Manvel man sent to prison for draining co-workers in investment scheme
HOUSTON – A 42-year-old Manvel resident has been ordered to prison following his conviction of wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Toan Tran …
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Two Men Sentenced to Combined 13 Years in $1.5 Million Apple Gift Card Scheme
The perpetrators of a $1.5 million Apple gift card scheme have been sentenced to a combined 13 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for …
It Took Just Four Days For Biden’s Oil Price Scheme To Go Up In Smoke
It Took Just Four Days For Biden’s Oil Price Scheme To Go Up In Smoke Thomas Catenacci on April 4, 2022 Oil prices shot up …
China central bank expands digital yuan pilot scheme to more cities
SHANGHAI – China’s central bank said on Saturday it will further expand a pilot scheme of its digital currency to more areas, including cities in …
Defendant Pleads Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that ASHLEY McGOWAN (“McGOWAN”), age 35, agreed to plead guilty on March 31, …
Los Angeles Paralegal Admits Role in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Legal U.S. Residency for Members of Philippines-Based Church
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles paralegal has agreed to plead guilty to participating in a conspiracy to violate U.S. immigration laws by preparing …
Former Operations Manager of Local Technology Support Firm Sentenced to 24 Months in Custody in Seven-Year Fraud Scheme
SAN DIEGO – Matthew P. Hernandez, former manager of a small, San Diego-based technology support firm, was sentenced in federal court today to 24 months …
Rochester Man Sentenced To 10 Years’ Imprisonment In Multi-Million Dollar Nationwide Ponzi Scheme
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that John Law, age 43, of Rochester, New York, was …
Lira deposit scheme payouts loom as Turkey juggles finances
By Orhan Coskun and Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA – A scheme that protects the value of lira deposits has helped Turkey prop up the ailing currency, …
New York Man Sentenced To 56 Months In Prison For Defrauding Investors Of More Than $3.5 Million Through Securities Offering Scheme
TRENTON, N.J. – A New York man was sentenced to 56 months in prison on March 31, 2022 for perpetrating a scheme to defraud more …
Former Puerto Rico Legislator and Two Capitol Employees Plead Guilty to Bribery and Kickback Scheme
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A former Puerto Rico legislator and two employees who worked in his office pleaded guilty this week to engaging in …
Swampscott Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Scheme Targeting Greater Boston Congolese Community
BOSTON – A Swampscott man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by …
Penn Hills Man Pleads Guilty in Multi-Year Bank Fraud Scheme
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Penn Hills, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and uttering counterfeit …
Bergen County Man Sentenced To 97 Months In Prison For Decade-Long $60 Million Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 97 months in prison on March 30, 2022 for orchestrating a long-running bank …
Co-Owner of defunct medical testing lab convicted of kickback scheme to profit on urine drug tests for government insurance programs
Seattle – A resident of Astoria, Oregon was convicted this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle of five federal felonies connected to his scheme …
Grand Jury indicts former Chief Operating Officer of major St. Louis Construction Company in Minority Business Enterprise fraud scheme
ST. LOUIS – A federal grand jury indicted Brian Kowert, Sr., former Chief Operating Officer of the HBD Construction Company, on March 30, 2022, for …
West Warwick Man Indicted in Unemployment Fraud Scheme
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A West Warwick man was arraigned on Monday in U.S. District Court on charges contained in a federal indictment alleging that he …
Castlewood Man Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Government in Pandemic Unemployment Scheme
ABINGDON, Va. – One of the 33 individuals charged with defrauding the federal government of more than $499,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits was sentenced this …
Two Individuals Convicted at Trial of Federal Tax Fraud Scheme
Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal jury convicted Sandra Denise Curl of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Percy Leroy Jacobs of Prince Frederick, Maryland late yesterday for …
Five Men Plead Guilty to Firearm Charges Stemming from Murder and Arson Scheme
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that five men have pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court to firearm …
Pennsylvania Man Admits Role in $35 Million Pharmacy Compounded Medication Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Langhorne, Pennsylvania, man today admitted participating in a massive compounded-medication kickback scheme that he and others ran out of a pharmacy …
Former Sacramento Resident Charged in Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Terence Aubrey Larker, 35, of Las Vegas, previously of Sacramento, was arrested today after a federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment …
East Bay Resident Charged In Insider Trading Securities Fraud Scheme
OAKLAND–A federal grand jury handed down an indictment charging Dileep Kumar Reddy Kamujula with securities fraud in connection with alleged illegal securities trading based on …
Woman Sentenced to over 4 Years in Prison for Mail Theft and Bank Fraud Scheme Committed throughout Northern California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Desiree Brianna Bello aka Desiree Sanchez, 28, of Contra Costa County, was sentenced today to four years and nine months in prison …
Kentucky Woman Sentenced to Prison for $4.3 Million Fraud Scheme
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – An Ashland, Kentucky woman was sentenced today to one year and three months in prison for her role in a $4.3 million …
Former Worcester Housing Official Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for $2.3 Million Property Development Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A former employee of the City of Worcester’s Housing Development Office and Executive Office of Economic Development was sentenced today in federal court …
Chief Financial Officer Of Connecticut Insurance Firm Sentenced In $33 Million Scheme To Steal Client Healthcare Funds And Defraud Multiple Lenders
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ERIN VERESPY was sentenced to 66 months in prison …
Romanian National Admits Role in ATM Skimming Scheme
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NICOLAE MARIUS BARBU, 50, a citizen of Romania, pleaded guilty today via …
Broward County Women Sentenced for Using Patient Information in Real Estate Scheme
Miami, Florida – Samantha Johnson, 57, of Pompano Beach, and her wife, Sandra Shea, 56, of Cooper City, were sentenced on Tuesday by the Honorable …
Allegan County Man Sentenced On $300,000 Elder Fraud Scheme
James Black used lies and intimidation to scam an elderly victim into paying nearly $300,000 in fraudulent home repairs. GRAND RAPIDS, …
Nevada Man Admits Money Laundering and Tax Offenses Related to BitClub Network Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Nevada man today admitted his role in laundering funds solicited for BitClub Network, a $722 million fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme, U.S. Attorney …
Providence Man Pleads Guilty in Fraudulent Checks, Bank Fraud Scheme
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who participated in a scheme to use stolen banking information to create fraudulent business checks and obtain hundreds of …
Helena man sentenced to prison for bank fraud in COVID-19 relief scheme
GREAT FALLS – A Helena man who admitted lying in a scheme to receive more than $400,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by …
Two Promoters of Nationwide Tax Scheme Sentenced to Prison
Orlando, FL – Two men were sentenced to prison yesterday for conspiring to defraud the United States by promoting a nationwide tax fraud scheme to more …
Two Defendants Charged In Non-Fungible Token (“NFT”) Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office …
Former HP Planning Manager Pleads Guilty To $5+ Million Wire Fraud Scheme
OAKLAND – Shelbee Szeto pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, money laundering, and a relate tax charge in a scheme to defraud her former employer …
Former Freight Company Executive Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Embezzlement Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A former program manager of an international freight forwarding company was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in …
Former HP Planning Manager Pleads Guilty To $5+ Million Wire Fraud Scheme
OAKLAND – Shelbee Szeto pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, money laundering, and a relate tax charge in a scheme to defraud her former employer …
Two Plead Guilty in Nationwide Rideshare and Delivery Account Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – Two Brazilian nationals pleaded guilty today in connection with a nationwide conspiracy to open fraudulent driver accounts with rideshare and delivery service companies. …
Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty in Insider Trading Scheme
BOSTON – A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty today to trading on inside information about a Massachusetts company’s planned acquisition of a California semiconductor company. …
Four Men Indicted for $16 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
FAYETTEVILLE – Four men were charged in an indictment unsealed today in the Western District of Arkansas for an alleged $16 million wire fraud and …
Treynor Man Sentenced for Investment Fraud Scheme
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – Jeffrey M. Carley, age 53, formerly of Treynor, was sentenced Tuesday, March 22, 2022, to five years in prison. Following his …
Pharmacist Charged in a Scheme to Bill Insurance for Medications Not Dispensed
DETROIT – A Dearborn Heights pharmacist was arrested today for committing health care fraud. United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison was joined in this announcement …
California ringleader charged in multi-layered fraud scheme
HOUSTON – A ringleader and his brother-in-law have been indicted for their participation in a multi-state scheme involving mortgage fraud, credit repair and government loan …
Former attorney sentenced for detainee list bribery scheme
LAREDO, Texas – A 32-year-old McAllen attorney has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of conspiracy to commit bribery and bribery of a …
Ex-Roommate and Co-Conspirator of Former Philadelphia Eagle Sentenced to 2 Months for Insider Trading Scheme
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Mark Wayne Ramsey, 32, of San Francisco, CA, was sentenced to 60 days in prison, …
Man with Many Addresses Indicted for Fraud Scheme and Identity Theft
PITTSBURGH – An individual has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of wire fraud, interstate transportation of a stolen motor …
Federal Jury Convicts Baton Rouge Man of Fraud Scheme and Money Laundering Relating to Financial Aid Fraud
United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr., announced the conviction of Elliot Sterling, age 33, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sterling was indicted by a federal …
Athens City School Administrator Found Guilty in Virtual Education Fraud Scheme
Montgomery, Ala. – On March 18, 2022, Athens City Schools administrator, William Richard (“Rick”) Carter, Jr., 46, was convicted for his role in …
Computer consultant sentenced to prison for access device fraud scheme
ATLANTA – Kevin Kirton has been sentenced for running an access device fraud scheme that involved stealing over $600,000 in fraudulent tax refunds from the …