Florida man accused of posing as Elon Musk, defrauding elderly woman of $250K
A Florida man has been arrested after impersonating tech billionaire Elon Musk and attempting to scam an elderly woman out of at least $250,000, police said. Jeffrey Arthur Moynihan Jr. was arrested Tuesday night at his home in Bradenton and charged with grand larceny. Reportedly operating under the guise of the CEO of Tesla and […]
Defense contractor Raytheon to pay almost $1B for defrauding DOD
Raytheon Corp., part of parent company defense contractor RTX, is set to settle Justice Department allegations that it defrauded the Department of Defense (Department of Defense) and paid bribes to Qatari government officials to obtain business in Qatar. The company plans to pay more than $50 million. The company is accused of “a large-scale government […]
7 executives charged with defrauding Medicare/Medicaid of $40 million using Colorado labs – CBS News
Seven executives of a genetic testing company were recently indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver for allegedly fraudulently receiving $40 million from state and federal health care systems. The seven executives reside across the country. They used two labs in Colorado to perform genetic tests, which federal prosecutors allege were unnecessary, improperly obtained […]
US Imposes Sanctions On Group Of Accountants For Allegedly Defrauding Americans In Timeshare Schemes
The United States Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Tuesday targeting accountants working with Mexican drug cartels to perpetrate timeshare fraud on Americans. The sanctions are directed at three accountants and four Mexico-based real estate firms linked to the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel, according to CBS News. The U.S. sanctioned other individuals tied to the […]
Prosecutors Charge Woman Who Accused Trevor Bauer Of Sexual Assault With Defrauding Him: REPORT
Felony charges were filed against Trevor Bauer’s sexual assault accuser, Darcy Esemonu, alleging she was responsible for fraudulent schemes and artifices Monday, TMZ reported. Esemonu allegedly defrauded the former MLB star after accusing him of rape during a 2020 encounter, according to TMZ. She allegedly told Bauer she became pregnant, and demanded $1 million to […]
Colorado Funeral Home Owners Face Charges For Allegedly Defrauding Funeral Home Clients
A Colorado couple appeared in court Monday on charges of defrauding funeral home customers, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in a press release. John Hallford, 44, and Carrie Hallford, 47, are facing multiple federal charges for allegedly defrauding funeral home customers and misusing COVID-19 relief funds. according to Send the money to the United States […]
Longtime Ohio GOP campaign treasurer charged with defrauding clients
A man who has served as treasurer for dozens of political campaigns in Ohio over the past 40 years is facing federal wire fraud charges for allegedly stealing nearly $1 million from clients. William Karlis, 76, is accused of writing checks to himself from his campaign account for personal use and taking steps to conceal […]
BLM president, Sir Maejor Page, on trial for defrauding donors out of $500K
The self-proclaimed “world’s sexiest albino” began his defense on Tuesday. After he was accused of founding a fake “Black Lives Matter” sub-organization and stealing nearly $500,000 from unsuspecting donors to fund a lavish lifestyle. Sir Majo Page, formerly known as Tyree Conyers Page, faces federal charges of wire fraud, one count of concealed money laundering, […]
Crypto entrepreneur charged with defrauding investors out of $150 million through marketing scheme – CNBC
Authorities arrested Jicha on Dec. 23 after he entered the United States for the first time in more than five years and filed an indictment that included four counts of securities fraud, securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy. announced that it had been opened. Off to Miami for vacation. He was arraigned Friday […]
Indiana woman sentenced to prison after defrauding 96-year-old widower out of nearly $80,000
An Indiana woman who defrauded a 96-year-old man of nearly $80,000 using a dating app has been sentenced to three years in federal prison, a U.S. attorney announced Wednesday. Brittany Lakia Shonaye Lasley, 34, of Anderson, created a social media account with false profile information on the dating site Plenty of Fish and then used […]