Category: Fraud

Ringleaders in Massive COVID-19 Fraud Extradited to US

LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles couple who fled to Europe after being convicted of running a fraud ring that stole $18 million in COVID-19 aid money were returned to the United States to face prison, authorities announced Friday. Richard Ayvazyan and his wife, Marietta Terabelian, were extradited from the Balkan country of Montenegro, where they were…


Reality TV Stars Todd and Julie Chrisley to Be Sentenced

ATLANTA—Todd and Julie Chrisley were driven by greed as they engaged in an extensive bank fraud scheme and then hid their wealth from tax authorities while flaunting their lavish lifestyle, federal prosecutors said, arguing the reality television stars should receive lengthy prison sentences. The Chrisleys gained fame with their show “Chrisley Knows Best,” which follows…


Elizabeth Holmes Sentenced to 11 Years for Fraud Over Failed Company Theranos

Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced on Friday to 11 years and three months—or 135 months—in prison after she was found to have engaged in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud investors in her failed company, Theranos, which offered blood testing lab services. The sentencing by U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California, came after Holmes was in January…


IG Reports ‘Historic’ COVID Unemployment Funds Lost, Congress Investigates

As much as $400 billion in COVID-19 unemployment relief dollars were likely lost to waste and fraudsters. Lawmakers want answers. Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor demanding documents and information related to the unemployment fraud. “Since the Summer of 2020, repeated alerts from federal…


True the Vote Co-Founder is ‘More Determined’ to Expose Election Fraud After Jail Time

Catherine Engelbrecht and Greg Phillips, co-founders of True the Vote, were sentenced to jail without bail, where they were placed in solitary confinement. This was because of a judge’s ruling after they refused to reveal a source in a civil case. Engelbrecht and Phillips, whose work investigating election fraud was exposed in Dinesh D’Souza’s documentary…


[PREMIERING NOW] True the Vote Co-Founder Says ‘More Determined’ to Expose Election Fraud After Jail Time

Catherine Engelbrecht and Greg Phillips, co-founders of True the Vote, were sentenced to jail without bail, where they were placed in solitary confinement. This was because of a judge’s ruling after they refused to reveal a source in a civil case. Engelbrecht and Phillips, whose work investigating election fraud was exposed in Dinesh D’Souza’s documentary…


[Premiering 11/17, 10:30 AM ET] True the Vote Co-Founder Says ‘More Determined’ to Expose Election Fraud After Jail Time

Catherine Engelbrecht and Greg Phillips, co-founders of True the Vote, were sentenced to jail without bail, where they were placed in solitary confinement. This was because of a judge’s ruling after they refused to reveal a source in a civil case. Engelbrecht and Phillips, whose work investigating election fraud was exposed in Dinesh D’Souza’s documentary…


Irvine Man Accused of Stealing $2.6 Million from Real Estate Agency

SANTA ANA, Calif.—An Irvine man suspected of embezzling $2.6 million from a Newport Beach-based real estate agency was arrested Monday on mail and wire fraud charges. Varun Aggarwal, a former executive of KBS Realty Advisors, submitted bogus invoices from 2012 through January 2022 for consulting services that were never performed, according to prosecutors. He used…


Prosecutors Seek 15 Years for Elizabeth Holmes Over Theranos Fraud

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes should spend 15 years in prison and pay $800 million in restitution to investors defrauded in the blood testing start-up, U.S. prosecutors recommended late on Friday. The Department of Justice recommendation, made in a court filing, came as Holmes prepares to be sentenced next week. “Considering the extensiveness of Holmes’ fraud…


Elizabeth Holmes Seeks to Avoid Prison for Theranos Fraud

Elizabeth Holmes urged a judge not to send her to prison, as the founder of Theranos Inc. prepares to be sentenced next week for defrauding investors in the blood testing start-up. In a Thursday night court filing, lawyers for Holmes asked that she receive 18 months in home confinement, followed by community service, at her…