25 tracked private-fraud cases currently indicted — from DOJ, FBI, SEC, FTC, and 230+ news sources.
Gian C. Piovanetti, a former private equity fund manager, is charged with embezzlement of bank funds, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering in connection with alleged embezzlement from a private equity fund.
Kerr Kriisa is indicted on five counts of wire fraud in connection with an alleged $2.2 million scheme involving impersonating others to defraud two victims.
Mohammed Hamed, age 34, is indicted for wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 1343.
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.
Abdikerm Eidleh, age 42, was arrested in Somalia in connection with an alleged $250 million COVID-19 pandemic fraud scheme involving Feeding Our Future. He was one of the original defendants indicted in the case.
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.
Michael Fein is charged with one count of bank fraud and one count of wire fraud for allegedly providing false information on loan applications to obtain financing and refinance loans on projects for T.E.H. Management and its affiliates.
An engineering manager is charged with securities fraud and insider trading in connection with an alleged $1.4 million scheme.
A Morris County man is alleged to have misappropriated confidential documents from his girlfriend's employer, a public relations firm, and traded on material nonpublic information in connection with a scheme involving approximately 2.7 million dollars.
A Houston man was indicted in Louisiana for alleged involvement in a healthcare fraud scheme involving fraudulent obtaining of prescription drugs.
A mother and daughter are charged with conspiring to defraud Medicare by allegedly billing millions of dollars for wound care services while the mother, a licensed nurse practitioner listed as the provider, was serving time in federal prison.
Khalid Ahmed Satary is indicted in Louisiana and charged with healthcare fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with an alleged $547 million Medicare fraud scheme involving diagnostic testing labs. He has been a fugitive since December 2022 and was added to the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list.
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.
Teresa Desy Majo, a former CFO, is charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with an alleged embezzlement scheme involving her employer.
A Tennessee man is charged with operating an alleged crypto Ponzi scheme from 2020 to 2024 that defrauded investors of millions of dollars.
Misam M. Abidi is charged with operating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme through Star Credit Holdings, allegedly defrauding investors across the country of millions of dollars through misrepresentations between 2020 and 2024.
A federal grand jury indicted six individuals on charges of conspiracy to commit identity theft, wire fraud, bank fraud, social security misuse, aggravated identity theft, and forced labor.
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.
Two individuals are charged with a 10-count indictment alleging they used physical and psychological abuse to coerce victims to solicit tens of millions in donations in a forced labor and money laundering conspiracy.
Julio Cesar Montero Pinzon and his half-sister are charged with operating an international fraud scheme targeting Americans who own timeshare properties in Mexico, allegedly involving wire fraud and money laundering.
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.
A Texas couple is alleged to have operated a psychic fraud scheme targeting emotionally vulnerable victims by posing as psychics offering to cleanse romantic bad luck.
Two sisters are charged in a 16-count indictment with allegedly defrauding a national retailer and individuals through gift card and debit card fraud schemes. One sister pleaded not guilty at an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Seattle.
The United States Department of Justice indicted two Chinese nationals for operating a pig butchering scam hub in Myanmar that allegedly defrauded victims through cryptocurrency and coercive tactics, with $700 million in crypto frozen.
The United States Department of Justice indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center with allegations of wire fraud and bank fraud related to a defunct program that employed paid informants to monitor extremist groups.