Dr. Brian K. Harte

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February 24 – February 28, 2025 (Current)

  • 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