Financial Fraud News Update

Offices of the United States Attorneys   You are subscribed to Financial Fraud news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Former State Employee Sentenced to 20 Months for Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT Virginia Beach bookkeeper sentenced for wire fraud stemming from embezzlement and COVID-19 program schemes 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT Maria Gene Reich, 45, of Virginia Beach, was sentenced today to four years in prison for two counts of wire fraud after perpetrating embezzlement and COVID-19 program schemes resulting in over a million dollars in losses. Former energy trader for Vitol Inc. guilty in international bribery and money laundering scheme 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT A 50-year-old former energy trader from Houston has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme to bribe Mexican government officials to secure contracts for his then-employer Vitol Inc., the U.S. affiliate of the largest independent energy trading firm in the world. Fraudster Sentenced to 50 Months' Imprisonment After Defrauding Farmers Out of $1.2M 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT Saint George, Utah – Ryan Palmer, 56, of Sanpete County, was sentenced today to over four years' imprisonment, a term of five years' supervised release, and ordered by the court to pay $1,216,884.49 in restitution after he admitted to bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. Palmer took over $1.2 million from trusting farmers who were deceived into thinking he would help them buy and sell farm equipment. Lehigh Valley Man Charged with Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud and for Defrauding Local Car Dealerships 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT Falmouth Woman Charged and Agrees to Plead Guilty to Embezzling More Than $1.3 Million 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – The former bookkeeper of a Falmouth flooring company has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with embezzling more than $1.3 million from her employer.   Chicago Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT Former executive of injured child benefit program charged with stealing over $4.8 million 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT John Hunter Raines, 38, of Providence Forge, the Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Director of the Birth-Injury Program, is charged in a criminal complaint with felony fraud. Investment Fraud Disrupted by Seizure of $5 Million in Cryptocurrency 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT Former Hospital Employee Sentenced to 12 Months in Federal Prison for Embezzling Over $100,000 in Intended Donations for the Jasper Community 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT Solar Company Owner Indicted for Fraud 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT TUCSON, Ariz. – On August 14, 2024, a federal grand jury in Tucson returned an 11-count indictment against Daniel Jarrett Ridlinghafer, 37, of Marana for Bank Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Mail Fraud. Owner of North Carolina High Performance Car Business Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Crime 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT Final Defendant Sentenced in $1M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT ALBANY, Ga. – The final codefendant convicted of a fraud scheme that illegally sought more than $1 million from pandemic relief funds was sentenced to federal prison. You have received this e-mail because you have asked to be notified of changes to the Offices of the United States Attorneys website. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW · Washington, DC 20530 · 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. Manage your Subscriptions | Department of Justice Privacy Policy  | GovDelivery Privacy Policy Follow the Offices of the United States Attorneys on Twitter: @USAttorneys