Category: White Collar Crime
John Doe, Bribery and Mail Fraud, Kentucky 2020
⏱ 2 min read A Lexington man, Dashawn Dawkins, made a killing off fake urine tests at a sober home company called Serenity Keeper’s, LLC. Investigators say Dawkins, a peer support specialist, raked in $62,750 in kickbacks for ordering urine tests that cost Medicaid and Medicare a staggering $2,569,946. The scam involved Dawkins and others…
John Doe, Counterfeit Check Scheme, California 2022
⏱ 2 min read Vance White, a 40-year-old Chicago man, methodically defrauded retail stores across the Midwest and beyond, using counterfeit checks to pay for merchandise and then returning it for cash at other outlets of the same store. Over four years, White bilked stores in the Northern District of Indiana and at least 25…
John Doe and Jane Smith, Logistics Scam, Georgia 2022
⏱ 2 min read A brazen scheme to line their pockets at the Port of Savannah has landed two men behind bars. Philip Smith, 41, of Richmond Hill, and Antonio Evans, 41, of Sylvania, Georgia, were sentenced to prison for their roles in a fake transportation invoice scam. From July 2021 to August 2024, Smith,…
John Doe, Check Forgery, California 2022
⏱ 2 min read A brazen scheme to alter and forge US Treasury checks has landed a Kansas City man 57 months in prison. Jevon P. Crudup Jr., 25, preyed on unsuspecting victims who shared their account info online, then plundered their accounts using ATMs and online payment systems. Related Federal Cases Amgen Inc, Pharmaceutical…
Giuseppe Neapolitan, Wire Fraud, California 2023
⏱ 2 min read A Naples man is accused of swindling victims out of $3.7 million in a long-running wire fraud scheme that promised significant returns on upfront payments. Leonard W. Krane allegedly told victims he possessed substantial funds overseas, but required tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to access them. Between August 2017…
John Smith, Embezzlement, California 2022
⏱ 2 min read A 55-year-old Idaho man was sentenced to 52 months in the slammer for orchestrating a brazen embezzlement scheme that bilked a business out of nearly half a million bucks. Miles Elletson of Eagle, Idaho, will also have to fork over $161,354 in back taxes. According to court records, Elletson masterminded a…
Professor John Smith, Research Grant Fraud, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read A Raleigh professor and his biotech firm are cooking the books, allegedly faking research grants for millions of dollars, and now they owe the US a cool $152,500. Related Federal Cases Amgen Inc, Pharmaceutical Misrepresentation, California 2024 · Kentucky John Doe, Money Laundering, North Carolina 2023 · Kentucky Martynec, Andrade, Mortgage…
John Doe, Counterfeiting, California 2020
⏱ 3 min read A New Britain couple, Melissa Cruz and Jose Ramirez, made a killing off fake designer gear – but now they’re facing the music. Related Federal Cases Glastonbury Psychologist Sentenced to Prison for $1.6M Medicaid Scam · Kentucky Letitia James, DOE Funding Cap Unlawful, New York NY, 2023 · Kentucky Amgen Inc,…
Sarah Johnson, Disability Benefits Fraud, Louisiana 2020
⏱ 2 min read A 65-year-old Avondale mom swindled over $65,000 in Social Security Disability Benefits meant for her two minor children, according to a federal indictment unsealed April 2, 2026. Related Federal Cases Amgen Pays $71M for Pushing Drugs Off-Label · Kentucky Amgen Inc, Pharmaceutical Misrepresentation, California 2024 · Kentucky Stacey Howell, Meth Trafficking,…
John Doe, Passport Forgery, New Jersey 2022
⏱ 2 min read Michael Scott Hillwig, 59, swiped identities and cash from unsuspecting Americans, using fake passports to drain bank accounts in South Carolina and Florida. Related Federal Cases Ticketmaster, Antitrust Violation, New York NY, 2023 · Oregon John Doe, Western Union Scam, California 2022 · Kentucky Luxury Auto Ring Busted in Charlotte ·…
