Category: US News
Jeffrey Jeffers, Wire Fraud, West Virginia 2022
⏱ 2 min read Jeffrey Jeffers, a 35-year-old truck driver from Williamstown, West Virginia, has admitted to swindling his employer out of $510,465.19 through a sophisticated wire fraud scheme. Between November 2022 and July 2024, Jeffers used company-issued credit cards to fuel his delivery trucks, but instead of paying for legitimate fuel costs, he created…
Michael Kochen, Medicare Fraud, Florida 2023
⏱ 3 min read Michael Kochen, a 42-year-old healthcare executive from Aventura, Florida, and Sandro Herek, a 56-year-old telemarketing company owner from Coral Springs, Florida, have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a $35 million Medicare fraud scheme. The duo exploited elderly Medicare Advantage beneficiaries by submitting false and fraudulent claims for…
Amanda Kate Walker Bass, Wire Fraud, Tennessee 2026
⏱ 2 min read Amanda Kate Walker Bass, a 36-year-old West Tennessee woman, orchestrated a brazen scheme to defraud by claiming to be a U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran. In Memphis, Tennessee, she concocted a false narrative of being a multiple-time deployed Marine who survived an enemy ambush in Afghanistan in 2010, leaving her seriously…
Daniel Liburdi, Tax Evasion, Florida 2021
⏱ 2 min read Daniel Liburdi, a 37-year-old Miami man, has pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns, a scheme that cost the government nearly $34 million in lost revenue. Liburdi, who earned tens of millions of dollars in income, devised an elaborate plan to evade taxes, defraud the U.S. Treasury, and exploit public coffers…
Lekishaann Huggins, Bank Fraud, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Lekishaann Huggins, a 45-year-old Tallahassee woman, has been indicted for defrauding the Tallahassee Housing Authority of $378,000. The alleged scam, which involved 39 counts of bank fraud, took place in Tallahassee, Florida. Huggins appeared in federal court for her arraignment and is scheduled for a jury trial on September 8, 2026.…
Ashley Nicole Lear, Wire Fraud, Kentucky 2023
⏱ 2 min read Ashley Nicole Lear, the former Executive Director of Stanford Housing Authority in Kentucky, has been sentenced to 13 months in prison for engaging in wire fraud and misusing federal funds. From July 2023 to March 2025, Lear, 43, paid herself unauthorized bonuses and inflated her salary, despite her contracted salary being…
Clayton Lloyd Iley, Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read Clayton Lloyd Iley, a 41-year-old businessman from Stephenville, Texas, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges on June 17. Iley operated an insurance brokerage business and used at least two entities he controlled to conduct financial transactions, scamming victims with fake loan programs. The scheme, which lasted from…
Nana Takyiwa Adonu, Romance Scam, Maryland 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Maryland woman, Nana Takyiwa Adonu, 43, of Odenton, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison on July 22, 2026, for her role in a nationwide romance scam that exploited victims in Iowa and beyond. The scam, which involved creating fake profiles on internet dating sites and social media platforms,…
Justin Leon Westbrook, Methamphetamine Distribution and Firearms Charge, Oklahoma 2025
McAlester Resident Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug And Firearm Charges Muskogee, Oklahoma – Justin Leon Westbrook, 43, of McAlester, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to federal drug and firearm charges. According to court documents, Westbrook knowingly and intentionally distributed 5 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual), a Schedule II controlled substance, on July 23, 2025. The…
Anthony West, Bank and Tax Fraud, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read Anthony West, a 59-year-old Sacramento resident, pleaded guilty to a brazen bank and tax fraud scheme involving the submission of fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications. From April 2020 through February 2021, West submitted multiple false applications to various federally insured banks, claiming to own multiple businesses, including a freight…
