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Federal prosecutions for financial fraud and obstruction
Multiple individuals have been prosecuted and sentenced in federal court for various financial crimes including cryptocurrency fraud, embezzlement, wire fraud, money laundering, and obstruction of justice. Cases involve defendants ranging from a crypto Ponzi scheme operator to an employee embezzler to a former law enforcement officer obstructing an investigation.
This is a long-running storyline that has developed over 79 days. The homepage highlights its most recent activity, so the outlet count there reflects the latest wave. The totals above cover the full run.
Rathnakishore GiriCindy Zurawski BabbittLos Angeles County Sheriff's DepartmentU.S. Department of JusticeU.S. District Courts
2026-07-24
2026-07-20
- AG's office: Baton Rouge man accused of defrauding city-parish program arrested
- Minnesota man sentenced for $3M tax fraud scheme
- Ex-Gov. Lamido’s N1.35 billion fraud trial stalls over defence lawyer’s absence
- Suspected gang bust tied to influencer's murder, racketeering charges
- Men from Baton Rouge and Ascension Parish convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft
2026-07-19
2026-07-17
2026-07-16
- San Ysidro man sentenced to prison for posing as an ICE agent to defraud dozens of people
- San Ysidro man sentenced to prison for posing as an ICE agent to defraud dozens of people
- Crips gang member sentenced in $2.8M bank fraud scheme promoted on Instagram
- Court convicts two of impersonating EFCC officers, sets date for sentencing
2026-07-15
2026-07-14
2026-07-13
2026-07-10
- Macomb County fence company owner pleads no contest to multiple cases, including embezzling from dad
- Ex-Warri refinery MD’s arraignment for money laundering stalls
- Jailed Fraudster Charged With Moving $290K in Forfeited Crypto From Prison
- Ex-Epoch Times CFO pleads guilty in $67M money laundering scheme
2026-07-09
- Former Epoch Times executive pleads guilty to multimillion-dollar fraud scheme that funded newspaper
- Ex-Epoch Times CFO pleads guilty in $67M multinational money laundering scheme
- Ex-Epoch Times CFO pleads guilty in $67M multinational money laundering scheme
- Ex-Epoch Times CFO pleads guilty in $67M multinational money laundering scheme
2026-07-08
2026-07-02
2026-07-01
2026-06-30
- Man who posed as drug lord Pablo Escobar's son gets 6 years in prison for 'terrorizing' Chicago business partner
- Director Carl Rinsch sentenced to 30 months in prison for defrauding Netflix
- US: Self-exiled Chinese billionaire sentenced to 30 years in prison
- Self-exiled Chinese billionaire sentenced to 30 years for fraud involving crypto
- Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in US prison for huge fraud
- Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui sentenced to 30 years in US prison for fraud
- Former Chinese billionaire and Bannon associate is sentenced for fraud
- Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in U.S. prison for fraud conviction