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Federal prosecutors have charged 14 people with carrying out a coordinated scheme to seize control of bank accounts belonging to thousands of victims across the country. Muhamed Dieye, 35, of…
Romance scammers have drained more than $9 million from victims who were mostly older Americans. Twin brothers Jamal and Kamal Abubakari, both 22, of Ghana and Amanda Joy Opoku-Boachie, 53,…
Federal prosecutors have obtained a guilty plea from a California accountant in a Ponzi scheme that drained more than $7 million from nearly 90 investors. Antonio Honorato Silveira, 50, of…
Federal prosecutors have charged an Illinois laboratory owner with running a large-scale scheme to submit claims for COVID-19 tests that were never performed. Rajesh “Raj” Patel, 52, of Schaumburg, faces…
Federal prosecutors have secured a guilty plea from a Connecticut man in a cryptocurrency fraud scheme that sent investor money to an offshore gambling site. Elmin Redzepagic, 25, of Wolcott,…
Federal prosecutors have sentenced five defendants to prison terms totaling more than 15 years for a conspiracy that stole over $800,000 from a casino and online gaming services company using…
Federal prosecutors have sentenced a Missouri man to four years in prison after he stole more than $373,000 from clients who believed their money was going into retirement investments. Bob…
Federal prosecutors have charged a California man with conspiracy to commit wire fraud after he allegedly posed as a San Francisco 49ers player or real estate investor to solicit victims…
Federal prosecutors have charged a Boston public official with wire fraud for allegedly submitting a fabricated application to obtain pandemic relief funds. Reuben Taylor, 40, of Boston, has agreed to…
Federal prosecutors have secured a conviction against an Indian national for laundering proceeds from a massive call center scam that targeted elderly US victims. Bhavesh Kumar Thakkar, 45, was found…
