Fraud News From World

A “Fraud News From World” directory is a collection of news articles about fraud and scams from around the world. These directories can be a valuable resource for staying informed about the latest scams and how to protect yourself from them. The directory typically includes information about the scam, such as the type of scam, the target audience, the location of the scam, and the date of the scam. It may also include information about how to protect yourself from the scam, such as how to identify a phishing email or how to report a scam to the authorities.

Cyber Crime: IAT HONG, BO ZHENG, and CHIN HUNG Charged With Devising and Carrying Out a Scheme to Enrich Themselves by Obtaining And Trading on Material, Nonpublic Information

December 27, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest of Macau Resident and Unsealing of Charges Against Three Individuals for Insider Trading Based On Information Hacked from Prominent U.S. Law Firms Iat Hong Arrested On December 25 In Hong […] Read More

Financial Fraud: Richard Shusterman Sentenced For Co-Conspirators Perpetrated a Brazen And Complex Ponzi Scheme That Defrauded Investors

December 23, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Leader of $242 Million Investment Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison Ponzi Scheme Involved Sale of Medical Debts Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Richard Shusterman, age 53, […] Read More

Tax Fraud: Anthony Cosica Sentenced For Multimillion-Dollar Cigarette Tax Fraud Scheme

December 23, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Last Defendant in $48 Million Dollar Cigarette Tax Fraud Scheme Sentenced The case involved untaxed cigarettes sold in all 50 States and was the first prosecution in the nation under federal PACT Act The last […] Read More

Financial Fraud: Umair Hamid Charged with Wire Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Worldwide “Diploma Mill” Scheme

December 22, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Executive Of Axact In $140 Million Diploma Mill Scam Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office […] Read More

Investment Fraud: Naris Chamroonrat Charged Of Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud And One Count of Wire Fraud

December 21, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Owner Of Day Trading Firm Charged In Worldwide Simulator Trading Account Scheme Scheme Targeted Hundreds of Investors in Over 30 Countries, Including the United States NEWARK, N.J. – A Thai man was arrested and charged […] Read More

Tax Fraud: Kevin Brown, Formerly of Capitol Heights, Sentenced For Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Scheme

December 20, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Maryland Man Sentenced to 135 Months in Prison For Scheme That Used Stolen Identifying Information To Fraudulently Seek More Than $20 Million in Tax Refunds Stole Identities of Nursing Home Patients and Others WASHINGTON – […] Read More

Cyber Crime: DAVID W. KENT, Owner Of Oilpro.com, Guilty In Hacking Into a Competitor’s Network and Stealing Client Data

December 20, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Oilpro.Com Founder Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Hacking Into Competitor’s Computer System Defendant Stole Information From Over 700,000 Customer Accounts Stored on a Competitor’s Database and Then Sought to Sell Oilpro.com to the […] Read More

Financial Fraud: Phillip E. Southwood former owner of Southwood Industries, Inc., Sentenced for Multiple Bankruptcy-Related Crimes

December 20, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Small Business Owner Sentenced to Prison for Bankruptcy Fraud Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joseph J.M. Orabona (619)546-7951 or Michael Heyman (619) 546-9615NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 19, 2016 SAN DIEGO – Phillip E. Southwood, Jr., a […] Read More

Investment Fraud: Seven Individuals Charged With Securities Fraud, Investment Adviser Fraud And Securities Fraud Conspiracy

December 19, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Platinum Partners’ Founder And Chief Investment Officer Among Five Indicted In A $1 Billion Investment Fraud Two Additional Individuals Indicted In A $50 Million Bond Fraud Involving Black Elk Energy, One Of Platinum’s Largest Portfolio […] Read More

List Of U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects in Civil and Criminal Actions for U.S. Taxpayers in Fiscal year 2016

December 17, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

U.S. Attorney’s Office made a report on what they collected in 2016 following offenses and civil actions in Fiscal for U.S. Taxpayers with a more than a $15.3 billion. Justice Department Collects More Than $15.3 […] Read More

Financial Fraud: Bogdan Nicolescu, Tiberiu Danet And Radu Miclaus Indicted in Cyber Fraud, Identity Theft And Wire Fraud

December 16, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Three Romanian nationals indicted in cyber fraud case in which they infected 60,000 computers, sent out 11 million malicious emails and stole at least $4 million A 21-count indictment was unsealed in which three Romanian […] Read More

Investment Fraud: Richard Wyatt Davis Charged With One Count of Wire Fraud and Three Counts of Tax Evasion

December 16, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Mecklenburg Co. Man Facing Federal Charges In Connection With $19 Million Investment Fraud Scheme Defendant Misused Victim-Investors’ Funds to Pay for Vacation Homes, Vehicles, a Chef and Other Personal Expenses CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Mecklenburg […] Read More

Financial Fraud: Two Brokers Charged For Scheme to Use Simultaneous Loan Applications to Fraudulently Obtain Home Equity Lines of Credit

December 15, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Real Estate Brokers And Client Charged With Defrauding Banks In ‘Shotgun’ Loan Scheme NEWARK, N.J. – Two real estate brokers and a client were arrested today and charged in connection with a scheme to use […] Read More

Healthcare Fraud: Forest Laboratories LLC And Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc. Agreed to Pay For Violated the False Claims Act by Paying Kickbacks

December 15, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Forest Laboratories and Forest Pharmaceuticals to Pay $38 million to Resolve Kickback Allegations Under the False Claims Act Forest Laboratories LLC, located in New York, New York, and its subsidiary, Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc., have agreed […] Read More

Financial Fraud: James VanBlaricum Indicted For Ponzi Oil and Gas Fraud Scheme

December 15, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Colleyville Businessman on Mail Fraud Stemming from Ponzi Oil and Gas Fraud Scheme Defendant Operated Signal Oil and Gas Company FORT WORTH, Texas — A Colleyville, Texas, businessman, James VanBlaricum, who […] Read More

Financial Fraud: JOHN ARNOLD SHELLEY Indicted For Conspiracy and Commit Bank Fraud at The Bank of Union (BOU)

December 14, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Former Bank President Indicted in Connection with $100,000,000 Bank Failure Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Yesterday, a federal grand jury returned a 23-count indictment against JOHN ARNOLD SHELLEY, 66, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in connection with the […] Read More

Investment Fraud: Six Individuals Charged With Fraudulent High-Yield Investment Program – Cities Upliftment Program (CUP)

December 14, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Six Individuals In International High-Yield Investment Fraud Scheme Scheme Participants Impersonated Federal Reserve Officials to Swindle Over $50 Million from Investors in the United States and Foreign Countries Preet […] Read More

Tax Fraud: Edward J. Tutunjian Sentenced For Payroll Tax Evasion And Employing Illegal Aliens

December 14, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Owner of Boston Cab Sentenced for Tax and Fraud Offenses BOSTON – Edward J. Tutunjian, who has owned and operated Boston Cab through his company, EJT Management, Inc., for more than four decades, was sentenced […] Read More

Financial Fraud: ROBERT KUSS Indicted In One Count of Mail Fraud Stemming From His Role in a Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Postal Service

December 13, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Managing Partner of Bulk Mail Firm Admits Defrauding U.S. Postal Service of Nearly $750K Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Shelly Binkowski, Inspector in Charge for the Boston Division […] Read More

Financial Fraud: Torneos y Competencias S.A. (Torneos) Charged With Wire Fraud Conspiracy And Participation in a Scheme to Corrupt International Soccer

December 13, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Argentine Sports Marketing Company Admits To Role In International Soccer Bribery Conspiracy And Agrees To $112 Million In Forfeiture And Criminal Penalties Torneos y Competencias S.A. Enters Into Four-Year Deferred Prosecution Agreement; Agrees to Enhanced […] Read More

Fraud News From World

Cyber Crime: IAT HONG, BO ZHENG, and CHIN HUNG Charged With Devising and Carrying Out a Scheme to Enrich Themselves by Obtaining And Trading on Material, Nonpublic Information

Financial Fraud: Richard Shusterman Sentenced For Co-Conspirators Perpetrated a Brazen And Complex Ponzi Scheme That Defrauded Investors

Tax Fraud: Anthony Cosica Sentenced For Multimillion-Dollar Cigarette Tax Fraud Scheme

Financial Fraud: Umair Hamid Charged with Wire Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Worldwide “Diploma Mill” Scheme

Investment Fraud: Naris Chamroonrat Charged Of Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud And One Count of Wire Fraud

Tax Fraud: Kevin Brown, Formerly of Capitol Heights, Sentenced For Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Scheme

Cyber Crime: DAVID W. KENT, Owner Of Oilpro.com, Guilty In Hacking Into a Competitor’s Network and Stealing Client Data

Financial Fraud: Phillip E. Southwood former owner of Southwood Industries, Inc., Sentenced for Multiple Bankruptcy-Related Crimes

Investment Fraud: Seven Individuals Charged With Securities Fraud, Investment Adviser Fraud And Securities Fraud Conspiracy

List Of U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects in Civil and Criminal Actions for U.S. Taxpayers in Fiscal year 2016

Financial Fraud: Bogdan Nicolescu, Tiberiu Danet And Radu Miclaus Indicted in Cyber Fraud, Identity Theft And Wire Fraud

Investment Fraud: Richard Wyatt Davis Charged With One Count of Wire Fraud and Three Counts of Tax Evasion

Financial Fraud: Two Brokers Charged For Scheme to Use Simultaneous Loan Applications to Fraudulently Obtain Home Equity Lines of Credit

Healthcare Fraud: Forest Laboratories LLC And Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc. Agreed to Pay For Violated the False Claims Act by Paying Kickbacks

Financial Fraud: James VanBlaricum Indicted For Ponzi Oil and Gas Fraud Scheme

Financial Fraud: JOHN ARNOLD SHELLEY Indicted For Conspiracy and Commit Bank Fraud at The Bank of Union (BOU)

Investment Fraud: Six Individuals Charged With Fraudulent High-Yield Investment Program – Cities Upliftment Program (CUP)

Tax Fraud: Edward J. Tutunjian Sentenced For Payroll Tax Evasion And Employing Illegal Aliens

Financial Fraud: ROBERT KUSS Indicted In One Count of Mail Fraud Stemming From His Role in a Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Postal Service

Financial Fraud: Torneos y Competencias S.A. (Torneos) Charged With Wire Fraud Conspiracy And Participation in a Scheme to Corrupt International Soccer

New Orleans Financier Michael Depetrillo Pleads Guilty in $9.2 Million Forex Investment Fraud Scheme

Thomas Addaquay Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for $7 Million Tax Refund and Romance Scam Conspiracy

Phobos Ransomware Ring Busted: Roman Berezhnoy and Egor Nikolaevich Glebov Charged in $16M+ Global Cybercrime Spree

“Zero-Click” Attacks Exploit Text Messages: FBI Urges iPhone and Android Users to Delete Suspicious Texts