Fraud
A Michigan man, Donald Nchamukong, was sentenced to two years in prison for conspiring to import and sell illegal pharmaceuticals, including opioids, and to fund the operation of the scheme by fraudulently obtaining a COVID-19 pandemic relief loan. Nchamukong, 37, was also ordered to pay $200,000 in restitution. The
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A federal grand jury in Fort Worth, Texas, has charged four family members with conspiracy to defraud the United States by filing tax returns that sought millions of dollars in false refunds. According to the indictment, the defendants, including David Hunt, Brandon Hunt, Baylon Hunt, and Corey Burt, allegedly conspired
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A former aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Kathy Hochul has pleaded not guilty to additional charges of wire fraud, bribery, and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Linda Sun, 41, has been accused of improperly profiting from the state's purchase of face masks and other
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The Nigerian Police Force has taken a bold stance in addressing a high-profile corporate fraud case involving three Ghanaian nationals and a Nigerian accomplice. The suspects, accused of orchestrating a sophisticated conspiracy to fraudulently assume control of a legally registered company in Nigeria and its interests in a sister company
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Kris Bird, a 62-year-old owner of a fuel truck supply company, has been sentenced to three months in prison and a $24,000 fine for his role in schemes to rig bids, allocate territories, and commit wire fraud over an eight-year period. The conspiracies Bird participated in related to contracts
Fraud
The Nigeria Police Force has concluded an investigation into a complex case of corporate fraud, impersonation, and forgery involving three Ghanaian nationals and a Nigerian accomplice. The suspects, Samuel Esson Jonah, Kojo Mensah Ansah, and Victor Quainoo, all citizens of Ghana, and a Nigerian, Abu Arome, allegedly conspired to take
Fraud
A New Jersey-based Certified Public Accountant (CPA) has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States by promoting fraudulent tax shelters to his high-income clients. Ofer Gabbay, a CPA from Paramus, New Jersey, conspired with others to promote syndicated conservation easement tax shelters that facilitated high-income taxpayers in claiming
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An Inland Empire woman, Jasmine Unique Mallard-McCarter, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $1.7 million in COVID-19 pandemic-related benefits. The scheme involved impersonating others to apply for government benefits, using personal identifying information to apply for benefits on behalf of others, and charging fees
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A 48-year-old Houston man has been charged with operating multiple commercial trucking companies despite being ordered to cease operations by a federal court and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Shaquan Jelks, 48, allegedly lied to and obstructed the FMCSA, relying on fraud to finance his companies, including diverting
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A 48-year-old Houston man has been charged with offenses related to the alleged operation of illegal and unsafe trucking companies, despite being ordered not to do so by a federal court and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Shaquan Jelks allegedly lied to and obstructed the FMCSA, including after
Theft
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare 11, has revealed that an international cartel had plotted to re-loot 119 stolen artefacts returned from the Netherlands. The Oba, who received the artefacts in his palace in Benin City, attributed the failure of the plot to his prayers to God and the ancestors. He
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A decorated U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration informant has been arrested and charged with conspiring to extort major cocaine traffickers facing extradition. Jorge Hernández, 57, was a crucial asset in building key cases for the DEA over two decades, but court papers reveal he allegedly ran a scheme to extort
