Businessman Indicted for Defrauding Local Businesses
Businessman Indicted for Defrauding Local Businesses: Hrond Arman Gasparian, who was the subject of an investigation last November, has been indicted on wire fraud charges following an FBI investigation in Indiana. Court documents show that the Fishers man defrauded multiple Indianapolis businesses, including an eastside church that is no stranger to tragedy. Gasparian began working […]
Role in Investment Fraud Schemes
Robert Ponte Admits Role in Investment Fraud Schemes: A Stonington man and two others have pleaded guilty in connection with two separate investment fraud schemes that cost investors and lenders over $20 million. Robert Ponte pleaded guilty on two counts of conspiracy, 14 counts of wire fraud, and two counts of tax evasion and could […]
Pharmacist Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
Pharmacist Sentenced for Insurance Fraud: William Sadowski, who had already been sentenced to a federal prison for illegally distributing steroids, was given six to twelve months more time for insurance fraud. This scheme included the fabrication of insurance claims for nearly $1 million worth of prescription drugs that never reached patients. The sentence, will run […]
Tulare Men Use False Tax Returns in Wire Fraud Scheme
Tulare Men Use False Tax Returns in Wire Fraud Scheme: Cousins Roberto Olivares, and Rojelio Martin, pleaded guilty in Fresno on Monday to cheating clients out of nearly $50,000 in income tax refunds. The two men from Tulare are being charged with 10 counts of wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud taxpayers, […]
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
What is Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations(RICO)? Enacted in 1970 to combat organized crime, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) was part of the Organized Crime Control Act. RICO expressly prohibits four activities: (1) Investing income from a pattern of racketeering in an enterprise; (2) Acquiring or maintaining an interest in an enterprise through a […]
Former Houston Athletics Foundation Treasurer Guilty of Wire Fraud
Former Houston Athletics Foundation Treasurer Guilty of Wire Fraud Brian Bjork Pleads Guilty to $1.4 Million Fraud Scheme Brian Bjork, an associate of the Texas financial adviser who committed suicide while under federal investigation in 2011, pleaded guilty in a Houston federal court on Tuesday to a single count of wire fraud. The primary victim […]
Realtor Pleads Guilty of $2 Million Fraud Scheme
Experienced Maryland Mortgage Fraud Lawyer Defending Your Rights: Michael Abobor of Bowie, Maryland pleaded guilty on Tuesday to wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme that created over $2 million in losses. The guilty plea came on what would have been the first day of his trial. Abobor, 38, submitted fraudulent loan applications […]
1000 Years in Prison? For Mail Fraud?
Prison for mail fraud Bernard Seidling was recently convicted of 50 counts of criminal Mail Fraud in the United States District Court in Madison, Wisconsin stemming from a criminal scheme in which he fraudulently obtained judgments. Seidling apparently did this on his own, without the assistance of any attorney. In a bit of an unusual […]