Financial Fraud

School Owner Pleads Guilty to $2 Million Bribery Scheme Involving VA Program for Disabled Military Veterans WASHINGTON – The owner of Atius Technology Institute (“Atius”), a privately owned, non-accredited school specializing in information technology courses, […] Read More

Erie City Council President Indicted on Fraud and Theft Charges Relating to her Non-Profit Organization ERIE, Pa. – The founder of an Erie non-profit organization and current Erie City Council President has been indicted by […] Read More

Los Angeles Man Indicted For Money Laundering Of $1.9 Million Stolen From Appalachian State University CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Ho Shin Lee, 31, of Los Angeles, California, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Charlotte […] Read More

Department of Justice Compensates Victims of Bernard Madoff Fraud Scheme With Funds Recovered Through Asset Forfeiture Payments Are the Single Largest Distribution of Forfeited Funds in the History of the Department of Justice’s Victim Compensation […] Read More

Former Director Of Fixed Income And Head Of Portfolio Strategy At The New York State Common Retirement Fund Pleads Guilty In “Pay-For-Play” Bribery Scheme Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern […] Read More

Members of International Bank Fraud Ring Sentenced to Prison for Role in Scheme TUCSON, Ariz. – Four members of an international fraud syndicate have been sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud […] Read More

Former FAA Aviation Safety Inspector and Owners of Miami Aviation Repair Company Charged in Bribery Scheme A former FAA Aviation Safety Inspector and the co-owner of a South Florida aviation repair company, AVCOM Avionics and […] Read More

Sherwood Woman Sentenced to 45 Months in Prison for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Tax Fraud LITTLE ROCK—Cody Hiland, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Tracey D. Montaño, Internal Revenue Service […] Read More

Two Brothers From Yorktown Heights Plead Guilty In Connection With Heist Of Over $1 Million Worth Of Computers Bound For Public High School Students Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern […] Read More

Eleven Men Charged In $1 Million Cross-Country Scheme To Defraud National Cellular Provider NEWARK, N.J. – Eleven men in New York, Connecticut, North Carolina and Florida were charged today for their roles in a scheme […] Read More

Prince George’s County Liquor Board Official Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Bribery, and Obstruction of Justice Greenbelt, Maryland – On October 17, 2017, Prince George’s County Liquor Board official David Dae Sok Son, age 41, of […] Read More

Four People Charged In Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy NEWARK, N.J. – A real estate investor, a builder, a mortgage loan officer, and a real estate settlement attorney were arrested today and charged with using “straw buyers” […] Read More

Former Army Manager Sentenced to Prison for Taking $1 Million in Illegal Gratuities PITTSBURGH – A resident of Rochester Hills, Michigan, has been sentenced in federal court to 46 months incarceration and a $100,000 fine, […] Read More

Former Congressional Staffer Pleads Guilty to Extensive Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme HOUSTON – A former congressional staffer pleaded guilty today for his role in orchestrating a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars […] Read More

Former NYS Deputy Secretary of State Sentenced to Serve Thirty Months in Prison for Perjury Gave False Sworn Testimony About Personal and Family Expenditures ALBANY, NEW YORK – Joseph Felix Strevell, 56, of Castleton, New […] Read More

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Massachusetts Businessman For Money Laundering, Financial Support For Manhattan Brothel Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Charles Brandeis, the Special […] Read More

Federal Jury Convicts Lawyer on Charges of Defrauding an Elderly Couple and a Bank to Prevent Foreclosure on Aurora Property CHICAGO — A lawyer licensed to practice in Illinois has been convicted on federal fraud […] Read More