A total of 18 former basketball players were charged with attempting to defraud the Health and Welfare Benefit Plan of the National Basketball Association, officials announced on October 7, 2021. They were each charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud. The 18 ex-NBA players allegedly submitted $3.9 million in fake claims in … Continue reading List of 18 ex-NBA players charged with trying to defraud Health and Welfare Benefit Plan
Mexico’s Sergio Leon Kuri, Claudia Antillon Zahuita plead guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud
Sergio Leon Kuri, 40, and Claudia Elena Antillon Zahuita, 38, have each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. They are both residents and citizens of Mexico. On September 29, 2021, U.S. District Court Judge Jane Triche Milazzo of the Eastern District of Louisiana sentenced Leon Kuri to 60 months in … Continue reading Mexico’s Sergio Leon Kuri, Claudia Antillon Zahuita plead guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud
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Florida’s Jeff Johnson, Ross Baldwin, Kathleen Hook charged with wire fraud
Robert Jeff Johnson, Ross Baldwin, and Kathleen Hook were arrested for wire fraud linked to the Silver Lease Program, defrauding around 60 investors of approximately $8 million from 2014 to 2021. Baldwin faces additional charges for lying to federal officials. The scheme involved misrepresentations about silver ownership and personal expenses were funded using investor money.
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Turkey’s Sezgin Baran Korkmaz arrested in Austria, accused of laundering $133+ million in fraud proceeds
Sezgin Baran Korkmaz, 43, of Turkey has been arrested. The Turkish businessman was business partners with brothers Isaiah Kingston and Jacob Kingston, the respective chief financial officer and chief executive officer of Washakie Renewable Energy LLC (WRE), a biodiesel company based in Plymouth, Utah, United States. Isaiah and Jacob have pleaded guilty in the U.S. … Continue reading Turkey’s Sezgin Baran Korkmaz arrested in Austria, accused of laundering $133+ million in fraud proceeds
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Did Nigeria’s Charles Onus steal $1 million by hacking into a US payroll processing company’s system?
Charles Williams Onus, 34, of Nigeria has been arrested in the United States. He was charged with computer fraud for causing damage to a protected computer, computer fraud for unauthorized access to a protected computer to further intended fraud, receipt of stolen money, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Onus is accused of stealing payroll … Continue reading Did Nigeria’s Charles Onus steal $1 million by hacking into a US payroll processing company’s system?
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Did Lekki, Nigeria’s Abidemi Rufai steal $350K+ and file 102 jobless claims in Washington?
Abidemi Rufai, 42, of Lekki, Nigeria has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Nigerian citizen was charged with wire fraud, which is punishable by up to 30 in jail when it relates to benefits paid in connection with a presidentially declared disaster or emergency, such as the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Using … Continue reading Did Lekki, Nigeria’s Abidemi Rufai steal $350K+ and file 102 jobless claims in Washington?
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Utah’s Jennifer Shah, Stuart Smith arrested, accused of cheating people in telemarketing scheme
Jennifer Shah, 47, of Park City, Summit County, Utah, United States and her assistant Stuart Smith, 43, of Lehi, Utah County, Utah have been arrested. They were each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Conspiracy to commit wire fraud … Continue reading Utah’s Jennifer Shah, Stuart Smith arrested, accused of cheating people in telemarketing scheme
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