Philadelphia vertical farming entrepreneur pleads guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion charges stemming from a scheme involving his vertical farming company, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. John “Jack” Griffin,…
Indiana Woman Sentenced To 48 Months’ Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Commit Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, And Money Laundering In Advance-Fee Fraud Scheme Targeting Deaf And Elderly
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on May 19, 2022, Donna L. Summerlin, age 63, of Fortville, Indiana, was sentenced to 48 months…
Baltimore Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in Relation to the Sale of Two Baltimore Properties
Baltimore, Maryland – Philip Abramowitz, age 50, of Pikesville, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. As part of his guilty plea, Abramowitz will be ordered to pay $373,684…
Reading Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Identity Theft
BOSTON – A Reading man has been sentenced in connection with a scheme to defraud an elderly relative of her interest in a three-family home and a separate scheme to defraud the…
Belgian and Lebanese National Convicted of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
BOSTON – A Belgian and Lebanese national holding an Illinois law license has been convicted by a federal jury of fraud and money laundering charges in connection with multiple scams that defrauded…
Foreign National Who Fled and Was Later Extradited from the United Kingdom Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank and Wire Fraud in Relation to Theft of Over 2,600 Checks from Religious Institutions
Greenbelt, Maryland – Florin Vaduva, age 31, of Dania Beach, Florida pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud. As part of his plea agreement, Vaduva will be…
Cybercriminal Charged with Unauthorized Computer Intrusion, Securities Fraud, Wire Fraud and Other Crimes
A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Idris Dayo Mustapha, a citizen of the United Kingdom, with computer intrusion, securities fraud, money laundering, bank fraud and wire…
PH.D. Chemist Sentenced To 168 Months For Conspiracy To Steal Traded Secrets, Economic Espionage, Theft Of Trade Secrets, And Wire Fraud
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – On May 9, 2022, Dr. Xiaorong You, aka Shannon You, 59, of Lansing, Michigan was sentenced to serve 168 months in prison by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S.…
Former Corvallis Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Identity Theft
PORTLAND, Ore.—A former Corvallis, Oregon lawyer pleaded guilty today for perpetrating a scheme to defraud her clients and use their payments to fund personal expenses. Megan Moeller, aka Megan Perry, 42, pleaded…
Brentwood Woman Sentenced To 81 Months In Prison For Serial Tax Fraud, Wire Fraud, And Aggravated Identity Theft
OAKLAND – Jehoaddan Wilson was sentenced in federal court today to 81 months for filing false tax claims, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in a tax fraud scheme that caused losses…
HARTFORD WOMAN CHARGED WITH EXECUTING WIRE FRAUD SCHEME AND MONEY LAUNDERING
Richard G. Frohling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on May 3, 2022, a Hartford woman was charged with a multi-million-dollar wire fraud and money laundering scheme. Vicki…
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 and then sending the funds overseas in…
Cumberland County Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Commit Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion in Connection with Romance Fraud Scheme
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Cumberland County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 168 months in prison for conspiring to commit wire and money laundering, and tax evasion, in connection with a…
West Palm Beach Investment Fraudster Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison After Losing Investor Millions in Wire Fraud Scheme
Miami, Florida – Fifty-four-year-old West Palm Beach, Florida resident Salvatore Renaldi has been sentenced in South Florida federal district court to 42 months in federal prison for orchestrating and running two investment…
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 43, both of Germantown, Maryland, for conspiracies…
Tampa Man Sentenced For Role In Construction-Related Wire Fraud Conspiracy
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced George Garcia (34, Tampa) to 21 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The Court also entered an…
Hillsborough County Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Kelbin Tejeda (32, Tampa) pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Tejeda faces a maximum penalty…
Alaska Dentist and Wife Indicted for Tax Evasion, Bankruptcy Fraud, Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
WASHINGTON – In an indictment unsealed yesterday, a federal grand jury in Anchorage, Alaska, charged an Alaska dentist and his wife with tax evasion, conspiring to defraud the United States, bankruptcy fraud,…
Former Morton, Illinois Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Making a False Tax Return
PEORIA, Ill. – A Tampa, Florida man, Steven Racich, 49, formerly of the 100 block of West Jefferson, in Morton, Illinois, was sentenced on April 27, 2022, to 68 months in prison…
Florida Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud Conspiracy Scheme
BOSTON – A Florida man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to defraud a Massachusetts-based company by falsifying invoices. Brian Halpern, 49, was sentenced by…
Former Owner of Chrysler Dealerships in Lodi and Sonora Charged with Wire Fraud for Defrauding Investors
FRESNO, Calif. — On April 21, 2022, a federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment against Vincent Elliot Porter, 73, of Oakdale, charging him with wire fraud, United States Attorney Phillip A.…
Former Real Estate Agent Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Sarah Nicole Kelley, 41, of Coolidge, Arizona, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay $190,774.64 in…
NorCal Man Indicted on Wire Fraud Charges Alleging He Bilked Digital Media Outfit He Ran with Fraudulent Bills from Other Companies
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today indicted the former CEO of a Los Angeles-based digital media company on charges that allege he created a series of companies that defrauded…
New Jersey Man Indicted for Wire Fraud Conspiracy
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Juller Perez, age 43, of Garfield, New Jersey, was arraigned today on an indictment charging him with engaging in a kickback scheme to defraud a company with operations…
Las Vegas Man Charged With Wire Fraud Related To Telemedicine Scheme
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Sergey Duman, age 45, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was charged in a criminal information with wire…
Albuquerque investment broker pleads guilty to mail and wire fraud and failure to file tax returns
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Richard Kessler, 50, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty on April 18 in federal court to one count each of mail fraud and wire fraud and four counts of failure to…
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