Category: Fraud
Christian “Chris” Cruz, $11.4M Health Care Fraud, Florida 2026
BODY:A ruthless scam artist has been brought to justice, but not before raking in a staggering $11.4 million from unsuspecting Medicare beneficiaries. Christian “Chris” Cruz, a 45-year-old nursing assistant from Pompano Beach, Florida, was sentenced to nine years in prison and two years of supervised release for his role in a massive health care fraud…
Ruja Ignatova, Karl Sebastian Greenwood, OneCoin Cryptocurrency Fraud, New York 2024
The dark web of cryptocurrency scams has claimed another victim – this time, the unsuspecting investors of OneCoin Ltd. The Department of Justice has announced the beginning of the remission compensation process to provide recovery for victims of the international investment scheme involving OneCoin Ltd. Between 2014 and 2019, co-founders Ruja Ignatova and Karl Sebastian…
AP of South Florida, LLC, Affordable Care Act Enrollment Fraud, Florida 2023
A South Florida-based insurance brokerage company has pleaded guilty to its role in a massive Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment fraud scheme. AP of South Florida, LLC (APSF) targeted thousands of vulnerable consumers, including those experiencing homelessness, unemployment, and mental health issues, and induced them to enroll in fully subsidized ACA plans with cash and…
Nada Radovan Tomanić, Naturalization Fraud, West Virginia 2026
BODY:A West Virginia woman has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for lying to obtain U.S. citizenship after committing war crimes in Bosnia. Nada Radovan Tomanić, 53, was a naturalized U.S. citizen from Bosnia and Herzegovina who served with the Zulfikar Special Unit of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s. During…
Michael Brian Cotter, Bank Fraud Conspiracy, Rhode Island 2016
Greenville, RI – In a brazen scheme to deceive banks, a 64-year-old Rhode Island man has been sentenced to 28 months in prison for artificially inflating his company’s sales numbers to avoid scrutiny over excessive consumer chargebacks. Michael Brian Cotter, CEO of a tech support company operating out of a call center in India, orchestrated…
Ronald St. Clair, Tax Evasion, Florida 2026
Florida CPA Ronald St. Clair, 62, has pleaded guilty to evading payment of over $2.2 million in income tax liabilities. The scheme, which spanned from 2011 to 2017, involved St. Clair attempting to hide his assets from the IRS after accumulating tax debts. According to court documents, St. Clair sold real property he owned in…
