Apopka Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Fraud
Orlando, FL – Emmet Bowens (57, Apopka) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dalton to 63 months in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering. As part…
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Connecticut Man Sentenced to Prison for $2.5 Million Fraud Scheme
DOMINICK N. DONOFRIO, 73, last residing in Middlefield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 36 months of…
Continue ReadingUtah Doctor and Two Nurses Charged with Health Care Fraud After Submitting False Claims to Medicare and Receiving Millions in Payout
ST. GEORGE, Utah – A federal grand jury in St. George returned an indictment today charging a Utah podiatrist and two nurses who worked…
Continue ReadingFormer Department of Labor Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Over $40,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Benefits
BOSTON – A former employee of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to fraudulently obtaining over $40,000…
Continue ReadingCouple Indicted for Real Estate Investment Scam Operating as a Ponzi Scheme
A New Jersey couple has been indicted for allegedly running an investment scam that took investors’ money with a promise to receive high returns…
Continue ReadingArea Men Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Stealing Dozens of Vehicles From Rental Companies, Dealerships, Other Businesses
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that two area men have been sentenced to prison by United States District Judge Karen S.…
Continue ReadingFormer East St. Louis Librarian and Public Aid Eligibility Assistant sentenced to prison for embezzling more than $100,000 from government employers
A district judge sentenced the former director of the East St. Louis Public Library to 15 months’ imprisonment after she admitted to embezzling more…
Continue ReadingHarvey Man and New Orleans Woman Indicted for Obtaining Fraudulent Loans by Impersonating Professional Athletes and Threatening Victims
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – ALBERT PAUL WEBER (“WEBER”), age 42, of Harvey, Louisiana, and CYNTRELLE LASH (“LASH”), age 39, of New Orleans, were indicted…
Continue ReadingEleven Sentenced for Refund Fraud Scheme Causing Millions of Dollars in Losses to Online Retailers
Eleven co-conspirators have been sentenced for conspiring with others to commit wire fraud. This refund fraud scheme targeted numerous online retailers and resulted in…
Continue ReadingCoordinated Takedown of Scam Centers Leads to at Least 276 Arrests; Alleged Managers and Recruiters Charged in San Diego
SAN DIEGO – Unprecedented cooperation between the FBI, Dubai Police Department, and Chinese Ministry of Public Security has resulted in the arrest of at…
Continue ReadingCoordinated Takedown of Scam Centers Leads to at Least 276 Arrests; Alleged Managers and Recruiters Charged in San Diego
Unprecedented cooperation between the FBI, Dubai Police Department, and Chinese Ministry of Public Security has resulted in the arrest of at least 276 individuals…
Continue ReadingAtlanta Hawks' Former Senior Vice President of Finance Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzlement
A former Atlanta Hawks accounting executive, Lester T. Jones, Jr., has been sentenced to three years and five months in prison for embezzling approximately…
Continue ReadingAlabama Man Sentenced to 30 Months’ Imprisonment for Romance Fraud While on Federal Supervised Release
Rutland, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, Cedric Wormely, 59, of…
Continue ReadingIllegal Alien from Romania Sentenced for Role in SNAP Benefits Fraud Conspiracy
Baltimore, Maryland – An illegal alien, who is a citizen of Romania, will serve more than two years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire…
Continue ReadingIndian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Illegal Gambling Ring
Rahulkumar D. Patel, 41, an Indian national, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday for his involvement in a multi-million-dollar illegal gambling conspiracy occurring at…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey Man Sentenced To 42 Months For $9 Million Fraud
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today that ARSEN LUSHER was sentenced to 42 months in prison…
Continue ReadingIn One Week, DOJ’s New Fraud Division Secures $300M in Funding for Prosecutorial Support While Announcing More Indictments, Convictions, and Sentences Representing Millions In Taxpayer Fraud
The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division announced the following actions from across the country to hold individuals accountable for schemes that attempted or succeeded in…
Continue ReadingBusinessman and Two Attorneys Sentenced for Their Roles in Multimillion Dollar Scheme to Bribe Hawaii County Public Official
Three men have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to pay bribes to a public official at the Hawaii County Office of…
Continue ReadingNevada Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $26 Million From Employer
LAS VEGAS – A Henderson, Nev., woman pleaded guilty today to embezzling over $26 million from her employer and purchasing high-end merchandise using the…
Continue ReadingMaryland Man Sentenced for Selling Fraudulent Nursing Diplomas, Transcripts, and Nursing Licenses
Greenbelt, Maryland – A Laurel man was sentenced to almost two years in federal prison in connection with a nursing credentials scam. The Honorable Deborah…
Continue ReadingSouthern Indiana Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Nearly $600,000 through Multiple Fraud Schemes
NEW ALBANY- Joseph M. Merk, 38, of Crandall, Indiana, has been sentenced to 4.5 years in federal prison, followed by 2 years of supervised…
Continue ReadingSaipan Woman Sentenced to 71 Months in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud Scheme Targeting Multiple Victims
SAIPAN, CNMI – SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that SZE MAN YU INOS,…
Continue ReadingFormer CFO of Chicago-Area Company’s Subsidiary Convicted of Embezzlement
TINA FEUERSTEIN, 53, of Hanover, Penn., was convicted of eight counts of wire fraud. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingCanyon Country Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges, Including Facilitating Crime Tourism Group that Burgled Its Way Through U.S.
A Santa Clarita Valley man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges, including facilitating a crime tourism group of South Americans and other individuals…
Continue ReadingFormer State Labor Department Employee Charged with Accepting Bribes to Approve More Than $500,000 in Fraudulent Unemployment Compensation Claims
ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of wire fraud and…
Continue ReadingBuffalo man pleads guilty to COVID fraud
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Jamar Jackson, 43, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to conspiracy…
Continue ReadingTwo Plead Guilty to Operating Nearly $12 Million Fraudulent Loan Program Harming Dozens of Victims
The government contends that MARK CARROLL and LUKE CURRY defrauded 60 individuals. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingDutchess County Couple Charged In Credit Card And Identity Theft Scheme
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Inspector in Charge of the New York Division of the U.S.…
Continue ReadingFederal Grand Jury Charges Southern Poverty Law Center for Wire Fraud, False Statements, and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering
A Grand Jury in Montgomery, Alabama, today returned an indictment charging the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with 11 counts of wire fraud, false…
Continue ReadingFederal jury convicts man of kidnapping after he abducted and sexually assaulted Gwinnett County woman
On April 16, 2026, following a four-day trial, a federal jury convicted Alfredo Capote of kidnapping. Capote tied up the victim’s teenaged son, sexually…
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