Kansas City Woman Sentenced for Mail Fraud
Kansas City Woman Sentenced for Mail Fraud: Deshonda Anderson, 25, was convicted in federal court on Monday on mail fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. Anderson is guilty of leading a scheme that involved using fake and stolen identities to lease cars, rent apartments, and open bank accounts. She has been sentenced to five years […]
Medical Office Administrator Sentenced in Wire Fraud Case
Medical Office Administrator Sentenced in Wire Fraud Case: Royann Schmidgall, who is guilty of bilking a Nebraska medical group out of over $250,000, was sentenced Monday in the United States District Court of Lincoln. Schmidgall faces 18 months in federal prison and must pay nearly $542,000 in restitution. She also will serve three years of […]
Former Indianapolis Attorney Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Former Indianapolis Attorney Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud $4.5M Wire Fraud Involving Personal Injury Clients William Conour, a once-prominent construction and accident attorney in Indianapolis, pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges before United States District Judge Richard Young. Conour, 66, has been held at Marion County Jail since June 27 after violating bond terms […]
Man Facing Wire Fraud Charges in Check Cashing Scheme
Man Facing Wire Fraud Charges in Check Cashing Scheme: Stephen Hamman, 52, was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and passing United States Treasury checks bearing forged signatures. According to United States Attorney Benjamin Wagner, the Modesto man was arraigned on 22 charges in front of United States […]
Montgomery Postal Worker Guilty of Mail Fraud and Embezzlement
Montgomery Postal Worker Guilty of Mail Fraud and Embezzlement: A former mail carrier for the Montgomery post office, Vernon Harrison, has been found guilty on charges of mail fraud, identity theft, and embezzlement. According to George L. Beck’s office, Harrison is guilty on one count of conspiring to file false claims, eight counts of mail […]
Real Estate Broker Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Real Estate Broker Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud: Debbie Foust, 60, pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of wire fraud in a United States District Court for her role in a scheme to defraud clients out of money that was to be used as payment for commercial real estate. Foust, a real estate broker […]
Former Sports Agent Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Former Sports Agent’s Federal Wire Fraud Case Example: Benjamin Geller, a former NFL agent, pleaded guilty this week to one count of wire fraud according to a statement released by United States Attorney Dana J. Boente. Geller, who had been charged in May, was notably an agent for New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Frank Warren. […]
Vermont Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Vermont Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud: Denny Ray Hughes, 40, has agreed to plead guilty to stealing the identities of two dozen people in order to illegally collect unemployment insurance. Hughes, who was arrested in March, had been charged with nine counts of wire fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft. He pleaded […]
Rockford Man Sentenced to 65 Months for Wire Fraud
Rockford Man Sentenced to 65 Months for Wire Fraud: Anthony Hardy, 42, has been sentenced to 65 months in federal prison by United States District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for wire fraud and identity theft. He will also face five years of supervised released and was ordered to pay over $200,000 in restitution. Hardy pleaded guilty […]
Georgia State Representative Pleads Not Guilty to Mail and Wire Fraud
Georgia State Representative Pleads Not Guilty to Mail and Wire Fraud: Georgia state representative Tyrone Brooks pleaded not guilty to charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, and filing false tax returns on May 22, 2013 before federal Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman. Judge Baverman also set an unsecured bond of $25,000 and ordered Brooks to surrender […]