Sudbury Man Pleads Guilty to Carrying Out $7.8 Million Embezzlement Scheme
BOSTON – A Sudbury man, formerly of Hudson (Mass.), pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to carrying out a scheme from at…
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Former Boston Housing Secretary Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Overtime Forms
BOSTON – A former executive secretary at the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to falsifying overtime forms.…
Continue ReadingSuburban Chicago Woman Indicted for Defrauding Multiple Victims out of $3.5 Million
A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted Tatiana Bazer, 40, of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, on fraud and impersonation charges for allegedly defrauding multiple…
Continue ReadingFormer Secretary of Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Take Illegal Kickbacks to Award Government Contracts
LAFAYETTE– On March 31, 2026, former Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (“LDWF”) Jack Montoucet pled guilty to conspiring to defraud…
Continue ReadingNigerien National Indicted In Connection With Role In Romance Fraud Scheme
Baltimore, Maryland – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced today, that a federal grand jury indicted a Nigerien national, residing in…
Continue ReadingFormer congressional staffer pleads guilty to using access to Congressperson’s bank account to pay her own credit card bills
Former congressional staffer Courtney Melissa Hruska, 40, pled guilty to using access to a Congressperson’s bank account to pay her own credit card bills.…
Continue ReadingFormer Board Chairman and Executive Director of Healthcare Non-Profit Indicted for Embezzlement, Bribery, and Kickback Schemes
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging Jean Ronald Tirelus and Roberto Samedy for embezzling more than $1.3 million…
Continue ReadingLexington Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Lexington, Ky., man, Ronald Jerome Woolfolk, Jr., 27, was sentenced on Tuesday to 34 months by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van…
Continue ReadingStore Owner Admits to Multi-Million-Dollar SNAP Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – The owner of a small convenience in Boston has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars’ worth of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
Continue ReadingTexas Fugitive Apprehended and Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison for $61M Telemarketing Fraud Scheme Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries
A Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to 150 months in prison and two years of supervised release for organizing and leading a $61.5 million…
Continue ReadingSuburban Chicago Investment Advisor Sentenced to Six and a Half Years in Prison for Swindling Clients
RALPH ROGERS III carried out his scheme while on court-supervised release for a prior fraud conviction. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingExtradited Kenyan National Sentenced for Role in Business Email Compromise Scheme
JOHN MURIUKU WAMUIGAH, 36, a citizen of Kenya, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to approximately 23…
Continue ReadingTelemedicine Company Owner Pleads Guilty to $46M Medicare Fraud Scheme
The owner of a telemedicine company pleaded guilty today to organizing and leading a $46.2 million Medicare fraud conspiracy that spanned more than six…
Continue ReadingFormer State Senator Convicted of Scheming to Obtain Public Election Funds
A federal jury in New Haven has found former Connecticut State Senator DENNIS A. BRADLEY, JR., 43, of Bridgeport, guilty of defrauding Connecticut’s program…
Continue ReadingBroker Charged With Insider Trading And Obstruction Of Justice
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging RONALD SMITH, formerly a…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey Man Admits to Stealing More Than $1 Million in Investment Fraud Scheme involving Elderly Victims
A New Jersey man admitted to a scheme to defraud elderly and other victims out of more than $1 million that he told the…
Continue ReadingEl Paso Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors as Third-Party NBA Preseason Game Promoter
Timothy France Johnson pleaded guilty in federal court to seven counts of wire fraud as part of a Ponzi scheme in which he represented…
Continue ReadingFive Charged in $3.5M Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina has unsealed an indictment charging five individuals for their roles in…
Continue ReadingNaples Man Pleads Guilty to $1.2 Million Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme Targeting Elderly Hurricane Ian Victim
Fort Myers, Florida – Luis Emilio Hernandez (45, Naples) today pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and six counts of money laundering in…
Continue ReadingTreasurer for Maryland Candidate’s Political Campaigns Indicted on Embezzlement Charges
Baltimore, Maryland – Today, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland unsealed an indictment, charging a treasurer who works for several political candidates…
Continue ReadingFormer Placer County Resident Charged with Identity Theft and Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $110,000 in Social Security Benefits
A 12-count indictment was unsealed today following the arrest in Arizona of Richard Warren Ralston, 69, of Mesa, Arizona. He is charged with wire…
Continue ReadingFederal Judge Sentences Suburban Chicago Man to Six and a Half Years in Prison for $3.3 Million Covid-Relief Fraud
U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros is taking a fresh look at Covid-19 fraud. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingDeplorable conditions and deceptive business practices lead to federal charges under the Animal Welfare Act for Hopkins County dog breeder
A Hopkins County woman has been indicted and charged with federal violations related to an unlicensed breeding facility in the Eastern District of Texas,…
Continue ReadingPittsburgh Attorney Charged with Embezzling More Than $1.3 Million From Incline Preservation Society for Which He Served as Board President
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, attorney has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of wire fraud and money…
Continue ReadingFormer Financial Advisor Pleads Guilty to 10 Counts for Investment Fraud Scheme
Brooklynn Chandler Willy pleaded guilty in San Antonio for her role in a Ponzi scheme Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingFormer Bank CEO Pleads Guilty to Multimillion-Dollar Wire Fraud Conspiracy and Venezuela Sanctions Evasion Scheme
The former Chief Executive Officer of Nodus International Bank (Nodus Bank), a Puerto Rican international bank, pleaded guilty yesterday for leading a scheme to…
Continue ReadingFederal Trial Jury Convicts New Orleans Personal Injury Attorneys in Staged Collision Scheme
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced that on Friday, March 20,…
Continue ReadingTogo Illegal Alien Sentenced for Role in Money Laundering Conspiracy
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal judge sentenced an illegal alien from Togo, today, for his role in a money laundering scheme totaling nearly $3 million…
Continue ReadingFive More Plead Guilty in Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme
MINNEAPOLIS – This week, Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, Aisha Hassan Hussein, Sahra Sharif Osman, Shakur Abdinur Abdisalam, and Fadumo Mohamed Yusuf all pleaded guilty to…
Continue ReadingThree sentenced for facilitating computer access in North Korean sanctions evasion scheme
Three men have been sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to their roles in a nationwide scheme that enabled North Korean workers to…
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