Ex-NY Giants player sent to prison for $1.6M fraud case

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former NFL player was sentenced to two years in federal prison Thursday and ordered to repay nearly $1.6 million in bogus worker’s compensation claims. Marcus Buckley, 46, of Weatherford, Texas, submitted numerous fraudulent claims after the New York Giants initially agreed to a $300,000 settlement in 2010 for cumulative stress... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, News, Sports

Fraud, Marcus Buckley, NFL

January 22, 2018

Jury selection to start in trial of NY governor’s ex-aide

NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime aide to New York’s governor is going on trial on charges he used his relationship with him to collect bribes from two companies doing business with the state. Jury selection starts Monday in federal court in Manhattan in the trial of Joseph Percoco, a former aide to Gov. Andrew... Read More

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Fraud, Joseph Percoco

January 22, 2018

Opening statements to begin in Pennsylvania mayor’s trial

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Opening statements are scheduled to begin in the federal corruption trial of the mayor of Pennsylvania’s third-largest city. Prosecutors say Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski ran a pay-to-play scheme. He’s accused of trading more than $150,000 in city contracts for campaign donations that fueled his aborted runs for governor and U.S. Senate.... Read More

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Ed Pawlowski, Fraud

January 18, 2018

Ex-Ataris bassist indicted, accused of telemarketing fraud

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The former bassist of the rock band The Ataris awaits arraignment after he and a woman were indicted on federal conspiracy and fraud charges. Michael Sean Davenport was arrested last month at a Little Rock, Arkansas, airport on a warrant issued by a southern Illinois federal court accusing him of... Read More

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Fraud, Michael Sean Davenport

January 16, 2018

Fraud trial resumes for ex-‘cocaine cowboys’ pilot

MIAMI (AP) — Trial in an auto fraud case is resuming for a pilot who once flew loads of drugs for Colombian cartels during Miami’s “cocaine cowboys” era. Prosecution testimony resumes Tuesday in the trial of 72-year-old Mickey Munday, who has become well known through his open bragging about his past in interviews, social media... Read More

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Fraud, Mickey Munday

January 15, 2018

Ex-MIT prof pleads not guilty to scheme to swindle family

SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A former business professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has pleaded not guilty to accusations that he tried to swindle his dead son’s family out of millions. The Salem News reports that 75-year-old John Donovan Sr., of Hamilton, pleaded not guilty in Salem Superior Court on Friday to charges including larceny, forgery... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Fraud, John Donovan Sr.

January 11, 2018

Recording of racial epithet played at Pilot Flying J trial

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — The fraud trial for four former executives and sales staff at the truck stop chain Pilot Flying J took a detour Wednesday when prosecutors played a portion of secret recordings that included one of the defendants saying the n-word and disparaging his boss’ NFL team. A federal judge allowed jurors to... Read More

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Flying J, Fraud, Pilot, Racism

January 6, 2018

Pro racecar driver Scott Tucker gets over 16 years in prison

NEW YORK (AP) — Pro racecar driver Scott Tucker was sentenced to over 16 years in prison Friday after his conviction for running a payday loan business that prosecutors say cheated millions of financially struggling Americans. U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel said it was “staggering” how many people nationwide were affected by Tucker’s business.... Read More

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Fraud, Scott Tucker

January 6, 2018

Lawyers seek bail for Hong Kong businessman in bribery case

NEW YORK (AP) — The attorneys for a former Hong Kong government official charged in the United States with using bribes to secure business deals asked a judge on Friday to release their client on bail. The lawyers representing Dr. Chi Ping Patrick Ho said in a letter to Judge Katherine Forrest that Ho “is... Read More

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Dr. Chi Ping Patrick Ho, Fraud

January 5, 2018

Fake millionaire tycoon gets prison for online dating scam

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who posed along the East Coast as a millionaire oil tycoon to scam women on internet dating sites out of hundreds of thousands of dollars was sentenced on Thursday to nearly four years in prison. U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain described John Edward Taylor as sick and dangerous... Read More

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Fraud, John Edward Taylor

December 28, 2017

Martin Shkreli’s ex-lawyer found guilty of financial fraud

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer accused of helping pharmaceutical entrepreneur Martin Shkreli cover up financial fraud was convicted on Wednesday, a result a prosecutor said should send a “powerful message” through the legal profession. After an 11-week trial, Evan Greebel was convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn of conspiring to commit securities fraud... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Finance, News

Fraud, Martin Shkreli

December 27, 2017

2 investors, including ‘Twilight’ backer, convicted of fraud

NEW YORK (AP) — Two tech entrepreneurs, including a man who invested in the film studio that made the “Twilight” movies, were convicted of fraud on Tuesday in New York. A federal jury convicted Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, 45, and Omar Amanat, 44, of all charges after a six-week trial. The convictions stemmed from the men’s... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Fraud, Technology

December 21, 2017

Former Washington auditor guilty of tax fraud, other charges

SEATTLE (AP) — Former Washington state Auditor Troy Kelley was found guilty Wednesday of several charges related to when he ran a real-estate escrow services business during the height of last decade’s housing boom. Emily Langlie, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Seattle, said Kelley was convicted of possession of stolen property, two... Read More

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Fraud, Troy Kelley

December 20, 2017

Former ‘Property Wars’ star gets prison in Arizona for fraud

PHOENIX (AP) — A former star on the “Property Wars” reality TV show has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison in Arizona for bank fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft. Scott Menaged also was ordered Tuesday to pay more than $33 million in restitution to banks and more than 200 investors. The... Read More

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Fraud, Scott Menaged

Ex-NY Giants player sent to prison for $1.6M fraud case

Jury selection to start in trial of NY governor’s ex-aide

Opening statements to begin in Pennsylvania mayor’s trial

Ex-Ataris bassist indicted, accused of telemarketing fraud

Fraud trial resumes for ex-‘cocaine cowboys’ pilot

Ex-MIT prof pleads not guilty to scheme to swindle family

Recording of racial epithet played at Pilot Flying J trial

Pro racecar driver Scott Tucker gets over 16 years in prison

Lawyers seek bail for Hong Kong businessman in bribery case

Fake millionaire tycoon gets prison for online dating scam

Martin Shkreli’s ex-lawyer found guilty of financial fraud

2 investors, including ‘Twilight’ backer, convicted of fraud

Former Washington auditor guilty of tax fraud, other charges

Former ‘Property Wars’ star gets prison in Arizona for fraud

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