A growing catalog of prosecuted fraud cases. Sourced entries are drawn from public government records, court documents, and official law enforcement releases; in-house entries are internal summaries that point to the same kinds of primary sources.
Using real Social Security numbers paired with fabricated names and dates of birth, the defendants opened dozens of credit cards and ran up $163,000 in fraudulent charges, often paying personal bills and property taxes.
Over 100 fraudulent voter registration applications were filed using fabricated identities with sequential SSNs. The goal was to build credit profiles for loans and credit cards, including one $3,099 dental loan using an actress’s photo for a fake driver’s license.
Defendants stole PII of elderly victims, created synthetic identities, and used fake documents to obtain over $6 million in hard money loans secured by the victims’ real properties.
The owner and employee of C&D Motorsports accepted over $33,000 in cash known to be cocaine trafficking proceeds, titling vehicles in third-party names and failing to file required IRS Form 8300 reports.
Operator of a used car dealership with ~40 employees submitted false loan applications that dramatically inflated payroll figures to secure larger government-backed loans, then laundered the proceeds.
A sophisticated group compromised corporate email accounts and caused victims to wire tens of millions of dollars to accounts controlled by the conspirators, often in Asia and Africa.
An investment advisor promised guaranteed high returns to members of religious and community groups, using new investor money to pay earlier participants while siphoning funds for personal use.
Recruiters paid individuals with good credit to act as straw buyers on multiple properties using falsified income documents. Properties quickly defaulted, causing millions in losses to lenders.
Coordinated groups staged low-speed collisions, recruited passengers, and submitted inflated medical claims through complicit clinics, generating hundreds of thousands in fraudulent insurance payouts.
Drug trafficking organization used multiple individuals to structure large cash deposits at casinos, purchasing chips and cashing out with minimal play to integrate illicit proceeds.
Group used stolen checks, account takeover techniques, and synthetic identities to deposit and quickly withdraw funds from business and consumer accounts across multiple states.
Operators created a professional-looking crypto trading platform, promised unrealistic returns, and used new deposits to pay earlier investors while diverting the majority of funds.
A local ring in the Midwest used a handful of fabricated identities to obtain multiple small auto loans from credit unions. Each loan was under $25,000, making individual cases easy to miss.
A contractor placed several family members and associates on payroll who performed no work, using the scheme to both launder funds and fraudulently obtain workers’ compensation and unemployment benefits.
A small group operated multiple fake dating profiles, building relationships over months before requesting wire transfers for “emergencies.” Funds were then layered through small money services.
Business owners claimed large fraudulent Employee Retention Tax Credits and other COVID-era payroll tax credits for employees who did not exist or were not paid, then spent the refunds.