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January 27 – January 31, 2025 (Current)
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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
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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 U.S. to Face Fraud Charges
January 6 – January 10, 2025
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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
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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
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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
December 23 – December 27, 2024
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Man Sentenced for Role in $300 Million Nationwide Telemarking Fraud Scheme
- Operator of Helix Darknet Cryptocurrency Mixer Sentenced
- CFO Pleads Guilty to Embezzling over $40 Billion
- Former OEMS Associate Director Sentenced for Embezzling $4 Million from Virginia Department of Health
- Rydox Cybercrime Marketplace Shut Down and Three Administrators Arrested
December 16 – December 20, 2024
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Former IRS Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Tax Refunds
- Computer Intrusion and Theft Charges Unsealed Against Two Men
- Man Pleads Guilty for His Role in Defrauding Hundreds of Companies
- Couple Sentenced for Scheme that Defrauded Department of Defense Contractor
- Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced in Money Laundering Conspiracy
December 9 – December 13, 2024
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Employee Charged with Wire Fraud and Identity Theft
- Women Indicted for Stealing Almost $200,000 from Non-profit
- Businessman Pleads Guilty to Export, Tax Charges in Connection with Shipments
- Man Sentenced for Role in $658 Million Ponzi Scheme
- Members of Multi-state Money Laundering Organization Charged in Wide-ranging Conspiracy
December 2 – December 6, 2024
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Two CPAs’ Sentenced in Billion-dollar Syndicated Conservation Fraud Scheme
- Former NFL Player Charged with Embezzlement
- Man Sentenced in $26 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
- U.S. Joins International Action Against RedLine and META Infostealers
- Lab Owner Charged in $79 Million Fraud Scheme
November 25 – November 29, 2024
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Man Sentenced in $4.4 Million Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS
- TD Bank Pleads Guilty to Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Conspiracy
- Former Accounting Chief Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Money from Clients and Firm
- Q Link Wireless and CEO Plead Guilty to Defrauding Federal Government Programs
- Bitcoin Fog Operator Sentenced for Money Laundering Conspiracy
November 18 – November 22, 2024
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Scheme to Defraud Distressed Home Owners out of $15 Million
- Maryland Staffing Firm Owners Indicted for Evading Payments in Taxes of at least $10 Million
- Filing False Tax Returns for Clients – Caused at Least $28 Million Tax Loss to the IRS
- Access Device Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
- International Operation Targeting Widespread Fraud and Manipulation in the Cryptocurrency Markets
November 11 – November 15, 2024
- Multi-million Dollar Wire Fraud Scheme
- International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme
- Money Laundering and Employee Embezzlement Scheme
- $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme
- Transnational Money Laundering Operation
November 4 – November 8, 2024
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Tax Preparer Admits Stealing More Than $1.1 Million in Client Funds
- Inmate and Others Indicted for Over $550 Million Tax Fraud
Two Charged in $230 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme
- $25 Million Tax Fraud Scheme
- Raytheon Corp. to Pay Over $950 Million
Two Charged in $230 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme
