White‑Collar & Financial Crime

4+ hour, 8+ min ago   (671+ words) Stephen Hill found guilty of multiple misconduct offences A Fredericton lawyer found guilty of multiple misconduct offences has been disbarred and fined about $1.4 million by the Law Society of New Brunswick. Stephen Hill had been barred from practising law since…...

33+ min ago   (309+ words) A Brentwood woman has been sentenced after admitting to defrauding Medicare and other government health care programs out of nearly $7 million through fraudulent claims, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee. Helen Boerman, 48, was sentenced Sept....

3+ hour, 20+ min ago   (216+ words) A Brentwood woman was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for defrauding Medicare and other government health care programs out of nearly $7 million, according to United States Attorney Braden H. Boucek for the Middle District of Tennessee. Helen Boerman, 48, was sentenced…...

2+ hour, 36+ min ago   (351+ words) SMYRNA, Ga. — A Georgia financial adviser who defrauded an elderly client out of nearly $10 million will spend more than seven years in federal prison. Ejiroghene O. Okuma, 44, of Smyrna, was sentenced September 11 to seven years and four months in prison,…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago   (353+ words) SMYRNA, Ga. - A former Smyrna financial adviser will spend more than seven years in federal prison after stealing nearly $10 million from an elderly client to buy a multi-million-dollar home, a luxury club membership, and fund personal expenses. Ejiroghene O. Okuma, 44, was…...

3+ hour, 46+ min ago   (488+ words) A Dothan, AL, tax preparer was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for “aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of false tax returns,” said Middle District of Alabama U.S. Attorney Thomas Govan Friday. Carlotta Elaine Lampley, 41, who…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (216+ words) Six people in California, Kansas and Louisiana are facing federal charges in separate cases involving alleged illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration and identity fraud. In California, three people are accused of using stolen identities of registered voters to create signatures…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago   (187+ words) DALLAS - Three women from North Texas are facing jail time for an identity theft fraud scheme involving JCPenney credit cards. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas, the three women involved in the scheme are 27-year-old…...

44+ min ago   (148+ words) Winnipeg 11° C, Rain with wind MONTREAL – A Montreal man has received a conditional sentence of two years less a day for a scheme involving forgery and fraud on dozens of tax returns. The Canada Revenue Agency says Félix Vil pleaded…...

3+ hour, 53+ min ago   (48+ words) Yahoo Paid brokers are now offering felons a path to be pardoned by President Trump, a CBS News investigation shows. CBS News' Gabe Kaminsky and Daniel Klaidman have more on their 60 Minutes report....