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. Long Island Man Convicted At Trial Of Participating In Multimillion-Dollar Cryptocurrency-Related Crimes 09/26/2024 08:00 AM EDT Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that EUGENE WILLIAM AUSTIN, JR., a/k/a "Hugh Austin" ("AUSTIN") was convicted Tuesday, September 24, 2024, of three criminal counts stemming from his participation in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and the interstate transportation of stolen property.   Greensboro Clinic Owner Is Sentenced To 52 Months In Prison For Defrauding Medicaid 09/26/2024 08:00 AM EDT Former Commercial Airline Pilot Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Tax Evasion 09/26/2024 08:00 AM EDT Smithtown Man Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Covid-19 Fraud 09/26/2024 08:00 AM EDT Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Carmine G. Agnello pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with his receipt of approximately $1.1 million in small business loans under the United States Small Business Administration's Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program .   Marijuana Trafficker Sentenced to Prison 09/26/2024 08:00 AM EDT DELROY ANDERSON, also known as "Max," 57, formerly of Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 13 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for leading a money laundering conspiracy related to his large-scale trafficking of marijuana.  Anderson also must serve the first six months of his supervised release in home detention. Former Connecticut-Based Energy Trader Convicted of International Bribery Scheme 09/26/2024 08:00 AM EDT A federal jury in Bridgeport, Connecticut, convicted a former oil and gas trader today for his role in a nearly eight-year long scheme to bribe Brazilian government officials and to launder money to secure business for two Connecticut-based commodities trading companies. United States Seizes More than $6 Million in Alleged Proceeds of a Crypto-Confidence Scheme 09/26/2024 08:00 AM EDT The United States seized over $6 million worth of cryptocurrency from perpetrators overseas, announced U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew M. Graves, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee Francis M. Hamilton III, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri, head of the Criminal Division, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Joseph E. Carrico of the Knoxville Division. Rochester man pleads guilty to purchases made on illicit online marketplace 09/26/2024 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Brandon Hall, 23, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to possessing 15 or more unauthorized access devices with intent to defraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.  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