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Atlanta man, son sentenced to prison in $10M+ fraud scheme

An Atlanta man and his son have been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for stealing more than $10 million over a seven-year period. Donald Watkins Sr., 70, of Atlanta and Donald Watkins Jr., 47, of Birmingham were convicted of fraud and con.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJul 17th, 2019

Raleigh man gets 3 years in prison for $394K fraud scheme using fake IDs

A Raleigh man accused of going on a shopping spree with fraudulent credit information has been sentenced to nearly three years behind bars......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 7th, 2021

Insys founder Kapoor sentenced to 66 months in prison for opioid scheme

John Kapoor, the founder of Insys Therapeutics Inc , on Thursday was sentenced to 66 months in prison for his role in a bribery and fraud scheme that contributed to the U.S. opioid crisis......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 23rd, 2020

Insys founder Kapoor sentenced to 66 months in prison: judge

Insys Therapeutics founder John Kapoor was sentenced to 66 months in prison for his role in an opioid fraud scheme by a U.S. district judge in Boston on Thursday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 23rd, 2020

Insys founder faces stiff prison sentence, $100 million-plus in forfeiture

John Kapoor, the founder of Insys Therapeutics Inc, on Thursday could be sentenced to several years in prison and ordered to forfeit up to $113 million for his role in a bribery and fraud scheme that contributed to the U.S. opioid crisis......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 23rd, 2020

Former Georgia bank president sentenced in $5 million fraud scheme

The former city president of a Georgia bank has been sentenced to five years in prison for a multi-million dollar fraud scheme. McDonald Hardin, 57, of Kathleen, Ga., and two co-consipirators were sentenced this week after pleading guilty to federal .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 19th, 2019

Pennsylvania Trucking Owner Slapped With 18-Month Sentence For Tax Fraud Scheme

A Pennsylvania trucking company owner was sentenced to 18 months in prison for orchestrating an elaborate $750,000 tax fraud scheme, according to prosecutors. Michael Gerstenberg, 51, of Emma.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaDec 18th, 2019

Pasco County marketing executive sentenced to six years in prison for role in DNA testing scheme

The owner of a Land O’ Lakes medical marketing company was sentenced on Oct. 4 to 70 months in federal prison for his role in a $2.2 million DNA testing fraud scheme involving kickbacks and bribes to fake medical clinics in Miami. David Brock Lovelac.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 7th, 2019

Former banker at Citibank, WSFS sentenced to 18 months over fraud scheme

A former lender for Citibank and WSFS Bank was sentenced this week to 18 months in prison for his participation in a loan fraud scheme, federal prosecutors in Wilmington said. Tae Kim, 49, of Wayne, Pennsylvania, was charged with conspiring to commit ba.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 1st, 2019

Landscaping company owner sentenced for illegally trimming taxes

The owner of a Parkville landscaping company will be spending time in a prison yard after being sentenced for running a tax fraud scheme. A federal judge sentenced William Patrick Vogt of Kansas City to 15 months in prison without parole. In late May, V.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsSep 30th, 2019

Former Vanguard employee gets four years in prison for $2.1M fraud scheme

A former Vanguard Group employee was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for a fraud scheme in which he stole more than $2 million from the accounts of dead or inactive customers before state treasurers could assume custody of the unclaimed f.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsAug 22nd, 2019

Fake Saudi Who Swindled Millions From Investors Sentenced In Fraud Scheme

Miami fraudster Anthony Gignac, 48, who spent several decades impersonating a Saudi prince was sentenced last week to 18 years in prison for defrauding investors out of $8 million, reported the SCMP . The ruse r.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJun 5th, 2019

Former MillerCoors exec sentenced to prison in $8.6 million fraud scheme

Former MillerCoors executive David Colletti was sentenced Thursday to 42 months in federal prison for leading a scheme to defraud the Chicago-based brewer out of nearly $8.7 million for more than a decade. Colletti, 60, pleaded guilty to wire frau.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 17th, 2019

Philadelphia staffing agency president sentenced to three years in prison for $400K fraud scheme

The president of a local staffing company was sentenced today to three years in prison for defrauding a commercial finance lending company out of more than $400,000. Jeremy Hare, 48, of Philadelphia, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 1st, 2019

Charlotte man sentenced to 5 years for fraudulent tax returns

A 29-year-old Charlotte resident was sentenced Wednesday morning to 57 months in prison and two years of supervised release after being found guilty in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, based on a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Offi.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 23rd, 2018

Former owner who inflated income in $1.7M business sale fraud scheme goes to prison

Todd Edwin Rood is heading to prison for lying about his former company's assets and liabilities during the sale of his Kearney business. The 53-year-old Lathrop man was sentenced Thursday to four years in a federal prison without parole. Rood also .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 4th, 2018

Foreclosure "rescue" fraud scheme leads to prison term for Clearwater man

A Clearwater man who prosecutors say was behind a scheme to defraud banks and federal home loan programs was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for bankruptcy fraud and equity skimming. U. S. District Judge James Whittemore sentenced Michael R.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 5th, 2018

Atlanta businessmen get 10 years in prison in $1.5M stock manipulation scheme

Two Atlanta businessmen have been sentenced to 10 year in prison for a more than $1.5 million stock manipulation scheme. Marc E. Bercoon, 58, of Dunwoody, Ga., and William A. Goldstein, 54, of Alpharetta, Ga., were convicted by a jury on 12 coun.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsAug 1st, 2018

East Bay real estate agent goes to prison for multimillion dollar housing scheme

Seventy-year-old Robert Jacobsen, hailing from Kensington, Calif., was sentenced on Tuesday to over six years — 78 months — in prison for money laundering and wire fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement. The East Bay real estate a.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsSep 5th, 2018

Former Bankrate CFO sentenced to 10 years in prison for fraud

Edward J. DiMaria, formerly the CFO of Bankrate, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for accounting fraud and securities fraud. Federal prosecutors alleged that this scheme cost Bankrate shareholders over $25 million in losses. The financial information.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsSep 25th, 2018

So-called "Frack Master" to pay $23.8 million to SEC, sentenced to 12 years in prison

The Securities and Exchange Commission settled on Tuesday with Christopher A. Faulkner-the self-proclaimed "Frack Master"-in connection with his wide-ranging securities-fraud scheme to systemically deceive investors across the c.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 23rd, 2018