Category: Financial Crimes
James Christopher Castle, Mortgage Fraud, California 2021
California Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Mortgage Fraud Scheme SACRAMENTO, Calif. — James Christopher Castle, a 57-year-old former Petaluma resident, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a bank fraud scheme. Castle, who fled to Australia and New Zealand in 2011 before being extradited to the United States, was convicted of…
Nicole Cockerham, Theft of Government Funds, Louisiana 2022
Houma resident Nicole Cockerham, 42, has been charged with theft of government funds, a crime that has shaken the community. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Cockerham knowingly converted approximately $38,851.00 in Social Security Administration and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funds from March 2019 to July 2020. The bill of…
Feliciano Quintanar-Hernandez, Bulk Cash Smuggling, Texas 2024
A 34-year-old Mexican man has been charged with bulk cash smuggling in Texas after allegedly attempting to smuggle nearly $200,000 to Mexico. Feliciano Quintanar-Hernandez, 34, was charged with bulk cash smuggling after a federal grand jury returned an indictment against him. The indictment alleges that Quintanar-Hernandez attempted to exit the United States through the Juarez-Lincoln…
Michael Leonard Morgan-Towe, Life Insurance Fraud, Virginia 2022
A Virginia Beach man, Michael Leonard Morgan-Towe, 37, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for his role in a life insurance fraud scheme. The scheme, which took place in 2018, involved defrauding life insurance companies out of approximately $150,000 in advance commissions. According to court documents, Morgan-Towe and his co-conspirator, Antionette D. Pringle, 33,…
Bank Julius Baer, Money Laundering, New York 2023
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Penh Kang, Making a False Declaration, Louisiana 2017
NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that PENH KANG, age 42, of Covington, Louisiana, was sentenced today for Making a False Declaration, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 152(3). PENH KANG, a Covington resident, knowingly and fraudulently made a material false declaration, certificate and verification under the penalty…
Latonja Dashawn Carrera, Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person, Washington District of Columbia 2020
Latonja Dashawn Carrera, a 46-year-old former Administrator of a Mental Health Community Residential Facility in Washington DC, has been arrested and charged with felony Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person. The arrest was made on December 8, 2020, and Carrera is accused of using the account of a 73-year-old Veteran to pay her own personal…
Michael Bell, Conspiracy to Counterfeit United States Currency, Illinois 2019
Counterfeiting has plagued the nation for centuries, but a Granite City, Illinois, man has now faced the consequences of his actions. Michael Bell, 33, was sentenced to 15 months of incarceration for his role in manufacturing counterfeit United States currency. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Bell was part of a conspiracy to create fake…
John Brian Mount, Filing False Tax Returns, New York 2021
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – John Brian Mount, 60, of Pittsford, NY, was sentenced to serve five months in prison followed by five months of home confinement on charges of filing false tax returns. Mount, the executive director of Regional Area Recreation and Employee Services (RARES), a non-profit business located in East Rochester, failed to report approximately…
Barry Eugene Dragovich, Uttering Counterfeit Obligations and Securities, West Virginia 2017
Counterfeiting Charge Rocks Harrison County A Maryland man has admitted to passing counterfeit bills in Harrison County, West Virginia. Barry Eugene Dragovich, 40, of Cumberland, Maryland, pled guilty to one count of Uttering Counterfeit Obligations and Securities. The crime occurred in May 2017. Dragovich faces up to 20 years incarceration and a fine of up…
