SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Barbara Eberle, 65, and Robert Eberle, 73, both formerly of Chico, and Mark Wolok, 47, of West Bloomfield, Mich. pleaded guilty today in federal court to securities fraud, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. The defendants were indicted on August 22, 2007 for a fraud scheme that involved life settlement insurance Read More »
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Christopher Agresto, 37, of Leesburg, Va., was sentenced today to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for carrying out a scheme to fraudulently obtain life insurance proceeds. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of Read More »
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – James C. Cilenti, 47, of Leesburg, Va., was sentenced today to 64 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for carrying out a fraud scheme to fraudulently obtain life insurance proceeds and for aggravated identity theft in connection with a related Social Security fraud scheme. He was also ordered Read More »
Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Veronica R. Kirk Scott was found guilty of one count of Health Care Insurance Fraud against American Family Life Assurance Company, also known as AFLAC, in violation of Title 18 United States Code, Section 1347(2) and 18 United States Code Section Read More »
PHILADELPHIA – Norma Nay, 36, of Philadelphia, was sentenced on Friday to 33 months in prison, with credit for time served, for running tax and insurance fraud schemes that bilked the state and federal governments out of more than a million dollars. Nay pleaded guilty March 8, 2010 to charges of conspiracy to defraud the Read More »
CAMDEN, N.J. – A former crew member of a fishing boat admitted today that he participated in a conspiracy to help the boat’s owner sink the ship, the Alexander II, in order to collect $400,000 from the insurance company that insured the boat, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Arthur “Todd” Vitola, 50, of Wildwood, Read More »
RALEIGH – United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today STEVEN M. HARDWICK, 53, pled guilty before United State District Judge James C. Dever III, to conspiring to make false statements, to make material false statements, and to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, all in violation of Title 18, United Read More »
Chandra Thomas, 31, of Hammond, Indiana, pled guilty before Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen to the felony offense of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and insurance fraud utilizing the mail. Sentencing has been set for 3/6/12. These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the United States Postal Inspection Service. This case is Read More »
Amount of Money Embezzled Totaled: $47, 198.00 Lafayette, La.: United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced the guilty pleas of Alberta Murphy, 59, her son, Learrick Murphy, 33, and her daughter, Thelma Murphy, 31, all of Church Point, La. The defendants entered guilty pleas yesterday in federal court, Lafayette, La., before U.S. District Judge Read More »
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Three Maryland men have been indicted for engaging in a scheme to steal nearly $10 million from Vienna-based Southern Management Corporation’s employee pension plan. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, made the Read More »
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