$18M Global Investment Fraud Scheme

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Four men were sentenced last week for participating in an eight-year investment fraud and money laundering scheme that defrauded over a dozen victims around the world out of more than $18 million. John C. Nock, 55, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, founder of The Brittingham Group, was sentenced on March 14 to 20 years and 10 months […]


Oudtshoorn: Two accused convicted for fraud and money laundering

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The Oudtshoorn Regional Court have on 15 March 2024 convicted Ricardo Bowckers and Desiree Bowckers both aged 47 for fraud and money laundering. Ricardo was found guilty on thirteen counts of fraud and nine counts of money laundering whereas Desiree was found guilty on five counts of fraud and twelve counts of money laundering. This […]


Self-Proclaimed Pastor Arrested For Vehicle Purchase Fraud

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POLOKWANE – In a successful operation driven by actionable intelligence, Limpopo police have apprehended a 30-year-old self-proclaimed male pastor from Groblersdal in connection with a fraudulent scheme involving the acquisition of a vehicle. The suspect who has been masquerading as a religious leader was arrested on Saturday 09 March after it was discovered that he […]


R2 Million Anchor Yeast Fraud Accused, Naidu, Sentenced

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KWAZULU-NATAL – On Friday, 08 March 2024, Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court sentenced Ramonia Naidu (46) for fraud and corruption. During the period between May 2017 and November 2018, Naidu was employed by Anchor Yeast at Amanzimtoti. It was discovered that she colluded with a service provider who was supplying chemicals to Anchor Yeast and […]


Former Thobela FM Presenter And Wife Arrested In Connection With Bitcoin Scam Fraud Cases

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POLOKWANE – Two suspects, Sebasa Mogale aged 52, and his wife Dorah Mogale aged 44, briefly appeared before Polokwane Magistrate’s court, on Friday, 15 March 2024, facing cases of fraud emanating from a bitcoin scam. They were each released on bail of R10 000 and will appear again on 20 May 2024 for further Police […]


Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for False Tax Return Conspiracy

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Filed Thousands of False Client Returns Causing More than $3.5 Million in Loss A Mississippi man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for conspiring to prepare and file false tax returns for clients in Jackson, Mississippi, and for preparing false returns. According to court documents and evidence presented in court, Christopher Randell worked […]


Argus Information & Advisory Services Agrees to Pay $37M to Settle Allegations

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Argus Information & Advisory Services Inc. (Argus) has agreed to pay the United States $37 million to resolve claims under the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA), in connection with its access to and use of credit card data obtained pursuant to contracts with various federal […]


Man Convicted of $5.6M International Advance-Fee Scheme

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A federal jury in the Southern District of Texas convicted an Indiana man yesterday for his role in an international advance-fee scheme orchestrated from Nigeria that defrauded victims of over $5.6 million. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, from at least February 2015 to January 2018, Tochukwu Nwosisi, 52, of Indianapolis, participated […]


Additional Contractors Indicted for Rigging Bids and Defrauding the U.S. Military

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A federal grand jury in the Western District of Texas returned a superseding indictment today charging a third South Korean national and a South Korean company for their roles in a bid-rigging conspiracy and a scheme to defraud the United States in connection with operation and maintenance work for U.S. military installations in South Korea. […]


Ford Motor Company Agrees to Pay $365M to Settle Customs Civil Penalty

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Ford Motor Company has agreed to pay the United States $365 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Tariff Act of 1930 by misclassifying and understating the value of hundreds of thousands of its Transit Connect vehicles, the Justice Department announced today. The settlement resolves allegations that Ford devised a scheme to avoid higher […]