35 tracked private-fraud cases in New York — sourced from DOJ, FBI, SEC, FTC and 230+ news outlets.
A Long Island nurse pleaded guilty to forgery and money laundering after allegedly selling fake COVID vaccine cards for approximately $1.5 million in a large-scale scheme.
Phillip Digennaro is charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering in connection with allegations that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars by filing false class action lawsuit claims.
A Chinese national was sentenced to prison for money laundering conspiracy involving $2.2 million in Walmart gift cards.
Adrian Lawrence pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud in connection with a years-long scheme targeting elderly United States citizens. He was sentenced to 66 months imprisonment and ordered to pay $5.4 million in restitution.
Justin Chen was sentenced to 27 months in prison after being convicted of insider trading conspiracy. Chen misused material non-public information obtained through his employment at an EDGAR filing company to trade in securities of 13 publicly traded companies, generating approximately 2.38 million dollars in profits.
Kye Carbone, 69, of Athens, New York, pleaded guilty to three counts each of wire fraud and theft from a labor union.
Carbone pleaded guilty to stealing over $290,000 from United Federation of College Teachers Local 1460 between 2011 and 2023, using the funds for personal expenses, restaurants, and travel.
Saad Aziz and Zabed Chowdhury are charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay health care kickbacks, paying health care kickbacks, and money laundering conspiracy. The defendants allegedly offered and paid health care kickbacks and submitted fraudulent claims to Medicaid for ambulette services to medical appointments that were not performed, or the costs were artificially inflated.
The United States alleged that CTRL Group Limited and Dreamland Limited, Hong Kong-based companies listed on Nasdaq, engaged in pump-and-dump market manipulation schemes. The DOJ filed civil forfeiture complaints seeking recovery of approximately $19.5 million in cash and stock obtained through the schemes.
Miles Guo was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being convicted of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering for leading a scheme to solicit over 1 billion dollars in investments through false statements and misrepresentations to thousands of online followers.
Two men were sentenced to prison for identity theft and fraud conspiracy. Specific details regarding the defendants' names, loss amounts, and victim count are not provided in the press release.
Le Van Hung pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit identity theft in connection with a transnational scheme to launder approximately $67 million of illegally obtained funds to benefit a multinational media company headquartered in New York.
Thomas Doyle pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud the owner of a Gustave Courbet painting titled 'Mother and Child on a Hammock'.
Thirteen individuals were indicted in a bank fraud conspiracy case based in Albany. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York announced the indictment.
Vadim Komissarov, former CEO of Trident Acquisitions Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, was sentenced to three years in prison for securities fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud TDAC investors and investors in Lottery.com Inc. by publicly reporting false and misleading revenue and business information.
Didi Zou, a Chinese citizen, is charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud involving gold coins and bullion. The alleged scheme carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
Joseph Malvasio and Gregg Marcus were convicted of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with an advance-fee scheme through which they allegedly defrauded hundreds of victims of approximately 18 million dollars over a period of years.
Devon Ragnauth, a Manhattan senior living facility employee, is charged with grand larceny, fraud, and identity theft for allegedly stealing over $400,000 from senior residents and using the funds for luxury items and vacations.
The DOJ announced charges against 455 defendants, including 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals, for alleged participation in healthcare fraud and opioid abuse schemes involving over 6.5 billion dollars in false claims and significant patient harm.
Abdellah Belmili is charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud in connection with an alleged black market fraud conspiracy that targeted thousands of victims.
John Lowe and Richard Ringel pleaded guilty to securities fraud for involvement in a multi-year insider trading scheme, with co-defendants David Cooper, a FINRA-registered broker, and Randy Grewal also pleading guilty to securities fraud. Each defendant faces a maximum sentence of 20 years' imprisonment.
David Gentile was convicted of a $1.6 billion fraud scheme and received clemency from President Trump.
A Cohoes man pleaded guilty to grand larceny and identity theft after embezzling over 4 million dollars from his employer.
Matthew Blake Morrow-Wu was sentenced to 160 months in prison for perpetrating a scheme to defraud a Manhattan architecture firm during the COVID-19 pandemic and obstructing justice.
John Christian Gelin, Heather Marquez, and Kaolee Vang-Thao were indicted in the Eastern District of New York on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud in connection with an alleged multi-year, multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud financial institutions and investors in potential real estate transactions.
Jennifer Poliandro pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a fraud scheme.
Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud related to the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The Second Circuit affirmed his convictions, rejecting claims of judicial bias and insufficient evidence, and upheld his 25-year prison sentence and $11 billion forfeiture.
S. Kenneth Leech II, former Chief Investment Officer of Western Asset Management Company, pleaded guilty to obstructing justice by providing false and misleading testimony to the SEC in connection with an investigation into an alleged fraudulent scheme to favor certain clients at the expense of others.
The Washington Post is alleged to have engaged in surveillance pricing of subscribers by using personal data to charge longtime customers higher subscription prices beginning in late 2024, according to a class-action lawsuit filed under New York law citing unfair and deceptive practices.
Murielle Miczak pleaded guilty to wire fraud for allegedly stealing over $2.75 million from a Brooklyn daycare center where she previously worked.
Charles Cole is charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit securities fraud in connection with an alleged scheme to fraudulently obtain hundreds of millions of shares of a technology company.
Murielle Misczak pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud her former employer, a Brooklyn daycare, of more than $2.75 million.
Nikhil Gupta pleaded guilty to murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with alleged efforts to murder a U.S. citizen in New York City.
Six defendants, including current and former NBA players, are charged with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy for their alleged roles in a scheme to use inside information from NBA players and coaches to profit from illegal betting activity.
Stefan Pildes is alleged to have diverted more than $2.7 million in charity donations from New York's SantaCon for personal expenses. He is charged with wire fraud.