Multiple Louisiana law enforcement officials, including two city police chiefs, have been charged following an FBI investigation into a visa fraud and bribery scheme that allegedly helped immigrants avoid deportation. …
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Xerxes Shevar, 57, pleaded guilty and was sentenced on July 10, 2025, in federal court to three years of probation and ordered to pay $290,000 in restitution …
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Money-Laundering Scams
Cuban National Michel Duarte Suárez Pleads Guilty in $800K U.S. Bank Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
MIAMI, FL – July 9, 2025 — Michel Duarte Suárez, a 50-year-old Cuban national, has pleaded guilty in a Miami federal court to orchestrating a bank fraud and identity theft …
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Online and TechOnline Shopping Scams
Michigan Man Mubasher Riaz Pleads Guilty to Online Refund Fraud
YPSILANTI, MI — Mubasher Riaz, a resident of Ypsilanti, Michigan, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after participating in a multi-year online refund scheme, federal prosecutors announced. Riaz, …
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Anna Kline, also known as Jordana Weber, a 35-year-old woman from Sparks, Nevada, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for operating a multimillion-dollar advance fee Ponzi scheme …
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The ex-boyfriend of 18-year-old Morgan Hill high school graduate Marissa DiNapoli was arrested Sunday while attempting to re-enter the United States from Mexico. Martin Mendoza, 20, was taken into custody …
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Peter Roussonicolos, 64, of Port Saint Lucie, Florida, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and three years of supervised release for orchestrating a massive Medicare fraud scheme involving durable …
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PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal authorities have charged three individuals from Queens, New York—Fanchao Zeng, 33; Zhongzhou Lin, 26; and Yanping Li, 32—in connection with a bank fraud conspiracy targeting home …
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PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — FBI agents arrested Clearwater businessman Leo Govoni early Thursday, accusing him of misappropriating at least $100 million from a nonprofit medical trust fund. Govoni was taken …
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PADUCAH, KY — A Calloway County woman has been sentenced to federal prison for embezzling over $1 million from her employer while working as a bookkeeper for a construction company. …