Tag: Wire Fraud
Kyle Svara, Wire Fraud, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 4 min read Kyle Svara, a 27-year-old Illinois man, was sentenced to 76 months in prison for hacking into the Snapchat accounts of over 750 women, stealing their nude photos, and possessing child sexual abuse material. The crimes took place from May 2020 to February 2021, with Svara using social engineering tactics to collect…
Benjamin Cantey, Wire Fraud, Ohio 2025
⏱ 2 min read Benjamin Cantey, a 43-year-old Cincinnati man, has been sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for running a $6.5 million wire fraud scheme. From 2019 to 2022, Cantey lied to investors about his online laundry and dry-cleaning pickup and delivery business, exaggerating its financial stability and growth. He used the money…
Jeffrey Phares, Wire Fraud, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jeffrey Phares, a 65-year-old cemetery owner from Fayetteville, West Virginia, has been scamming hundreds of customers in North Central West Virginia. Phares, who owned and operated four cemeteries, including Greenlawn Memorial Park, Elkins Memorial Gardens, Greenlawn Memorial Cemetery, and Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, would accept money from victims for grave markers,…
Seth Jones, Wire Fraud, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Seth Jones, a 46-year-old Philadelphia man, pleaded guilty to defrauding two local non-profits out of $322,798. From 2017 to September 2025, Jones worked in the finance department of the parent company of the two non-profits, using his position to carry out the scheme. He used a company credit card to pay…
Shondra McLarty, Wire Fraud, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Shondra McLarty, 55, of Rockton, Illinois, embezzled over $44,000 from the Tumbling and Acro Boosters Club in Rockford, where she served as Treasurer from 2023 to 2024. McLarty used the club’s funds for personal expenses, including Netflix, dog grooming, and a vacation to Cancún, Mexico. She concealed her actions by changing…
John Stuart Robison, Wire Fraud and Money Laundering, Texas 2025
⏱ 4 min read John Stuart Robison, a 63-year-old Austin man, has been found guilty of scamming an investor out of $1 million in a wire fraud and money laundering scheme. The crime occurred in Austin, Texas, where Robison convinced the investor to pay $1 million into a business bank account controlled solely by him,…
Calvin Kemp, Wire Fraud, Louisiana 2023
⏱ 2 min read Calvin Kemp, 60, and Chevez Tywan Robillard, 33, orchestrated a complex scheme to defraud insurance companies in Louisiana, using stolen identities to obtain $4.325 million in life and accidental death insurance policies. The scam, which unfolded over several months, involved creating fake companies and bank accounts, as well as impersonating victims…
Schleider Aristhyl, Wire Fraud, Massachusetts 2024
⏱ 2 min read Schleider Aristhyl, a 30-year-old Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employee and military veteran from Warwick, R.I., has been charged with wire fraud for allegedly obtaining a $478,000 VA-backed mortgage in Massachusetts with false documents. The incident occurred in October 2024, when Aristhyl submitted two falsified documents to a private lender. The…
Michael Meenan, Wire Fraud, Indiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Michael Meenan, a 60-year-old IT director from Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for stealing nearly $550,000 from his former non-profit employer. Meenan, who worked for the organization from 1999 to 2021, used his company-issued credit card to make over 1,000 unauthorized purchases, including cameras, cycling equipment,…
Jeremy Todd Briley, Wire Fraud, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read A payment processing broker from Oregon has been sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a $14 million wire fraud scheme that targeted businesses in Florida. Jeremy Todd Briley, 47, of Happy Valley, Oregon, worked with sham companies that falsely represented themselves as online marketing services, but instead…
