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The Florida Man's Role in the $7 Million Fraud Scheme: A Look into the Biofuel Company Scandal

Nov 82 min read

The Florida Man's Role in the $7 Million Fraud Scheme: A Look into the Biofuel Company Scandal

The fraudulent scheme did not stop there. Additionally, the defendants sought over $6 million in tax credits linked to the bogus production

Former Bookkeeper Sentenced for Embezzling $159,000 from Kalispell Firearms Company

Stephen Wick

Oct 132 min read

Investigations

Former Bookkeeper Sentenced for Embezzling $159,000 from Kalispell Firearms Company

In a significant legal ruling, Teri Anne Bell, a former bookkeeper from Columbia Falls, has been sentenced to federal prison for embezzling

Oludayo Kolawole John Adeagbo aka John Edwards aka John Dayo Sentenced for Role in Multimillion-Dollar Email Fraud Scheme

Stephen Wick

Oct 26 min read

Criminal Justice

Oludayo Kolawole John Adeagbo aka John Edwards aka John Dayo Sentenced for Role in Multimillion-Dollar Email Fraud Scheme

BEC scams can take many forms. Generally, they involve fraudsters gaining unauthorized access to legitimate email accounts or creating decep

International “Sextortion” & Money Laundering Four Man Ring Charged

Stephen Wick

Sep 104 min read

Criminal Justice

International “Sextortion” & Money Laundering Four Man Ring Charged

Should they be found guilty, each defendant could face up to 20 years in prison for every conspiracy and money laundering charge, along with

Mississippi Seafood Distributor and Managers Admit Guilt in Conspiracy and Misbranding Case

Stephen Wick

Aug 284 min read

Criminal Justice

Mississippi Seafood Distributor and Managers Admit Guilt in Conspiracy and Misbranding Case

QPS acknowledged its involvement in this fish substitution scheme dating back to 2002 and persisting until November 2019. The indictment cla

Three Sentenced for $88M Business Telephone Software Piracy Scheme

Stephen Wick

Jul 284 min read

Criminal Justice

Three Sentenced for $88M Business Telephone Software Piracy Scheme

Jason M. Hines, 44, from Caldwell, New Jersey, was sentenced to one year and six months in prison, followed by 18 months of home confinement

Nationwide Wire Fraud Schemer Illinois Man Pleads Guilty & faces a maximum Penalty of 20 years in prison

Stephen Wick

May 293 min read

Criminal Justice

Nationwide Wire Fraud Schemer Illinois Man Pleads Guilty & faces a maximum Penalty of 20 years in prison

The total loss amounted to $2,299,842. Antonio collaborated with Herbert Wright aka G Herbo (a popular hip-hop artist), Joseph Williams, De

Justice Department Indicts Two Brothers for Ethereum Blockchain Attack and $25M Cryptocurrency Theft; Each Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison if Convicted

Stephen Wick

May 155 min read

Criminal Justice

Justice Department Indicts Two Brothers for Ethereum Blockchain Attack and $25M Cryptocurrency Theft; Each Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison if Convicted

Anton Peraire-Bueno and James Pepaire-Bueno carefully orchestrated the Exploit over several months. They studied the trading behaviors of th

Sixteen individuals indicted in relation to an international "Grandparent Scam" orchestrated from the Dominican Republic, defrauding numerous elderly Americans of millions of dollars

Stephen Wick

Apr 308 min read

Criminal Justice

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

Ponzi Scheme Founder Bags 13 Months in Jail

Stephen Wick

Apr 224 min read

Criminal Justice

Ponzi Scheme Founder Bags 13 Months in Jail

During the months of February and March 2021, Williams managed to persuade a woman from Mississippi to invest a substantial amount of $1,005

Alleged $70M Medicare Fraud Scheme Organized By Medical Equipment Company Owner

Stephen Wick

Apr 174 min read

Criminal Justice

Alleged $70M Medicare Fraud Scheme Organized By Medical Equipment Company Owner

French faces charges including conspiracy to defraud the United States and engage in illegal health care kickbacks, conspiracy to commit hea

10yr Sentence Handed To Psychic Mass-Mailing Fraudster: Over 1.3 M People Were Victims To This Scheme

Stephen Wick

Apr 165 min read

Criminal Justice

10yr Sentence Handed To Psychic Mass-Mailing Fraudster: Over 1.3 M People Were Victims To This Scheme

Runner oversaw the scheme's operations for its entire two-decade duration, delegating day-to-day activities to co-conspirators via a Canadia

Californian Resident, Sentenced to 5 yrs in Prison for Organized Retail Theft Scheme & Wire Fraud Spanning 23 States

Stephen Wick

Apr 56 min read

Criminal Justice

Californian Resident, Sentenced to 5 yrs in Prison for Organized Retail Theft Scheme & Wire Fraud Spanning 23 States

With each rental, he made false promises to return the machines by a certain date or face penalties. Despite paying small rental deposits wi

A 27-yr-old Man from Santa Monica, California Sentenced to 5 years in Prison by the U.S. District Court in Seattle for An Organized Retail Theft Scheme Causing Over $664,000 in Damages

Stephen Wick

Mar 305 min read

Criminal Justice

A 27-yr-old Man from Santa Monica, California Sentenced to 5 years in Prison by the U.S. District Court in Seattle for An Organized Retail Theft Scheme Causing Over $664,000 in Damages

With every rental, he committed to bringing back the machine by a set date or facing a growing penalty. He recognized the consequences of no

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

Stephen Wick

Mar 177 min read

Criminal Justice

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

John Westley Rogers, Jr., 83, of Birmingham, Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case Involving the Jefferson County Community Service Fund

Stephen Wick

Mar 146 min read

Criminal Justice

John Westley Rogers, Jr., 83, of Birmingham, Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case Involving the Jefferson County Community Service Fund

The second superseding indictment alleges that from around March 2019 to April 2023, Rogers and Kindall conspired with Plump to defraud and

Laura Perryman, a Former CEO of a Stimwave, has been found Guilty of Manufacturing & Distributing a Counterfeit Component that was Implanted into Unsuspecting Patients

Stephen Wick

Mar 136 min read

Criminal Justice

Laura Perryman, a Former CEO of a Stimwave, has been found Guilty of Manufacturing & Distributing a Counterfeit Component that was Implanted into Unsuspecting Patients

To maintain the deception that the White Stylet was functional, PERRYMAN oversaw training that implied to doctors that the White Stylet was

Brian R. Walshe, aged 49, Has Been Convicted For His Involvement In A Plot To Distribute Fake Warhol Artworks

Stephen Wick

Mar 34 min read

Art

Brian R. Walshe, aged 49, Has Been Convicted For His Involvement In A Plot To Distribute Fake Warhol Artworks

Upon comparing the paintings to the eBay listing's photographs, they found discrepancies and concluded that the purchased paintings were not

Ex-CEO to Alder Fuel, Bryan Sherbacow, from Charleston, South Carolina, Pleaded Guilty To Wire Fraud in a Plot to Steal Over $5.9 Million from the Corporation & Defraud Investors Out of $15 million.

Stephen Wick

Feb 203 min read

Criminal Justice

Ex-CEO to Alder Fuel, Bryan Sherbacow, from Charleston, South Carolina, Pleaded Guilty To Wire Fraud in a Plot to Steal Over $5.9 Million from the Corporation & Defraud Investors Out of $15 million.

Sherbacow pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and is set to be sentenced on May 16, facing a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Th