By Jay Weaver Eric Sheppard, the first South Florida real estate developer to be charged with COVID-19 relief loan fraud, was sentenced on Friday, June 7, 2024, to 18 months …
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Former Bay Area Restaurateur David Leung Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Loan Fraud
By Susana Guerrero, Food Reporter David Tai Leung, a former owner of multiple Bay Area Japanese buffets, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for misusing over $3 …
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Dwayne Anderson Extradited for Alleged Sweepstakes Fraud Scheme
Steve Jurrens Dwayne Anderson, a 35-year-old Jamaican national, appeared in a Sioux Falls court today following his extradition from Jamaica. Anderson is accused of being involved in a multi-year scheme …
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Ravie Lakshmanan Robert Westbrook, a 39-year-old London resident, has been charged with a massive hack-to-trade fraud scheme that allegedly brought him nearly $3.75 million in illegal profits. The U.S. Department …
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Erik Sandoval, Manager of Content and Coverage James Walker Watson, Jr., the executive producer behind the ill-fated Southfork Music Festival, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading …
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Broward Sheriff’s Deputy Alexandra Acosta Sentenced for PPP Loan Fraud
By Jay Weaver Alexandra Acosta, a 38-year-old deputy with the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO), was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison after a Miami federal jury convicted her …
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Gregory J. Stefan Jr., a 54-year-old headstone salesman from Upper Merion, Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged with seven counts of wire fraud after allegedly defrauding hundreds of customers across Pennsylvania …
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By Carol Robinson ATLANTA — Otis “Big O” Bowers, a 44-year-old member of the Gangster Disciples, has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for his involvement in a …
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Sabrina Taylor, a 41-year-old from Tacoma, Washington, has been sentenced to jail after defrauding friends of over $600,000 by falsely claiming to suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS). Taylor, who had …
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Yoel Weiss, 42, of Scranton, has been indicted on 41 federal charges, including wire fraud, false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA), identity theft, unlawful monetary transactions, and witness …