Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
Billions Stolen from Taxpayers: HHS Watchdog Uncovers Massive Fraud
WASHINGTON D.C. – Billions of taxpayer dollars are vanishing into the pockets of fraudsters exploiting America’s healthcare system, according to a damning new report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG). The agency’s Fall 2024 Semiannual Report reveals a staggering $7.13 billion in expected recoveries and receivables – money…
Maine Medicaid Scam: $45.6M in Improper Autism Payments
Maine Medicaid Scam: $45.6M in Improper Autism Payments WASHINGTON, D.C. – Maine is on the hook for at least $45.6 million in improperly paid Medicaid funds for autism services, according to a scathing new audit released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG). The audit reveals a…
Five More Guilty Pleas in Massive Minnesota Feeding Our Future Fraud
Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, Aisha Hassan Hussein, Sahra Sharif Osman, Shakur Abdinur Abdisalam, and Fadumo Mohamed Yusuf all pleaded guilty to wire fraud this week for their roles in the sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud scheme. Federal prosecutors announced the pleas, noting that the convictions now total 63 across the investigation—the highest number of convictions in…
Feeding Our Future: Five More Fall in MN Scam
MONTGOMERY, AL – The rot in the Feeding Our Future scandal continues to spread, with five more individuals admitting guilt this week in connection to the massive Minnesota fraud scheme. Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, Aisha Hassan Hussein, Sahra Sharif Osman, Shakur Abdinur Abdisalam, and Fadumo Mohamed Yusuf all pleaded guilty to wire fraud in the Middle…
North Korea Hack Scheme Lands Trio in Federal Prison
MONTGOMERY, AL – Three men are trading freedom for federal prison cells after admitting their involvement in a brazen scheme to help North Korea skirt U.S. sanctions and infiltrate American computer networks. The operation, exposed by federal prosecutors, involved a network of individuals who allegedly provided North Korean workers with the means to access U.S.-based…
Three Sentenced in N. Korea Sanctions Scheme
Three alleged masterminds have been locked up for their roles in a high-tech plot to dodge North Korea’s economic sanctions. The trio, identified as James Lee, 35, of St. Louis; John Kim, 28, from Kansas City; and David Park, 40, who called Overland Park home, were sentenced by federal judges in the Western District of…
Togo Illegal Sentenced for $3M Money Laundering Scheme
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal judge in the Western District of Missouri has sentenced Gedeon ‘Papa Kwam’ Agbeyome, a 31-year-old illegal alien from Togo, to six years in prison for his role in a money laundering conspiracy that resulted in nearly $3 million in losses. U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox also ordered one year…
Alabama Parks Bosses Nabbed in Kickback Scheme
MONTGOMERY, AL – The stench of corruption is rising from Alabama’s parks system. Former Hudson County Parks Department Director Thomas A. DeLeo and business owner William A. Murray both pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, admitting they were knee-deep in a scheme to line their pockets at the public’s expense.…
Hudson Parks Bosses Swing for Bribery
EXCLUSIVE: Federal prosecutors dropped a bombshell on the corrupt corridors of power in Missouri, as former Hudson County Parks Department Director Thomas A. DeLeo and business owner William A. Murray copped to participating in a brazen bribe and kickback scheme. The duo faced a felony charge of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, a crime…
MN Feeding Our Future Fraud: 5 More Plead Guilty
St. Paul, MN – In a relentless pursuit of justice, five more crooks have fallen to federal prosecutors’ sharp claws. Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, Aisha Hassan Hussein, Sahra Sharif Osman, Shakur Abdinur Abdisalam, and Fadumo Mohamed Yusuf all faced the music this week as they pleaded guilty to wire fraud in the massive Feeding Our Future…
