Two South Carolina Men Plead Guilty to Federal Hate Crimes in Racially Motivated Armed Robberies
Among the crimes they admitted to was a January 22, 2021, armed robbery where they followed victims from a grocery store and restaurant to t
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Stephen Wick
Oct 23 min read
Toronto Dominion Securities Charged with Market Manipulation by SEC
The SEC's order reveals that between April 2018 and May 2019, the former trader entered misleading orders on one side of the market with no
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Stephen Wick
Sep 162 min read
John Deere Hit with $10 Million Fine for Thai Bribery Scandal Involving Massage Parlors and Luxury Trips
In 2017, Deere took over Wirtgen. Following this acquisition, Wirtgen engaged in bribery, offering cash, visits to massage parlors, and inte
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Stephen Wick
Jul 172 min read
Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty of accepting bribes in exchange for providing favors to Egypt, Qatar and interfering in two criminal probes
Menendez led the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during the scheme, but stepped down from his position after being indicted. Despite this
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Stephen Wick
Jul 37 min read
Collaborative Investigation Results in Largest Cocaine Seizure in Anne Arundel County Police History
The investigation started after identifying several drug traffickers in Anne Arundel County. As detectives continued their inquiry, they wit
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Stephen Wick
Jun 264 min read
Three Individuals Banned from Running Sweepstakes After FTC Takes Action Against Massive Scheme That Defrauded Consumers of Millions
The defendants have absolutely no affiliation with any sweepstakes and are unable to grant or compensate anyone with the promised prizes.
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Stephen Wick
Jun 254 min read
Two New Yorkers Found Guilty of Taking Part in an $18M Money Laundering Plot & Committing Fraud Related to COVID-19 Health Care
Exploiting the urgency of the COVID-19 crisis, they shamelessly manipulated COVID-19-related billing codes to make deceitful claims for exp
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Stephen Wick
Jun 182 min read
Vanity Fair Gives Detailed Exposé Elon Musk's Baby Bate
Eight ex-SpaceX workers filed a lawsuit against the company and Musk on Wednesday, alleging that the billionaire had directly instructed the
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Stephen Wick
Jun 177 min read
An Indianapolis Man has been Sentenced to 3 years in Prison for his Involvement in an International Advance-fee Crime Scheme that Defrauded Victims of over $5.6 million
The Catchers would deceitfully promise the victims a substantial investment sum or inheritance, often in the range of tens of millions of U.
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Stephen Wick
Jun 113 min read
$2.4 Million to be Distributed to Victims of Lurn Business Coaching Scheme per Federal Trade Commission Demands
The complaint highlights that although these programs cost thousands of dollars, very few, if any, consumers actually earned money, despite
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Stephen Wick
May 316 min read
Senior Executive& a former Sales Manager of Epsilon Data Management LLC (Epsilon) guilty of Selling Data on Millions of U.S. Consumers to Perpetrators of Mail Fraud Schemes
The jury determined that the defendants were aware of the fraudulent nature of their actions, as they provided data to clients engaged in fr
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Stephen Wick
May 312 min read
Suspected Money Laundering case may lead to Substantial Penalties for Resorts World
Federal authorities have expanded their investigation into Nix, Sibella, and their previous employers to encompass additional resorts and su
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Stephen Wick
Apr 308 min read
Sixteen individuals indicted in relation to an international "Grandparent Scam" orchestrated from the Dominican Republic, defrauding numerous elderly Americans of millions of dollars
Once victims were swindled into giving cash, call center "dispatchers," including Rodriguez Serrano, Vasquez, Rosario Garcia, and Dilone Rod
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Stephen Wick
Apr 147 min read
A Vietnamese Tycoon Facing Death Penalty For Fraud, To Repay $25 Billion: The Largest Since Sam Bankman-Fried FTX Scam Scheme
Extensive publicity surrounding the case directed public outrage toward Truong My Lan, whose tired and unadorned appearance in court stood i
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Stephen Wick
Mar 177 min read
Syretta Scherer, a Resident of Snellville, GA, Member to a Romance Scam Squad, Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit Money Laundering: Squad Co-conspirators Consecutively Face The Scale Of Justice
According to court documents, it was revealed that Scherer established a fake company called Precise Carriers in late 2017 to facilitate her
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Stephen Wick
Feb 144 min read
Jonathan Braun, a Merchant Cash Advance Operator, is now facing a Judgment filed by the FTC for deceiving Small Businesses and Unlawfully Seizing Assets: The Judgment Amounts to over $20.3 million
Braun and four other defendants were sued by the FTC for deceiving small businesses and organizations. They were accused of misrepresenting
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Stephen Wick
Feb 85 min read
Man from Upper Saddle River, has been Convicted for Engaging in Fraudulent Schemes Involving Mass-Mailing, Resulting in Multimillion-dollar Losses
While awaiting sentencing for the initial mail fraud scheme, Young embarked on a second scheme between March 2019 and May 2022. In this subs
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Stephen Wick
Jan 305 min read
The Nation's Third Largest Tax preparation company-Liberty Tax to Pay $750,000 For Deceiving Many of District Residents in "Cash in a Flash" Tax-Prep Scam, Attorney General Schwalb Announced
in 2022, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) filed a lawsuit against Liberty Tax, accusing the company of unlawfully overcharging numer
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Stephen Wick
Dec 13, 20233 min read
Dr. Oscar Lightner, 73,& Andres Martinez Jr., 29, of Jomori Health& Wellness Sentenced For Pill Mill
On April 11, both Lightner and Martinez were found guilty of unlawfully distributing and dispensing controlled substances, as well as conspi
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Stephen Wick
Dec 12, 20234 min read
New York:Credit Card Companies Made by Law to Offer 90days To Use Up Points Before Rewards A/C Close
Under the new legislation, credit card companies are now required to provide consumers with a 90-day grace period to use up any remaining
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