A Jamaican man who allegedly stole and resold more 900 tickets to Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour has pleaded guilty to a New York criminal charge. Tyrone Rose, 20, […]
3 Years for Wire Fraud Scheme
Sean Kingston was sentenced to 42 months (3.5 years) in prison on Friday (Aug. 15) after being convicted of federal wire fraud over a scheme to steal more […]
Feds Bust Russian Executive in $530M Crypto-Driven Sanctions Evasion Scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed a 22-count indictment on Monday in New York federal court charging a Russian citizen with using his digital asset company to funnel […]
Ford Sues Lemon Law Lawyers for Masterminding Massive Racketeering Scheme
Ford Motor Co. accused five lemon law attorneys in Southern California of creating a massive racketeering enterprise to inflate their fees, including in two multidistrict litigation matters. In […]
Feds Bust Crypto Kingpins in Billion-Dollar Russian Laundering Scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that it charged two administrations with operating a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency money laundering service as part of a coordinated action with Germany […]
Florida Law Firm Accused of Pocketing $430K in Bitcoin Escrow Scheme
A Florida attorney and his law firm are facing a complaint in Miami state court over their failure to return $430,000 without “legal right or justification” to a […]
Taylor Swift Eras Tour Tickets Allegedly Stolen In $600K Scheme
Members of a “cybercrime crew” stole more than 900 tickets to the Taylor Swift Eras Tour and other events and then resold them for more $635,000 in illegal […]
HashFlare Founders Plead Guilty Over Nine-Figure Crypto Mining Scheme
Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin have each pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud conspiracy on Wednesday in connection with their operation of the nine-figure cryptocurrency mining […]
DOJ Sues Six Major Landlords Alleging Rent Inflation Scheme — Justia News — January 9, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), along with ten states, sued six large landlords this week, alleging an unlawful scheme to inflate rents using algorithmic tools and sensitive […]
Multimillion-Dollar Hack-to-Trade Scheme by U.K. National Uncovered — Justia News — October 3, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice revealed charges against a London man accused of hacking into the computers of U.S. company executives and intercepting emails with private information he […]