Category: White Collar Crime
Andrey Shevlyakov, Exporting Sensitive Electronics, New York 2025
⏱ 2 min read Andrey Shevlyakov, an Estonian national, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to exporting sensitive electronics to the Russian military, undermining US national security. The crime occurred over nearly a decade, with Shevlyakov operating a foreign procurement network that supplied sophisticated US technology to hostile Russian military actors. The guilty plea was…
Jennifer Mayo, Smuggling, Texas 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jennifer Mayo, a 47-year-old Aransas Pass resident, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for smuggling over 60 rare Dong Tao chickens, also known as Dragon chickens, into the United States from Southeast Asia. The investigation began in 2023 after authorities discovered Facebook messages discussing Mayo’s plans to obtain…
Michael Stamp, Insider Trading, New York 2023
⏱ 2 min read Michael Stamp and Marcus Plank, two former auto engineers, have been charged with insider trading in the Southern District of New York. The scheme involved using confidential information about a joint venture between Volkswagen and Rivian Automotive to make hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal profits. The alleged crimes occurred…
Weston Goldstein, Embezzlement, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Weston Goldstein, a longtime employee of the Big Ten Network, pulled off a stunning heist, embezzling over $4 million from his employer over an eight-year period. The scheme, which took place in Illinois, involved Goldstein using company funds to purchase electronic devices for his own personal benefit. The motive behind the…
Clemond Earl Busby, Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read Clemond Earl Busby, 65, and Michael Wayne Habern Jr., 53, the owner of Waco Jewelers, were arrested in Waco, Texas, for allegedly buying stolen jewelry from robbers. The pair would meet with jewelry store robbers in the parking lot of Habern’s store to purchase stolen goods, often with price tags still…
Ronald Deabler, Money Laundering, Georgia 2023
⏱ 2 min read Ronald Deabler, a former Certified Public Accountant, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for his role in laundering $5.3 million stolen from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The theft occurred in June 2023, when a hacker gained access to the email system of a commercial furniture vendor for the…
Matthew Braasch, Wire Fraud, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read Matthew Braasch, a 48-year-old former restaurant manager, embezzled over $1 million from a St. Louis County eatery, using the company credit card for personal purchases, including $81,965 at Target and $29,801 at Vineyard Vines. The crime occurred while Braasch was managing a restaurant in Grantwood Village, Missouri, during the pandemic. Braasch…
Brenda Wymer, Willful Failure to Account for and Pay Over Trust Fund Taxes, North Carolina 2024
⏱ 2 min read Brenda Wymer, the owner of Haven Home Care in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for willfully failing to pay almost $1 million in employment taxes. Between 2015 and 2024, Wymer withheld taxes from her employees’ paychecks but kept the funds for…
Charity Felch, Embezzlement, New Mexico 2020
⏱ 3 min read Charity Felch, a 48-year-old woman from Santa Fe, New Mexico, embezzled at least $385,930 from her employer, Rodeo Electrical Services, between May 2017 and April 2020. Felch, who was in a position of trust, used company funds for personal expenses, paid herself and her husband, and concealed the theft through fraudulent…
Earl Schmit, Making False Statements, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Earl Schmit, a 75-year-old Metairie man, has been charged with making false statements to IRS Special Agents. The alleged crime occurred in Metairie, Louisiana, and the charge was filed on July 13, 2026. Schmit’s motivations for the alleged lies are not yet clear, but the consequences could be severe. If convicted,…
