An Allen man has been found guilty of multiple federal violations related to a fraud scheme that included the murder of a Carrollton man, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston on Thursday, October 6. Keith Todd Ashley, 50, was found guilty by a jury of wire fraud, mail fraud, carrying a firearm in relation to a crime of violence and bank…
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Tactics used by scammers have shifted drastically during the past several years, with scams being perpetrated online rising 87% since 2015, according to a new report published by the Better Business Bureau. and 2022, and 2) survey research conducted in July 2022. "The methods scammers use to target consumers have shifted significantly since BBB began…
NFL legend Brett Favre, who has become a central figure in ongoing coverage of the Mississippi welfare scandal, has hired former Trump White House attorney Eric Herschmann as his lead counsel, Axios first reported on Monday. Text messages first reported by Mississippi Today this year show Favre communicated regularly and directly with welfare officials…
A rancher in eastern Washington has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison after bilking two companies out of $244 million over several years in a "ghost cattle" scheme, according to court documents. Cody Allen Easterday, of Mesa, Wash., was convicted of defrauding multinational food producer Tyson Foods as well as a second unnamed company, the Justice…
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa.— The Pennsylvania attorney general's office has announced charges against more than a dozen businesses and individuals in a car "title washing" scheme. The businesses include a title company, garages, and used car dealers in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Carbon, and Monroe Counties. The D.A. says the discovery of these crimes started at George's…
A federal jury in Sherman convicted a Texas financial adviser on Wednesday of a fraud scheme that included the murder of a friend, who was one of his clients, at a Carrollton home in February 2020. Jurors convicted Nine Band Brewing owner Keith T. Ashley, 50, on charges of wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud and carrying a firearm in relation to a crime of violence in the…
A Mableton man is wanted after authorities say he submitted a fraudulent car insurance claim last year. Anthony Wright, 41, is accused of giving falsified receipts to his auto insurance company for a tow after he said he struck debris on I-285, according to the office of Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King. The incident occurred in August 2021.
Oct. 5— The owner of a Scranton auto repair shop is among 19 people arrested in connection with a wide ranging scheme to falsify car title reports that resulted in stolen and heavily damaged vehicles being sold to unknowing consumers, the state Office of Attorney General announced today. George Frietto, 75, of Old Forge, of George's Garage at 531 Keyser Avenue,…
JONESBORO— A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Jonesboro woman to one year and eight months in prison for misusing more than $143,000 in disability payments intended for her injured veteran husband. In 2013, Goldman was married to a United States Army Reservist who suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in a service-connected accident, according to a…
Former Kentucky lawmaker Robert Goforth was sentenced Monday to two years and one month in federal prison for health care fraud and money laundering. Goforth, who resigned from the Kentucky House in 2021, also faces two years of supervised release. District Judge Robert Wier imposed the sentence at a federal courthouse in Laurel County.
During the status conference hearing, New York County Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan told Bannon's attorneys that they have until February to go through about four terabytes of material that prosecutors collected through their investigation, CBS and the Associated Press reported. According to the Associated Press, four terabytes is equivalent to…
At the center, though, is the former head of the state's Department of Human Services, John Davis, who pleaded guilty on Sept. 22 to federal counts of conspiracy and theft and state counts of conspiracy and fraud against the government. The state Department of Human Services paid $1.1 million in welfare money to a nonprofit known as the Mississippi Community…
MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Five current or former IRS employees in the Mid-South are accused of defrauding federal COVID-19 relief programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday. The Justice Department said the money was used for cars, luxury goods, and personal travel including trips to Las Vegas. The five individuals charged include Brian Saulsberry, 46, of…
The Justice Department announced fraud charges Tuesday against five current or former IRS employees in Tennessee whom prosecutors say stole money from the government’ s pandemic relief programs. “These individuals– acting out of pure greed– abused their positions by taking government funds meant for citizens and businesses who desperately needed it,” said…
The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance recently released a list of administrative actions for September. The actions are…
An aide to Alabama's 2nd District U.S. Congressman Barry Moore was jailed Monday after a Geneva County grand jury indicted her on insurance fraud charges. Sherry McCormick turned herself in at the Geneva County Jail Monday. McCormick, who works as director of special constituent services and events in Moore's Dothan office, has had prior legal entanglements,…
The Mississippi fraud and embezzlement scheme, in which $77 million was funneled away from a program for needy families into other ventures, is the biggest public fraud case in the state's history. Celebrated former Packers quarterback— and Mississippi native— Brett Favre has not been charged with a crime, but he's a prominent player in the story.
Robert Goforth has been sentenced to two years and one month in federal prison for health care fraud and money laundering. District Judge Robert Wier imposed the sentence Monday at a federal courthouse in Laurel County. Goforth will have to pay $2.7 million in restitution for the fraud and $10,000 in fines.
Kathy Hochul announced on Sept. 26 actions to crack down on unemployment insurance fraud after a New York State Department of Labor, DOL, investigation found that insurance fraud accounted for more than $11 million in benefits payments in August. Following the Department of Labor's investigation, Hochul announced that the state would seek repayment for…
The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, posted the following news release on Oct. 3, 2022:. Sholanda Thomas, 38, a former Hoover Crips gang member and an inmate at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, was sentenced today to five years and five months in prison for conspiring to submit fraudulent unemployment…
