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A former White House advisor is now looking at a possible 20-years behind bars for scheming to siphon $218,000 from charter schools.

On Wednesday, an indictment was filed in Manhattan Federal Court, United States, charging both Ilori and Recamier.

October 20, 2021 — Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Michael Pearse, an Australian national who was extradited to the United States from Australia in January 2021, was sentenced today to 109 months in prison for his participation in a fraudulent scheme to charge hundreds of thousands of mobile phone customers millions of dollars in monthly fees for unsolicited, recurring text messages without the customers' knowledge or consent �...

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the unsealing of a Superseding Indictment charging ADRIAN ALEXANDER with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, mail fraud, and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to obtain fraudulent insurance reimbursements and other compensation for fraudulent...

Southern District of New York. Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, announced the unsealing today of an indictment charging acupuncturists JUNYI LIU, a/k/a "Jenny," and...

A Florida woman was convicted of wreaking digital havoc on a computer system after she was fired by her employer.

August 6, 2021 — Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jacqueline Maguire, the Acting Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), and Thomas Fattorusso, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation ("IRS-CI"), announced that Tourey Ahmed Rufai, a/k "Joe Thompson," a/k/a "Joe Terry,&quo...

Nigerian National Arrested For Scheme To Conduct Cyber Intrusions To Steal Payroll Deposits Details Written by IVN New York - Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Jonathan D. Larsen, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigat...

May 28, 2021 — Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael Speckhardt, the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of State, Office of Inspector General, announced the arrest today of Sina Moayedi, the owner of a construction company, on charges including bribery and fraud. Moayedi was arrested in Castleton, Virginia, and will be presented later today in the Western District of Virginia before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel C. Hoppe.

June 2, 2021 — Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jonathan D. Larsen, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation ("IRS-CI"), William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced today the arrest of Charles Onus for charges in connection with a scheme to conduct cyber intrusions...