Theft
A complex operation to rob truck drivers transporting high-value goods has led to charges against seven individuals accused of being part of the scheme. The alleged crew's modus operandi involved following armored trucks carrying valuable items, such as gold, gems, and jewelry, and striking when the drivers stopped
Theft
In a stunning turn of events, seven men have been charged with stealing approximately $100 million worth of gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and luxury watches in the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history. The defendants, including Carlos Victor Mestanza Cercado, Jorge Enrique Alban, and Jazael Padilla Resto, were named
Fraud
Three individuals, Ademola Owolabi, Adebayo Akeju, and Alex Ochonogor, are facing trial over a conspiracy to forge official documents and engage in unlawful land transactions in Lekki, Lagos. The trio is accused of conspiring to falsely claim that a Certificate of Occupancy belonging to Hamza Al-Mustapha was missing, and forging
Fraud
Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Jamar Howard, 38, and Charennyia Carmouche, 31, of Slidell, were charged in a recently unsealed twelve-count indictment with conspiracy to commit offenses, wire fraud, false statement in loan application, money laundering, and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute carfentanil. The
Fraud
A Johnston-based real estate investment firm, Aloisio Group, LLC, and its owner, Gregory F. Aloisio, 63, have been sentenced for conspiring to defraud and for defrauding homeowners and financial institutions. The scheme, which involved lying to homeowners and financial institutions, resulted in some homeowners losing their homes and others paying
Fraud
Earlisha Louis and Somoza Louis, a married couple from Newnan, Georgia, have been indicted and arrested by the United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe for their alleged roles in a COVID-19 relief funds scam. The indictment charges them with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud
Theft
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced that two men involved in the theft of an 18-carat gold toilet from Blenheim Palace in 2019 have been sentenced to prison. James Sheen, a career criminal, received a four-year prison sentence for masterminding the theft, while Michael Jones was sentenced to 27 months&
Fraud
A former ambulance service owner has admitted to leading a scheme that bilked Medicaid out of $20 million by falsely billing for non-existent transportation services. Adnan Arshad, also known as "Eddie," pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The scheme involved
Fraud
Mitzi Bickers, the city's former director of human services, was given a reduced sentence of 12 years in prison for her convictions on three counts of money laundering, conspiracy to commit bribery, and filing a false tax return. Bickers had been found guilty of nine federal charges in
Fraud
A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida has convicted the CEO of Power Mobility Doctor Rx, LLC, Gary Cox, of orchestrating a massive Medicare fraud scheme that generated false doctors' orders for medically unnecessary items, bilking the program of over $1 billion. Cox and his co-conspirators targeted
Theft
Five men, including Joseph Wong, Yicheng Zhang, Jose Somarriba, Shengsheng He, and Jingliang Su, have pleaded guilty to laundering more than $36.9 million in an international digital asset investment scam conspiracy. The scam, which was carried out from centers in Cambodia, targeted U.S. victims who were induced to
Theft
A sprawling international digital asset investment scam conspiracy has resulted in guilty pleas from multiple conspirators, including Joseph Wong, 33, of Alhambra, California; Yicheng Zhang, 39, of China; Jose Somarriba, 55, of Los Angeles; Shengsheng He, 39, of La Puente, California; and Jingliang Su, 44, of China and Turkey. According
