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News for February, 2012
Oregon-Based Research Consultant Charged with Insider Trading in New York
February 17, 2012 | External Link
Commodities Pool Operator Pleads Guilty in New York in Connection with a Ponzi Scheme
February 16, 2012 | External Link
Two Health Care Transaction Software Company Co-Founders Sentenced in Chicago to 15 and 13 Years in Prison for $75 Million Investment Fraud and Raiding $18 Million from Custodial Health Care Expense Accounts
February 15, 2012 | External Link
Fraud Lawsuit Against CitiMortgage Inc. for Reckless Mortgage Lending Practices Filed and Simultaneously Settled in New York
February 15, 2012 | External Link
Operators of Mortgage Loan Modification Business Plead Guilty in California to Conspiracy to Commit Fraud
February 14, 2012 | External Link
Bakersfield, Calif., Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud and to a Mortgage Fraud Scheme in Two Separate Cases
February 13, 2012 | External Link
Attorney General Eric Holder Launches Consumer Protection Working Group to Combat Consumer Fraud
February 10, 2012 | External Link
California Hedge Fund Portfolio Manager Charged with Insider Trading
February 10, 2012 | External Link
Seattle Investment Fund Founder Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Ponzi Scheme and Bankruptcy Fraud
February 10, 2012 | External Link
Department of Justice Reaches Agreement to Compensate Servicemembers for Wrongful Foreclosures
February 9, 2012 | External Link
Three Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions
February 9, 2012 | External Link
Federal Government and State Attorneys General Reach $25 Billion Agreement with Five Largest Mortgage Servicers to Address Mortgage Loan Servicing and Foreclosure Abuses
February 9, 2012 | External Link
Jury Finds Staten Island, N.Y., Real Estate Developer Guilty of Operating a Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme
February 9, 2012 | External Link
California and Arizona Residents Charged in $1.5 Million Ponzi Scheme
February 9, 2012 | External Link
Connecticut Man Admits Role in $3.2 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
February 9, 2012 | External Link
$1 Billion to Be Paid by Bank of America to the United States
February 9, 2012 | External Link
Las Vegas Real Estate Agent and Mortgage Broker Convicted for Their Roles in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
February 2, 2012 | External Link
Connecticut Resident Admits Operating Multimillion Dollar Ponzi Scheme
February 2, 2012 | External Link
Principal of Offshore Brokerage Firm and Las Vegas Stock Promoter Convicted in Miami for $7 Million Stock Manipulation Scam
February 1, 2012 | External Link
New York Woman Indicted for Operating Ponzi Schemes
February 1, 2012 | External Link
Two Former Credit Suisse Managing Directors and Vice President Charged for Fraudulently Inflating Subprime Mortgage-Related Bond Prices in Trading Book
February 1, 2012 | External Link
News for January, 2012
U.S. Attorney General Holder, State and Federal Officials Announce Collaboration to Investigate Residential Mortgage-backed Securities Market
January 27, 2012 | External Link
Attorney General Holder Speaks at the Announcement of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force’s New Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group
January 27, 2012 | External Link
Florida Resident Sentenced to 14 Months in Federal Prison for Obstructing SEC Investigation
January 27, 2012 | External Link
Lyme, Connecticut, Man Admits Defrauding Investors of $1.9 Million
January 27, 2012 | External Link
California Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud at Public Real Estate Foreclosure Auctions
January 27, 2012 | External Link
Mortgage Broker Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison for Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
January 23, 2012 | External Link
Colorado Resident Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors in Texas Real Estate Scheme
January 20, 2012 | External Link
Connecticut Resident Admits Role in Decade-long Mortgage Fraud Scheme in Bridgeport
January 18, 2012 | External Link
Seven Investment Professionals Charged for Insider Trading Scheme That Allegedly Netted More Than $61.8 Million in Illegal Profits
January 18, 2012 | External Link
Former CFO of New Jersey Investment Management Company Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion
January 18, 2012 | External Link
Hedge Fund Ceo Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to One Year and One Day in Prison for Insider Trading Scheme That Netted Nearly $2.5 Million in Profits
January 11, 2012 | External Link
Folsom, Calif., Man Pleads Guilty to $19 Million Fraud Scheme
January 10, 2012 | External Link
CDR Financial Products Executive and Former Executive Plead Guilty in New York to Bid-Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Related to Municipal Bond Investments
January 9, 2012 | External Link
Austin, Texas, Man Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud and Identity Theft in Connection with Nationwide Foreclosure-rescue Scheme
January 6, 2012 | External Link
Connecticut Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
January 6, 2012 | External Link
Man Pleads Guilty in $3.4 Million Las Vegas Mortgage Fraud Scheme
January 5, 2012 | External Link
Clovis, Calif., Businessman Deported from Panama to Face Federal Charges of Defrauding Investors of $3.2 Million
January 3, 2012 | External Link
News for December, 2011
CDR Financial Products and Its Owner Plead Guilty to Bid-Rigging and Fraud Conspriacies Related to Municipal Bond Investments
December 30, 2011 | External Link
Former Chief Executive Officer of Construction Supply Company Convicted in Bank Fraud Scheme
December 30, 2011 | External Link
GE Funding Capital Market Services Inc. Admits to Anticompetitive Conduct by Former Traders in the Municipal Bond Investments Market and Agrees to Pay $70 Million to Federal and State Agencies
December 23, 2011 | External Link
Principal and Co-Owner of North Carolina Company Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Commodities Trading Investors
December 22, 2011 | External Link
Expert Networking Firm Sales Manager Sentenced in New York to 30 Months in Prison for Insider Trading Scheme
December 21, 2011 | External Link
Attorney Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Stock Fraud
December 20, 2011 | External Link
Former Controller at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC Pleads Guilty
December 19, 2011 | External Link
Five Individuals Indicted for Bid Rigging and Fraud at Public Real Estate Foreclosure Auctions
December 13, 2011 | External Link
Former Army Corps of Engineers Employee Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes from Iraqi Contractors
December 9, 2011 | External Link
San Diego Investment Manager Indicted in Utah for Alleged Role in $25 Million Fraud Scheme
December 8, 2011 | External Link
Houston Investment Manager Indicted in Utah for Alleged Role in $72 Million Fraud Scheme
December 8, 2011 | External Link
Wachovia Bank N.A. Admits to Anticompetitive Conduct by Former Employees in the Municipal Bond Investments Market and Agrees to Pay $148 Million to Federal and State Agencies
December 8, 2011 | External Link
Accountant and Real Estate Developer Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating $1.5 Million Check Kiting Scheme
December 7, 2011 | External Link
Alabama Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Rig Bids for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions
December 2, 2011 | External Link
$1.2 Million Recovered from New York Lender in Civil Mortrgage Fraud Case
December 2, 2011 | External Link
Former Portfolio Manager Charged in New York with Fraudulently Overvaluing Hedge Fund Assets
December 1, 2011 | External Link
News for November, 2011
Florida Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for $30 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
November 17, 2011 | External Link
Former Hedge Fund Managing Director Sentenced to 20 Years for Defrauding 900 Investors in $294 Million Scheme
November 17, 2011 | External Link
Florida Businessman Arrested in Connection with $11 Million Securities Fraud Scheme
November 17, 2011 | External Link
Federal Indictment Charges Estate Planning CEO & Employee with Fraudulently Obtaining Millions in Death Benefits and Investments
November 17, 2011 | External Link
Tenth Person Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Fraudulently Control Condominium Homeowners’ Associations in Las Vegas
November 10, 2011 | External Link
Utah Man Pleads Guilty in West Virginia to Charges Connected to Multi-million Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme
November 10, 2011 | External Link
Ninth Person Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Fraudulently Control Condominium Homeowners’ Associations in Las Vegas
November 9, 2011 | External Link
Owner of Miami Company Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Export-Import Bank
November 1, 2011 | External Link
Allied Home Mortgage, Ceo and Executive Vice President Sued for Fraudulent Lending Practices Currently Associated with $834 Million in Insurance Claims Paid by HUD
November 1, 2011 | External Link
News for October, 2011
Eight Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions
October 27, 2011 | External Link
Christopher Bass Sentenced in New York to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Orchestratng Ponzi-style Fraud Scheme
October 27, 2011 | External Link
Florida Resident Charged with Defrauding New Jersey Firms and Investors in Securities and Investment Fraud Schemes
October 26, 2011 | External Link
Former Corporate Chairman and Director Charged with Insider Trading in New York
October 26, 2011 | External Link
Former Bank President Pleads Guilty in Multi-million Dollar Bank Fraud Conspiracy and Perjury in Atlanta
October 21, 2011 | External Link
Former New York Investment Company Owner and President Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme
October 14, 2011 | External Link
Long Island Woman Admits Role in Decade-Long Mortgage Fraud Scheme in Bridgeport
October 13, 2011 | External Link
Hedge Fund Founder Raj Rajaratnam Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 11 Years in Prison for Insider Trading Crimes
October 13, 2011 | External Link
Former New York Attorney Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Insider Trading
October 12, 2011 | External Link
Agreement Announced with New York Mortgage Foreclosure Law Firm to Overhaul Its Practices and Pay $2 Million Fine
October 6, 2011 | External Link
Former Capitol Investments Cfo and Accountant Sentenced to Years in Prison for Roles in $930 Million Ponzi Scheme
October 5, 2011 | External Link
Philadelphia Man Arrested in Connection with $4 Million U.S. Treasury Strip Investment Fraud Scheme
October 5, 2011 | External Link
Leader of $98 Million Mortgage Fraud Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison in New York
October 5, 2011 | External Link
Two New York Residents Charged with Participating in Connecticut Mortgage Fraud Scheme
October 5, 2011 | External Link
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Sues Bank of New York Mellon Corporation for Fraudulent Practices in Connection with Foreign Exchange Services
October 5, 2011 | External Link
Commodity Pool Operator Admits to Fraud Schemes and Tax Evasion in New Jersey
October 3, 2011 | External Link
News for September, 2011
Two California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions
September 30, 2011 | External Link
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with C&F Mortgage Corporation to Resolve Allegations of Lending Discrimination
September 30, 2011 | External Link
Virginia Real Estate Businessman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Mortgage and Investment Fraud Schemes
September 30, 2011 | External Link
Eight Defendants Charged in Mortgage Fraud Scheme in California
September 30, 2011 | External Link
Former Fresno Businessman Indicted for Defrauding Investors of at Least $2.9 Million
September 30, 2011 | External Link
Twenty South Florida Residents Charged in $40 Million Bank and Mortgage Fraud Scheme
September 29, 2011 | External Link
Pennsylvania Pastor Charged in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
September 29, 2011 | External Link
Houston-based Principals of A&O Entities Sentenced in Virginia for $100 Million Fraud Scheme
September 28, 2011 | External Link
Former Chief Operating Officer of Ohio Credit Union Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud
September 27, 2011 | External Link
Connecticut Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
September 26, 2011 | External Link
$55 Million Being Returned to Victims of Internet Fraud
September 26, 2011 | External Link
Fourth Las Vegas Resident Pleads Guilty in Connection with Scheme to Fraudulently Control Condominium Homeowners' Associations
September 23, 2011 | External Link
Owner of International Clothing Retailer Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Bank Fraud
September 23, 2011 | External Link
California Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions Eighth Guilty Plea in the Investigation to Date
September 23, 2011 | External Link
Former NBA Player and CEO of the George Group Charged in Ponzi Scheme
September 23, 2011 | External Link
Investment Club Manager Pleads Guilty to $40 Million Fraud
September 22, 2011 | External Link
Three Individuals Involved in Extensive Mortgage Fraud Scheme Sentenced to Federal Prison
September 22, 2011 | External Link
Expert-Networking Firm Executive Found Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court of Conspiring to Commit Insider Trading Offenses
September 20, 2011 | External Link
Former Technology Company Account Manager Sentenced in New York to 18 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Engage in Insider Trading
September 16, 2011 | External Link
Former California Businessman Arrested for $2.4 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
September 16, 2011 | External Link
Alabama Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Rig Bids for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions
September 15, 2011 | External Link
Former Consultant and Former Investment Professional Charged for $2.6 Million Insider Trading Scheme
September 15, 2011 | External Link
Two Indictments in Multimillion Dollar Investment Fraud Schemes
September 14, 2011 | External Link
Las Vegas Woman Pleads Guilty in Connection with Scheme to Fraudulently Control Condominium Homeowners’ Associations
September 13, 2011 | External Link
Las Vegas Woman Pleads Guilty in Connection with Scheme to Fraudulently Control Condominium Homeowners’ Associations
September 13, 2011 | External Link
New York Accountant Pleads Guilty for Role in $2 Million Fraud Scheme
September 9, 2011 | External Link
Investment Adviser Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for $16.7 Million Fictitious Investment Program Scam
September 8, 2011 | External Link
Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Fraud Scheme to Gain Control of Condominium Homeowners' Associations
September 6, 2011 | External Link
Two Plead Guilty In Multi-Million Dollar Sacramento Mortgage Fraud Scam
September 6, 2011 | External Link
New York Internet Clothing Vendor Charged with Wire Fraud for Scheme to Defraud Customers of $5 Million
September 2, 2011 | External Link
News for August, 2011
Connecticut Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison for Insider Trading
August 31, 2011 | External Link
Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Fraud Scheme to Gain Control of Condominium Homeowners’ Associations
August 30, 2011 | External Link
Three New Jersey Investors Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions
August 24, 2011 | External Link
Three New Jersey Investors Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions
August 24, 2011 | External Link
Director of Defunct Lake Shore Asset Management Pleads Guilty to Defrauding 900 Investors in $294 Million Fraud Scheme
August 24, 2011 | External Link
Former Duane Reade CEO Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to Three Years in Prison for Securities Fraud
August 22, 2011 | External Link
Attorney Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Insider Trading Scheme in New York
August 19, 2011 | External Link
Investment Advisor Sentenced to 58 Months in Prison for $2.4 Million Fraud Targeting Union Pension Fund and Other Investors in New Jersey and New York
August 18, 2011 | External Link
Texas Federal Jury Convicts Former Triton President and C.E.O. in Ponzi Scheme
August 18, 2011 | External Link
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty for His Role in $17 Million Ponzi Scheme
August 15, 2011 | External Link
Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions
August 12, 2011 | External Link
Marvell Finance Employee Charged in New York with Insider Trading Conspiracy
August 10, 2011 | External Link
Father and Son Plead Guilty in New York for Insider Trading Scheme That Netted More Than $5 Million in Profits
August 5, 2011 | External Link
Four Indicted for Conspiracy That Resulted in Failure of Tacoma, Washington, Bank
August 5, 2011 | External Link
Arkansas Attorney Pleads Guilty to $47 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
August 3, 2011 | External Link
Mortgage Fraud Takedown Leads to Charges Against 27 South Florida Residents
August 2, 2011 | External Link
Manager of Mortgage Brokerage Firm, Bridgewater Funding LLC, Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 60 Months in Prison for His Participation in a Multi-Million Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme
August 1, 2011 | External Link
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Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force
Financial Fraud encompasses a wide range of illegal behavior - from mortgage scams to Ponzi schemes, credit card theft to tax fraud. Everyone is affected by financial fraud.
