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Category: Investigation

Home Archive by Category "Investigation"

Feds used fake Michigan university in immigration sting

February 4, 2019Francesca RiveraFraud, Homeland Security, Investigation

Farmington Hills MI February 1 2019 – Federal agents used a fake university in Farmington Hills to lure alleged phony foreign students who were trying to stay in the United States illegally. The University of Farmington had no staff, no instructors, no curriculum and no classes but was utilized by undercover Homeland Security agents to identify people…

FBI Warns of Posting Hoax Threats

May 23, 2018Francesca RiveraFBI, Fraud, Investigation

Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is announcing a campaign to educate the public on the consequences of posting hoax threats to schools and other public places and reminds communities that these hoax threats are not a joke. In the aftermath of tragic shootings such as the ones at Santa Fe High School in Texas…

$43 Million Ponzi Scheme Fleeced Tennessee Friends and Neighbors

May 18, 2018Francesca RiveraFBI, Fraud, Investigation

Nobody would have suspected that the affable Tennessee tractor salesman who was raised among them, tended their lawns in high school, and prayed beside them at Sunday services was scamming them by the millions. Indeed, that’s probably what made the man’s investment scheme so successful, investigators say. Jeffery Gentry, 40, pleaded guilty in federal court…

Latest Internet Crime Report Released

May 7, 2018Francesca RiveraCybersecurity, FBI, Fraud

Beginning in 2015, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) forwarded multiple complaints to the FBI’s Houston Field Office regarding fraudulent offers of investment opportunities by perpetrators who impersonated U.S. bank officials and financial consultants over the Internet and telephone. Victims in various countries, including the U.S., were deceived into believing they would receive millions of…

International Criminal Enterprise Dismantled

May 4, 2018Francesca RiveraCrime, FBI, Investigation

Owen Hanson, who often went by his nickname, “O-Dog,” led a charmed life. He had been a popular high school athlete who found some athletic success—and even more popularity—at the University of Southern California. After graduating with a business degree, he got his real estate license and, over time, undertook several seemingly successful business ventures…

Obstruction of Justice in Missouri regarding Restitution

May 2, 2018Francesca RiveraFBI, Investigation, Theft

The general concept of criminal restitution—perpetrators having to repay their victims any losses caused by their illegal actions—has been around for ages. In the U.S., there are various restitution laws at both the state and federal level. One of the more significant federal laws on restitution was the Mandatory Restitution Act of 1996, which established…

Des Plaines woman charged in murder-for-hire plot

April 27, 2018Francesca RiveraCybersecurity, Investigation, Surveillance

DES PLAINES, Ill. (WLS) — A Des Plaines woman was charged after allegedly contracting a “dark-web” company to murder the wife of a man with whom she had an affair, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office. Tina Jones, 31, was charged with one felony count of solicitation of murder. Judge George Bakalis ordered…

Multi-Million-Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme

April 25, 2018Francesca RiveraFBI, Fraud, Investigation

In May 2013, the FBI’s Atlanta Division received an allegation of fraud against an Atlanta-area businessman and the woman he had hired to manage his business finances. An investor who partnered with the pair claimed that the millions of dollars he had contributed to their business ventures was never properly invested, and he suspected that…

Williamsburg police arrest 10 people

April 20, 2018Francesca RiveraInvestigation, Law Enforcement, Surveillance

Ten people — including eight College of William & Mary students and a professor — were arrested this week on narcotics distribution charges following a monthslong investigation, Williamsburg police said. Police said the operation, a joint investigation by Williamsburg authorities and the Tri-Rivers Drug Task Force, seized LSD, cocaine, psilocybin (mushrooms), opioids, amphetamines, steroids, hashish…

Nationwide Law Enforcement Action Targets Online Drug Trafficking

April 11, 2018Francesca RiveraCybersecurity, Investigation, Law Enforcement

A nationwide law enforcement action aimed at shining a light on those who use the dark web to buy and sell illegal opiates has resulted in hundreds of interactions and arrests of individuals who may have considered their seemingly anonymous online transactions beyond the reach of authorities. The FBI-led enforcement action last week, named Operation…

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