October 21, 2024
William Berg, an insurance producer and former financial advisor from Waukee, Iowa, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday after pleading guilty in federal court to wire fraud and money laundering charges. In addition to his prison sentence, …
May 8, 2024
U.S. prosecutors are examining whether Tesla committed securities or wire fraud by misleading investors and consumers about its electric vehicles’ self-driving capabilities, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems assist with steering, braking …
December 4, 2023
An Iowa man pleaded guilty to wire fraud for using his position as an insurance agent and annuity salesperson to defraud elderly individuals out of their retirement savings and other monies. Zachary James Flaherty, age 47, of Clive pled guilty …
July 13, 2023
Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, was arrested and charged with fraud, a U.S. prosecutor in New York said Thursday, while three federal regulatory agencies sued him and his company. Mashinsky, 57, was …
January 9, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried may find it hard to argue the fraud charges against him should be tossed because of uncertainty as to how U.S. law treats cryptocurrency, as other high-profile defendants in criminal cases involving digital assets have done. That is …
May 26, 2022
United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced on May 25, 2022 that Doniesha Gibson (Gibson) age 31, of New Orleans, Louisiana and Erica Lee Thompson (Erica Lee), age 47, of Harvey, Louisiana, were sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, …
May 18, 2022
The star portfolio manager at the center of a fraud at the U.S. funds unit of Allianz SE relied on the German insurer’s good name to lure investors and thrived from a lack of oversight as he pocketed $60 million …
April 22, 2022
The UK seized 2 million pounds ($2.61 million) from a London-based fintech firm, saying that the funds were linked to a $150 million U.S. wire fraud conspiracy. QPay Europe Ltd., which offers due diligence and underwriting services, agreed to forfeit …
April 18, 2022
Maria Caceres an Indiana travel agent was sentenced last week to 30 months in federal prison following her conviction of wire fraud, to which she had previously plead guilty. According to court records, the 56-year old Caceres was employed by …
November 4, 2021
A Massachusetts man who pleaded guilty to defrauding Texas chicken products companies out of $630,000 through a fake invoice scheme has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison, prosecutors said. Yannick Minang, 27, of Hingham was sentenced …