A 72-year-old woman was convicted of theft, securities fraud, and misappropriation of funds after meeting a man on a dating website, moving into his home, and fraudulently obtaining $400,000 through encouraging investments and misappropriating funds for personal use including vehicle purchases and gambling.
Romance scam
Investment fraud
Securities fraud
Convicted·Federal·SDNY·$18.0M alleged loss·Jun 23 · 12:00 UTC
Joseph Malvasio and Gregg Marcus were convicted of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with an advance-fee scheme through which they allegedly defrauded hundreds of victims of approximately 18 million dollars over a period of years.
A Plymouth man was convicted by federal jury of wire fraud for allegedly submitting fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loan applications on behalf of business entities he owned and controlled.
Daniel Chartraw was convicted of operating a wide-ranging series of fraudulent schemes involving cryptocurrency companies, sham business ventures, and false investment guarantees that defrauded investors of nearly 1 million dollars across the country.
Davion Percy, a former police officer, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with an alleged auto-insurance fraud scheme.
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.
An activist short seller was convicted of securities fraud for operating a long-running market manipulation scheme that generated profits of more than $21 million.