A 24-year-old former Connecticut resident is facing federal charges for allegedly running a cryptocurrency scam that defrauded victims of nearly $1 million. Elmin Redzepagic was charged with seven counts of …
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The long-reclusive owner of a neglected home in Westlake Village will serve federal prison time after being convicted in a counterfeit Native American art scheme that stretched over years. Robert …
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A former police officer on Virginia’s Eastern Shore has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for orchestrating a fraudulent inheritance scheme. Jerry Kieth Brady Jr., 38, of Belle …
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DEWEY BEACH, Del. — A woman who was purchasing a luxury home in Dewey Beach says she lost more than $2.2 million in an alleged wire fraud scheme and has …
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A South Bend man has been sentenced to prison for financial fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic. Verrhontez Williams pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He was sentenced …
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BALTIMORE — A Burtonsville woman has pleaded guilty to her role in a federal unemployment insurance fraud scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland. Vanessa …
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Samuel D. Marcus, 33, has been indicted for his alleged involvement in multiple wire fraud schemes that prosecutors say resulted in millions of dollars in losses for victims. According to …
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OHIO / NEW YORK — Patrick James, former CEO of bankrupt auto parts supplier First Brands Group, was indicted on federal fraud charges and arrested Thursday alongside his brother Edward …
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Federal prosecutors have charged former Milwaukee businessman Joseph Nantomah with running a fraudulent fix-and-flip real estate scheme that allegedly defrauded investors of more than $1.9 million. Nantomah …
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CHICAGO, Ill. — Investors in a fraudulent clean energy scheme may be closer to recovering their money after J.D. Frost, a partner of a Chicago-area businessman, pleaded guilty to federal …