Dr. Brian K. Harte

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June 2 – June 6, 2025

(Current)

  • Former Accounting Chief Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
  • Man Pleads Guilty to Filing False Income Tax Returns that Omitted Over $13 Million in Income
  • Man Charged with Preparing and Filing More Than 50 Fraudulent Tax Returns
  • Former Owner of Collapsed Nursing Home Empire Sentenced for $38 Million Tax Fraud Scheme
  • Two Charged in $227 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

May 26 – May 30, 2025

  • Final Sentence Imposed in Multimillion-dollar Money Laundering Conspiracy
  • Qualcomm Executive Convicted by Jury in $180 Million Fraud
  • Women Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering
  • Four Arrested in Joint Criminal Opioid Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) Operation
  • FBI Philadelphia Recognizes National Senior Fraud Awareness Day

May 19 – May 23, 2025

  • Leader of International Ponzi Scheme Targeting Indonesian-Americans Sentenced
  • Owner of Halo Home Healthcare Sentenced for Health Care Fraud, Tax Crime
  • Former Boone County Maintenance Supervisor Pleads Guilty to $3.4 Million Fraud Scheme
  • Federal Agents Arrest Man Who Allegedly Fraudulently Received $32 Million Business Tax Refund Check
  • Three Charged in Scheme to Defraud the VA of Over $9.1 Million

May 12 – May 16, 2025

  • Multimillion Dollar Money Laundering Conspiracy Leader Pleads Guilty
  • Third Defendant Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Bribe Feeding Our Future Juror
  • Two Businessmen, a Certified Public Accountant and Four Puerto Rico-based Businesses Indicted on Charges of Fraud, Bribery and Money Laundering
  • Sixteen Charged in Sweeping Houston-based Multimillion-dollar Illegal Gambling and Money Laundering Conspiracy
  • Virginia School Official Pleads Guilty to $2.9 Million Scheme to Defraud Veterans’ Education Programs

May 5 – May 9, 2025

  • Former Manager Sentenced to Prison Term for Stealing Over $2.5 Million from Employer and Tax Fraud
  • Los Angeles Director and Writer Charged with $11 Million Fraud
  • Business Owner Charged with Orchestrating $22 Million Health Care Fraud, Kickback and Money Laundering Scheme
  • Zadeh Kicks Owner and Chief Financial Officer Pleads Guilty in $80 Million Wire Fraud and Bank Fraud Conspiracy
  • Former Founder and CEO of Biscayne Capital Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for $130 Million Fraud Scheme

April 28 – May 2, 2025

  • Texas Pharmacist Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Department of Labor
  • Tax Preparer Sentenced in Tax and Paycheck Protection Program Loan Fraud Schemes
  • Former NFL Player Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison for Real Estate and Gold Mine Ponzi Scheme
  • Cryptocurrency Founder and CEO Convicted of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
  • Iranian National Indicted for Operating Online Marketplace Offering Fentanyl and Money Laundering Services

April 21 – April 25, 2025

  • Non-Profit Leader Accused of $7 Million School Meal Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracy
  • Former Office Manager Sentenced for Embezzlement and Identity Theft
  • Former Executive of Injured Child Benefit Program Sentenced for Stealing Over $6.7 Million
  • Man Sentenced for Role in $50 Million Ponzi Scheme Involving Off-the-Road Tires
  • Two Members of a Transnational Money Laundering Organization Sentenced for Laundering Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds

April 14 – April 18, 2025

  • Former Executive Director of Nonprofit Charged with Embezzling Funds and Evading Taxes
  • Women Ordered to Pay $3 Million for Her Involvement in Wire and Tax Fraud Scheme
  • Woman Involved in $2 Million International Romance Scheme Sentenced for Money Laundering and Tax Fraud
  • Canadian Nationals Charged in Vermont in Connection with Multimillion-dollar Grandparent Scheme
  • FBI Boston Warns Quit Claim Fraud is on the Rise

April 7 – April 11, 2025

  • CEO and President of Marketing Company Charged in $161 Million Affordable Care Act Fraud Scheme
  • Brazilian Citizen in Switzerland Extradited to U.S. for Indictment Charging Involvement in $290 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme
  • Woman Sentenced for Stealing More Than $1.1 Million from Her Employer
  • Man Charged with Leading Money Laundering Operation for Transnational Criminal Organizations
  • USDOJ Secures Forfeiture of Over $5 Million in Funds Traceable in Business Email Compromise Scheme

March 31 – April 4, 2025

  • Businessman Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Prison for $1.5 Million Fraud Scheme
  • Bank Teller Charged in Bank Fraud Conspiracy Involving Stolen U.S. Treasury Checks
  • Las Vegas Business Owner Charged in $24 Million Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme
  • Financial TV News Analyst Turned Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Conning Investors
  • Texas Man Convicted of Sabotaging His Employers’ Computer Systems and Deleting Data

March 24 – March 28, 2025

  • Women Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme that Generated $17 Million in Revenue for North Korea
  • Attorney Sentenced in Tax Scheme for Evading Income Tax Payment of More than $7.2 Million
  • Man Pleads Guilty to Laundering Proceeds from $40 Million Fraud Scheme
  • Ten Defendants Plead Guilty in Multi-million Dollar Sports Betting and Money Laundering Scheme
  • Department of State Employee Charged for Conspiracy to Gather, Transmit, or Lose National Defense Information

March 17 – March 21, 2025

  • Serial Fraudster Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
  • Former Interpreter Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Prison for Illegally Transferring Nearly $17 Million from MLB Star’s Bank Account
  • U.S. Postal Inspector and Co-conspirator sentenced for Check Fraud Scheme
  • New Jersey CPA Sentenced in Syndicated Conservation Easement Tax Scheme
  • Active Duty and Former U.S. Soldiers Arrested for Theft of Government Property and Bribery Scheme


March 10 – March 14, 2025

  • Twelve Indicted in Multimillion Dollar Business Email Compromise Scheme
  • Corporation and Former CEO Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud and Tax Conspiracy
  • Trio Sentenced for Orchestrating a Multimillion Dollar Tax Evasion Scheme
  • Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme Defendant Sentenced for Role in $250 Million Fraud Scheme
  • Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Illegally Export Sensitive Technology to China

March 3 – March 7, 2025

  • Two Money Launderers for Colombian-based Drug Money Laundering Organization Convicted
  • Seven Charged in Largest U.S. Employee Retention Credit Scheme
  • Canadian Dark Web Vendor Sentenced for Importing Millions of Counterfeit Xanax Pills into the U.S.
  • Defense Contractor Executive Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme Involving $100 Million in Government Contracts
  • VP of Health Care Software and Services Company Pleads Guilty to $1 Billion Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

February 24 – February 28, 2025

  • Doctor Conspires with Attorney to Bilk More Than $3 Million from California’s Workers Compensation
  • Bikini Barista Coffee Stands Owner Sentenced for Failure to Report up to $6 Million in Income
  • Member of Multi-million dollar Ponzi Scheme Involving Off-the-Road Tires Pleads Guilty
  • Bank General Counsel Pleads Guilty to Criminal Offenses
  • Two Men Plead Guilty in $577 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme

February 17 – February 21, 2025

  • Business Owner Admits $3.4 Million Tax Evasion
  • American Express Agrees to Pay $138 Million to Resolve Wire Fraud Investigation
  • Crypto ‘Godfather’ and LASPD Detective Plead Guilty to Civil Rights Violations and Tax Crimes
  • Investment Adviser Charged with Misappropriating more than $17 Million in Client Funds
  • Canadian Man Charged in $65 Million Cryptocurrency Hacking Schemes

February 10 – February 14, 2025

  • Two Men Indicted in $3 Million Dollar Tax Fraud Conspiracy
  • Former President and Executive VP of Teachers Union Indicted for Theft of Union Funds in Leave Scam
  • CPA Indicted on Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Tax Fraud Charges
  • Four Indicted in Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Money Laundering Schemes
  • Couple Pleads Guilty to $1.2 Billion Dollar Health Care Fraud

February 3 – February 7, 2025

  • Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Defrauding Clients in over $2 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
  • Boerne CEO Sentenced for Tax Evasion and Embezzlement of Health Care Premiums
  • Former Bank Executive Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $4.2 Million from Clients
  • Justice Department Secures Civil Forfeiture of Over $20 Million in Foreign Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme
  • Seven Charged in Nation’s Largest COVID-19 Tax Credit Scheme

January 27 – January 31, 2025

  • Chinese National Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Laundering $62 Million Dollars
  • Bitwise Founders Sentenced to Prison for $115 Million Fraud Scheme
  • Bronx Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty in $145 Million Tax Fraud Scheme
  • Springfield Business Owner Sentenced in $14 Million Fraud Scheme
  • Justice Department and FBI Conduct International Operation to Detect Malware used by Chinese Backed Hackers

January 20 – January 24, 2025

  • Administrator of Online Criminal Marketplace Arrested in Kosovo
  • Former Hoboken Director of Health and Human Services Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement and Filing False Tax Return
  • Conspirator in Multimillion-dollar International Money Laundering Conspiracy Sentenced to Prison
  • Former Harlem Globetrotter Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison in COVID-19 Fraud Schemes
  • Cryptocurrency Investment Firm Founder Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors in $9 Million Ponzi Scheme

January 13 – January 17, 2025

  • Man Charged in Illegal Scheme to Export Controlled Data and Defraud the DOD
  • TD Bank Insider Arrested and Charged with Facilitating Money Laundering
  • Former Maintenance Director of Boone County Schools Indicted for Fraud
  • Businessman Sentenced for Million Dollar Payroll Tax Fraud Scheme
  • Do Kwon Extradited to US to Face Fraud Charges

January 6 – January 10, 2025

  • Man Sentenced in International Money Laundering Conspiracy
  • IRS Criminal Investigation Releases FY24 Annual Report
  • Man Sent to Prison for Stolen Identities and Stolen U.S. Treasury Checks
  • Former Assistant Dean Sentenced for Million-dollar Embezzlement Scheme
  • Former Cleveland City Council Member Charged with Bribery and Fraud

December 30, 2024 – January 3, 2025

  • Defendants Charged for Conspiring to Launder U.S. Currency on Behalf of Drug Cartels
  • Man Sentenced for $8 Million Fraud Scheme
  • Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Clients and the IRS
  • Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-million Dollar Fraud Schemes and Conspiracy to Launder Money
  • Dual Russian and Israeli National Charged as Developer of LockBit Ransomware Group