Las Vegas Man Convicted Of Carrying Out Mail Forwarding And Identity Theft Scheme
LAS VEGAS – A federal jury convicted a Las Vegas man yesterday for his role in a mail forwarding and identity theft scheme, which defrauded …
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Former Monmouth County Residents Charged with $3.3 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – Two former residents of Monmouth County, New Jersey, now residing in Frisco, Texas, were arrested today for their roles in fraudulently obtaining …
Lake Elsinore Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Bagman Role in Scheme to Defraud Elderly Victims with Threats of Arrest
LOS ANGELES – A Riverside County man was sentenced today to 108 months in federal prison for participating in an international fraud scheme in …
San Antonio Man Sentenced for Fraud Scheme
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for a fraud scheme and tax evasion. According to court …
New York Man Sentenced To 12 Years’ Imprisonment For $1.3 Million Fraud Scheme
WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on February 28, 2022, Horace Henry. age 45, of New York, …
Indiana Real Estate Developer and Property Manager Admits Ponzi Scheme to Defraud Investors of Millions of Dollars
NEWARK, N.J. – A property developer and manager from Indiana today admitted his role in a scheme to defraud real estate investors, U.S. Attorney Philip …
Jury Convicts Two in $499,000 Unemployment Scheme
ABINGDON, Va. – A federal jury convicted a pair of Southwest Virginia residents yesterday who conspired with at least thirty others in a scheme to …
Two Florida Men Charged With $11 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme To Traffic In Prescriptions For Medical Equipment
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department …
United Kingdom Citizens Indicted in Brooklyn Federal Court for Multi-Million Dollar Loan Scheme
An indictment was filed yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn charging Stephen Burton and James Wellesley, both citizens of the United Kingdom, with wire fraud …
Man Indicted for Frac Sand Ponzi Scheme
MIDLAND – Last week a federal grand jury in Midland returned an indictment charging a Keller, Texas man with operating a Ponzi scheme. According to …
Las Vegas Man Admits Guilt in Counterfeit Credit Card Scheme that Resulted in $382K Loss in One Month
PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to commit access device fraud, …
San Fernando Valley Man Admits Guilt in English Proficiency Exam Scheme for Chinese Nationals Seeking Student Visas
LOS ANGELES – A Woodland Hills man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges in connection with a scheme where Chinese nationals fraudulently obtained …
Scammer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Mail Fraud Involving a Scheme to Steal Nearly $400,000
MONROE, La. – United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Ronald W. Reeves, 68, of Delhi, Louisiana, was sentenced October 2 by U.S. District …
Poca Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in $4 Million Warranty Fraud Scheme
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Stanley Clark, 68, of Poca, was sentenced to one year and three months in prison for his role in a scheme to …
Texas Man Sentenced for $1.6 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Houston, Texas, man was sentenced in federal court today for defrauding two Kansas City-area brothers who have also been convicted …
Bloomsburg Woman Sentenced To 12 Months’ Imprisonment For $430,000 Fraud Scheme, Including $300,000 In Covid Relief Fraud
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Vicki Hackenberg, age 57, of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by …
Former Members of Tribal Leadership Sentenced for Multimillion Dollar Embezzlement Scheme
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three former leaders of the Paskenta Tribe of Nomlaki Indians were sentenced today for a conspiracy to embezzle or steal from a …
Founder of Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Charged in $2 Billion BitConnect Ponzi Scheme
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Daniel C. Silva, Mark W. Pletcher, Lisa Sanniti, and Carl Brooker NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 25, 2022 SAN DIEGO – …
Camden County Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Role in Fraudulent Delivery Scheme
TRENTON, N.J. – A Camden County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars of …
Father And Son Sentenced To Federal Prison For Scheme To Transport A Minor Child Between Croatia And Florida For The Purpose Of Engaging In Illicit Sexual Conduct
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez-Covington has sentenced Jordan Jysae Pulido (27, Trinity) to 10 years in federal prison, and his father, Roberto …
China to expand wealth management pilot scheme for retirement savers – regulator
SHANGHAI – China will from March 1 expand a pilot scheme developing wealth management products aimed at retail investors looking to boost their retirement savings …
Chilean National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Vehicle Break-In and Credit Card Fraud Scheme
BOISE – A Miami Beach, Florida man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for wire fraud stemming from his participation in a vehicle …
Romanian National Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud Conspiracy Related to a Scheme to Steal Checks Intended for Religious Institutions from the Mail
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Romanian national Mateus Vaduva, age 29, of Baltimore, Maryland, and Florida yesterday to five years …
Former Virginia Beach Business Owner Sentenced for Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme
NORFOLK, Va. – A former Virginia Beach business owner was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for his role in operating a durable medical …
Area residents charged in multi-layered fraud scheme
HOUSTON – Six Houston individuals have been indicted for their participation in a multi-state scheme involving mortgage fraud, credit repair and government loan fraud, announced …
Judge Sentences Pittsburgh Man Involved in Heroin Trafficking Scheme to Nearly 4 Years
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to 46 months’ imprisonment followed by six years of supervised release on …
Italy’s competition watchdog clears Telecom Italia fiber scheme
MILAN – Italy’s competition watchdog said on Thursday it had approved Telecom Italia’s unit FiberCop co-investment scheme aimed at boosting fiber rollout across the country. …
Chicago Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Business Email Compromise Scheme
INDIANAPOLIS – Oyedele Aro Benjamin, 27, of Chicago was sentenced to two years in federal prison today for his role in a Business Email Compromise …
Montana Man Pleads Guilty in Derecho Repair Scheme
A Montana man who cheated a Cedar Rapids derecho victim out of more than $10,000 in insurance proceeds pled guilty today in federal court in …
Owner of Steel Drum Company Admits to Defrauding Over $20 Million From a Harford County, Maryland Manufacturer in Kickback Scheme
Baltimore, Maryland – Anthony P. Urcioli, Sr., age 78, of Park Ridge, New Jersey, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and filing …
Nigerian National Pleads Guilty To Participating In Scheme To Conduct Cyber Intrusions To Steal Payroll Deposits
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CHARLES ONUS pled guilty to computer fraud in connection with …
First Defendant in $25 Million, Prison-Based Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty
FRESNO, Calif. — Daryol Richmond, 31, a Kern Valley State Prison inmate pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft charges for his role …
Kenyon Bookkeeper Convicted by Federal Jury for $700,000 Employer Embezzlement and Tax Fraud Scheme
MINNEAPOLIS – A federal jury found a Kenyon woman guilty of embezzling more than $700,000 from the owners of several Denny’s restaurant franchises around the …
Oakland Resident Faces Drug Distribution Charges In Alleged Tenderloin Fentanyl And Methamphetamine Distribution Scheme
SAN FRANCISCO – Dixis Archaga-Reyes appeared today in United States District Court to face federal drug distribution charges for the alleged distribution of methamphetamine and …
Defendants Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud Local Housing Programs of Over $100,000
HONOLULU, Hawaii – Raelene Rodrigues, 62, of Honolulu, Hawaii was sentenced today. Rodrigues was the last of four defendants convicted and sentenced in connection with …
Bucks County Construction Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Nearly $1.3 Million Tax Fraud Scheme
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Samuel Bullock, 72, of Langhorne, PA, entered a plea of guilty before United States District …
China to expand commercial pension pilot scheme nationwide, regulator says
BEIJING – China will from March 1 expand nationwide a pilot scheme developing commercial pension products for the country’s aging population, its banking and insurance …
Connecticut Man Indicted for Corporate Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A Connecticut man was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on charges arising from an alleged scheme to fraudulently obtain over $500,000 …
Smyrna resident sentenced for multi-year tax fraud scheme
ATLANTA – Tamar Lee has been sentenced for conspiring to present false claims for refunds to the Internal Revenue Service. “The defendants stole the personal …
Florida-Based Moving Company Operators Indicted for Moving Fraud Scheme Worth Over $12 Million
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Matthew Pardi, 37, of Fort Lauderdale, FL, and Ashley Lynn Hars, of Plantation, FL, and …
Nigerian Citizen Sentenced to Over 13 Years in Prison for Sweepstakes Scheme
AUSTIN – A Nigerian citizen and resident of Canada was sentenced today to nearly 14 years in prison for his role in a fraudulent “sweepstakes” …
Five Defendants Indicted for Pump-and-Dump Stock Fraud Scheme
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Aaron P. Arnzen (619) 546-8384 and Andrew J. Galvin (619) 546-9721 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 17, 2022 SAN DIEGO – …
Queens Marine Corps Reservist and Long Island Nurse Indicted for COVID-19 Vaccination Card Fraud Scheme
An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Jia Liu, a member of the United States Marine Corps Reserve, and Steven Rodriguez, …
Former Founder And Ceo Of Nanotechnology Company Convicted Of Multimillion-Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMES JEREMY BARBERA was convicted today following a one-week jury …
Florida Man Sentenced in Multi-Million-Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A Florida man was sentenced yesterday for his role in a multi-million-dollar Medicare fraud scheme involving durable medical equipment. Nathan LaParl, 34, of …
Italy will act to fix “superbonus” refurbishment scheme
ROME – Italy’s government will bring forward urgent measures to remedy problems with subsidies offered for energy efficiency and anti-earthquake work on buildings, Industry Minister …
Three Men Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Elderly and Vulnerable Victims of More Than $5 Million
United States Attorney Leonard C Boyle, Inspector in Charge Ketty Larco-Ward of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Boston Division, and J. Russell George, the Treasury …
Grosse Pointe Park Man Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud and Steal Funds from Religious Charity
DETROIT – A Grosse Pointe Park resident was sentenced today to one year in prison and six months at a halfway house on wire fraud …
Two More Defendants Added to Federal Indictment Alleging Fraud Scheme at Chicago Elementary School
CHICAGO — An ongoing federal investigation into an alleged fraud scheme at a Chicago elementary school has resulted in charges against two new defendants. An …
ECB’s De Cos says withdrawal of stimulus scheme should be data-dependent, gradual
MADRID – European Central Bank policymaker Pablo Hernandez de Cos on Thursday said that any premature tightening of monetary policy would only hurt the economy …