Defendants Sentenced for Kirby Lofts Scheme

On November 26, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced that Derwin Frazier and Veronica Frazier were sentenced for the Kirby Lofts sham sales scheme and other schemes as well.  The defendants are husband and wife.   Mr. Frazier originally entered a guilty plea for money laundering ...

Fraudulent Telemarketer Gets 108 Months in Prison

On November 26, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that Osman Bah of Owings Mills, Maryland was sentenced to 108 months in prison along with two years of supervised released and ordered to pay $187,500 in restitution.  He was an employee of telemarketing call centers based in Costa Rica.   Bah pleaded guilty to ...

LA Doctor Guilty of $11 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

On November 26, 2012, the Department of Justice reported that a Los Angeles doctor pleaded guilty to a scheme that falsely billed Medicare more than $11 million.  The defendant’s name is Dr. Juan Tomas Van Putten, and he is from Ladera Heights.   During his guilty plea, Van Putten admitted to receiving patients ...

California Attorney Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme

On November 21, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced John Haw of Aliso Viejo pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud.  Haw is an attorney and the former construction manager for the Huntington Memorial Hospital.   During his time with Huntington Memorial Hospital, Haw ...

IN Man Sentenced for $5 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme

On November 23, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky announced that Dane Little was sentenced to 15 months in prison.  He was also ordered to pay $487,111 in restitution.  During his hearing, Little admitted to defrauding banks and mortgage lenders while filing false mortgage loan information ...

Australian Jockey Guilty of Real Estate and Loan Fraud

Last Tuesday, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California reported that Christopher J Woods from Sydney, Australia was sentenced to four years in prison for a loan fraud scheme that caused victims to lose over $5 million.  Woods was also ordered to pay $3,510,000 restitution along with a $10,000 fine.  ...

Hungarian Woman Guilty of Online Marketplace Fraud

On November 21, 2012, the Department of Justice reported than a Hungarian woman, Beatrix Boka, pleaded guilty in a Nashville court to obtaining about $550,000 after operating an international online marketplace scheme.  She pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit bank fraud and wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Aleta A. Trauger ...

City Court Employee Cheated City of Over $400,000

On November 21, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported that William Rullo of Levittown, Pennsylvania, received 33 months in prison for defrauding the First Judicial District in Pennsylvania.  The fraud scheme lasted from 1999 to 2010.  He used his position as a procurement technician ...

Man Charged in Biggest Ever Insider Trading Scheme

On November 20, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced charges against Mathew Martoma.  He was the former portfolio manager for a hedge funds group, and he traded non-public information that he received from a doctor.  The doctor was an adviser to the Elan Corporation PLC, and the ...

More ATC Employees Guilty in $205M Medicare Scheme

On November 16, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that two more employees of a Miami mental health care corporation, ATC, were found guilty of conspiring to commit health care fraud.  The program director of ATC, Lydia Ward, and a therapist, Nichole Eckert, were found guilty.   The two women are the most recent ...

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