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PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Nigerian man was sentenced Friday to five years in federal prison for his role in a money-laundering and wire-fraud scheme tied to the sexual extortion and …
Nigerian Man Gets Five Years in Fatal Sextortion Case Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education reported nearly $2 billion in attempted federal student aid fraud had been prevented under the Trump administration as officials convened more than …
Education Department Claims $2 Billion in Fraud Prevention Read More
WEST READING, PA — Customers Bank (NYSE: CUBI) has integrated its banking services with Qualia Shield, allowing title and escrow companies to send and receive wire transfers directly within Qualia’s …
Customers Bank Expands Qualia Partnership to Reduce Wire Fraud Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — An Upper Merion man has pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud and filing false tax returns after admitting to a years-long scheme that defrauded hundreds …
Upper Merion Man Pleads Guilty in $1.7 Million Headstone Fraud Case Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A New Jersey man was sentenced Thursday to 78 months in federal prison for involuntary manslaughter and related offenses stemming from a 2022 plane crash in Lehigh …
New Jersey Man Sentenced in Fatal Pennsylvania Plane Crash Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Pennsylvania telecommunications company owner pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal wire fraud charges stemming from a scheme that caused the federal government to overpay more than $741,000 …
Pandemic Broadband Fraud Scheme Ends in Guilty Plea Over $741,000 FCC Losses Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Hummelstown man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges tied to a multi-state scheme that fraudulently obtained more than $2.8 million in pandemic unemployment benefits, federal prosecutors …
Hummelstown Man Pleads Guilty in $2.8M Pandemic Fraud Scheme Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — Jalen Smith, 30, of Charlotte, North Carolina, pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges tied to a bribery and point-shaving scheme involving NCAA Division I men’s basketball and …
Man Pleads Guilty in NCAA, CBA Basketball Game-Fixing Scheme Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — Complete Business Solutions Group Inc., doing business as Par Funding, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud tied to a scheme that …
Par Funding Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy in $288 Million Investor Fraud Case Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A former executive director of a Philadelphia religious nonprofit pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges related to a scheme that diverted more than $1.6 million intended for …
Philadelphia Nonprofit Director Pleads Guilty to $1.6M Wire Fraud Scheme Read More