Owner of Health Care Clinics Fraudulently Billed $3M

On November 15, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced that Ovsanna Agopian pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit health care fraud.  Vagharshak Smbatyan, Ovsanna’s husband, was charged in the same case and pled guilty to making false statements to a government agency ...

Dentist Gets 18 Months for Medicare Fraud

On November 15, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Oklahoma announced that Robin R Lockwood was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for health care fraud.  Lockwood is a dentist in Oklahoma City.  On top of her prison sentence, Lockwood is also ordered to pay $375,672.27 in restitution. Lockwood ...

Former Comptroller Stole $53M from City of Dixon

On November 14, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced the Rita A Crundwell pleaded guilty to stealing over $53 million from Dixon, Illinois since 1990.  She admitted that she used the proceeds to fund her quarter horse farming business and buy other personal items. Crundwell ...

NY Residents Operated $12 Million Ponzi Scheme

On November 13, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia reported that Andrew S Mackey and his common-law wife, Inger L Jensen, were sentenced to prison for operating a Ponzi scheme.  Mackey received 27 years in prison, and Jensen received 14 years.  The two defendants were found guilty of 15 ...

Chairman of the Council of DC Sentenced for Bank Fraud

On November 13, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced that Kwame R Brown, former chairman of council of the District of Columbia, received six months of home arrest and a day of prison along with 480 hours of community service.  He pled guilty to a bank fraud charge on June 8, 2012.  In ...

Gold Coin Dealer Committed $4 Million Fraud Scheme

At the end of October, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced that Lawrence H Heim was sentenced to 51 months in prison for defrauding a total of 48 victims out of over $4 million with a gold investment scheme.   Heim was sentenced by Honorable Marco A. Hernandez, and Judge Hernandez ordered ...

NC Realtor Receives Jail Time for Bankruptcy Fraud

On November 5, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina reported that Gary Kevin Coats was convicted for his involvement in a bankruptcy fraud scheme.  Coats was a realtor in Raleigh, and the court found that he violated 18 U.S. C. § 157(3). Gary Coats received 12 months and one ...

Las Vegas Woman Netted $1.2M in Mortgage Fraud

On November 9, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that Heidi Haischer from Nevada was found guilty of participating in a mortgage fraud scheme.  She was found guilty of one count of wire fraud, and one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud.   Haischer obtained $1.2 million in fraudulent mortgage loans after ...

Sussex Woman Guilty in Mortgage Loan Scheme

On November 9, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey announced that Crystal Paling of Sussex, New Jersey, received 37 months in prison for a wire fraud and money laundering scheme where she issued fraudulent mortgages for New Jersey and Florida properties.  She was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Peter ...

MoneyGram International Inc Forfeits $100M for Fraud

On November 9, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that MoneyGram International Inc agreed to forfeit $100 million after it was accused of wire fraud and failing to maintain an anti-money laundering program.  The company is headquartered in Dallas and provides international money services.   The Justice Department ...

Most Popular News