Category: White Collar Crime
Patrick Alan Bucknum, Wire Fraud, Washington 2026
⏱ 2 min read Patrick Alan Bucknum, the former CEO of Community Clinic Network (CCN) in Wenatchee, Washington, orchestrated a massive embezzlement scheme that drained the company of approximately $24 million between 2017 and 2023. Bucknum, 55, used the embezzled funds to invest in stocks, options, and exchange-traded funds, but his poor trades led to…
James Burke, Embezzlement, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read James Burke, a 56-year-old Kentucky man, has been sentenced to prison for embezzling over $40,000 from a labor union in Huntington, West Virginia. Burke, who served as the financial secretary of the union, issued unauthorized checks and diverted dues for his personal use between July 2022 and October 2023. The embezzlement…
Michael D. Funovits, Employment Tax Evasion, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Michael D. Funovits, a 51-year-old businessman from Butler, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to three years of probation for willfully failing to pay employment taxes for his two businesses, PennRo Associates LLC and Penn Exteriors LLC, between 2016 and 2023. Funovits collected payroll taxes on behalf of his businesses but failed to…
Malik Beasley and Edward Davis, Wire Fraud Conspiracy, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read A stunning scam has rocked the NBA, with former players Malik Beasley and Edward Davis, and current player agent Paolo Zamorano, charged with bribing Beasley to manipulate his performance in games. The scheme, which involved using inside information to profit from illegal betting, was uncovered in an investigation spanning several states,…
Douglas Cline, Opioid Prescription Fraud, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read Dr. Douglas Cline, a Warren County physician, and nurse practitioner Laurie McKenna have agreed to pay $500,000 to settle civil actions involving unlawful opioid prescribing practices and a fraudulent conveyance action in New York. The settlement stems from Cline’s cash-pay medical practice, Chronic Pain Management, where hundreds of patients received high-dose…
Angela Moss, Health Care Fraud and Controlled Substance Distribution, Tennessee 2011
⏱ 2 min read A Gordonsville, Tennessee physician has been charged with health care fraud and controlled substance distribution after prescribing over 5.6 million pills to patients over eight years. Angela Moss, 55, owned and operated the Gordonsville Clinic, where she allegedly prescribed medically unnecessary controlled substances to patients. The indictment alleges that Moss issued…
Eric Brandon Wright, Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property, Montana 2023
⏱ 2 min read Eric Brandon Wright, a 43-year-old man from Lakeside, Montana, stole over $180,000 worth of construction equipment from RDO Rental Equipment in Kalispell, Montana, on the night of August 23, 2023. Wright, who pleaded guilty to one count of interstate transportation of stolen property, made off with various pieces of digging and…
Didi Zou, Money Laundering and Wire Fraud, New York 2026
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Didi Zou, 39, a citizen of China, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. According to the criminal complaint, on May 15, 2026, the Victim, a…
Philip Frederick Camino, COVID-19 Loan Fraud, California 2024
A Culver City restauranteur has been sentenced to nearly three and a half years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $4 million in COVID-19 economic-relief loans. Philip Frederick Camino, 46, was sentenced by United States District Judge Fred W. Slaughter, who also ordered him to pay $4,365,667 in restitution. At the conclusion of…
Henry Lam, Tax Evasion, Massachusetts 2026
Lowell Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion BOSTON – A Lowell man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to his involvement in payroll tax avoidance and workers’ compensation insurance fraud. Henry Lam, 68, pleaded guilty to failure to collect and pay over taxes and mail fraud. According to court documents, Lam owned and operated…
