Two Sun Valley residents have been indicted on dozens of felony charges tied to an alleged multimillion-dollar Medicaid fraud scheme.
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced that Lawrence Carter, 55, and Leasa Carter, 61, face 69 felony counts, including Medicaid fraud, racketeering, identity theft and theft.
A grand jury returned a 70-count indictment, according to the AG’s office.
Prosecutors allege the two fraudulently obtained at least $2 million from Nevada Medicaid over several years.
According to the indictment, they used multiple companies to conceal their involvement in Medicaid provider businesses. Authorities say they submitted false enrollment applications and claims for services that were not provided.
Investigators also allege the use of other people’s identities, including older victims, to carry out the scheme.
The investigation began after the state’s Medicaid Fraud…
THE TD BANK INSIDER “BRIBE-FOR-DATA” SCHEME (USA)
Date: February 17, 2026 Perpetrator: Edward Low (Former Bank Employee)
Case Description: In a high-profile case of “Insider Threat,” Edward Low, a former employee of TD Bank in New York, pleaded guilty in a New Jersey federal court to accepting bribes in exchange for confidential customer data. Between 2021 and 2022, Low leveraged his internal access to harvest the personal details of high-balance account holders. He then sold this “hot data” to external fraud syndicates for as little as $26,700 in personal kickbacks.
The external fraudsters used the information Low provided to conduct “Account Takeovers” (ATO), creating fraudulent checks and falsifying bank records to drain over $500,000 from unsuspecting customers. Low even went as far as helping co-conspirators open shell company accounts at a second financial institution where he was later employed. He now faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison. This case has sent shockwaves through the global banking sector, highlighting that even the most robust external firewalls cannot protect against a “rogue insider” with administrative credentials.
Link to Original: US Dept of Justice – TD Bank Insider Plea