SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – A Florida man has been charged with defrauding GAF Materials Corporation of hundreds of thousands of dollars by creating fake invoices for non-existent vendors. John Laakso, …
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Former Paralegal Amaris Delapena Convicted of Wire and Bank Fraud in Florida
Orlando, Florida — Amaris Marie Delapena, a 50-year-old woman from Windermere, Florida, has been convicted by a federal jury on multiple counts of wire fraud and bank fraud. Delapena faces …
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A federal grand jury has indicted three men from the Metro East area for participating in a fraudulent scheme involving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Dana C. Howard, 52, of …
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The FBI is currently investigating Matthew Jess Thrash, a resident of Lufkin, Texas, who has been indicted on wire fraud charges. Thrash is accused of running multiple investment fraud schemes …
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Jacksonville Roofing Business Owners Plead Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Schemes
Travis Morgan Slaughter and Tripp Charles Slaughter, the owners of several Jacksonville-based roofing companies, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, as well as conspiracy to …
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Sohil Usmangani Vahora, a 39-year-old legal permanent resident from India, has been sentenced to 188 months (nearly 16 years) in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit …
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FBI Arrests Nigerian Fraudster Oluyomi Omobolanle “Bobo Chicago” for $2.8 Million Scam The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently arrested Oluyomi Omobolanle Bombata, known as Bobo Chicago, a notorious 25-year-old …
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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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Celestine “Skip” Aniekwu, 65, from Sunrise, Florida, was sentenced to 16 months in prison after pleading guilty to his role in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Aniekwu had been …
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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 …