking Scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelSAN ANTONIO – A federal grand jury in San Antonio returned a superseding indictment charging a New Braunfels man with eight counts related to the smuggling of firearm parts into …
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Former and Present Owners of Standish Surveying Company Charged in Scheme to Defraud
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelBAY CITY – A federal grand jury indicted Andrew Semenchuk and Adam Ball, former owners and executives of Surveying Solutions, Inc. and Jeffrey Bartlett, a current owner and executive of …
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Army Civilian Employee Indicted in San Antonio for Alleged $100 Million Fraud Scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelSAN ANTONIO – A federal grand jury in San Antonio returned an indictment today charging a San Antonio woman with 10 counts related to a fraud scheme she allegedly conducted …
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Former Fugitive Sentenced in Odometer Tampering Scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelGregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on December 5, 2023, a Mexican national was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the …
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EU countries order only 60,000 shells for Ukraine via new scheme – sources
by Reutersby ReutersBy Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries have placed orders for only 60,000 artillery shells under an EU scheme to help get 1 million rounds of ammunition to …
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Former Owner of New Jersey Marketing Company Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Role in $6 Million Compounded Prescription Drug Scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelNEWARK, N.J. – The former owner of a New Jersey marketing company was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud public and …
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Suffolk County Attorney Indicted for Grand Larceny and Scheme to Defraud Clients
by Adam Devineby Adam DevineSYOSSET, NY – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced the indictment of Syosset resident Daphna Zekaria, 54, a partner at the Huntington law firm of Sokolski and …
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Five charged in bank fraud and theft scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelHOUSTON – Five local men have been taken into federal custody on charges they conspired in a large-scale mail theft and credit card fraud scheme resulting in more than $1.2 …
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“Money Mule” sentenced to one year in prison for call center scheme that defrauded victims of more than $700,000
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelSeattle – A 33-year-old SeaTac, Washington, man was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison and three years of supervised release for a money laundering conviction related …
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Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to $1.7 Million COVID-19 Test Fraud Scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelA Plano man pleaded guilty Thursday to orchestrating a fraudulent scheme to obtain approximately $1.7 million from Medicare, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. Damon …
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Man Charged in $148M Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelA federal grand jury in Baton Rouge returned an indictment today charging a Louisiana man for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of over $148 million …
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Final smuggler sentenced for stealing and selling people and for scheme resulting in death
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelMcALLEN, Texas – The final man involved in a fatal smuggling conspiracy has been ordered to federal prison for two separate smuggling events that occurred just weeks apart, announced U.S. …
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Los Angeles Man Convicted in Large-Scale Marriage Fraud Scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelBOSTON – A Los Angeles man was convicted on Thursday by a federal jury in Boston for his role in operating a large-scale marriage fraud “agency” that arranged hundreds of …
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Florida Medical Clinic Owner and Pharmacy Technician Sentenced to Prison in Clinical Trial Fraud Scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelA federal judge sentenced a medical clinic owner and a pharmacy technician for their involvement in a clinical trial fraud scheme that included the falsification and fabrication of clinical trial …
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Women Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelDENVER—The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Chrisheena Shante McGee a/k/a Christina Marius, age 47, and Sandra Pierce Bacon, age 71, have been indicted by a …
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By Brigid Riley and Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) – NISA, or the Nippon Individual Savings Account, is a Japanese government tax-free stock investment programme for individuals which is set for …
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Atlanta man sentenced in large-scale methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelATLANTA – Quintilis Davenport has been sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking operation involving large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl that were intended for distribution in and around …