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Louisiana Doctor Indicted for Billing Medicare for Unnecessary Urinalyses

For over 13 years, Alexandria, La., pain management specialist Dr. Michael E. Dole billed Medicare for medically unnecessary urinalyses of his patients, according to a six-count indictment released Sept. 18, the Department of Justice announced in a recent press release.

Report Raymond L. Daye | Sep 27, 2024

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Money Laundering

Feds Charge Man with “Music Streaming Fraud” for Distributing AI-Made Songs

In a fascinating new case that tests the legality of AI-generated art, Michael Smith, a 52-year-old musician from Cornelius, North Carolina, was arrested and indicted for using sophisticated artificial intelligence to create a streaming music fraud scheme that netted him more than $10 million.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Sep 26, 2024

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Sextortion

Sextortionist Gets 44 Years in Prison after Targeting 11-Year-Old

A federal court sentenced Sonny Dale Applegate, a 27-year-old man from Indianapolis, to 44 years in federal prison on Aug. 26 after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of committing a felony offense while required to register as a sex offender, according to a sentencing order obtained […]

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Sep 25, 2024

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Financial Gains

Solar Installer Indicted for Stealing Funds, Not Following Through on Projects

Daniel Jarrett Ridlinghafer, 37, of Marana, Ariz., was indicted on 11 charges of bank, wire and mail fraud by a federal grand jury in Tuscon on Aug. 14, according to a DOJ press release. Ridlinghafer defrauded homeowners out of more than $695,000, prosecutors say.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Sep 25, 2024

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Elder Fraud

Ringleader of ‘Grandparent Scam’ Run Out of Dominican Republic Extradited to U.S.

As of the writing of this report, five Dominican Republic nationals have been extradited to New Jersey in a “grandparent scam” that defrauded hundreds of elderly Americans of millions of dollars. A Bronx man has also been arrested for wire fraud conspiracy in connection with the scheme.

Report Raymond L. Daye | Sep 25, 2024

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Financial Gains

Dozens Indicted in Contraband Prison Drug Smuggling Ring Involving Drones

Despite thousands of investigations and interdictions, prisoners still retain the ability to smuggle drugs into incarceration facilities– at least in Georgia state prisons.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Sep 24, 2024

Sex Trafficking

Diddy, Don’t…Sean Combs Federally Charged With Trafficking, Racketeering and Abuse

A man who goes by multiple names, including Puff Daddy, P.Diddy, Diddy, PD and Love, can now add “Inmate” to the list.

Report Jessika Saunders | Sep 24, 2024

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Influence Peddling

Alleged RT Agents Charged With Deceiving American Public

Two women allegedly worked with a sanctioned Russian media company to use an independent media organization to interfere with America’s election proceedings.

Report Jessika Saunders | Sep 24, 2024

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Tax Evasion

Georgia Business Owner Withholds Millions in Payroll Taxes from Employee Checks, Doesn’t Pay the IRS

Barry Lee White, a 59-year-old man from Carrollton, Georgia, was sentenced to 22 months in federal prison on Aug. 27 for willful failure to pay federal and payroll taxes, said the U. S. Attorney’s office in the Northern District of Georgia in a press release. He will also serve three years of supervised release and […]

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Sep 23, 2024

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Sextortion

Baltimore Teacher Convicted of Federal Sexploitation, Child Pornography Charges

A child being sexually abused is a tragedy. To then be blackmailed by that abuser is a new level of evil. One such super-creep was convicted in federal court Aug. 29 and could spend the rest of his life in federal prison.

Report Raymond L. Daye | Sep 23, 2024

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Misrepresentation

Pakistani National Linked to Iran Caught in Foiled Plot to Assassinate US Politicians

Asif Raza Merchant traveled to the United States to put contracts out on the lives of US officials, specifically on American soil.

Report Matthew Koelher | Sep 23, 2024

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Misrepresentation

Dual U.S. and Iranian Citizen Arrested for Unlawfully Exporting U.S. Technology to Iran

You can’t get around transferring sensitive technology to a sanctioned country by hiding it in your checked luggage.

Report Jessika Saunders | Sep 20, 2024

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