Theft
Dimitriy Nezhinskiy, the leader of a large-scale fencing operation in Manhattan's Diamond District, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to receive stolen property that had been transported in interstate commerce. The operation serviced South American theft groups that committed burglaries nationwide. Key Takeaways: * The defendant, Dimitriy Nezhinskiy, 43, operated
Theft
A federal jury has found Juan D. Perez-Gonzalez, 51, of Florida, guilty of conspiracy, possession of goods stolen from interstate commerce, and interstate transportation of stolen property for his role in a year-long conspiracy to steal millions of dollars in high-end electronics and other products from shipping facilities and cargo
Fraud
Mike Lynch's estate has been ordered to pay $945 million to Hewlett-Packard (HP) in a civil fraud case that began when HP accused Lynch of inflating the value of his software company, Autonomy, during its $11 billion sale in 2011. The ruling from British High Court Justice Robert
Theft
Navin Khanna, a 41-year-old man from Holmdel, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to leading a multi-state operation that stole thousands of catalytic converters from private vehicles and sold them on a secondary market for millions of dollars. Khanna's theft ring took advantage of hard-working citizens in the Northern District
Fraud
Shawn Nicholas Young, a 42-year-old man, has pleaded guilty to a wire fraud conspiracy involving the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program in the Southern District of Texas. Young applied for PPP and EIDL loans on behalf of his own businesses as well as businesses
Theft
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to leading a multi-state operation that stole thousands of catalytic converters from private vehicles, netting millions in profit. Navin Khanna, 41, admitted to running New Jersey-based D.G. Auto Parts, a company that bought and sold auto parts across the country. From May
Theft
Eight former Railway employees were convicted on Monday and sentenced to five years in prison for their role in the 2002 paper leak case. The Special Judge for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases in Ahmedabad pronounced the verdict, imposing a fine of Rs 5 lakh on each of the
Fraud
Mary Huntly, a 67-year-old Las Vegas nurse practitioner, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to fraudulently bill Medicare for amniotic wound allografts that were medically unreasonable and unnecessary in exchange for illegal health care kickbacks. Between September 2022 and April 2024, Huntly's wound care company submitted approximately $14,333,
Fraud
A couple, Daylyn Harris and Chelsea Johnson, are facing federal criminal charges for allegedly lying about being victims of the West Maui wildfires and the January Los Angeles fires, stealing over $110,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The couple claimed to have suffered losses in the Lahaina
Fraud
Lizette Berrios Lathon, a 48-year-old former Amtrak employee from Moreno Valley, California, was sentenced to 25 months in federal prison for conspiring with her husband to steal nearly $1 million in COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits. Lathon also pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and
Fraud
Mary Huntly, a 67-year-old nurse practitioner from Las Vegas, pleaded guilty to conspiring to fraudulently bill Medicare for medically unnecessary treatments in exchange for illegal kickbacks. Huntly's actions resulted in losses of approximately $9.1 million to Medicare, with her wound care company submitting false claims totaling $14.
Fraud
A 47-year-old New Jersey real estate investor and influencer, Cesar Humberto Pina, has been charged with a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme, conspiring to launder drug proceeds, laundering money represented to be drug proceeds, and bribing a New Jersey politician. Pina, also known as "Flipping NJ," allegedly defrauded dozens
