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FBI Releases Preliminary Semiannual Crime Statistics for 2017

District Man Indicted on Health Care Fraud Charges

Optometrist Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison For Health Care Fraud Involving At Least $250,000 In Losses

Former CEO of Israeli Sales and Marketing Company Charged for Role in Fraudulent Binary Options Scheme

Raytown Landlord Sentenced for Bankruptcy Fraud

N-DEx Builds West Michigan Felony Fraud Investigation

TECH SUPPORT FRAUD

Ocala Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud And Executing A False Income Tax Return

Former Union Official Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison for Stealing More Than $130,000 from Organization

Bank Employee Arrested and Charged with Bank Embezzlement

Los Angeles Man Indicted For Money Laundering Of $1.9 Million Stolen From Appalachian State University

Founder Of Not For Profit Organization Convicted Of Stealing United Nations Grant Funds Sentenced

Redirections Treatment Operations Manager Charged with Unlawfully Dispensing Buprenorphine and Defrauding Medicaid

Bergen County Man Admits Defrauding Two International Companies Of $3 Million And Failing To Pay Over $880,000 In Taxes

Ambulance Company to Pay $9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Former Jersey City Police Officer Gets 18 Months In Prison For Scheme Involving Off-Duty Work Assignments

Additional Charges Filed Against Alaska Woman Who Allegedly Defrauded Medical Practice of at Least $550,000

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/additional-charges-filed-against-alaska-woman-who-allegedly-defrauded-medical-practice

Former Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy

Tennessee Doctors Plead Guilty in $65 Million TRICARE Fraud

California Woman Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Term for Fraud and Tax Evasion

Four Area Pharmacists, One Doctor, and One Patient Recruiter Charged with Scheme to Bill Insurance for Medications Not Dispensed

Monmouth County Investment Adviser Admits Investment Fraud Scheme, Aggravated Identity Theft, And Preparing Phony Tax Returns

Community Advisory: Protect Yourself from Mortgage Fraud

Cypriot National Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering

Philadelphia Woman Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Blind Man

Mississippi Real Estate Investors Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Rig Bids at Public Foreclosure Auctions

FBI Tech Tuesday—Building a Digital Defense Against Tech Support Fraud

Two Individuals Charged in Opa Locka City Contract Bribery Scheme

Bowie Doctor Indicted For Health Care Fraud And Identity Theft

Man Sentenced for Defrauding Investors of Over $5 Million

Local Cemetery Owners Indicted For Defrauding 200 Customers Of $500,000 In Pre-Paid Fees

FBI Fugitive Admits Involvement In 2002 Bank Fraud Conspiracy

Virginia resident sentenced for identity theft

Ellisville Man Indicted on Wire Fraud Charges

Clarence Investment Advisor Pleads Guilty To Bilking Clients Out Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars

Baltimore woman sentenced for money laundering

Former President & CEO and Former Vault Manager of now Bankrupt Precious Metals Firm Indicted for Fraud Scheme

Four Men Face Additional Fraud Charges In $1 Million Advance Fee Scheme

Former Employee Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

Long Island Investment Portfolio Manager Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison for Scheme to Steal More Than $440,000 from Clients

Former Long Island Investment Adviser Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Stealing $3 Million from Investors

British Citizen Extradited From Morocco For Defrauding Investors Of More Than $36 Million

Ravenna man charged for defrauding insurance company out of $94,000 through phone scheme

Federal Jury Finds Orlando Woman Guilty Of Investment Fraud

Former Housing Authority Executive Director Sent to Prison

Bristol Woman Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Medicaid Program

Protected Health Information and Use-of-Force Investigations

FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Online Vehicle Sale Frauds

Seven Individuals Plead Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar International Money Laundering Conspiracy

Five Individuals Charged In Phony Debt Elimination Scheme

Kinmundy, IL Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud

Washington County Businessman and Convicted Felon Charged with Fraud, Tax and Firearms Offenses

U.S. Gold Refinery Pleads Guilty to Charge of Failure to Maintain Adequate Anti-Money Laundering Program

Port St. Lucie Dermatologist Sentence on Obstruction and Fraud Charges

Mississippi County Sheriff Indicted on Charges of Identity Theft

Former Opa Locka City Commissioner Sentenced for Role in Corruption Scheme

Former Iraqi Subcontractor Sentenced for Kickbacks Conspiracy

Founder And CEO Of Defunct Tampa Technology Company Sentenced To 80 Months In Prison For Investment Fraud

Hawaii Man Arrested For Decade-Long Scheme To Defraud Banks And Investment Firms

New Orleans Attorney Pleads Guilty To Bank Theft

Two University of New Hampshire Employees Charged with Theft of Government Funds

Pennsylvania Woman Sentenced For Stealing Funds Which Resulted In Closing Of Credit Union

Treasurer of City of Zeigler Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Embezzlement Charges

Margate, New Jersey, Firefighter Admits $7 Million Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs

Owner of Numerous Miami-Area Home Health Agencies Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in $66 Million Medicare Fraud Conspiracy

Ontario, NY Woman Sentenced For Committing Bank Fraud

Dallas Man Sentenced for East Texas Investment Fraud Scheme

Two Agents From Puerto Rico Treasury Department (“Hacienda”) Sentenced For Accepting Bribes And Extortion

Partner At International Law Firm Sentenced For Insider Trading

Mexican Citizen Sentenced to 216 Months for Money Laundering

Dr. Pepper Executive Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Tax Evasion Charges

Former Las Vegas City Councilman Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud

Gainesville Physician and Ex-Wife Indicted in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/port-st-lucie-dermatologist-sentence-obstruction-and-fraud-charges

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Houston Community College Official Took Bribes for Years

Henryetta Woman Sentenced To 60 Months Probation, $567,000 Restitution For Credit Union Theft

New Mexico man charged for defrauding investors out of $4.4 million

Former Desoto District Attorney’s Office employee pleads guilty to stealing program funds

St. Louis Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges

Former NYPD Deputy Chief Pleads Guilty To Illegally Diverting Police Resources

Two Executives Arrested for Pump and Dump Securities Fraud Scheme

Guardians Project Results in Multiple Defendants Facing New Federal Indictments and Sentencing

Ex-Employee Sentenced for Stealing Personal Information from the Cloud

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Employee Admits $5 Million Compounded Medication Prescription Scheme

Six Former Employees of Chicago Post-Secondary School Indicted for Allegedly Swindling Federal Financial Aid Program out of Millions

Arizona Men Sentenced for Organizing and Leading Telemarketing Fraud that Victimized St. Louis Residents

Dual Israeli/Russian Citizen Sentenced to 18-Month Prison Term on Money Laundering Charge in International Scheme

Former Settlement Agent Gets 12 Years In Prison For Mortgage Fraud And Tax Evasion

35 Members and Associates of Bloods Gang Plead Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy and Related Charges, Including Drug Trafficking and Wire Fraud

Martin Shkreli Sentenced to Seven Years’ Imprisonment for Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme

4 from San Fernando Valley Arrested Pursuant to Federal Indictment Alleging Real Estate Fraud Scam Targeting Distressed Homeowners

Personal Injury Attorney Indicted on Federal Fraud and Money Laundering Charges for Stealing from Car Accident Victim

Andrews Electrician Sentenced to Federal Prison for False Billing Scheme and for Failing to File Tax Returns

Chatham Area Transit Contractor Convicted of Twenty-Five Counts of Fraud and Bribery

Jury Finds Stockbroker Guilty of Insider Trading for Dealing in Stock of Local Biotechnology Firm

Accountant Sentenced for Embezzling More than $3 Million from Houston Company

Defendant Indicted in Brooklyn Federal Court for Transnational Cyber Scam

Three Miami-Area Home Health Agency Owners Charged For Role In Health Care Fraud Scheme

Former Partner in Global Consulting Firm Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Billing $586,000 in Bogus Consulting Work and Travel Expenses

Los Angeles Dentist Charged in Health Care Fraud Scheme

Four Individuals Charged with Conspiring to Defraud the United States by Failing to Comply with Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

Fairbanks Man Charged for Misapplying Over $300,000 from Organization Receiving Federal Funds

FBI Fugitive Makes Initial Court Appearance For 2003 Indictment For Wire And Bank Fraud

Monmouth County, New Jersey, Couple Charged With Conspiring To Evade Personal And Employment Taxes

State Senator Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Theft Charges

Parsons Woman Sentenced For Embezzling Millions

Biloxi Physician Convicted for Role in $3 Million Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme

Head Of Stock Trading Operation Admits Role In $3 Million Cross-Country Insider Trading Ring

Boca Raton Man Arrested for Securities Fraud and Mail Fraud Conspiracy

Wildwood Man Faces Additional Charges Related to Real Estate Development Business

Former Liberty Man Sentenced for $2.2 Million Investment Fraud Scheme

Abiomed, Inc. Agrees to Pay $3.1 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations

Florida Man Indicted for International Email Impersonation and Fraud Scam

Three Plead Guilty to $29 Million Bank Fraud Scheme

Former CEO of Tennessee-based Telemarketing Company Pleads Guilty to Misrepresenting Health Insurance Plans

Beaver Falls Bank Employee Charged with Embezzling Funds

Former Bureau of Prisons Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Participating in Prison-based Fraud Scheme

Woman Convicted for Involvement in Conspiracy to Commit Extortion and Violations of the Travel Act

Twentieth Defendant Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges Related to Telemarketing Enterprise

Louisville Financial Planner Charged During Nationwide Elder Fraud Sweep Of More Than 250 Defendants

Miami-Area Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison For Role in $63 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

Atlanta businessmen convicted of market manipulation and investment fraud

West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges

Mississippi Real Estate Investors Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Rig Bids at Public Foreclosure Auctions

Former UPMC Claims Director Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling $846K through Ghost Employees

Securities Trader Indicted In Scheme That Netted Tens Of Millions Of Dollars In Illicit Profits

New York Accountant Pleads Guilty In Stock Manipulation Scheme That Netted Millions In Illicit Profits

Atlantic County Man Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs

Brent M. Lee Convicted By Federal Jury Of Bank Fraud and Related Crimes

Bookkeeper charged with defrauding small business

Former CEO Of Sunnyvale-Based Tech Company Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading In His Company’s Securities

Man Admits Role In Identity Theft And Wire Fraud Conspiracy

Federal Jury Convicts Illinois Attorney in Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Former Research Oceanographer Sentenced for Accepting a Salary from the People’s Republic of China

Owner Of New Jersey Hedge Fund Guilty Of Wire Fraud And Securities Fraud For Defrauding Investors Of $4 Million

Ashburn Woman Arrested for $5 Million Fraud Scheme

Bettendorf Woman Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Wire Fraud and Benefits Fraud

Accountant Charged with Conspiring to Defraud the IRS

United States Obtains $16.2 Million Judgment Against MRI Provider For Submitting False Claims

Former Silicon Valley CEO Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Employees Of Tech Company Start-Up

McKeesport Man Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay Restitution for Overseas Reshipping Scheme

Operator Of Bitcoin Investment Platform Charged With Perjury And Obstruction Of Justice

Tulare County Resident Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Tax and Investment Fraud

Hospice Company and Owner Agree to Pay $1.24 Million to Settle Two False Claims Act Whistleblower Lawsuits

Two New Orleans-Area Psychiatrists and a Health Care Marketer Charged for Roles in Kickback Scheme; Psychiatrists Also Charged With Health Care Fraude

Former Pharmaceutical Employee Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Role in Scheme to Obtain Medically Unnecessary Prescription Compounded Medication

Wife of Former UAW Vice President Pleads Guilty to Criminal Tax Fraud

Treatment Facility Worker Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of a Healthcare Fraud Investigation

Former Office Manager Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Filing a False Tax Return Related to Embezzlement of Funds

Man Sentenced for ID Theft and Credit Card Fraud

Insider Sentenced for Economic Espionage

Grand Island Man Sentenced For Drug And Money Laundering Charges

Couple Pleads Guilty to $2.7 Million Bank Fraud Scheme

Former CEO Of Scranton Federal Credit Union Sentenced To 70 Months’ Imprisonment

Man Admits Role In Identity Theft And Wire Fraud Conspiracy

Pharr Woman Convicted of Bank Fraud

Jury Finds Fresno Couple Guilty of National Guard Recruiting Fraud

Boston-Area Investment Advisers Charged with Fraud

Two Men Sentenced To Prison In International $200 Million Credit Card Fraud Conspiracy

Jersey City Police Officer Admits Conspiracy To Commit Fraud And Accept Corrupt Payments

City of Miami Police Officer Charged in Ponzi Scheme

Former CFO Of Insurance Brokerage Company Sentenced To 37 Months In Prison And Agreed To Pay $674,093 In Restitution For Embezzlement And Tax Evasion

Pittsburgh Woman Sentenced for Participating in Tax Return Scheme

New York Man Admits Orchestrating $45 Million Dollar Compounding Pharmacy Scheme

Man Arrested For “Ponzi” Style Investment Fraud Scheme

Alton, Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud

Romance Scammers Cost Tennesseans More Than $2 Million Dollars

Louisville Business Owner Sentenced To 33 Months For Food Stamp Fraud

Former Facilities Manager Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Theft from San Diego Workforce Partnership

Essex County, New Jersey, Man Gets 42 Months In Prison For Selling Fake Driver’s Licenses Online, Filing Bogus Tax Returns

Miami Resident Sentenced in Identity Theft Scheme

Seventeen firearms and more than a half-million dollars seized as 13 people indicted for trafficking hundreds of pounds of cocaine

Georgia Man Sentenced for $258,000 Identity Theft, Tax Refund Scheme

New York Man Arrested For Role In ‘Shotgun’ Loan Scheme

Former Newark Watershed Conservation And Development Consultant Admits Wire Fraud Scheme

Federal grand jury indicts Shreveport businessman for defrauding $96 million from investors and financial institutions

Broward Resident Found Guilty of Stealing Deceased Grandparents’ Social Security Funds

Chicago Futures Trader Pleads Guilty to Causing More Than $13 Million in Losses from Fraudulent Trading Scheme

Former Executive Of New York Hotel Company Admits Stealing Over $13 Million From Employer

KC Man Sentenced for Passport Fraud

Man Pleads Guilty to DOD Bribery and Kickback Conspiracy