North Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Scheme
Newark, NJ – Juan Perez-Aguila, a 69-year-old resident of Paulsboro, New Jersey, has pleaded guilty to charges related to engaging in a sophisticated money laundering …
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Lululemon Employee Charged with Grand Theft and Scheme to Defraud
MULBERRY, FL – Lisandro Macedonio, a 21-year-old employee at the Lululemon store in Waterside Shops, faces felony charges following a CCSO investigation. The investigation revealed …
Florida Man Arrested in Complex Prescription Drug Scheme
MINEOLA, N.Y. – Devin Anthony Magarian, a 21-year-old from Kissimmee, Florida, was arraigned on January 17, for his involvement in a sophisticated prescription drug scheme. …
Ferrari negotiated with Italy terms of enhanced voting rights scheme, sources say
By Giuseppe Fonte and Giulio Piovaccari ROME/MILAN (Reuters) – Ferrari held talks with the Italian government to amend measures in Rome’s capital markets bill that …
Essex County Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty in $4.4 Million IRS Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – In a significant development in a financial fraud case, Omar Khater, a 33-year-old Fairfield, New Jersey tax preparer, has pleaded guilty to …
Pennsylvania Tax Preparer Sentenced for False Tax Return Scheme
SCRANTON – Leidi M. Paulino, a 46-year-old tax preparer and owner of LP Multiservices in Freeland, PA, was sentenced to 24 months in prison on …
Investment Firm CEO Sentenced for Cherry-Picking Scheme
A chief executive officer of an investment firm has been sentenced to two years in prison, followed by 18 months of home confinement, and ordered …
Florida Attorney Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion and Fraud in Charitable Deduction Scheme
A Florida attorney, Michael L. Meyer of Davie, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax evasion related to his involvement …
Five Arrested in Multi-Million Dollar Embezzlement and Tax Fraud Scheme
NEW YORK — Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, along with officials from the Justice Department’s Tax Division, …
San Carlos Man Arrested for Investment Fraud Scheme
SAN FRANCISCO – David Scott Cacchione, 59, of San Carlos, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to an investment fraud …
South Jersey Politician Charged in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
TRENTON, N.J. – Nathaniel Anderson, deputy mayor of Willingboro Township, and Chrisone D. Anderson, a business associate, have been charged with orchestrating a fraudulent mortgage …
Lawrence Man Sentenced for Identity Theft and Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – Joshua Cruz, 35, of Lawrence, was sentenced today for his involvement in an identity theft scheme using stolen identities of U.S. citizens from …
Prison Sentence Announced in Check Fraud Scheme Involving Ironworkers Local 417
ORANGE COUNTY, NY – District Attorney David M. Hoovler has announced the sentencing of Anthony Dubuisson, a 27-year-old resident of Newburgh. The sentencing, which took …
Analysis-Portugal’s revamped golden visa scheme to boost investment funds
By Patricia Vicente Rua and Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) – Buying property in Portugal is no longer a route to a “golden visa” giving residency …
Warrington Man Involved in Cross-Continent Child Abuse Scheme
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA – Daniel Kevin Healey Jr., a resident of Pennsylvania, has been charged with possessing over 500 files of Child Sexual Abuse Material …
Georgia Businessman Indicted in International Bribery Scheme
MIAMI, FL — An indictment unsealed on Wednesday charges three men, including a Georgia businessman and a former Honduran government official, in a bribery and …
Ohio Executive Pleads Guilty in $24 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving New Jersey Pharmacy
NEWARK, N.J. – James D. Feeley, 46, of Grafton, Ohio, and owner of several marketing companies, has admitted to his involvement in a major health …
DOJ Charges Two In Scheme To Supply Iran With Military Technology
DOJ Charges Two In Scheme To Supply Iran With Military Technology Harold Hutchison on December 19, 2023 The Justice Department announced charges against two men …
Two Men Sentenced for Fraudulent Rural Hospital Billing Scheme
Two Florida men were sentenced today for their roles in a multi-state scheme to defraud insurance companies by using rural hospitals to bill for urine …
Two Los Angeles County Men Agree to Plead Guilty in Connection with Bribery Scheme to Unlawfully Obtain Tribal Police Badges
LOS ANGELES – Two Los Angeles-area men who unlawfully sold or purchased police badges from a southeastern San Diego County tribe – one who lied …
Fugitive Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Identity Theft And Fraud Involving Cellphone Scheme
Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Rohan Conrad Campbell (49, Jamaica) has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity …
Four Men Sentenced To Federal Prison For Sim-Swapping Scheme Based In Orlando
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton today sentenced Coury Robert Badnell (38, Oakland, FL) to 27 months in federal prison for conspiracy …
Nigerian Extradited to the District of Nebraska on Business Email Compromise Fraud Scheme
Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced the extradition of Afeez Akinloye, 42, a Nigerian national, from South Africa to the District of Nebraska on …
Woodford investors label FCA-backed redress scheme grossly unfair
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s markets regulator is facing a backlash from retail investors in a collapsed fund once managed by former star …
Two Indicted in Scheme that Allegedly Laundered over $2 Million Generated by ‘Grandparent Scams’ Targeting Elderly Victims
LOS ANGELES – FBI agents this morning arrested a West Los Angeles man who is one of two defendants charged in a federal grand jury …
Clinic Office Manager Sentenced for $1.2M Pill Mill Scheme
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 …
Bronx Man Gets Prison Sentence for Nationwide Credit Card Fraud Scheme
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 …
Two Men Charged for Operating $25M Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme
A superseding indictment was unsealed yesterday charging an Australian national and a California man with operating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded victims of more …
Florida attorney convicted at trial for role in COVID-19 fraud scheme
SAVANNAH, 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 …
Kern County Man Pleads Guilty to Six-Year, $825,000 Credit Card Fraud Scheme
FRESNO, Calif. — Miguel Leyva, 36, of Wasco, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft charges for his role …
Leader Of Black-Market HIV Medication Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that BORIS AMINOV pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit health …
Newburgh Man Sentenced in $250,000 Fraud Scheme Involving Local Ironworkers Union
ORANGE COUNTY, NY — Turgaud Dubuisson, 30, of Newburgh, was sentenced on December 8, 2023, to 3⅓ to 10 years in prison for his role …
Round Rock Fraudster Sentenced for Stealing More Than $600,000 in Cryptocurrency Through SIM Swapping Scheme
AUSTIN, Texas – A Round Rock man was sentenced in a federal court in Austin to 24 months inprison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. …
New Braunfels Man Indicted for Alleged Role in Multimillion-Dollar Firearm Trafficking Scheme
SAN ANTONIO – A federal grand jury in San Antonio returned a superseding indictment charging a New Braunfels man with eight counts related to the …
Former and Present Owners of Standish Surveying Company Charged in Scheme to Defraud
BAY CITY – A federal grand jury indicted Andrew Semenchuk and Adam Ball, former owners and executives of Surveying Solutions, Inc. and Jeffrey Bartlett, a …
Army Civilian Employee Indicted in San Antonio for Alleged $100 Million Fraud Scheme
SAN ANTONIO – A federal grand jury in San Antonio returned an indictment today charging a San Antonio woman with 10 counts related to a …
Former Fugitive Sentenced in Odometer Tampering Scheme
Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on December 5, 2023, a Mexican national was sentenced in the …
EU countries order only 60,000 shells for Ukraine via new scheme – sources
By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries have placed orders for only 60,000 artillery shells under an EU scheme to help get 1 …
Former Owner of New Jersey Marketing Company Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Role in $6 Million Compounded Prescription Drug Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – The former owner of a New Jersey marketing company was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for his role in a …
Suffolk County Attorney Indicted for Grand Larceny and Scheme to Defraud Clients
SYOSSET, NY – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced the indictment of Syosset resident Daphna Zekaria, 54, a partner at the Huntington …
Five charged in bank fraud and theft scheme
HOUSTON – Five local men have been taken into federal custody on charges they conspired in a large-scale mail theft and credit card fraud scheme …
“Money Mule” sentenced to one year in prison for call center scheme that defrauded victims of more than $700,000
Seattle – 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 …
Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to $1.7 Million COVID-19 Test Fraud Scheme
A 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 …
Man Charged in $148M Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury in Baton Rouge returned an indictment today charging a Louisiana man for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare and …
Final smuggler sentenced for stealing and selling people and for scheme resulting in death
McALLEN, Texas – The final man involved in a fatal smuggling conspiracy has been ordered to federal prison for two separate smuggling events that occurred …
Los Angeles Man Convicted in Large-Scale Marriage Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A Los Angeles man was convicted on Thursday by a federal jury in Boston for his role in operating a large-scale marriage fraud …
Florida Medical Clinic Owner and Pharmacy Technician Sentenced to Prison in Clinical Trial Fraud Scheme
A federal judge sentenced a medical clinic owner and a pharmacy technician for their involvement in a clinical trial fraud scheme that included the falsification …
Women Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
DENVER—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, …
Factbox-What is Japan’s NISA tax-free investment scheme?
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 …
Atlanta man sentenced in large-scale methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking scheme
ATLANTA – Quintilis Davenport has been sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking operation involving large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl that were intended …