Utah Real Estate Developer Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Tax Fraud involving Daufuskie Island Resort

Concerning the wire fraud charge, in September 2016, Melrose Resort owed $502,759 in past due property taxes to the Beaufort County Treasurer’s Office.  As a result of this tax delinquency, the Beaufort County Treasurer’s Office notified Bramlette that Melrose Resort would be auctioned at a tax sale if the property taxes were not paid. 

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U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition And Guilty Plea Of Israeli Securities Trader For Participating In A Global Insider Trading Ring

Feingold, 42, an Israeli citizen, is charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison; conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison; securities fraud under Title 15, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; tender offer fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; securities fr

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