57 tracked private-fraud cases involving money laundering.
Kevin Allbritton, a project manager for Schwalb Builders, pleaded guilty to charges including theft, money laundering, and violating Colorado's organized crime act. He was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay $100,000 in restitution to victims.
An incarcerated individual is charged with moving approximately $290,000 in cryptocurrency that a court had ordered forfeited. The defendant was previously convicted in connection with a $5 million money laundering scheme.
A former CFO of The Epoch Times pleaded guilty to conspiracy in connection with a $67 million money laundering scheme.
Weidong 'Bill' Guan, former CFO of The Epoch Times, pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a money laundering scheme involving approximately $67 million in funds derived from stolen personal information, fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits, and cryptocurrency transactions routed through the company's accounts.
The former CFO of The Epoch Times pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a $67 million multinational money laundering scheme.
Gian C. Piovanetti, a former private equity fund manager, is charged with embezzlement of bank funds, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering in connection with alleged embezzlement from a private equity fund.
Jacob Wise pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering after allegedly embezzling over $1.1 million from his former employer by diverting funds to controlled accounts posing as vendors and using the money for personal purchases including a vehicle.
Phillip Digennaro is charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering in connection with allegations that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars by filing false class action lawsuit claims.
A Chinese national was sentenced to prison for money laundering conspiracy involving $2.2 million in Walmart gift cards.
Saad Aziz and Zabed Chowdhury are charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay health care kickbacks, paying health care kickbacks, and money laundering conspiracy. The defendants allegedly offered and paid health care kickbacks and submitted fraudulent claims to Medicaid for ambulette services to medical appointments that were not performed, or the costs were artificially inflated.
Todd J. Herman, a disbarred Florida lawyer, is charged with allegedly misappropriating over $100,000 from clients between 2022 and 2025, including charges of fraud, money laundering, and misapplication of an insurance premium.
Christopher Delgado, CEO of Goliath Ventures, pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering in connection with an alleged $400 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme and agreed to forfeit properties, vehicles, luxury goods, and crypto wallets.
Eleven individuals pleaded guilty to allegations of orchestrating a $65 million elder fraud and money laundering scheme targeting elderly victims in the U.S. from 2019 to 2023. The scheme allegedly involved fake identities, social engineering, and coordination with international call centers to steal cash sent via mail to short-term rental addresses.
Christopher Alexander Delgado, CEO of Goliath Ventures, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with a cryptocurrency fraud scheme. Sentencing is scheduled for October 8, 2026.
Jedrek Upton was sentenced to one year in prison followed by 36 months supervised release for wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme to steal approximately 1.5 million dollars in COVID-relief loans and use the funds for a lavish lifestyle.
Miles Guo was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being convicted of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering for leading a scheme to solicit over 1 billion dollars in investments through false statements and misrepresentations to thousands of online followers.
Guo Wengui was convicted on nine charges including money laundering and sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after being found guilty of defrauding thousands of victims of over $1 billion.
Gilberto Barron pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and aggravated identity theft relating to his participation in a nearly $10 million real estate fraud scheme operated with a federal inmate serving time for another fraud conviction.
Le Van Hung pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit identity theft in connection with a transnational scheme to launder approximately $67 million of illegally obtained funds to benefit a multinational media company headquartered in New York.
Abdikerm Eidleh is alleged to have been a central figure in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, controlling shell companies, recruiting fraudulent food sites, and funneling over $5 million in proceeds. He was taken into custody in Mogadishu, Somalia, following international collaboration between the U.S. Attorney's Office and FBI.
Four individuals in New Hampshire and Georgia are charged with allegedly operating a $3 billion healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme tied to a Russian transnational criminal organization, involving fraudulent Medicare claims, identity theft, and distribution of unnecessary medical equipment with proceeds laundered through U.S. banks and overseas accounts.
Giorgi Kimeridze and 454 other individuals are charged in a federal healthcare fraud conspiracy involving over $6.5 billion in alleged fraudulent billing to Medicare, including schemes involving durable medical equipment companies, impersonation of a deceased doctor, and kickbacks for medical equipment. Kimeridze is alleged to have facilitated fraudulent durable medical equipment companies that billed Medicare for unnecessary supplies.
Six individuals are charged with federal fraud and money laundering offenses stemming from their alleged participation in a sweepstakes scam that defrauded primarily elderly victims across the country of millions of dollars.
The District of New Hampshire and the New England Strike Force charged defendants in a money laundering operation allegedly tied to a healthcare fraud scheme resulting in approximately 3 billion dollars in losses.
Twelve defendants are charged in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program, and private insurers through fraudulent claims for medical equipment, wound care products, laboratory testing, and mental health services, involving over four billion dollars in allegedly medically unnecessary or unprovidedservices procured through kickbacks.
Didi Zou, a Chinese citizen, is charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud involving gold coins and bullion. The alleged scheme carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
Khalid Ahmed Satary is indicted in Louisiana and charged with healthcare fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with an alleged $547 million Medicare fraud scheme involving diagnostic testing labs. He has been a fugitive since December 2022 and was added to the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list.
The DOJ seized a cloud computing account belonging to Huione Group, which is alleged to have been used to launder billions in fraud proceeds. FinCEN designated Huione Group as a primary money laundering concern under the USA Patriot Act.
The Justice Department alleges that subsidiaries of the Huione Group, a Cambodia-based conglomerate, operated cloud computing infrastructure to facilitate money laundering by assisting in the transfer of proceeds from cryptocurrency investment frauds and cyber scams and converting criminal proceeds to the legitimate banking sector undetected.
A Dedham, Massachusetts man was sentenced to 10 months in prison for submitting multiple fraudulent bank loan applications and money laundering.
Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years for fraud and money laundering related to FTX. His clemency request faces bipartisan congressional opposition.
Rodney Burton of Miami pleaded guilty to conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business in connection with his alleged role as a promoter of a $1.8 billion cryptocurrency fraud scheme.
A top SPLC official is alleged to have funneled approximately $1.2 million in donor funds to a neo-Nazi informant who was their secret romantic partner through a shell company called Tech Writers between 2015 and 2021.
Yahya Sowe was sentenced to 114 months in federal prison for his leadership role in a multi-million-dollar money laundering conspiracy.
A Saluda, South Carolina woman pleaded guilty to money laundering and was sentenced in federal court.
Susan White was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison after being convicted of participating in a fraud scheme by acting as a money mule and transmitting fraud proceeds through her personal and third-party bank accounts.
A Wausau man pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges. No further details were provided in the release.
A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in connection with the Conti ransomware operation, which targeted private entities and extorted payments through encrypted data threats.
Said Abdullahi Ereg is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with alleged pandemic fraud resulting in approximately $4 million in losses.
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.
Bob Hunter, an investment professional, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering involving the fraudulent embezzlement of retirement funds belonging to his clients.
Demani Jawara Bosket and Tanya Lashawn Bosket were convicted by federal jury of wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, and multiple counts of wire fraud in connection with a $25 million scheme.
A Texas couple was sentenced to 40 years each in prison after being convicted by jury of conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering charges related to operating a fraudulent chain-referral pyramid scheme.
Two individuals are charged with a 10-count indictment alleging they used physical and psychological abuse to coerce victims to solicit tens of millions in donations in a forced labor and money laundering conspiracy.
Julio Cesar Montero Pinzon and his half-sister are charged with operating an international fraud scheme targeting Americans who own timeshare properties in Mexico, allegedly involving wire fraud and money laundering.
Six defendants, including current and former NBA players, are charged with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy for their alleged roles in a scheme to use inside information from NBA players and coaches to profit from illegal betting activity.
A Texas couple was convicted by jury of conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering charges related to operating an illegal pyramid scheme and was sentenced to 40 years each in prison.
Deniss Zolotarjovs pleaded guilty to money laundering and wire fraud charges related to his alleged involvement with the Conti and Akira ransomware affiliate activities and was sentenced to eight years in federal prison.
The DOJ alleges that the Southern Poverty Law Center engaged in fraud and money laundering.
Keyshun Jones is alleged to have stolen $80,000 from Chick‑fil‑A by creating fake refund orders and crediting the refunds to his personal card. He is charged with property theft, money laundering and evading arrest.
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.
The United States is charged with wire fraud and money laundering against the Southern Poverty Law Center for allegedly funneling $3 million to extremist groups such as the KKK and Unite the Right.
A Southern California man is alleged to have laundered at least 3.5 million dollars in stolen cryptocurrency for individuals called "crypto kids".
The California man was sentenced to five years in prison for allegedly aiding a cybercriminal organization that stole $260 million in cryptocurrency.
Evan Tangeman is alleged to have laundered $230 million stolen in a cryptocurrency heist and was sentenced to 70 months in prison.
is sentenced to 70 months in prison for money laundering alleged to involve a $263 million cryptocurrency syndicate
A Georgian citizen was sentenced to 37 months in prison for allegedly laundering more than $1.1 million in illicit health care fraud proceeds to co-conspirators located abroad.