73 tracked private-fraud cases currently sentenced — from DOJ, FBI, SEC, FTC, and 230+ news sources.
Jaron Earl Taylor, a former Anne Arundel County police officer, was sentenced to three years of probation with five months on home detention for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with an auto-insurance fraud scheme. Taylor was ordered to pay 38,670 dollars in restitution to the United States Automobile Association.
The owner of a Sudbury accounting firm and real estate company was sentenced for conspiracy to defraud the IRS through paying an executive over $1.6 million in compensation and fringe benefits under the table, and for making a fraudulent pandemic relief application for over $179,000.
A tax preparer was sentenced for allegedly orchestrating a scheme involving false business entities and fraudulent expense claims on client tax returns to reduce reported income and increase refunds, with proceeds allegedly used to purchase homes and luxury vehicles.
Three Texas tax preparers were sentenced to prison for their roles in conspiring to file false tax returns on behalf of clients. Two additional tax preparers admitted to filing false tax returns as part of the same scheme and await sentencing.
Luis Emilio Hernandez pleaded guilty to wire fraud and illegal monetary transactions involving exploitation of an elderly Hurricane Ian victim and was sentenced to four years in federal prison.
Kartik Saini was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for conducting a tech support fraud scheme that targeted senior citizens in the United States. Saini and co-schemers allegedly falsely represented to victims that their computers had been hacked and their bank accounts had been compromised.
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 dollars over nearly 10 years.
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.
A Chinese national was sentenced to prison for money laundering conspiracy involving $2.2 million in Walmart gift cards.
Adrian Lawrence pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud in connection with a years-long scheme targeting elderly United States citizens. He was sentenced to 66 months imprisonment and ordered to pay $5.4 million in restitution.
Justin Chen was sentenced to 27 months in prison after being convicted of insider trading conspiracy. Chen misused material non-public information obtained through his employment at an EDGAR filing company to trade in securities of 13 publicly traded companies, generating approximately 2.38 million dollars in profits.
An Atlanta man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
James Patten is alleged to have participated in a stock manipulation scheme linked to Hometown International, a company that operated a single deli, resulting in approximately $100 million in losses. Patten is the third individual to face sentencing in this case.
Tera Marie Campbell and Tayler Ann Krauss were sentenced for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and ordered to pay restitution exceeding $800,000.
Armando Martinez pleaded guilty to bank fraud and was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison.
Michael Shawn Stewart was convicted by jury in May 2024 on 14 counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for defrauding clients worldwide of $179 million and was sentenced to 288 months in federal prison. Co-defendant Bryant Edwin Sewall was convicted on the same counts and sentenced to 23 years in federal prison in November 2024.
Jawad Fakroune was sentenced to 6.5 years in federal prison for extorting a Chicago business partner over an alleged $1.5 million debt through violent threats and assaults, and for additional alleged charges including fraud and tax evasion.
A Concord sports memorabilia dealer pleaded guilty to wire fraud for selling a baseball bat falsely claimed to have been used by Willie Mays in the 1954 World Series and was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison.
Patricia Jones pleaded guilty to tax fraud and was sentenced to 50 months imprisonment and ordered to pay over $1.4 million in restitution to her victims.
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.
Two men were sentenced to prison for identity theft and fraud conspiracy. Specific details regarding the defendants' names, loss amounts, and victim count are not provided in the press release.
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.
Guo Wengui was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after conviction for a financial fraud scheme affecting over 1,000 victims worldwide. A federal judge ordered him to forfeit $889 million in restitution.
Guo Wengui was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after being convicted of operating a financial fraud scheme that allegedly cost over 1,000 people worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars. The court found he allegedly targeted individuals seeking to support democracy in China.
Guo Wengui was sentenced to 30 years in prison after conviction for a financial fraud scheme that allegedly cost over 1,000 victims hundreds of millions of dollars. The judge noted victim testimony describing lost life savings and severe emotional distress.
Daniel Damato pleaded guilty to wire fraud and was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for knowingly selling counterfeit sports memorabilia and attempting to obstruct an FBI investigation.
The owner of two pharmacies in Celina, Tennessee was sentenced to federal prison for an alleged years-long scheme involving illegal distribution of opioids and was ordered to pay $1.4 million in healthcare fraud restitution.
A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Massachusetts was sentenced to more than two years in prison for misuse of a Social Security number, passport fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.
Nwadialo was sentenced to five years in prison after conviction on 14 counts of wire fraud for conducting a romance scam that targeted elderly, widowed, or divorced individuals and defrauded victims of $3.5 million.
A Nigerian official is alleged to have participated in a romance scam that resulted in approximately 3.3 million USD in losses. The individual was arrested at a Texas airport in November 2024 and subsequently sentenced.
Vadim Komissarov, former CEO of Trident Acquisitions Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, was sentenced to three years in prison for securities fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud TDAC investors and investors in Lottery.com Inc. by publicly reporting false and misleading revenue and business information.
Four individuals were sentenced to prison for participation in an insider trading scheme involving material nonpublic information about a $3.2 billion merger, which resulted in illicit profits exceeding $600,000.
Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo was sentenced to 5 years in prison after being convicted of orchestrating a 3.5 million dollar romance scam by creating false identities and stories on online dating platforms.
Roosevelt Gulley was sentenced to four years and six months in prison and ordered to pay $575,425 in restitution after pleading guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft related to unemployment insurance fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aylesha Maria Allen was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for filing fraudulent tax returns.
Noman Saleem, 39, of Queens and Levittown, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for wire fraud involving impersonation of crypto influencers in an investment scam scheme.
Xin Liu, a Chinese national, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for material participation in an elder fraud scheme targeting elderly victims.
Sherise Williams was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for mail fraud in a counterfeit coupon scheme that the government alleges caused nearly $32 million in losses. The operation was allegedly run by Lori Ann Talens from her Virginia Beach home and involved selling fraudulent coupons via social media.
A Dedham, Massachusetts man was sentenced to 10 months in prison for submitting multiple fraudulent bank loan applications and money laundering.
A Hazelwood resident was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay $550,000 in restitution for their role in a rental car fraud scheme.
A Louisiana nurse practitioner was sentenced to 87 months in prison for submitting over 12 million dollars in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary cancer genetic tests.
A defendant was sentenced to 45 months for an identity theft scheme spanning seven states that allegedly impacted 18 victims, with restitution ordered of over $47,000.
Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years for fraud and money laundering related to FTX. His clemency request faces bipartisan congressional opposition.
Sherise Williams was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for mail fraud related to a $31 million coupon fraud scheme in which she purchased counterfeit coupons from Lori Ann Talens.
Seven individuals were sentenced to prison for their respective roles in a counterfeit coupon scheme that caused losses exceeding $31 million.
Matthew Blake Morrow-Wu was sentenced to 160 months in prison for perpetrating a scheme to defraud a Manhattan architecture firm during the COVID-19 pandemic and obstructing justice.
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.
Currin Caridine was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in a pandemic fraud conspiracy affecting government benefit programs.
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.
Three individuals from East Tennessee were sentenced to prison in connection with an alleged multi-million-dollar prescription fraud scheme.
Tommie Lee Nelson, age 66, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud for perpetuating a scheme to defraud a Lynchburg doctor of nearly half a million dollars and was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison.
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.
Sean Rondeau, a chiropractor, was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for defrauding health insurance companies of more than a quarter million dollars. His convictions include healthcare fraud, three counts of mail fraud, and five counts of wire fraud.
A Texas rheumatologist was sentenced to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release for perpetrating a health care fraud scheme involving falsely diagnosed patients and approximately $118 million in fraudulent health care claims.
Christina Marie Chapman was sentenced to 102 months in prison for her role in a fraudulent scheme that allegedly assisted North Korean workers posing as U.S. citizens in obtaining and working in remote IT positions at more than 300 U.S. companies.
KBWB Operations LLC and Kevin Breslin, former chief executive officer and managing member of KBWB-Atrium, pleaded guilty to health care fraud and tax conspiracy and were subsequently sentenced.
A former Michigan pharmacist was sentenced to 46 months in prison for his role in a health care fraud scheme at a pharmacy he operated involving approximately $4 million in fraudulent claims.
A North Carolina man was sentenced to 121 months in prison for operating a seven-year scheme in which he allegedly sold personal information of over 7 million elderly Americans to Jamaican lottery fraud scammers.
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.
Philip Fredrick Camino pleaded guilty to a $4 million fraud scheme and was sentenced to 41 months in prison.
Two Ohio brothers, Zubair Al Zubair and Muzzammil Al Zubair, were sentenced for a $21 million fraud scheme that involved posing as Middle Eastern royalty and stealing money and property from private victims. The brothers also allegedly bribed a former East Cleveland mayoral aide, Michael Smedley, who was also sentenced.
The United States Department of Justice sentenced Reyad Salahaldeen and Mohamad Mustafa for alleged roles in a $522 million fraud scheme that targeted Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers. The defendants pleaded guilty to charges of healthcare fraud and wire fraud, including kickbacks, fake medical orders, and fraudulent DNA testing.
The federal government sentenced a woman from Saipan to 71 months in prison for orchestrating a Bitcoin investment fraud targeting elderly victims.
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
The defendant is alleged to have orchestrated a $1.2 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme and was sentenced to 15 months in prison.
Three individuals are alleged to have committed insurance fraud by staging luxury car thefts using bear costumes. The defendants were sentenced in California.
Three individuals were sentenced to jail for an insurance fraud scheme that involved staged bear attacks on high-end vehicles using a bear suit, according to the California Department of Insurance.
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.