Copeland also diverted the income and retirement fund payments of another veteran to a bank account she opened. In addition, Copeland fraudulently obtained and diverted loan funds and used the credit and debit cards of this elderly victim.
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Victims were contacted by an overseas call center and instructed to make payments through various money service businesses or by mailing payments to specified addresses. The Booths and Brookshier were recruited to pick up those payments from the
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Nigerian National residing in Indianapolis, Ismaila Fafunmi, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison on Friday,
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These conspirators used a variety of schemes to convince victims to send money, including impersonating government officials from agencies such as the Social Security Administration, or impersonating law enforcement officers from the FBI or Drug Enforcement Administration, and threatened victims with severe legal or financial consequences if they did not comply.
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“Today’s $66 million distribution continues our commitment to ensuring justice for the thousands of victims who were financially harmed by multiple fraud schemes in this investigation,” said Postal Inspector in Charge Damon Wood of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Philadelphia Division.
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Smith used her access to the victims’ bank accounts to embezzle approximately $300,000 out of the victims’ accounts without their knowledge or consent, according to the indictment. She accomplished this by writing and forging the victim’s signature on a number of checks made payable to herself, her family
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Bank was convicted of conspiracy, mail and wire fraud, selling unregistered securities, securities fraud, and money laundering. He faces a maximum penalty of over 300 years in prison when sentenced on September 20. Seabolt was convicted of conspiracy and mail
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During the conspiracy, Newman and others routinely provided samples of clearly fraudulent letters to employees of data brokerage companies, who then provided data to fraudulent mass mailer clients.
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Combatting elder abuse and financial fraud targeted at seniors is a key priority of the Department of Justice. Elder abuse is an intentional or negligent act by any person that causes harm or a serious risk of harm to an older adult. It is a term used to describe five subtypes of
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