LOS ANGELES – Powered by LawFuel - A doctor who operates a medical clinic in West Hollywood where he specializes in treating HIV patients has been taken into custody pursuant to federal charges that allege he engaged in a long-running scheme to defraud health insurance companies in connection with the brand-name human growth hormone Serostim. James T. Lee, 71, of West … [Read more...]
Talk Show Host Who Was ‘All Talk’ Jailed For Wire Fraud
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that CRAIG CARTON was sentenced to 42 months in prison for securities fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit those offenses. CARTON was convicted after a one-week trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon, who imposed today’s … [Read more...]
Former Chief Operating Officer of Asset Management Company Allegedly Defrauded Company to Fund a Lavish Lifestyle
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett, the Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, announced that RICHARD DIVER was arrested on fraud charges in connection with his embezzlement from the asset … [Read more...]
500 Credit & Debit Cards = 60 Months Jail For ATM Skimming Fraudster
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A California man who possessed and used over 500 fraudulent credit and debit cards throughout the Las Vegas Valley was sentenced Thursday to 60 months in prison, announced U.S. Attorney’s Office Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada. Khachatur Zakaryan, 37, of Glendale, Calif., pleaded guilty without the benefit of a plea agreement to one count of … [Read more...]
Miami Investment CEO Used Sham Companies To Steal Money and Identities
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the filing of a criminal complaint charging FABIO BRETAS DE FREITAS with commodities fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and identity … [Read more...]
Immigration Attorney Guilty of Scamming Asylum Scheme
Andreea Dumitru Knowingly Made False Statements and Representations On More Than 100 Asylum Applications Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ANDREEA DUMITRU, a/k/a “Andreea Dumitru Parcalaboiu,” an immigration attorney based in Queens, New York, was found guilty today in Manhattan federal court of … [Read more...]
Lecturer Sold Fake Healthcare Certificates – Putting Greed Above Public Health
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MAMDOUH ABDEL-SAYED, a former full-time lecturer at the City University of New York’s Medgar Evers College (“Medgar Evers College” or the “College”), was sentenced to six months in prison for selling sham Medgar Evers College certificates that purported to represent … [Read more...]
