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Alabama Resident Indicted in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme Claiming More than $1 Million in Fraudulent Refunds

An indictment was unsealed Monday charging an Alabama man with multiple tax-related crimes, including one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, three counts of wire fraud, four counts of stealing U.S. Treasury funds and four counts of...

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Co-Founder of OXYwater and Wife Sentenced for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering and Tax Crimes

A husband and wife residing in Lewis Center, Ohio, were sentenced to prison in U.S. District Court Tuesday for their roles in a fraud scheme related to the company Imperial Integrative Health Research and Development LLC (Imperial) and its product,...

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Former Investment Banking Analyst and Two Friends Charged in Insider Trading Scheme

An analyst with J.P. Morgan Securities and two longtime friends were taken into custody Tuesday after being charged in a federal grand jury indictment that alleges they participated in an insider trading scheme that netted more than $600,000 in...

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Three Family Members in a Wheeling Chiropractic Group Indicted for Phony Billing and Unnecessary Treatment in $10.8 Million Fraud Scheme

A Wheeling chiropractor and his brother and father have been charged in a federal indictment with scheming to bill insurance carriers for treatment that was medically unnecessary or never performed.

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Former Saltwater Disposal Well Operator Indicted in North Dakota on Multiple Felony Charges

Jason A. Halek, 41, of Southlake, Texas, was indicted in federal court in Bismarck, North Dakota, on 13 felony charges stemming from the operation of a saltwater disposal well near Dickinson, in Stark County, North Dakota, the Justice Department...

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U.S. Florida Man Charged with Obstructing a Federal Officer or Employee in the Course of Their Duties and with Entering an Airport Area in Violation of Security Requirements

An Orange Park, Florida man residing in Louisville, was arrested on August 20 at Louisville International Airport and charged by criminal complaint with Resisting, Opposing, Impeding, and Obstructing a Federal Officer or Employee in the course of...

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Mayfield Heights Man Accused of Embezzling $677,000 from Former Employer

A Mayfield Heights man is accused of stealing more than $677,000 from his former employer, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland office.

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Claremore Woman Sentenced to 36 Months Probation for Embezzlement and Theft from Indian Tribal Organization

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced Wednesday that LANA CAROLE KELLEY, age 38, of Claremore, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 36 months of probation with six months of home confinement for EMBEZZLEMENT AND...

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