Tag: Wire Fraud
Malik Beasley and Edward Davis, Wire Fraud Conspiracy, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read A stunning scam has rocked the NBA, with former players Malik Beasley and Edward Davis, and current player agent Paolo Zamorano, charged with bribing Beasley to manipulate his performance in games. The scheme, which involved using inside information to profit from illegal betting, was uncovered in an investigation spanning several states,…
Noman Saleem, Crypto Investment Scam, Maryland 2021
⏱ 2 min read Noman Saleem, a 39-year-old man from Queens and Levittown, New York, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for running a crypto investment scam in Maryland. Between December 2020 and March 2021, Saleem impersonated popular online crypto influencers, convincing victims to send him cryptocurrency under the guise of a crypto…
Tracy Davenport, Wire Fraud, Kentucky 2026
⏱ 2 min read Tracy Davenport, a 51-year-old Louisville woman, was at the center of a scheme that defrauded over 50 customers in Louisville, Kentucky, between May 2021 and December 2022. Davenport and others working under her direction convinced customers to sign contracts for pool installation projects, collecting large down payments upfront. However, instead of…
Stanley Pophal, Wire Fraud and Money Laundering, Wisconsin 2023
⏱ 2 min read Stanley Pophal, a 64-year-old man from Wausau, Wisconsin, has pleaded guilty to defrauding investors out of $14.25 million in a wire fraud and money laundering scheme. The scheme, which was operated by Pophal, involved convincing people to hand over their hard-earned money with promises of investment returns, but instead, he used…
Ranita Lynn Freeman, Bank Fraud, North Dakota 2020
⏱ 2 min read In a brazen scheme, Ranita Lynn Freeman, a 32-year-old member of the MHA Nation, stole $51,500 from two tribal members’ Individual Indian Money (IIM) accounts in North Dakota between 2020 and 2023. Freeman, along with co-defendants Wareagle Rollingthunder Martin and Samantha Lynn Rebold, exploited the trust-based system, posing as the account…
Matthew Blake Morrow-Wu, Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read Matthew Blake Morrow-Wu, a serial fraudster, has been sentenced to 160 months in prison for perpetrating a scheme to defraud a Manhattan architecture firm of nearly $400,000 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme, which took place between 2020 and January 2023, involved Morrow-Wu using inside information to steal money from the…
Terrance Hart, Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, New Jersey 2026
⏱ 2 min read Terrance Hart, a 47-year-old man from Garfield, New Jersey, has admitted to engaging in a scheme involving wire fraud and aggravated identity theft that caused losses of more than $250,000. Hart pleaded guilty to the charges in Newark federal court, where he faces up to 22 years in prison. The scheme…
Felix DeJesus Jimenez, Toll Evasion, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read In a shocking case of large-scale toll evasion, 11 defendants were charged in New York City for allegedly evading millions of dollars in tolls, parking, and traffic tickets. The defendants, who were arrested between May 19, 2026, and May 20, 2026, used fraudulently obtained temporary license plates to avoid paying fees,…
Emily Katherine Merrill, Wire Fraud, Colorado 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Texas woman, Emily Katherine Merrill, 41, has been accused of orchestrating a large-scale scam targeting two Colorado-based companies, resulting in the theft of over $3 million. Merrill allegedly worked as an accounting manager and controller for a Lafayette, Colorado company from July 2021 to November 2024, and as a financial…
Ashley Benny, Wire Fraud, Missouri 2019
⏱ 2 min read Ashley Benny, the former vice-president of the Cooper County R-IV School Board in Missouri, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for her role in a scheme that defrauded the school district of $385,000. The scam involved a fake investment in a supposedly lucrative overseas ‘standby letter of credit’ that carried no risk…
