West Virginia Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud
West Virginia Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud: John W. Hawkins pleaded guilty to a federal charge of mail fraud on February 21st and resigned from his position as Barbour County Sheriff. Hawkins, 47, admitted to staging an automobile accident in April of 2013 in order to receive an insurance payment of nearly $8,300. […]
Social Security Employee Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Social Security Employee Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud: Tabaris Archie Brown, a former employee of the Social Security Administration office in Birmingham, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to stealing personal information and benefits. In the plea agreement, Brown pleaded guilty to one count each of wire fraud, theft of government property, and aggravated identity theft. The […]
Former Mayor Pleads Guilty in Wire Fraud Scheme
Stephen S. Dennis Pleads Guilty in Wire Fraud Case: Stephen S. Dennis, the former mayor of Grandview, MO, pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to a wire fraud scheme in which he used a bogus charity to steal $35,000 in contributions from a local non-profit organization. Under the terms of the plea agreement, the […]
Title Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Title Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud: Karen Strasser Steinke, the former owner of Metro East Title Company, pleaded guilty last week to one count of wire fraud, and one count of structuring financial transactions. Steinke admitted in her plea agreement to stealing funds from escrow accounts overseen by her company in order to […]
Iowa Woman Sentenced to 65 months for Wire Fraud and Identity Theft
Iowa Woman Sentenced to 65 months for Wire Fraud and Identity Theft: Teresa Dorenkamp, 43, has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison after she pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft in August of 2013. United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. […]
West Virginia Resident Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
West Virginia Resident Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud: Audrey Elaine Elrod, 45, officially entered her guilty plea in United States District court on Monday to one count of structuring transactions to avoid reporting requirements, and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. In doing so, Elrod admitted to stealing nearly $450,000 through a Nigerian […]
Former Co-Owners of Equipment Company Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud
Former Co-Owners of Equipment Company Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud: The former co-owners of New England Equipment Company (NEECO, Inc.) pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and three counts of wire fraud in United States District Court in Springfield. In doing so, Aaron Peabody, 42, and Gary Como, 49, […]
Banker Faked Death to Avoid Wire Fraud Charges
Banker Faked Death to Avoid Wire Fraud Charges: Rather than hire the best wire fraud attorney he could afford, a former Georgia banker faked his own death off the coast of the Florida Keys in 2012 to avoid impending federal wire fraud charges. That appears to have been a bad decision as this former banker, […]
South Carolina Man Charged with 22 Counts of Mail Fraud
South Carolina Man Charged with 22 Counts of Mail Fraud: Stanley J. Kowalewski, of Pawleys Island, was indicted by a grand jury in Atlanta on counts of mail fraud, conspiracy, and obstructing an investigation of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on November 20th. The criminal charges […]
Financial Planner Convicted of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
Wire Fraud Case Example: Financial Planner Convicted Caleb Deason, 34, has been convicted by a federal grand jury of one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering. The verdict was handed down by United States District Judge John McBryde after a two-day trial and Deason was immediately taken into custody. Deason, who […]