Scheme

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 …