Category: White Collar Crime
Todd Burkhalter, Ponzi Scheme, Georgia 2020
⏱ 3 min read Todd Burkhalter, the CEO of Georgia-based financial advisory group Drive Planning, orchestrated a massive $380 million Ponzi scheme that duped thousands of investors across the country. Between September 2020 and June 2024, Burkhalter and his cohorts marketed fake investment opportunities, including the ‘Real Estate Acceleration Loan’ and ‘Cash Out Real Estate…
Jon Christopher Williams, Tax Evasion, Florida 2020
⏱ 2 min read Jon Christopher Williams, a dentist from Jacksonville Beach, Florida, has been indicted for evading personal income taxes, failing to pay employment taxes, and attempting to obstruct an IRS investigation. Williams, who operated a dental practice in Jacksonville Beach, allegedly failed to report over $3 million in gross income from his business…
Mark Latham, Wire Fraud, Arizona 2026
⏱ 2 min read Mark Latham, 61, of Scottsdale, Arizona, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for embezzling over $10.7 million from his employer. Latham, a former finance director, pleaded guilty to wire fraud after using company funds to pay his personal credit card debt, provide himself unauthorized bonuses, and lead a lavish lifestyle.…
Charles Santich, Environmental Pollution, New Hampshire 2026
⏱ 2 min read Old Dutch Mustard, a mustard and vinegar manufacturing company in Greenville, New Hampshire, has been polluting the Souhegan River with acidic pollutants for over 1,700 days between November 2019 and February 2026. The company’s reckless disregard for environmental regulations has led to a string of violations, including failing to comply with…
Joshua Joseph Walden, Prescription Medication Tampering, Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Fluvanna County pharmacist, Joshua Joseph Walden, 52, has been charged with stealing prescription opioids and tampering with consumer products in Virginia. According to court records, Walden worked at Jefferson Pharmacy in Palmyra, Virginia, from July 2023 until his resignation in February 2025. During his employment, he allegedly stole liquid opioids…
Aditya Humad, Kickback Scheme, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read Aditya Humad, the 41-year-old CFO of SpineFrontier, a Boston-area spinal implant company, has been sentenced to four months in prison for his role in a kickback scheme to bribe surgeons to use company products. The scheme, which involved paying over $540,000 in sham consulting fees, resulted in millions of dollars in…
Daryl F. Heller, Investment Fraud, Pennsylvania 2024
⏱ 2 min read Daryl F. Heller, a 56-year-old man from Lititz, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to running a massive investment fraud scheme that swindled investors out of approximately $402 million in unpaid principal. The scheme, which operated from January 2017 to December 2024, involved Heller soliciting around $770 million from investors across the country,…
Asante Kwaku Berko, Bribery, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read A former Goldman Sachs investment banker, Asante Kwaku Berko, was convicted of paying bribes to Ghanaian government officials in connection with a power plant development in Ghana. The scheme, which involved Berko and other co-conspirators, including senior executives at a Turkish company, aimed to corruptly secure contracts for the project. The…
Frank Incognito, Prescription Medication Trafficking, New Jersey 2026
⏱ 2 min read Frank Incognito, a 46-year-old operations manager from Englishtown, New Jersey, was sentenced to 30 months in prison on July 29, 2026, for his role in a scheme to buy nearly $50 million worth of prescription medications under false pretenses and resell them for profit in New Jersey. Incognito and his co-conspirators,…
Brooke Miller Duck, Embezzlement, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Brooke Miller Duck, a 31-year-old former employee of Lafayette medical clinics, was sentenced to 22 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $500,000 from her employers. The crime occurred between May 2020 and October 2023, when Duck used the clinics’ credit cards and bank accounts for unauthorized personal purchases, including…
