Six Men Sentenced for Roles in $20M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Ring
Six Texas men were sentenced a few days ago for their roles in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain more than $20 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that the Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Hamza Abbas, 31, Ammas Uddin, 31, and Arham Uddin, 27, all of Richmond, were...
Doctor Convicted of $2.8M Medicare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted a California man yesterday for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by billing $2.8 million for hospice services that patients did not need.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Dr. John Thropay, 74, of Arcadia, was the medical director of several hospice companies, including Blue Sky Hospice Inc. located in Van...
Two Individuals Convicted for $11M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
A federal jury in Atlanta convicted a Georgia man and woman yesterday for their roles in an over $11 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fraud scheme.
Teldrin Foster, 42, of Decatur, was convicted of bank fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured financial institution, and money laundering in connection with...
Van Eck Associates Charged for Failing to Disclose Influencer’s Role in Connection with ETF Launch
Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that registered investment adviser Van Eck Associates Corporation has agreed to pay a $1.75 million civil penalty to settle charges that it failed to disclose a social media influencer’s role in the launch of its new exchange-traded fund (ETF).
According to the SEC’s order, in March 2021, Van Eck Associates...
TradeStation Crypto Charged for Unregistered Offer and Sale of Crypto Asset Lending Product
Florida-based company agrees to settle charge concerning interest feature on crypto asset accounts
Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against TradeStation Crypto, Inc., based in Plantation, Florida, for failing to register the offer and sale of a crypto lending product that allowed U.S. investors to deposit or purchase crypto assets in a TradeStation account in...
Alerta por campañas de criptofraude en España difundidas en X
Los Ángeles (CA) – La Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) de España tiene en el punto de mira a una serie de campañas publicitarias distribuidas a través de X, anteriormente conocida como Twitter, que pretenden estafar a los consumidores con suculentas inversiones en criptomoneda.
Los anuncios publicados en la red social explotan la imagen y el nombre de...
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CA resident charged with multimillion dollar ponzi scheme
Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Richmond, California resident Tilila Walker Sumchai with raising approximately $11.8 million from more than 1,000 investors through a fraudulent securities offering targeting members of the Tongan American community across the United States.
According to the SEC’s complaint, from approximately January 2021 through October 2021, Sumchai convinced retail investors to acquire...