News from August 2021
Three Guilty in Transnational East Texas Call Center Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: Scheme Targeted Over 2000 Victims and Involved Approximately $3.2 Million
Michael Gonzalez Indicted for Stealing Five Tesla Vehicles Worth Over $600,000 Including a Tesla that Burned on Lake Champlain
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 27, 2021
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Michael A. Gonzalez, 32, of Colchester, Vermont appeared today in federal court after being charged with five counts of possessing and selling stolen motor vehicles. Gonzalez was ordered detained by United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle pending a detention hearing next week.
Ex-Chairman of Los Angeles-Based Church Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing $11 Million in Church Funds
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES The former chairman of the board of the Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist, of Los Angeles was sentenced today to 130 months in federal prison for stealing more than $11 million in church funds.
Two Georgia men sentenced for stealing millions from Synchrony Bank
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - Franck Davidoff and Dwight Pearson have been sentenced after pleading guilty to a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme that resulted in a loss of over $2,000,000 to Synchrony Bank.
Miami-Dade County Employee Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida Fifty-eight-year-old Willie Curry, of Miami-Dade County, pled guilty yesterday in Miami federal court to a felony Information charging him with wire fraud in connection with his fraudulent application to the U.S. Small Business Administration for a low-interest COVID-19 relief loan.
Buchanan Woman Sentenced for Credit Card Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: ROANOKE, Va. A Buchanan, Virginia woman was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison after pleading guilty in February to multiple credit card fraud charges.
Virgin Islands United States Attorneys Office Secures Conviction in First Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Fraud Case
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: ST.THOMAS,USVI U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Mashama Ferdinand, 38, of St. Thomas pleaded guilty to wire fraud affecting a financial institution before Magistrate Ruth Miller. Ferdinand was released after posting a $25,000 unsecured bond pending sentencing.
Two Dayton residents plead guilty in identity & financial fraud scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: DAYTON, Ohio Two Daytonians pleaded guilty in federal court to crimes related to a conspiracy to steal checks, credit cards, debit cards, bank account information and Social Security numbers to enrich themselves.
Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Intrusion into Credit Unions Computer System
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: The Defendant Destroyed More Than 20 Gigabytes of Data, Including Financial Records, in Retaliation for Being Fired