Villepin in Scam Probe

  Dominique De Villepin, the former prime minister of France and one-time presidential hopeful, was taken into police custody on Tuesday morning for supposed involvement in a financial scam involving a luxury hotel network. Villepin, who served as prime minister in 2005 thru 2007 under then French president Jacques Chirac, ...

Prom Dress Retailer Ordered To Pay Restitution

A dress shop in New Jersey that closed down weeks before prom season has been ordered by a judge to pay thousands of dollars in restitution to girls who paid deposits amounting to as much as 100 percent of the purchase price of their dresses. According to New Jersey Attorney General Jeffery S. Chiesa, Red Carpet, a dress shop in Wayne ...

NY Attorney General Announces Price Gouging Investigation

  On November 15, 2012, Attorney General Eric T Schneiderman announced an investigation into 13 gas stations that are suspected of violating the New York State Price Gouging statute.  The investigation began as the Attorney General’s Office received hundreds of consumer complaints about price gouging in the wake of Hurricane ...

Scam Targeting Women on Dating Websites

  Women who have been trying to find someone special online already have plenty to watch for, but a new FBI warning now says they should also keep an eye out for blackmailers.  A new extortion scam has begun to target people who are using some of the web's most popular dating websites, and according to the FBI, most of ...

PHA Manager Defrauded Philadelphia of $431,848

On November 30, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced that Richard Perri of Philadelphia was charged with defrauding the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) of $431,848.  He was the former materials coordinator for the PHA Maintenance Department from November 1998 to July 2008. ...

Man Sentenced 54 Months for Half-Billion-Dollar Scheme

On November 30, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that Jorge Luis Castillo, a certified public accountant (CPA) and auditor for Provident Capital Indemnity Ltd (PCI), was sentenced to 54 months in prison for his role in a scheme that affected more than 3,500 victims in the United States and other countries.  In addition ...

Brooklyn Employees Guilty in $71M Medicare Fraud Scheme

On November 28, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that Katherina Kostiochenko and Sergey V Shelikhov pleaded guilty to their roles in a $71 million Medicare fraud scheme.  Kostiochenko pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit health care fraud, one count of health care fraud, and one count of conspiring to pay ...

CA Campaign Committee Treasurer Sentenced for Fraud

On November 28, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California announced that Kinde Durkee of Long Beach, California was sentenced to eight years, one month in prison on five counts of mail fraud.  During the scheme, she misappropriated millions from state and federal campaign committees.  She is ...

Las Vegas Telemarketers Charged with Timeshare Resale Fraud

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas has recently announced that James Assi Jariv of Las Vegas and seven other defendants were charged for wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering.  The seven other defendants are Alexander Jariv (son of James Jariv), Thresa Lloyd, Varda Jariv, Jiwon Jariv, Leon ...

Florida Man Receives 130 Months for Fraud Scheme

On November 27, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Illinois announced that Walter Holmich of Tampa, Florida was sentenced to 10 years, 10 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $780,190 in restitution.  Holmich is the owner of two businesses that operated as government procurement companies.   Holmich ...

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