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Kevin L. Lawrence: $91.6M Znetix Stock Fraud Scheme
Kevin L. Lawrence sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to pay $91.6M in restitution for his role in the Znetix stock fraud scheme involving securities fraud.
Victoria Chase Ponzi SchemesStafford Y.L. Mew's $10M Prime-Bank Fraud Scheme
Stafford Y.L. Mew and four co-defendants sentenced in Western District of Washington for $10 million prime-bank fraud scheme involving wire fraud and money laundering.
Daniel Reeves White-Collar CrimeAlfred M. Lemcke Sentenced for $843K Investment Fraud Scheme
Alfred M. Lemcke sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay $843,470 in restitution for defrauding investment clients in Massachusetts.
Victoria Chase Con ArtistsLeslie Chinedu Mba's $4M Romance Scam and Immigration Fraud
A Houston man orchestrated a $4 million romance scam while attempting to stay in the U.S. through fraudulent marriages.
Maria Santos White-Collar CrimeJosh Lintz: The $200,000-a-Year COO Who Allegedly Built a $12 Million Company on Stolen Trade Secrets
Twenty-two months into a $200,000-a-year job as Chief Operating Officer of a thriving La Jolla software company, Joshua Paul Lintz allegedly began dismantling it from the inside -- downloading thousands of confidential files, deleting 130 client projects, and incorporating a competing company that would generate $12 million in its first year using the stolen assets.
Nathan Pierce White-Collar CrimeScott Carpenter Sued in Corrupt Organizations Scheme: The Newport Beach Attorney Accused of Weaponizing the Legal System
A federal RICO complaint accuses Newport Beach attorney Scott R. Carpenter of weaponizing the legal system itself -- seizing a company's bank account through fraudulent wire communications, forging stock certificates for a company that had no stock, assembling perjured declarations, and using the threat of deportation to coerce a settlement from a foreign-born entrepreneur.
Daniel Reeves White-Collar CrimeTyler Brandon Davis Named Principal Organizer in $75 Million RICO Lawsuit Over Tech Company Takeover
A 185-page federal RICO complaint names Tyler Brandon Davis of Folsom, California as the principal organizer of an eight-year criminal enterprise that allegedly seized a thriving software company through wire fraud, identity theft, and trade secret theft -- a scheme involving shell companies, corrupted attorneys, and $75 million in fraudulent transactions.
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