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Bank fraud cases

28 tracked private-fraud cases involving bank fraud.

Cases
SentencedFederalUSAO Nevada$39.0M alleged lossJul 7 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. [California Man]

California man (name not provided)

A California man was sentenced to 78 months in prison for perpetrating a bank fraud scheme that defrauded seven financial institutions of approximately $39 million over nearly 10 years.

  • Bank fraud
Pleaded guiltyFederalCDCA$100.0M alleged lossJul 6 · 21:56 UTC

USA v. Mahender Makhijani

Mahender Makhijani

Mahender Makhijani, an Orange County real estate investor, pleaded not guilty to federal bank fraud charges involving approximately $100 million.

  • Bank fraud
Pleaded guiltyFederalWDWAJul 2 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. (Federal Way woman)

53-year-old Federal Way, Washington woman

A Federal Way, Washington woman pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud and two counts of bank fraud in connection with a phony financial advisor scheme targeting members of the Korean community.

  • Wire fraud
  • Bank fraud
Pleaded guiltyFederalUSAO-NJJul 2 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. [Defendant Name]

Sewell Man

A former Marine pleaded guilty to sending false and fraudulent military orders and forged United States District Court orders to various banks to obtain relief under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, and to impersonating a Federal Protective Services Inspector.

  • Bank fraud
  • Wire fraud
SentencedFederalEDTXJul 2 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Armando Martinez

Armando Martinez

Armando Martinez pleaded guilty to bank fraud and was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison.

  • Bank fraud
Pleaded guiltyFederalNDFLJul 1 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Clarence Penny

Clarence Penny

Clarence Penny pleaded guilty to eight counts of bank fraud, one count of embezzlement of labor union funds, and three counts of falsification of labor union reports.

  • Bank fraud
  • embezzlement
Pleaded guiltyFederalEDCA$476K alleged lossJun 29 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. James Raymond Hanes

James Raymond Hanes

James Raymond Hanes pleaded guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a vehicle financing scheme involving stolen identities, fake driver's licenses, and fraudulent loans used to obtain and resell cars.

  • Bank fraud
  • Identity theft
Pleaded guiltyFederalUSAO-MT$50K alleged lossJun 29 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. [Defendant Name]

A Billings man pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges after allegedly using a falsified bank loan to receive $50,000.

  • Bank fraud
IndictedFederalNDNYJun 25 · 18:04 UTC

USA v. [Thirteen Defendants]

Thirteen individuals were indicted in a bank fraud conspiracy case based in Albany. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York announced the indictment.

  • Bank fraud
IndictedFederalEDMOJun 25 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Michael Fein

Michael Fein

Michael Fein is charged with one count of bank fraud and one count of wire fraud for allegedly providing false information on loan applications to obtain financing and refinance loans on projects for T.E.H. Management and its affiliates.

  • Bank fraud
  • Wire fraud
Pleaded guiltyFederalWDVA$3.0M alleged lossJun 25 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. McPherson

Zamar McPherson

Zamar McPherson pleaded guilty to conspiring to execute a business email compromise scheme that allegedly stole more than $3 million from victims throughout the United States. She pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud and two counts of wire fraud.

  • BEC
  • Wire fraud
  • Bank fraud
Pleaded guiltyFederalEDMOJun 24 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Isaiah W. Douglas

Isaiah W. Douglas

Isaiah W. Douglas pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud involving the deposit of checks stolen from the mail.

  • Bank fraud
ChargedFederalWDNYJun 22 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Abdellah Belmili

Abdellah Belmili

Abdellah Belmili is charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud in connection with an alleged black market fraud conspiracy that targeted thousands of victims.

  • Bank fraud
ChargedLocalClarksville Police DepartmentJun 19 · 23:04 UTC

Suspect wanted in Clarksville identity and check fraud case

Daniel Lee Kirby

Daniel Lee Kirby is alleged to have committed identity theft and check fraud involving stolen identities and fraudulent checks in Clarksville, Tennessee.

  • Identity theft
  • Bank fraud
Pleaded guiltyFederalUSAO MaineJun 18 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Scott Bagley

Scott Bagley

Scott Bagley pleaded guilty to bank fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. He faces up to 30 years in prison and a maximum fine of 1 million dollars.

  • Bank fraud
  • Identity theft
SentencedFederalUSAO-MAJun 18 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. [Dedham Man]

Dedham Man

A Dedham, Massachusetts man was sentenced to 10 months in prison for submitting multiple fraudulent bank loan applications and money laundering.

  • Bank fraud
  • Money laundering
IndictedFederalEDNYJun 16 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Gelin, Marquez, and Vang-Thao

John Christian Gelin, Heather Marquez, Kaolee Vang-Thao

John Christian Gelin, Heather Marquez, and Kaolee Vang-Thao were indicted in the Eastern District of New York on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud in connection with an alleged multi-year, multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud financial institutions and investors in potential real estate transactions.

  • Wire fraud
  • Bank fraud
Pleaded guiltyFederalWDNYJun 12 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Poliandro

Jennifer Poliandro

Jennifer Poliandro pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a fraud scheme.

  • Bank fraud
  • Identity theft
SentencedFederalUSAO-MD$35.0M alleged lossJun 12 · 12:00 UTC

New Jersey Co-Conspirator Sentenced for Role in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Loans Guaranteed by the Small Business Administration

A New Jersey man was sentenced to federal prison for his role in a multi-million-dollar bank fraud conspiracy in which co-conspirators are alleged to have fraudulently obtained more than 35 million dollars in Small Business Administration loans from financial institutions to purchase hotels.

  • Bank fraud
  • Wire fraud
Pleaded guiltyFederalSDCA$1.0M alleged lossJun 11 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Villalobos Almazan

Victor Hugo Villalobos Almazan, Nayeli Noemi Montoya Rodriguez

Victor Hugo Villalobos Almazan and Nayeli Noemi Montoya Rodriguez pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges for their participation in a conspiracy to fraudulently sell homes they did not own and launder approximately one million dollars in proceeds through bank accounts they controlled.

  • Bank fraud
  • Wire fraud
  • Money laundering
IndictedFederalUSAO-PRJun 11 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. [Six Individuals]

[Names not disclosed in release]

A federal grand jury indicted six individuals on charges of conspiracy to commit identity theft, wire fraud, bank fraud, social security misuse, aggravated identity theft, and forced labor.

  • Identity theft
  • Wire fraud
  • Bank fraud
Pleaded guiltyFederalWDWA$229K alleged lossJun 11 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. [Bremerton couple]

Bremerton, Washington woman

A Bremerton, Washington woman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft for her role in a scheme to steal approximately $229,000 from banks and bank customers.

  • Bank fraud
  • Identity theft
ChargedFederalFederalApr 30 · 16:30 UTC

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Southern Poverty Law Center

The United States Department of Justice charged the Southern Poverty Law Center with alleged wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering for allegedly concealing payments made to informants.

  • Wire fraud
  • Bank fraud
  • Money laundering
IndictedFederalFederalApr 21 · 22:53 UTC

United States v. Southern Poverty Law Center

Southern Poverty Law Center

The United States Department of Justice indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center with allegations of wire fraud and bank fraud related to a defunct program that employed paid informants to monitor extremist groups.

  • Wire fraud
  • Bank fraud