Boston Man Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Jail for Online Fraud Schemes
BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in online fraud schemes. Macpherson Osemwegie, 32, was sentenced …
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Three Nigerian Nationals Extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom for Participating in Business Email Compromise Fraud Schemes
WASHINGTON – Three Nigerian citizens were extradited from the United Kingdom (UK) and arrived in the United States in relation to their alleged participation in …
Two Men Indicted in Separate Bankruptcy Fraud Schemes
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Jorge Droz Yapur and Yamil Fonseca Salgado were indicted by a federal Grand Jury in relation to separate bankruptcy fraud …
Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Stock Fraud Schemes
Assistant U. S. Attorney Aaron P. Arnzen (619) 546-8384 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 1, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Ongkaruck Sripetch was sentenced in federal …
Quincy Man Arrested for Defrauding Victims Using Various Online Schemes
BOSTON – A Quincy man was arrested yesterday in connection with his role in expansive online fraud schemes targeting individuals in the United States. Kelechi …
Three in Lebanon Charged in Schemes to Smuggle Weapons from Cleveland and Income Tax Evasion
Federal law enforcement officials announced today that three indictments were unsealed in federal court, detailing charges against three men, two formerly of Northeast Ohio, who …
U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Brazilian Citizen From Paraguay For Participation In Money Laundering And Unlicensed Money Transmitting Schemes
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that KASSEM HIJAZI, a citizen of Brazil, was extradited to the …
North Bay Accountant Sentenced To 29 Months In Prison For Bank Fraud, Embezzlement Of Credit Union Funds, And Tax Evasion In Connection With Schemes To Defraud Cavallo Point Lodge And Redwood Credit Union
SAN FRANCISCO – Stephanie Simontacchi was sentenced to 29 months in prison for bank fraud, embezzlement of credit union funds, and tax evasion in connection …
South Florida Health Care Clinic Owners, Employees Sentenced for Roles in Multiple Fraud Schemes
Miami, Florida – A federal district judge in Miami sentenced the last of five defendants for his role in a health care fraud scheme operated …
New Haven Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Role in Lottery and Romance Fraud Schemes
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RALPH PIERRE, 32, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District …
Three Defendants who Participated in Kickback and Bribery Schemes Involving Federal Housing Grant Programs Sentenced in Federal Court
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA — Charles “Chuck” Willys Mincey, Jr., 65, of Flora, Mississippi, Karl Henry Zerbst, Jr., 62, of Mount Pleasant,, and Brian Daniel Herndon, 46, …
Leicester Man Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Prison for Unemployment and Loan Fraud Schemes Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
BOSTON – A Leicester man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for his involvement in fraud schemes affecting the United States Small Business …
North Dakota Man Convicted Of Laundering Over One Million Dollars From Schemes Targeting Victims Across The United States Perpetrated By Ghana-Based Criminal Enterprise
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SADICK EDUSEI KISSI was convicted today of three criminal counts …
Boxford Plumbing Company Owner Sentenced to Prison for Tax and Fraud Schemes
BOSTON – A Boxford plumbing contractor was sentenced to more than a year in prison yesterday after engaging in a multi-year scheme to defraud customers …
Maryland Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Federal Prison for Covid-19, Unemployment, Insurance, and Aggravated Identity Theft Schemes
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Idowu Raji, age 40, of Baltimore County, Maryland, to 94 months in federal prison, followed …
North Redington Shores Man Indicted In Multiple Fraud Schemes
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Alexander Leszczynski (22, North Redington Beach) with wire fraud, …
Pair Sentenced for Their Roles in Dispersing Proceeds of Internet and Email Fraud Schemes
PROVIDENCE – Two men who played various roles in an underground financial network in support of international internet and email fraud schemes have been sentenced …
Salem Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for COVID-19 and Tax Fraud Schemes
BOSTON – A Salem man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with orchestrating two fraud schemes involving COVID-19 relief funds and …
Man Charged with Using Stolen Identities of UCSD Students in Bank and Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud Schemes
Assistant U. S. Attorney Eric R. Olah (619) 546-7540 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – May 11, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Nehemiah Joel Weaver was indicted by …
Managers of Arizona Telemedicine Company Admit Roles in $64 Million Nationwide Kickback, Health Care Fraud Schemes
NEWARK, N.J. – Two owners of a nationwide telemedicine company today admitted their roles in conspiracies to bribe doctors and to commit health care fraud, …
Providence Man Sentenced in Wide-Ranging Bank Fraud and COVID Small Business Loan Schemes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence resident was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for using the stolen personal identifying information (PII) of unsuspecting …
Kalispell businesswoman accused of running money mule business to launder funds overseas from wire fraud schemes in the United States
MISSOULA — A Kalispell woman suspected of operating a money mule business to collect money from various wire fraud schemes occurring in the United States …
Former Brooklyn Resident Pleads Guilty to $3 Million Tax Return and Covid-Relief Fraud Schemes
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Patrick Poux pleaded guilty to filing false applications for hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 emergency relief …
Married Couple Facing Federal Indictment for a Series of Fraud Schemes, Including Passport Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Bankruptcy Fraud
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Andrews Oduro Brown, a/k/a Andrews Oduro, age 39, and Charmaine Miesha Brown, age …
Three Family Members Sentenced in USDA Crop Loan and Bankruptcy Fraud Schemes
Three Northeastern Iowa family members were sentenced recently in federal court for their respective roles in crop loan and bankruptcy fraud schemes. Aimee Lynn Rosenbaum, …
La Joya residents sentenced for fraud schemes
McALLEN, Texas – The former mayor of La Joya and two others have been ordered to federal prison for wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer …
An Indianapolis Casino Executive and a Former Indiana State Senator Plead Guilty to Felonies Involving Political Contribution Schemes
INDIANAPOLIS – Two men have pleaded guilty to federal crimes for their roles in paying and receiving secret political contributions through a middleman. Today, a …
New York Man Sentenced for Role in Fraud and Money Laundering Schemes
BOSTON – A Nigerian national was sentenced yesterday in connection with his involvement in multiple criminal schemes, including the submission of fraudulent pandemic-related assistance claims …
District of Columbia Man Sentenced to 56 Months in Prison for Fraud, Money Laundering, and Identity Theft Schemes
WASHINGTON – Jamar Skeete, 38, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 56 months in prison on federal charges …
Medfield Man Sentenced for BEC and Romance Fraud Schemes
BOSTON – A Medfield man was sentenced today in connection with an international business email compromise (BEC) scheme that defrauded companies of almost $900,000 and …
U.S. Attorney Announces Indictment Of Georgia Man For Laundering Proceeds From Fraud Schemes Perpetrated By Nigeria-Based Criminal Enterprise
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Patrick Freaney, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of …
New Jersey Man Convicted Of Laundering Millions From Fraud Schemes Targeting Victims Across The United States Perpetrated By Ghana-Based Criminal Enterprise
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that FREEMAN CELVIN, a/k/a “Celvin Freeman,” was convicted today of all …
Cybercriminal Connected to Multimillion Dollar Ransomware Attacks Sentenced for Online Fraud Schemes
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Estonian man was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for his years-long role in furthering and facilitating computer intrusions, the …
Fayetteville Woman Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Contract Fraud Schemes
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Fayetteville woman was sentenced today to 108 months in prison. On September 30, 2021, Stephanie Dianna Elliott pleaded guilty in federal …
Two Sentenced in Schemes to Defraud Home Improvement Stores
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Two Providence men who admitted to participating in a scheme to defraud credit card companies and home improvement stores out of more …
Fresno Man Charged in Schemes to Defraud and Identity Theft
FRESNO, Calif. — Brian Kenneth Stoffel, 38, of Fresno, was arraigned this week on a seven-count indictment charging him with bank fraud, use of an …
Serial Fraudster Pleads Guilty in U.S. District Court in Maryland to Two New Fraud Schemes and to Violating His Supervised Release for a Previous Federal Fraud Conviction
Baltimore, Maryland – Jason Evans, age 47, formerly of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to two counts of bank fraud, in connection with …
Essex County Man Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for Mortgage and Securities Fraud Schemes
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 108 months in prison for conspiring to obtain mortgage loans to finance …
Maryland Man Admits to Coordinating Covid-19, Unemployment, Insurance, and Aggravated Identity Theft Schemes
Baltimore, Maryland – Idowu Raji, age 40, of Baltimore County, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit access device fraud, access device fraud, and …
CBP Again Prevents Multiple Bologna Smuggling Schemes
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists assigned to the Bridge of the Americas and Santa Teresa border crossings seized 230 …
Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud Schemes Resulting in Losses of More Than $1.1 Million
Baltimore, Maryland – Linda Pylant, age 58, of Grasonville, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to wire fraud, social security fraud, tax evasion, and aggravated identity theft …
Former Nantucket Bank Employee Sentenced for Role in Two Fraud Schemes
BOSTON – A former Nantucket Bank employee was sentenced today for her role in two fraud conspiracies. Rushell Harris, 32, of Nantucket, was sentenced by …
Former Illinois Speaker of the House Indicted on Federal Racketeering and Bribery Charges in Connection With Alleged Corruption Schemes
CHICAGO — A federal grand jury in Chicago today indicted former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives MICHAEL J. MADIGAN on racketeering and bribery …
District Man Pleads Guilty in Schemes to Defraud Small Business Pandemic Relief Programs and the Archdiocese of Washington
WASHINGTON – Kenneth Gaughan, 43, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to carrying out two separate financial schemes. In …
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To Laundering Millions From Fraud Schemes Targeting Victims Across The United States Perpetrated By Ghana-Based Criminal Enterprise
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that FRED ASANTE pled guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering …
Former CFO of Boston Grand Prix Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Fraud and Tax Schemes that Netted Almost $2 Million
BOSTON – The former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Boston Grand Prix was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with multiple …
Houstonian sent to prison for fraud schemes totaling nearly $2M
HOUSTON – A 36-year-old Houston resident has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of bank and wire fraud in two separate cases, announced U.S. …
Real estate agent sentenced for running multi-year mortgage and real estate commission fraud schemes
ATLANTA – Atlanta real estate agent Eric Hill has been sentenced for his participation in a mortgage fraud scheme that netted more than $21 million …
Lehi Couple Charged with Schemes to Defraud Victims, Including a Vulnerable Adult, out of a Combined 3.65 Million Dollars; Husband Charged with Kidnapping in Connection with Scheme
SALT LAKE CITY- Misiona Patane, 57, and Lavinia Patane, 54, of Lehi, have been charged in U.S. District Court for their alleged role in defrauding …
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein Sentenced to Prison for Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Schemes
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Valerie H. Chu (619) 546-6750 and Michelle L. Wasserman (619) 546-8314 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – January 4, 2022 SAN DIEGO – …