Money-Laundering Scams

DES MOINES, Iowa (WKRN) — Bryan David Sampica, 49, of Des Moines, was sentenced Wednesday to four and a half years in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering, …

Popular Russian blogger Alexandra Mitroshina has been placed under house arrest in Moscow after pleading guilty to money laundering. She admitted to laundering 127 million rubles (~$1.5 million) in unpaid …

Louis Nothnagel, the former Municipal Manager of Karoo Hoogland Municipality, has been sentenced to four years in prison for theft and violations of the Municipal Financial Management Act (MFMA). Nothnagel’s …

In a joint operation, the CBI and Kerala Police have arrested 46-year-old Lithuanian national Aleksej Besciokov, who was wanted by the United States for allegedly running the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, …

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), widely known as the Hawks, has made a significant breakthrough in South Africa’s fight against organised fraud. On Monday, authorities arrested 42-year-old Georgie …

Kasaragod police have arrested 24-year-old Sunil Kumar Jhanwar from Jodhpur for his role in a cyber fraud case that duped a doctor of Rs 2.23 crore. Jhanwar, who worked as …

SINGAPORE – The leader of a Japanese crime syndicate accused of laundering ¥70 billion (S$628.7 million) had a residence in Singapore and was a director of a local software firm, …

Pace, Fla. (WKRG) — Rasha Lashonda Hill, a 32-year-old woman from Pace, was arrested on March 5, 2025, on money laundering and structuring charges, according to a news release from …

Mineola, N.Y. (ABC7) — Seven men were arrested in Nassau County on Thursday for their involvement in a $20 million money laundering scheme operating on Long Island. The men used …

Conakry – Former Guinean Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana has been sentenced to five years in prison for embezzlement, illicit enrichment, and corruption, a special financial crimes court ruled on …