wire fraud

Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in Embezzlement Case

November 20, 2013

James R. Cooley, of Tulsa, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of federal wire fraud connected to his embezzlement of almost $700,000 from his employer.  Cooley also pleaded guilty to a tax crime after he failed to report the income he received from his fraud. According to the plea agreement, Cooley worked as the regional […]

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Pastor Pleads Guilty to $5 Million Ponzi Scheme

November 1, 2013

Federal law enforcement agents have announced that Pastor Charles Lawrence Kennedy, Jr., of Tampa, Florida, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud before United States District Court Judge Christine M. Arguello.  Kennedy was indicted by a federal grand jury in March along with co-defendants Stanley Wayne Anderson, and Edwin Alexander Smith  Smith previously pleaded […]

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Business Owners Guilty of Money Laundering

August 29, 2013

Three Shreveport business owners, William Paul Boyter, Michael Paul Boyter, and Anthony Reuben Riley, have pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy, money laundering, tax evasion, wire fraud, and failure to comply with federal banking regulations. The guilty pleas were entered on Tuesday before United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote.  Also charged as defendants in […]

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Richmond Financial Manager Charged with Wire Fraud

July 12, 2013

The United States Attorney’s Office has charged Richmond businessman, Getty Andrew Rothenburg, with one count of wire fraud for allegedly skimming nearly $200,000 from a celebrity client’s personal accounts.  The charges were filed in the Charlottesville Division of the U.S. District Court and stem from Rothenberg’s work as a financial manager for Dave Matthews Band […]

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New Smyrna Beach Man Guilty of Defrauding United States Investors

June 25, 2013

A Florida man has been convicted following a jury trial for his involvement in a scheme to defraud investors from across the country out of millions of dollars.  Alan Gilner, 78, was found guilty of conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.  Last month, Randi A. Bochinski pleaded guilty to wire fraud, mail fraud, […]

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Two Convicted in International Investment Fraud Scheme

May 23, 2013

A federal grand jury in Tampa has convicted Paul R. Gunter and Simon A. Odoni on charges of their connection with an international investment fraud scheme.  The fraud involved selling worthless stock from hijacked dormant, publicly traded companies in the United States to people in the United Kingdom using boiler room telemarketers. Their victims wired more than […]

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