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Dental Practice Operators Charged in $20 Million Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Susan J.
SoCal Manager of International Computer Hacking Ring Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Banks
LOS ANGELES—A principal figure in the domestic arm of an international “phishing” operation that used spam e-mails and bogus websites to collect personal information used to defraud American banks was sentencing this morning to five years in federal prison. Nichole Michelle Merzi, 26, of Oceanside, was sentenced in the fraud case by Senior United States District Judge Terry J.
Three People to be Arraigned on Time Share Mortgage Fraud Charges in 29-Count Indictment
CAMDEN—Three people from southern New Jersey are being arraigned today on charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, mail and wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering in a $2.6 million time share mortgage fraud, U.S. Attorney Paul J.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two People for Disaster Fraud
BIRMINGHAM—Two more people face federal charges of fraudulently claiming disaster benefits following the April 27, 2011, tornadoes that struck northern Alabama, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, FBI Special Agent in Charge Patrick J.
Twenty-Two Detroit-Area Residents Charged in Nationwide Medicare Fraud Strike Force Takedown
DETROIT—Twenty-two Detroit-area residents were charged today for their roles in psychotherapy, home health care, and infusion therapy schemes to submit more than $58 million in false billing to Medicare, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services. Including these charges, Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations in Detroit have charged a total of 164 individuals in cases involving approximately $244 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare.
President of Costa Rican Company Convicted in Half-Billion-Dollar Fraud Scheme with Thousands of Victims Worldwide
WASHINGTON—The president of a Costa Rican company that sold reinsurance bonds to life settlement companies was found guilty by a federal jury in Richmond, Virginia today for carrying out a half-billion-dollar fraud scheme that affected more than 2,000 victims throughout the United States and abroad. U.S.
Spouse of Willamette Development Services Executive Indicted for Fraud with Witham Investments
EUGENE, OR—Joene Pearl Clyde LaCoste, age 46, the spouse of Joseph Anthony LaCoste, former Chief Executive Officer of Willamette Development Services LLC (WDS), was arraigned in federal court yesterday. She was added as a defendant to an indictment charging her husband Joseph LaCoste; Angela Marie McCoy, the former Investment Relations Manager for WDS; and the WDS Corporation with securities fraud, mail and wire fraud, and money laundering.
FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending April 20, 2012
Info New York: Members of the Genovese Organized Crime Family Indicted Eleven individuals, including several made members and associates of the Genovese organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra, were charged with racketeering conspiracy, extortion, illegal gambling, union embezzlement, and obstruction of justice. Full Story Newark: Russian National Charged in Trading Account Hack, Securities Fraud Scheme Dmitry Tokar was charged for his alleged role in a ring that stole approximately $1 million by hacking into retail brokerage accounts and executing sham trades.
Hampton Roads Developer Pleads Guilty to Massive Bank and Historic Tax Credit Fraud
NORFOLK, VA—Eric H. Menden, 53, of Chesapeake, Virginia, pled guilty today to engaging in a $41 million bank fraud scheme that contributed to the failure of the Bank of the Commonwealth.
Real Estate Investor Sentenced to 97 Months for His Leadership Role in Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy
PHOENIX—Yesterday, Eitan Maximov, 40, a citizen of Israel and lawful permanent resident of the United States, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G.