Tag: IRS-CI
A’Aliyah LeClaire, Cocaine Money Laundering, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read A’Aliyah LeClaire, a 30-year-old woman from Rapid City, South Dakota, was involved in a cocaine conspiracy that spanned from Texas to Rapid City, where she helped launder money generated from the illicit activity. LeClaire assisted by making deposits and allowing her accounts to be used to transfer the money, attempting to…
Phillip Collins, Covid Loan Fraud, North Carolina 2023
⏱ 2 min read Phillip Collins, a 47-year-old man from Robeson County, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to stealing over $170,000 in fraudulent Covid loans. Collins submitted false loan applications to the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Paycheck Protection Program, resulting in the disbursement of $170,833 in loan proceeds. The crime occurred in…
Charles Lewis Davis, Tax Evasion, Arizona 2020
⏱ 2 min read A 33-year-old Phoenix social media influencer is facing serious heat for allegedly dodging taxes on a whopping $1.2 million in income. Charles Lewis Davis, owner of Forever Investments LLC, allegedly failed to report the cash on his tax returns in 2020 and 2021, stashing it in personal and business bank, brokerage,…
Jordan Khammar, Wire Fraud and Money Laundering, New York 2025
⏱ 2 min read For over a decade, Jordan Khammar, the finance director of a multinational media and consulting company, orchestrated a massive $7.9 million scam from his office in New York. Between January 2015 and May 2025, Khammar exploited his access to the company’s financial systems to embezzle millions, using the funds for personal…
Danny Seibel, Bank Fraud, Oklahoma 2025
⏱ 2 min read Danny Seibel, the former president and CEO of the now-defunct First National Bank of Lindsay in Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to bank fraud. Between 2007 and 2024, Seibel issued loans to friends and neighbors who never repaid them, then falsified bank records to cover up the losses. The scheme ultimately led…
Postal Carriers, Banker, and Con, Mail Theft, California 2023
⏱ 2 min read In a brazen scheme, a former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, Francina Sutton, allegedly conspired with two corrupt colleagues to steal dozens of checks, credit cards, and gift cards from the mail. The haul included a $4.9 million U.S. Treasury check. But that was just the beginning. Sutton, a convicted felon,…
Jonquaris Richardson, Tax Fraud, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 27-year-old Tallahassee man has been slapped with 46 counts of tax fraud after allegedly submitting false federal tax forms to the government. According to investigators, Jonquaris Richardson submitted fake tax returns claiming thousands of dollars in refunds, bilking the system out of a small fortune. The Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations…
Alain Bibliowicz Mitrani, Money Laundering, New York 2025
⏱ 2 min read A Miami-based money launderer, Alain Bibliowicz Mitrani, has been locked away for 12 years. He funneled $300 million for cartels and traffickers, including the Sinaloa Cartel. The 12-year sentence was handed down in Brooklyn federal court. Bibliowicz Mitrani, a French-Colombian citizen, worked with transnational criminal organizations to launder cash. He was…
Kelvin Henriques Jr., Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking, California 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 32-year-old Los Angeles man is facing life in prison for running a massive methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution ring that spanned from California to Florida. Kelvin Henriques Jr. was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pensacola, Florida, last week, charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to…
Victor Killen, Money Laundering, Maryland 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 33-year-old Hyattsville man, Victor Killen, is going down for a massive money laundering scheme that bilked $7.1 million from vulnerable targets. The scam, which spanned 2021 to 2024, targeted government agencies, schools, medical centers, and companies. Killen, now a convicted felon, admitted to orchestrating the conspiracy with multiple accomplices. They…
