Miami-Dade Man Pleads Guilty to $14M Fraudulent Check Scheme
A Miami-Dade man pleaded guilty today to wire fraud for using fraudulent, unauthorized checks to steal money from victims’ bank accounts. Source: U.S. Department…
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Milwaukee County Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud Involving Government Benefit Programs
Brad D. Schimel, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 31, 2026, United States District Judge…
Continue ReadingAugust Federal Grand Jury 2026-A Indictments Announced
United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the August Federal Grand Jury 2026-A Indictments. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingFounder of Cryptocurrency Financial Services Firm “MyTrade” Sentenced for Market Manipulation and Fraud Conspiracy
BOSTON – The founder and primary operator of “MyTrade,” a financial services firm known in the cryptocurrency industry as a “market maker,” was sentenced…
Continue ReadingSilver Spring Woman Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison for Role in COVID Fraud Scheme
Baltimore, Maryland – A Maryland woman received a federal-prison term, today, for her role in an unemployment insurance (UI) fraud conspiracy. District Judge Matthew…
Continue ReadingFayetteville Resident Charged in Nearly $1 Million Pandemic Relief Scam
RALEIGH, N.C. – United States Attorney Ellis Boyle announced criminal charges against Ronald Ray Brock II, 50, of Fayetteville, North Carolina. A federal grand…
Continue ReadingHealthcare Executive and Telemarketing Company Owner Sentenced to Prison for Exploiting Elderly Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries in $35 Million Fraud Scheme
Two South Florida men, a healthcare executive and a telemarketing company owner, have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a scheme…
Continue ReadingFlorida Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
LEXINGTON, Ky. – An Orlando, Fl., man, Ivory Joe Pruitt, 61, was sentenced on Friday to 63 months imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier…
Continue ReadingSouthlake man sentenced to nine years in prison for $8 million loan fraud scheme
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Ryan Raybould, announced that William Thomas Engle, 68, of Southlake, Texas was sentenced to nine…
Continue ReadingSwedish Man Who Licensed the Rights to Late Colombian Drug Lord Pablo Escobar Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Fraud
A Swedish national who licensed the rights of the late Colombian narco-terrorist Pablo Escobar was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison for…
Continue ReadingIvorian national charged in $14 million fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas
A national of Côte d’Ivoire has been indicted in a $14 million fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay…
Continue ReadingFormer Federal Law Enforcement Officer Pleads Guilty to Stealing $340,000 Cash from Elderly Scam Victims
BOSTON – A former U.S. Postal Inspector has pleaded guilty to stealing over $340,000 cash from packages mailed by elderly victims of lottery fraud…
Continue ReadingFormer Federal Law Enforcement Officer Agrees to Plead Guilty
BOSTON – A former U.S. Postal Inspector – a federal law enforcement officer authorized to carry a firearm, make arrests and execute search warrants…
Continue ReadingRetired Massachusetts State Police Sergeant Sentenced for PPP Fraud
BOSTON – A retired Sergeant for the Massachusetts State Police was sentenced on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, for fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program…
Continue ReadingSentencing Set for West Virginia Cemetery Owner Who Defrauded Customers
A sentencing hearing has been set for the North Central West Virginia cemetery owner who defrauded hundreds of customers, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey…
Continue ReadingMost Wanted COVID-19 Fraud Fugitive Returned from Jamaica to Face Charges in $32 Million Scheme
A fugitive on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List was returned Saturday to the Southern District of Florida to face federal charges for her…
Continue ReadingSpringfield, Missouri, Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Failure to Pay Employment Taxes Associated with his Time Share Exit Businesses
Brian Scroggs, 54, of Springfield, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court today for his commission of a fraud scheme and his failure to pay…
Continue ReadingGhanaian National Sentenced To 85 Months In Prison For Stealing More Than $10 Million Via Romance Scams
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today that DERRICK VAN YEBOAH, a/k/a “Van,” was sentenced to 85…
Continue ReadingTwo Lafayette Women Indicted for Sophisticated Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme Targeting Multiple Victims
LAFAYETTE – On July 15, 2026, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Felicia Young, 58, of Lafayette, and Leisa Fuselier, 59, a…
Continue ReadingPine Ridge Couple Indicted for Fraud, Larceny, and Embezzlement From the Oglala Sioux Tribe
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Pine Ridge married couple on one count of Conspiracy to…
Continue ReadingLiverpool Man Indicted for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft in Decade Long Social Security Scheme
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Zvonko Klapan, age 68, of Liverpool NY was arraigned Friday in Binghamton, NY before Magistrate Judge Miroslav Lovric on multiple…
Continue ReadingMost Wanted COVID-19 Fraud Fugitive Returned from Jamaica to Face Charges in $32 Million Scheme
A fugitive on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List has been returned to the Southern District of Florida to face federal charges for her…
Continue ReadingFounder Of Private Equity Firm Pleads Guilty
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today that JAY LUCAS, the founder and managing partner of Lucas…
Continue ReadingFour Men Plead Guilty to $2M Minnesota Medicaid Fraud
Four Minnesota men pleaded guilty to defrauding Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) program out of approximately $2.2 million and concealing the scheme by using…
Continue ReadingTwo Southeast Iowa Men Indicted on Federal Charges Related to a Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme
DES MOINES, Iowa – A federal grand jury in Des Moines returned a 16-count indictment in May 2026 charging offenses related to a Ponzi…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Two Area Non-Profits Out of More Than $320,000
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Seth S. Jones, 46, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, entered a plea of guilty today before United…
Continue ReadingThird Nigerian Man Sentenced to Prison for Money Laundering Conspiracy, Wire Fraud Related to the Sexual Extortion and Death of a Local Young Man
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Afeez Olatunji Adewale, 27, of Nigeria was sentenced today by United States District Judge Joel…
Continue ReadingEmployee who Embezzled $1 Million from St. Louis County Restaurant Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison
Matthew Braasch misused the company credit card to make personal purchases. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingClairton Woman Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison and Ordered to Pay $1.17 Million in Restitution for Repeated Fraud and Supervised Release Violations
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Clairton, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 76 months of incarceration and ordered to pay $1,172,209.80…
Continue ReadingMaryland Man Admits to Role in Sophisticated Scheme to Defraud the IRS
A Maryland man has admitted to his role in a financial fraud scheme involving stolen United States Treasury checks, fraudulent business registrations, and illicit…
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