El 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…
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Five 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…
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 Jury Convicts Three Women For Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud Related To Rocky Hill Pharmacy
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On March 13, 2026, following a 15-day trial, a jury convicted Tiffany Haney, 43, Anne Warren, 45, and Tina Roper, 40,…
Continue ReadingFormer Navy servicemember sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding a pandemic relief program
Former Navy service member and Navy reservist Tiara Jenee Bryant, 36, was sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding a pandemic-era relief program.…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Lawyer Indicted For Defrauding Client’s Family
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On Friday, March 13, 2026, a Federal Grand Jury indicted TANZANIKA RUFFIN (“RUFFIN”), age 48, for wire fraud, in violation of…
Continue ReadingAzerbaijani National Indicted for $1 Million Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Offense Against the United States Postal Service
Orlando, Florida – Khayyam Arif Oglu Farajov (age 40) has been charged by indictment with five counts of wire fraud and one count of money…
Continue ReadingOwners and CEO of Wholesale Pharmaceutical Company Sentenced for Distributing More Than $92M of Black-Market HIV Drugs
Two owners of a pharmaceutical wholesale company were sentenced Friday to a total of 38 years in prison for orchestrating a complex, nationwide drug…
Continue ReadingGeorgia felon indicted for targeting professional athletes in fraud and sex trafficking schemes
Kwamaine Jerell Ford has been charged with targeting professional athletes through a phishing scam and thereafter engaging in a fraud and sex trafficking scheme.…
Continue ReadingApollo Beach Businessman Charged with COVID-19 Fraud
Tampa, FL – Caleb Walsh (36, Apollo Beach) has been charged by federal indictment with bank fraud, wire fraud, and illegal monetary transactions. If…
Continue ReadingSecond Southern Colorado Funeral Home Operator Sentenced To 18 Years In Federal Prison After Pleading Guilty To Defrauding Grieving Families, COVID-19 Funds
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Carie Hallford, 49, of Colorado Springs was sentenced to 216…
Continue ReadingFormer Manager of Lafayette Medical Clinic Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $500k From Employer
LAFAYETTE– On March 16, 2026, Brooke Miller Duck (formerly “Brooke Miller Tauzin”), a 31-year-old resident of Midland, Texas (and former resident of Arnaudville, Louisiana),…
Continue ReadingMilwaukee Fraudster Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison
Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on March 10, 2026, Lenard R. Monroe (age: 52) received a…
Continue ReadingFormer USPS employees plead guilty to stealing mail and committing PPP loan fraud
Former mail recovery clerk Daniqua Clark has pleaded guilty to stealing cash, gift cards, and other items from the mail while working at the…
Continue ReadingLehigh County Man Who Defrauded Victims of Nearly $2 Million Sentenced to Prison
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Chinedu Ekuma, 45, of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in…
Continue ReadingGreer Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering related to Cares Act Fraud
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Jonathan Wade Sumter, 54, of Greer, has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for wire fraud and…
Continue ReadingDepartment of Justice to Return $470,735 to Victims of Cryptocurrency Investment Scheme
PORTLAND, Maine: The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine announced today that the Department of Justice will return about $470,735 to two…
Continue ReadingRomanian National to be Sentenced for Participation in Fraud Scheme
A Romanian national who participated in a large-scale fraud scheme, which used fake business websites to steal more than $1.8 million from consumers across…
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