Des Moines, Iowa– A federal grand jury in Des Moines returned an indictment on October 18, 2022, charging an Ottumwa man and woman with sixty fraud and tax charges. As alleged in the indictment, Thein Maung, age 47, and his daughter, Phyo Mi, age 20, conspired to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by preparing and filing hundreds of fraudulent tax returns.
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A Warren County grand jury indicted Aaron Pitman, 34, of Morrow, and Ryan R. Goldschmidt, 39, of Cincinnati, on four counts of aggravated theft, three counts each of unauthorized use of property, telecommunications fraud and unlawful securities practices, two counts of grand theft and one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, according to the Warren…
—A lawyer for a Colorado man accused of cheating donors to a $25 million fund to build a wall along the southern U.S. border told jurors on Tuesday that they should question why his client's fraud trial is being held in New York, tapping into a theme that may have contributed to an earlier trial ending with a deadlocked jury. During his opening statement, attorney…
Two others pleaded guilty in April to the scheme that screwed over supporters of Trump’ s signature immigration policy to build a wall along the U.S.- Mexico border. Assistant U.S. Attorney Derek Wikstrom told jurors that Shea, Bannon, and two others who pleaded guilty in April, Brian Kolfage and Andrew Badolato, coordinated to steal hundreds of thousands of…
PROVIDENCE– Republican candidate for governor Ashley Kalus faces allegations she bounced a paycheck and cheated the chief operating officer of Adhereon, an Illinois- based company that sought to market breast-implant devices, out of a $125,000 salary and even more in stock. Jeffrey Weinzweig, against Adhereon's former COO, Kelley Folino, who was Kalus' boss…
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MARC ELEFANT, a New York lawyer, pled guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a scheme to obtain millions of dollars in fraudulent insurance reimbursements and other compensation from fraudulent trip-and-fall accidents.
Eastern District of New York. CUTA has entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement with the government in connection with a criminal information filed today in the Eastern District of New York charging the school with conspiring to commit wire fraud. Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll,…
Ahead of the upcoming November 8 election, United States Attorney Erek L. Barron today named two deputies to lead his office's efforts to respond to reports of intimidation at ballot drop boxes, threats of violence to election officials or staff and election fraud allegations. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Leo J. Wise and Geonard Butler will staff the Baltimore…
-The Manhattan District Attorney's long-awaited trial against the Trump Organization begins on Monday, coming three years after authorities began investigating the business for alleged tax fraud. The Trump Organization is accused of helping top executives avoid income taxes on compensation and luxury perks. Longtime Trump Organization Chief…
TAMPA— A Sarasota man faces 23 years in prison for running an $80 million Ponzi scheme. "Today's sentencing confirms the FBI' s commitment to hold heartless fraudsters accountable for their actions and ensure justice is served," Walker said. The investigation into DaCosta was spearheaded by the IRS and the FBI, with assistance provided by the Commodity Futures…
District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Michael J. DaCorta to 23 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, money laundering, and filing a false income tax return. According to testimony and evidence presented during the 13- day trial, from November 2011 through April 18, 2019, DaCorta ran an investment company named Oasis…
Long Island resident John Drago, age 58, of Central Islip, was sentenced to four years behind bars Friday, Oct. 21, in federal court in Central Islip. Altogether, the scheme resulted in more than $9.5 million in check cashing transactions that were concealed from the IRS, according to investigators. Drago also admitted that between April 2012 and July 2013, he paid…
-The Manhattan District Attorney's long-awaited trial against the Trump Organization begins on Monday, coming three years after authorities began investigating the business for alleged tax fraud. The Trump Organization is accused of helping top executives avoid income taxes on compensation and luxury perks. Longtime Trump Organization Chief…
Victims of investment fraud in Ohio are now able to recoup some of the money they lost thanks to a new state recovery fund. The Ohio Department of Commerce's Division of Securities announced the launch of the Ohio Investor Recovery Fund on Wednesday, making Ohio the fifth state to set aside funds for victims of securities-related crimes. To be eligible for…
Volz said his organization has started a petition with the aim of encouraging Florida officials to reform the state's voting eligibility system so it can tell applicants up front whether they can register to vote. Some were successful in getting a voter registration card— proof, Volz said, that Florida is essentially punishing people for doing something the…
SACRAMENTO >> A California woman was charged with using the names of convicted killers, including Scott Peterson, to collect more than $145,000 in fraudulent unemployment benefits— a small but headline-grabbing part of more than $20 billion stolen in similar scams during the coronavirus pandemic, prosecutors said Wednesday. Brandy Iglesias made her initial…
LOS ANGELES– The former chairman and CEO of Beverly Hills- based Aviron Pictures was sentenced today to 41 months in federal prison for applying for and receiving $1.7 million in loans under the Paycheck Protection Program for Aviron entities when the entire operation was being shuttered because of his embezzlement. William Sadleir, 68, of Beverly Hills, was…
According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Budhadev admitted to receiving a series of fraudulent MoneyGram money transfers from several individuals he did not know in October 2015. Budhadev admitted to using the proceeds of the fraudulent MoneyGram money transfers to purchase iPhones, which he delivered to the same coconspirator located in India…
Oct. 20— A man who calls himself the "Used Car King of New York" has pleaded guilty to a nationwide scheme to buy and sell hundreds of thousands of fraudulent Texas- issued vehicle tags. Octavian Osasio, 51, of Lawrence, N.Y., admitted to working with Texas- based automobile dealers to sell about 600,000 temporary buyer tags for cars outside of the Lone Star State without…
A former U.S. Congressional candidate was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his scheme to use COVID-19 relief funds for personal expenditures and filing a false report with the Federal Elections Commission by concealing thousands of dollars of in-kind contributions by employees. Nicholas Jones, 36, of Boise, Idaho, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and…
