Tag: Money Laundering
Van Jackson, Wire Fraud and Money Laundering, Vermont 2026
⏱ 2 min read A ruthless scam artist from New York swindled a Vermont medical practice out of at least $400,000, federal prosecutors say. Van Jackson, 38, of Queensbury, New York, allegedly wired $68,000 into his personal bank account and used it to pay off a settlement with a medical practice in New York, where…
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…
Kayla Tisdale, Misprision of Felony, South Carolina 2023
⏱ 2 min read Fentanyl and methamphetamine flooded the streets of the Grand Strand, courtesy of a large-scale trafficker with a Little River sweetheart who helped hide the loot. Kayla Tisdale, 37, plead guilty to misprision of felony for concealing at least $750,000 in assets purchased with dirty cash. Evidence showed Tisdale’s accomplice, a major…
Southern Poverty Law Center, Wire Fraud, Alabama 2023
⏱ 2 min read A brazen scheme to deceive donors and enrich themselves has landed the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in hot water. A federal grand jury in Montgomery, Alabama, has charged the non-profit organization with 11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money…
Thomas Cataloni, Conspiracy to Smuggle Goods, International Money Laundering, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brazen gold smuggling ring smuggled hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold and platinum into the US from Colombia in 2018. Walpole man Thomas Cataloni, 46, was at the helm, using his co-conspirators to send cash to Colombia to buy the precious metals. To avoid detection, the gold was melted…
Joseph Elegele, Money Laundering, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read Joseph Elegele, 41, of Orlando, FL, is going down for 3 years, 10 months for laundering $800,000 in a brazen online scam scheme. The scheme, which lasted from August 2017 to June 2023, saw Elegele and his cohorts swindle businesses across the US and in the Bahamas, netting over $800,000. Elegele’s…
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…
James Powell, Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, California 2023
⏱ 3 min read A mastermind of deceit, Kenneth Francis Lee, 55, of Powell, Tennessee, preyed on victims, soliciting millions of dollars in cash to pay for non-existent litigation costs. But Lee had no intention of settling any cases, using the funds instead to fuel his own lavish lifestyle and online gaming addiction. From 2019…
Jasen Butler, Bid Rigging, Florida 2022
⏱ 2 min read A South Florida fuel executive is going down for good after making off with $4.5 million in a brazen contract bid scam targeting the US Navy. Jasen Butler, 38, owner of Independent Marine Oil Services LLC, was sentenced to 5 years in prison and ordered to forfeit his ill-gotten gains after…
Shaun U. Christian, Bank Fraud, Oklahoma 2024
⏱ 4 min read A Lindsay, Oklahoma man is accused of playing a key role in the downfall of First National Bank of Lindsay, swindling millions from the failed bank through a complex scheme of fake loans and money laundering. Shaun U. Christian, 57, was charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and…
