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Southern California Labs to Repay $15 Million for Filing False Medical Claims

A couple from Southern California who ran Southern California Medical Center has agreed to pay $15 million to resolve accusations that they allegedly defrauded Medicare and Medi-Cal programs, according to a newly signed settlement.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Feb 12, 2025

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Elder Fraud

Elder Fraudsters Indicted for Money Laundering

A federal jury in Tucson, Ariz., returned an indictment for Ahmed Maqbul Syed, 57, and Rupesh Chandra Chintakindi, 27, both Indian citizens, for their role in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Feb 11, 2025

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Misrepresentation

Government Contractor to Pay $1 Million for Defrauding Contract Process

On Jan. 3, 2025, Johnny Buscema of New Port Richey, Fla., along with his companies, USA Manufacturing and SAFE Structure Designs, reached a settlement with the Justice Department to resolve allegations that he caused another vendor to submit false contracts, according to a press release. Buscema will pay $1 million to avoid further prosecution under […]

Report Jessika Saunders | Feb 6, 2025

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Man Fortifies House with Weapons, Sandbags to Stop IRS From Selling It At Auction

Paul Kenneth Cromar, 65, formerly from Cedar Hills, Utah, was sentenced to six years in prison for committing tax evasion and re-seizing a property taken by court order for failure to pay taxes, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders | Feb 5, 2025

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Elder Fraud

Tech Support Fraudsters Targeting Elderly Busted

Sun Tong Lin, 37, and Xueliang Chen, 36, both from Staten Island, N.Y., were indicted on Dec. 17, 2024, on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud, according to a DOJ press release. The charges were related to a scheme to defraud at least nine people of $288,000.

Report Jessika Saunders | Feb 4, 2025

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Embezzlement

California CFO Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $1.3 Million From Employers Via Fraudulent Nonprofit Account

Tony Archuleta-Perkins, 48, formerly from San Francisco but currently living in Palm Springs, pleaded guilty to bank fraud and money laundering on Dec. 11, according to a DOJ Press Release. The crimes were related to a years-long embezzlement scheme that cost Archuleta-Perkins’ former employers $1.3 million.

Report Jessika Saunders | Jan 15, 2025

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Embezzlement

Assistant Dean Embezzled Over a Million from Seton Hall Law School

Teresina DeAlmeida, 59, from Warren, N.J., was sentenced to 36 months in prison on Dec. 6 for her part in a scheme to defraud Seton Hall Law School of over a million dollars, according to a DOJ press release. DeAlmedia, her sister Silvia Cardoso, 61, from Warren, N.J., and Rose Martins, 44, from East Hanover, […]

Report Jessika Saunders | Jan 9, 2025

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Misrepresentation

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Sports Betting Fraud

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.

Report Jessika Saunders | Dec 27, 2024

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Misrepresentation

Fake Delta Force Veteran Sentenced to 40 Years

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.

Report Jessika Saunders | Dec 26, 2024

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Money Laundering

Million-Dollar Launderer Sentenced to Three Years

Richard Charles Appelbaum III, 40, from Maryland Heights, Mo., was sentenced on Dec. 5 to three years in prison for his part in a scheme to launder millions of dollars into cryptocurrency, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders | Dec 26, 2024

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Embezzlement

Property Manager Steals $1.1 Million From Multiple HOAs

The owner of a property management company stole over one million dollars from over 70 homeowner associations in Virginia.

Report Jessika Saunders | Dec 23, 2024

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Financial Gains

Cop and Brother Plead Guilty to Defrauding Energy Efficiency Program

Joseph Ponzo, a 51-year-old former police officer from Stoneham, Mass., and his younger brother Christoper, 50, pleaded guilty to a bribery and kickback scheme that netted them millions of dollars from Mass Save contracts, according to a DOJ public statement.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Dec 9, 2024

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Southern California Labs to Repay $15 Million for Filing False Medical Claims

Elder Fraudsters Indicted for Money Laundering

Government Contractor to Pay $1 Million for Defrauding Contract Process

Man Fortifies House with Weapons, Sandbags to Stop IRS From Selling It At Auction

Tech Support Fraudsters Targeting Elderly Busted

California CFO Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $1.3 Million From Employers Via Fraudulent Nonprofit Account

Assistant Dean Embezzled Over a Million from Seton Hall Law School

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Sports Betting Fraud

Fake Delta Force Veteran Sentenced to 40 Years

Million-Dollar Launderer Sentenced to Three Years

Property Manager Steals $1.1 Million From Multiple HOAs

Cop and Brother Plead Guilty to Defrauding Energy Efficiency Program

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