The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida has announced the sentencing of four individuals involved in a $54.3 million Medicare fraud scheme. The co-conspirators, who were sentenced …
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Afeez Adebara, a 36-year-old Nigerian man, orchestrated a large-scale romance scam operation from 2017 to 2019, targeting unsuspecting victims through online dating websites and social media platforms. According to the …
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Bay Area Real Estate Professionals Sentenced for $55 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Three Bay Area real estate professionals have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a $55 million mortgage fraud conspiracy. The scheme, which ran from 2018 to 2022, …
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Christopher Grant Sentenced to Federal Probation for COVID-19 Fraud
Christopher Grant, 41, from Buckhannon, West Virginia, has been sentenced to five years of federal probation and ordered to pay $35,168 in restitution after pleading guilty to conspiracy to steal …
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Justin Mack, an Ohio man, has been sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in a sophisticated insurance fraud scheme totaling over $229,000. Mack, 42, was found guilty …
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Bryant Edwin Sewall, 57, formerly of Little Elm, Texas, has been sentenced to 23 years in prison after being found guilty of 14 counts of wire fraud and one count …
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FinancialInvestment Scams
Brett Michael Bartlett Sentenced to 188 Months for $22.5 Million Fraud Scheme
Brett Michael Bartlett, 37, from Fountain Valley, California, has been sentenced to 188 months (approximately 15.5 years) in federal prison for his role in a large-scale fraud scheme that defrauded …
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Evan Bobzin Sentenced to 24 Months for $2M Embezzlement Scheme
Evan Bobzin, 39, of Chester, Connecticut, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for embezzling nearly $2 million from Hoffman’s Gun Center, where he worked as head of information …
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Bret Dobbin’s Sentence Upgraded to Jail Term After Appeal Bret Allan Dobbin, a Winnipeg man who fraudulently took over $500,000 from an elderly widow, has had his sentence upgraded from …
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Ghanaian Man Wigbert Bandie Sentenced for $2M Romance Scam Wigbert Bandie, a 34-year-old Ghanaian national, has been sentenced to over five years in prison in the United States for orchestrating …