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Man Sent to Prison after Trying to Defraud a Financial Auditor

Darren Barr, 39, from Philadelphia, was sentenced to 57 months in prison on Nov. 6 for his part in a scheme to defraud the Lucas County Auditor’s Office, according to a DOJ press release. Barr organized and collaborated with other co-conspirators, pretending to be county-approved vendors to get over $620,000.

Report Jessika Saunders | Nov 20, 2024

Darren Barr Has Been Sentenced for Defrauding the Lucas County Auditor for 620000 - The Daily Muck

Bribery

Six Defendants Charged in Bid-Rigging Schemes, Face Decades Behind Bars

Six people were charged for their roles on Oct. 29 over alleged schemes to rig bids, defraud the government and pay bribes and kickbacks in connection with the sale of IT products and services to federal government purchasers, leading to overcharges of millions of dollars to the U. S. government, according to a new Justice […]

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Nov 19, 2024

Victor Marquez Has Been Indicted on Charges He Violated Defense Procurement Rules - The Daily Muck

Misrepresentation

The U.S. Strikes Back Against Chinese Companies Involved in Fentanyl Distribution

Sean Blake, an inspiring young man from Burlington, Vermont, had his whole life ahead of him. As described by his mother on a website called “For Kindness,” he was a poet, writer, and chef who gave gifts of stories, letters, and recipes.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Nov 19, 2024

A Woman Protests Against Chinese Fentanyl at a Protest at the White House in 2022 - The Daily Muck

Elder Fraud

Nigerian Sentenced for Defrauding Seniors Via Romance Scams

A federal court sentenced Ogheneofejiro Godswill Uzokpa, 28, of Warri, Nigeria, to seven years in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from at least a dozen elderly women in a romance scheme, according to a DOJ press release. The sentence comes after Uzokpa pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count […]

Report Jessika Saunders | Nov 19, 2024

An Elderly Woman Uses a Messaging App on Her Laptop Representing at Least 12 Women That Ogheneofejiro Godswill Uzokpa Victimized with Romance Scams - The Daily Muck

Bribery

Fat Leonard Gets 15 Years for Fraud, Bribing Navy Officials

After a decades-long scandal and a weeks-long manhunt, the infamous Fat Leonard has been brought to justice.

Report Jessika Saunders | Nov 18, 2024

Fat Leonard Centered Wine Dined and Even Bribed U.S. Navy Officials to Accept Contracts Sentenced to 15 Years - The Daily Muck

Medical Fraud

Preying on the Vulnerable: Tennessee Clinic Owner Coerced Patients to Have Unnecessary Back Injections, Overbilled $35 Million

Michael Kestner, a 72-year-old owner of Pain MD and MedManagement, Inc. clinics in Franklin, Tenn., has been convicted of orchestrating a healthcare fraud scheme that involved pressuring vulnerable patients into receiving unnecessary back injections, primarily targeting individuals undergoing opioid addiction treatment.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Nov 18, 2024

Six Injectors Stab a Moldy Apple Representing the Medically Unnecessary Pain Management Injections Given by Michael Kestners Medical Clinics For The Purpose of Overbilling the Government - The Daily Muck

Medical Fraud

Pharmacy Owner/Aspiring Screenwriter Overbills Healthcare Insurers for $41 Million in OTCs never received

Ivor Jallah, a 37-year-old pharmacy owner from Dallas, Texas, has been sentenced to federal prison for his involvement in a massive healthcare fraud scheme.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Nov 15, 2024

Hollywood Actor Nicolas Cage Poses With Ivor Jallah Convicted of Running A Healthcare Scam. - The Daily Muck

Misrepresentation

Feds Interdict Planned Mass Shooter in Texas

Cameron Darrick Peterson, 20, from New Braunfels, Texas, pleaded guilty on Oct. 21 in a San Antonio federal court to one count of attempting to obtain a firearm to commit a federal crime, according to a DOJ press release. The plea came four months after Peterson was arrested after he made false statements on an […]

Report Jessika Saunders | Nov 14, 2024

Cameron Darrick Petersons Mugshot from Comal County Texas Who Pleaded Guilty to Receiving a Firearm With Intent to Commit a Felony - The Daily Muck

Sextortion

Private School Counselor Hid Cameras in Toilet Paper Receptacles, Produced Child Pornography

Matthew Daniel Johnson, a 34-year-old man from Bryan, Texas, pleaded guilty on Oct. 23 to one count of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Nov 14, 2024

Matthew Daniel Johnson as Shown in a Photograph Provided by Fontana Calif. Police - The Daily Muck

Misrepresentation

Vultures Circle in Aftermath of Florida’s Twin Terrors

As King Louis XV – the one between the Sun King and the man who brought you the French Revolution – might say, “Après le déluge, les arnaques (after the deluge, the scams).”

Feature Raymond L. Daye | Nov 13, 2024

Clouds Against a Dark Sky and a Sign that Says Hurricane in Yellow Represents the INcreasing Dangers of the Storms in Florida - The Daily Muck

Misrepresentation

Turkish Plot to Export Military Components Foiled

Yuksel Senbol, 36, from Orlando, Fla., was sentenced on Oct. 24 to 15 months in prison for conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering, as well as violating the Export Control Reform Act and the Arms Export Control Act, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders | Nov 13, 2024

The Image of a Man Wearing Military Equipment Superimposed over the Turkish Flag Represents a Fraudulent Attempt to Sell Turkish Made Components to the U.S. Military - The Daily Muck

Money Laundering

‘Modern-Day SS’ White Supremacists Sentenced in Plot to Destroy Energy Facility

Jordan Duncan, 29, a former Marine from Bailey, N.C., was sentenced on Oct. 28 to seven years in prison for his part in a plan to target an energy facility, according to a DOJ press release. Duncan was the last of five defendants charged in the case to be sentenced.

Report Jessika Saunders | Nov 12, 2024

Jordan Duncan LinkedIn Image - The Daily Muck

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Man Sent to Prison after Trying to Defraud a Financial Auditor

Six Defendants Charged in Bid-Rigging Schemes, Face Decades Behind Bars

The U.S. Strikes Back Against Chinese Companies Involved in Fentanyl Distribution

Nigerian Sentenced for Defrauding Seniors Via Romance Scams

Fat Leonard Gets 15 Years for Fraud, Bribing Navy Officials

Preying on the Vulnerable: Tennessee Clinic Owner Coerced Patients to Have Unnecessary Back Injections, Overbilled $35 Million

Pharmacy Owner/Aspiring Screenwriter Overbills Healthcare Insurers for $41 Million in OTCs never received

Feds Interdict Planned Mass Shooter in Texas

Private School Counselor Hid Cameras in Toilet Paper Receptacles, Produced Child Pornography

Vultures Circle in Aftermath of Florida’s Twin Terrors

Turkish Plot to Export Military Components Foiled

‘Modern-Day SS’ White Supremacists Sentenced in Plot to Destroy Energy Facility

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