fraud
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The American legal landscape reflects a patchwork of state-level variations, shaped by demographics, geography, culture, and legislative priorities. While all fifty states recognize and prosecute the full spectrum of crimes, patterns emerge that reveal which offenses are most prevalent in certain jurisdictions. Understanding these trends not only informs policymakers but also helps legal practitioners, scholars,…
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A federal appeals court on Friday, July 11, partially overturned the convictions of former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, vacating her 2024 mortgage fraud conviction but upholding her perjury convictions related to early withdrawals from her retirement account during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a split decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth…
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Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z is once again confronting long-standing paternity accusations — this time in federal court — and he’s pushing back hard. In newly filed court documents, the 55-year-old billionaire artist and businessman has asked a judge to dismiss the latest lawsuit filed by 31-year-old Rymir Satterthwaite, calling the claims “fabricated” and part of a…
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Federal prosecutors have unsealed a sweeping indictment against Nigerian software programmer Sapphire Egemasi, alleging her central involvement in a coordinated cybercrime operation that defrauded U.S. government entities of millions of dollars between 2021 and 2023. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Egemasi, 28, was arrested by FBI agents in…
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Embattled Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson is expected to plead guilty to federal corruption charges during a scheduled court hearing Monday afternoon at the John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse in the Seaport District. The 46-year-old councilor will appear in front of a federal judge to formally plead guilty to one count of wire fraud…
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New York Attorney General Letitia James is facing renewed legal scrutiny after a conservative legal watchdog filed an ethics complaint with the New York State Unified Court System. The complaint follows a criminal referral to the U.S. Department of Justice alleging that James committed mortgage fraud related to property holdings in Brooklyn, New York, and…
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Eugene Henley Jr., also known as “Big U,” a longtime leader of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips and an entertainment entrepreneur, has been charged in a federal complaint alleging that he led a criminal enterprise involved in murder, extortion, human trafficking, fraud, and other racketeering crimes, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Henley, 58, of…
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Two Estonian nationals have pleaded guilty in the United States to operating a $577 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme through their company, HashFlare. The scam deceived hundreds of thousands of investors worldwide, falsely promising cryptocurrency mining profits. How the Scheme Worked Between 2015 and 2019, Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, both 40, sold contracts through HashFlare,…
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Taylor Wright, a former police officer turned private investigator, dedicated her career to solving crimes. But in a shocking twist of fate, she became the victim of a crime that stunned the Florida legal community—a murder orchestrated by her own close friend, Ashley McArthur, a crime scene investigator-turned-business owner. Wright disappeared on September 8, 2017,…
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In 2024, the False Claims Act (FCA) continued to serve as a cornerstone for the U.S. government’s efforts to combat fraud, with 558 settlements and judgments resulting in the recovery of over $2.9 billion. While the number of cases was slightly fewer than the record set in 2023, the total collections confirm that the FCA…
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