Mother and Son Plead Guilty to Orchestrating $16 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme at Two Miami Pharmacies
A mother and son based in Miami each pleaded guilty to fraud charges for their roles in a $16 million Medicare fraud scheme, on August 30.
Three Individuals Indicted for $2.5 Million High-Yield Investment Fraud
Three individuals were charged in an indictment unsealed for their roles in a $2.5 million high-yield investment fraud scheme on 25 August, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S....
Arizona Real Estate Developer Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Falsifying Bankruptcy Record
An Arizona real estate developer was sentenced on 26 August to 24 months in prison for submitting false statements in his bankruptcy petition with the intent to conceal assets and property transfers from the bankruptcy trustee.
Russian Cyber-Criminal Convicted of 38 Counts Related to Hacking Businesses and Stealing More Than Two Million Credit Card Numbers
A federal jury on 25 August convicted a Vladivostok, Russia, man of 38 counts related to his scheme to hack into point-of-sale computers to steal and sell credit card numbers to the criminal underworld, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R....
Illinois Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Funds
A Crystal Lake, Illinois, woman on 24 August pleaded guilty to stealing more than $197,000 from the United States, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
Former Virgin Islands Senator Charged with Wire Fraud and Embezzlement of Legislative Funds
A former Virgin Islands senator was arrested on June 29, 2016, in Modena, Italy, and extradited for allegedly defrauding the government of the Virgin Islands of tens of thousands of dollars while he served as a senator in the territorial legislature...
Congressional Staffer Charged with Failure to File Tax Returns for Five Years
A congressional staffer was charged with five counts of willfully failing to file a tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente...
Financial Services Company Executive Sentenced to 15 Months for Obstruction of Justice
The CEO of Preferred Merchants LLC, a financial services company based in Napa, California, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina to 15 months in prison for engaging in an elaborate obstruction of justice...
