Wire Fraud news and trends

DOJ Charges 2 Brothers With ‘Cutting-Edge Scheme’ to Steal Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency // May 15, 2024

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the unsealing of an indictment Wednesday (May 15) charging two brothers with crimes resulting from an alleged “cutting-edge scheme” in which they stole $25 million worth of cryptocurrency from the ethereum blockchain. Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, of Boston, and James Peraire-Bueno, 28, of...

Tesla’s Autopilot Scandal Puts Future of Autonomous Transport Under Microscope
Transportation // May 09, 2024

If you take your hands off the wheel, you might crash.  That proverbial piece of advice, commonly leveled at business leaders and managers, has taken on a new meaning in light of the U.S. Department of Justice‘s (DOJ) investigation revealed Wednesday (May 8) into electric vehicle (EV) automaker...

Senators Press Banks for Better Defenses Against Wire Fraud
Security & Fraud // April 19, 2024

The looming specter of wire fraud has spurred lawmakers to press big banks for better defenses against bad actors — and a detailing of the impact the scams have had on consumers. On Thursday (April 18), in a letter to the CEOs of JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citi, Sens. Sherrod Brown,...

DOJ: Florida Nurse Practitioner Guilty in $200 Million Fraud Case
Fraud Attack // September 21, 2023

A Florida nurse practitioner has been convicted in a $200 million Medicare fraud scheme. Elizabeth Hernandez, 45, took part in a scheme to defraud the government by submitting phony claims for genetic testing and medical equipment that the Medicare beneficiaries did not need, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)...

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Senators Press Banks for Better Defenses Against Wire Fraud

April 19, 2024
The looming specter of wire fraud has spurred lawmakers to press big banks for better defenses against bad actors — and a detailing of the impact the scams have had on consumers. On Thursday (April 18), in a letter to the CEOs of JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citi, Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and […]

GIACT On Payments’ $29M Wire Fraud Wake-Up Call

November 04, 2019
Last week, the U.S. subsidiary of Japan’s largest financial media organization, Nikkei, made headlines for the reason that no firm ever wants: The company was the victim of financial fraud...

Quick Reads
SEC Charges Skael Founder With Inflating Automation Startup’s Revenue

September 25, 2024
The co-founder of business automation startup Skael has been accused of illegally inflating its revenues. Baba Nadimpalli, who had also been the CEO of the defunct company, was indicted Tuesday (Sept. 24) by a federal grand jury in San Francisco on charges of securities and wire fraud. He has also been charged with fraud by the U.S. Securities […]

DOJ Charges 2 Brothers With ‘Cutting-Edge Scheme’ to Steal Cryptocurrency

May 15, 2024
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the unsealing of an indictment Wednesday (May 15) charging two brothers with crimes resulting from an alleged “cutting-edge scheme” in which they stole $25 million worth of...

DOJ: Florida Nurse Practitioner Guilty in $200 Million Fraud Case

September 21, 2023
A Florida nurse practitioner has been convicted in a $200 million Medicare fraud scheme. Elizabeth Hernandez, 45, took part in a scheme to defraud the government by submitting phony claims for genetic...

Report: Former Celsius Executive Pleads Guilty and Cooperates with Prosecutors

September 14, 2023
A former executive at now-bankrupt Celsius Network, Roni Cohen-Pavon, has reportedly pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the United States and has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors’ investigations. Cohen-Pavon, who served...