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Cory Zeidman, 63, from Boca Raton, Fla., pleaded guilty on Dec. 4 to charges related to a multi-year, multi-million dollar sports betting scheme, according to a DOJ press release. Zeidman pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
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Saint Jovite Youngblood, aka. Koto Youngblood, 52, from Austin, Texas, was sentenced on Dec. 4 to 40 years in prison for charges relating to a scheme to defraud people out of millions of dollars, according to a DOJ press release.
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Jimmy Fu, a 63-year-old man from West Hills, Calif., was arrested on Oct. 30, 2024, and subsequently charged with one count of a money laundering conspiracy, according to a Justice Department press release.
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The Colorado U. S. Attorney’s Office filed a lawsuit on Nov. 26 against two men, Patrick Pipkin of Colorado and Brian Hammon of Utah, along with a group of unidentified people, for erecting a fence on federal public lands without permission, according to a DOJ press release. The federal lands are called the Hallar Deed […]
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A Macy’s employee made improper accounting entries to the tune of $150 million over three years, which should have been applied toward delivery expenses.
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A federal jury in Brooklyn found Avraham “Avi” Tarshish guilty of a conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud, according to a new Justice Department press release. Tarshish and a team of co-conspirators cheated mortgage lenders, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, out of millions of dollars.
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Jeffrey Alan Benjamin, 62, from Jenkinsville, S.C., was sentenced on Nov. 21 to one year and one day for failing to provide accurate information to the energy company SCANA, which caused them to deceive regulators, shareholders and the public, according to a DOJ press release.
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Jack Douglas Teixeira, 22, a member of the Air National Guard from North Dighton, Mass., was sentenced to 15 years in prison and three years supervised release on Nov. 12 for sharing hundreds of classified and Top Secret national defense Information documents on Discord, a social media site, according to a DOJ press release.
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Roberto Munoz, a 29-year-old man from Hialeah, Fla., and Jason Rhodes, a 34-year-old man from Flushing, N.Y., were arrested and charged for their alleged roles as couriers in so-called “grandparent scams” that targeted senior citizens in multiple states, including Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
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Aaron A. Wagner, 42, and Michael Mains, 46, both from Alpine, Utah, were officially indicted on Nov. 6 on 16 counts of financial crimes concerning money laundering and wire fraud, according to a DOJ press release.
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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.
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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 […]
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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).”
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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.
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Bobby Shumake Japhia, aka Robert Samuel Shumake Jr., aka Shaman Bobby Shu, has been indicted on security fraud and obstruction of justice.
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Cole James Bridges, a.k.a. “Cole Gonzales,” 24, a U.S. Army private from Stow, Ohio, was sentenced on Oct. 4 to 14 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release for attempting to aid a designated foreign terrorist group as well as the attempted murder of U.S. military service members, according to a DOJ press […]
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Three Iranian nationals were charged for violating U.S. sanctions against Iran. One has been arrested, while the other two are still at large.
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A federal jury has indicted Abouzar Rahmati, a 42-year-old resident of Great Falls, Virginia, and former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employee, of charges including “acting and conspiring to act as an agent of the Iranian government” in the U. S. without prior notice to the Attorney General, according to a Justice Department press release.
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Defrauding wealthy businessmen has landed this cowboy in serious trouble.
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A former investment management firm partner stole over $2.4 million in two fraud schemes.
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After being extradited from the United Kingdom in 2022, a Nigerian national was brought to justice for defrauding American businesses and universities of millions of dollars in an email compromise scheme.
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Sport is, in theory, a noble competition in which the best of the best– those who combine talent with work ethic– win competitions and championships.
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Accusations of bias and a cover-up still plague the sports world even after the World Anti-Doping Association exonerated 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs before the Tokyo Summer Olympics, which were held in 2021.
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The federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has audited New Mexico’s Medicaid personal care services (PCS) program, finding that the State of New Mexico did not correctly vet attendants to ensure they were qualified, according to an HHS Inspector General audit posted on Sept. 5 and announced in a press release.
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Asif Raza Merchant traveled to the United States to put contracts out on the lives of US officials, specifically on American soil.
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You can’t get around transferring sensitive technology to a sanctioned country by hiding it in your checked luggage.
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Moving to a new home – across the street or across the country – is stressful and expensive. Imagine the added stress and expense if the movers “kidnap” your worldly possessions and hold them for ransom.
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On Sunday, Jannik Sinner won the U.S. Open, sealing his second Grand Slam title. But this happens in the wake of a controversial decision not to suspend the world’s top tennis player, which caused a massive uproar among many tennis fans and anti-doping advocates.
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A federal jury sentenced Isaiah Green, 19, of Washington D.C., to a 10-year prison sentence on two counts of armed robbery, according to a press release by the U. S. Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia.
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Dominique Lasconi Mulamba, a 100-meter sprinter from the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been suspended for using banned substances during the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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Did 23 Chinese Swimmers Cheat at the 2021 Olympics? A Meeting Has Been Called to Find Out
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The U.S. has arrested a former Special Forces soldier and owner of a private security company on charges related to organizing a failed Venezuelan coup in 2020.
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If you are going to fail to register as a foreign agent to help your government oppress a spiritual group, bribing an IRS agent is not the way to go.
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On May 23, police arrested collectible trading card vendors who prosecutors say defrauded customers of $2 million, according to a press release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York.
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CHARLOTTE, NC – North Carolina consumers are facing a new wave of scams being ushered in thanks to sports betting.
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Two men fraudulently obtained contracts managed by the Veterans Administration, according to a March 19, 2024 statement released by the VA.
