Federal prosecutors have indicted 47 people in connection with an alleged fraud scheme that saw $250 million, meant to help feed hungry kids in Minnesota, instead go to luxury cars, commercial real estate, and vacation homes. The numerous charges were announced Tuesday, Sept. 20, with the Department of Justice unsealing …
Read More »He Fraudulently Got Three Tom Brady Super Bowl Rings. Now, He's Got Three Years in Prison
In a win for the FBI’s art crime team, a New Jersey man got a three-year prison sentence on Monday for fraudulently obtaining and then selling Tom Brady’s Super Bowl rings. Scott Spina, Jr., 25, was also ordered to pay $63,000 in restitution to the former New England Patriots quarterback, …
Read More »Accused Crypto Conspirators Say They're Not a Flight Risk Because of Frozen Embryos
At their bail hearing,Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan — who have been accused of conspiracy to launder billions in cryptocurrency — argued that they would not flee the country between now and their trial in part because the married couple’s frozen embryos are stored in New York. Judge Beryl …
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