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PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal authorities have charged three individuals from Queens, New York, with involvement in an alleged bank fraud conspiracy that exploited bank customers’ home equity lines of credit …
Three from New York Indicted in Alleged HELOC Bank Fraud Scheme Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Two former Millbourne Borough officials, MD Nurul Hasan and MD Rafikul Islam, were sentenced on Wednesday for their roles in a scheme to commit election fraud during the …
Former Officials in Millbourne Sentenced for Election Fraud Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Oliver Tejada, 25, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison on Wednesday by United States District Judge Timothy J. Savage for his …
New York Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Bank Fraud Scheme Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A Chester County couple has pleaded guilty to charges of felony neglect of a care-dependent person and Medicaid fraud following the mistreatment of a 74-year-old patient, announced …
Elderly Patient Abandoned and Suffering: Chester County Caretakers Guilty of Fraud and Neglect Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Louis Belletieri, 43, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of wire fraud for defrauding a title insurance underwriter and clients, as well as misusing …
PA Businessman Admits to $8.9M Fraud, Faces Up to 40 Years in Prison Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education has unveiled a nationwide initiative to tackle identity theft and fraud in federal student aid programs, an issue it has identified as posing …
Cracking Down on Student Aid Fraud: New Federal Safeguards Protect Your Tax Dollars Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — Joseph Cole Barleta, 41, of Philadelphia, was sentenced yesterday to 66 months in federal prison for racketeering conspiracy in connection with a massive fraud scheme involving the …
Justice Served: Fraud Mastermind Faces Prison in $404M Investor Scam Read More
The Department of Defense has announced plans to reduce the budget for discretionary Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves by half over the next five years. The goal? Enhance stability …
It’s Time to Stop Treating Defense Spending as a Sacred Cow Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Two key figures behind a $12 million Medicaid fraud scheme involving Broad Street Pharmacy in South Philadelphia this week pleaded guilty and were sentenced to state prison, …
Pharmacy Leaders Jailed in $12M Medicaid Scam That Cheated Taxpayers Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Carter Reese, 77, of Reading, Pennsylvania, entered a guilty plea on Thursday, May 29, to charges of wire fraud and mail fraud in connection with an extensive …
77-Year-Old Admits to Massive Art Scam, Faces 40 Years for Defrauding Collectors Read More