Ex-Payroll Manager Who Embezzled More Than $2.5M From Law Firm Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
A former payroll manager at a Louisiana firm pleaded guilty to wire fraud and stole over $2.5 million by transferring funds to her personal accounts. [ more ]
Brooklyn federal prosecutors charge crypto CEO in multimillion-dollar international fraud scheme
Horst Jicha, CEO of cryptocurrency platform USI Tech, has been arraigned on charges of securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.
Jicha led USI Tech's expansion into the U.S. market and allegedly operated a multilevel marketing scheme, making false guarantees of high investment returns. [ more ]
Sebastien Raoult sentenced in federal court; could be out in less than 11 months
Sebastien Raoult, aka 'Sezyo,' has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Raoult's extradition fight included seeking intervention from the United Nations Committee Against Torture, but he was ultimately extradited to the US by Morocco. [ more ]
Chicago rapper G Herbo sentenced to three years probation for fraud involving private jets, a Jamaican villa and 'designer puppies'
G Herbo, a Chicago rapper, was sentenced to three years of probation on federal wire fraud charges for using stolen identities to fund luxury purchases.
His defense team requested probation, while the prosecution requested prison time and supervised release.
Wright grew up in a troubled Chicago neighborhood plagued by gang violence. [ more ]
Ex-celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi, facing federal wire fraud charges in Chicago, found competent to stand trial in California
Disgraced lawyer Tom Girardi has been found competent to stand trial for stealing over $15 million from his clients.
Girardi is facing charges of wire fraud and embezzlement from clients, including a widow, a couple injured in a car wreck, and a victim of a gas pipeline explosion. [ more ]
Ex-celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi found competent to stand trial for alleged $15 million client thefts
Disgraced Los Angeles celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been found competent to stand trial on charges that he stole more than $15 million from his clients.
Read the indictment against Sean Loloee - the Sacramento councilman faces 25 charges
Sacramento City Councilman Sean Loloee has been indicted on 25 charges, including conspiracy to defraud the US Department of Labor and possession of false immigration documents.
Loloee and a supermarket manager are accused of hiring employees with phony immigration documents. [ more ]
Former Northeastern track coach pleads guilty to scheme to obtain explicit photos of women
Former Northeastern University track and field coach, Steve Waithe, pleaded guilty to a scheme involving stealing explicit photos from female athletes and tricking other women into sending him nude photos.
Waithe was also accused of cyberstalking a Northeastern student and hacking into her Snapchat account.
He pleaded guilty to wire fraud, cyberstalking, conspiracy to commit computer fraud, and aiding and abetting computer fraud. [ more ]