Tag: Money Laundering
Lavaca Man Gets 15 Years for $134M COVID Scam
Lavaca man sentenced to 15 years in $134M COVID-19 health care fraud & money laundering scheme. Learn about the case, charges, sentencing, and restitution in this article.
Granny Hustle: $5M Scam Lands Dominican in US
⏱ 3 min read Gerardo Heriberto Nuñez Nuñez, 42, a Dominican national, is locked up in Boston today, facing charges he was a key cog in a ruthless scheme that drained over $5 million from hundreds of vulnerable seniors. The operation, a classic “grandparent scam,” targeted Americans averaging 84 years old, leaving many financially ruined.…
Incline Cash Grab: Lawyer Blew $1.3M
⏱ 3 min read Pittsburgh lawyer Christopher Furman, 53, is facing serious federal charges after allegedly hijacking over $1.3 million from the non-profit that keeps the historic Duquesne Incline chugging. Between October 2024 and September 2025, prosecutors say Furman, as President of the Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline, systematically siphoned funds…
KY Woman Gets 44 Months in COVID Loan Scam
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: COVID Loan Scam Lands KY Woman 44 Months SEE ALSO: Teacher Gets 13 Years For Exploiting Minors LONDON, KY – Nicole Pennington, 50, will spend the next three years and eight months behind bars after a federal judge slapped her with a 44-month sentence Tuesday. The charge? Ripping off the…
Incline Attorney’s $1.3M Crypto Scam
⏱ 2 min read Pittsburgh lawyer Christopher Furman, 53, isn’t defending clients these days – he’s facing federal charges for allegedly pilfering $1,379,300 from the Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline. The feds say between October 2024 and September 2025, Furman, as president of the board, hijacked funds meant to keep the…
Fake Pills, Real Money: Cali Man Sentenced
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Bloomsburg Man Gets 2 Years for Illegal Gun SEE ALSO: Minneapolis Man Jailed for Threatening Congress BOSTON – Jimmy Fu, 64, of West Hills, California, is headed to federal prison after admitting he laundered money for shady online pharmacies shipping fake and illegal drugs across the country. Judge Julia Kobick…
Incline Cash Grab: Lawyer Accused of $1.3M Theft
⏱ 3 min read Pittsburgh lawyer Christopher Furman, 53, is staring down the barrel of federal charges after allegedly ripping off the Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline to the tune of $1,379,300. The scheme ran from October 2024 to September 2025, and the money wasn’t going to keep the historic funicular…
Incline Lawyer Bleeds Landmark Dry
⏱ 2 min read Pittsburgh lost a piece of its history – and over $1.3 million – to a lawyer allegedly more interested in crypto gains than preservation. Christopher Furman, 53, once the president of the Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline, is facing federal charges after authorities say he systematically pilfered…
Incline Thief: Lawyer Siphoned $1.3M
⏱ 3 min read Pittsburgh lawyer Christopher Furman, 53, is facing federal charges after allegedly looting over $1.3 million from the nonprofit that keeps the historic Duquesne Incline chugging. The Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline reported the missing funds, leading to an investigation and Furman’s Wednesday indictment on wire fraud and…
Border Blitz: Meth & Coke Ring Falls
⏱ 3 min read Two Colorado women and a man are facing serious time after a massive drug shipment was intercepted in New Mexico. Reymondo Maldonado, 43, Ebajelina Silva, 41, and Tania Maldonado, 42, allegedly ran a pipeline funnelling meth and cocaine from Mexico through New Mexico starting in November 2023. The operation was finally…
