by Banker & Tradesman | Feb 6, 2019
An Everett man was sentenced last week in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to defraud the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance of more than $1.7 million.
by Banker & Tradesman | Feb 5, 2019
A Swiss lawyer pleaded guilty last week in federal court in Boston in connection with participating in an international pump-and-dump scheme.
by Banker & Tradesman | Dec 19, 2018
A U.S. Postal Service employee was charged earlier this week in federal court in Boston with embezzling over $18,000.
by Banker & Tradesman | Dec 14, 2018
A Westfield man was charged in federal court in Springfield yesterday in connection with a scheme to obtain bank loans and money for projects in Saudi Arabia.
by Banker & Tradesman | Dec 10, 2018
A Belgian national was extradited from Morocco to the United States last week to face charges for his role in an email scam that used counterfeit cashier’s checks to defraud charities and law firms.
by Banker & Tradesman | Nov 28, 2018
A Boston-area investment adviser was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for using his clients’ funds to make his own investments and to pay personal expenses.
by Banker & Tradesman | Nov 28, 2018
A former Army Reservist was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for stealing six rifles and 10 handguns from a U.S. Army Reserve facility, escaping from federal prison and attempting to rob two banks.
by Banker & Tradesman | Nov 26, 2018
The co-owners of a Boston-area home health care company pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston last week for under reporting income to the IRS resulting in over $1 million in losses.
by Banker & Tradesman | Nov 20, 2018
A Georgia man yesterday appeared in federal court in Springfield to face charges connected with his submission of a fraudulent application for employment at a Western Massachusetts hospital.
by Banker & Tradesman | Nov 19, 2018
A former senior vice president at Bank of America and her husband were sentenced last week in federal court in Boston for embezzling more than $2.7 million from the bank using fraudulent donations to nonprofit organizations.
by Banker & Tradesman | Nov 16, 2018
A dual citizen of Iran and Canada was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for international money laundering.
by Banker & Tradesman | Nov 15, 2018
A former senior managing director of State Street Corp. was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with engaging in a scheme to defraud at least six of the bank’s clients through secret commissions applied to billions of dollars of securities trades.
by Banker & Tradesman | Nov 15, 2018
A dual U.S.-Irish citizen plead guilty earlier this week in federal court in Boston to charges arising out of a multiyear mortgage fraud scheme.
by Banker & Tradesman | Nov 14, 2018
An employee of a Cambridge-based biopharmaceutical company was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for engaging in an insider trading scheme.
by Banker & Tradesman | Nov 12, 2018
A Dominican national was charged last week in federal court in Boston in connection with making false statements, stealing public money and aggravated identity theft.
by Banker & Tradesman | Nov 7, 2018
An employee of a Cambridge-based biopharmaceutical company was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for engaging in an insider trading scheme.
by Banker & Tradesman | Nov 2, 2018
Two Rhode Island men appeared in federal court in Boston earlier this week to face charges in connection with two bank robberies – one in Brockton and one in Abington – that resulted in high-speed chases.
by Bram Berkowitz | Nov 1, 2018
One Romanian national was sentenced and two Romanian nationals plead guilty earlier this week in federal court in Boston in connection with an ATM skimming scheme operating throughout Massachusetts and other states including Connecticut, New York and South Carolina.
by Banker & Tradesman | Oct 29, 2018
A Lynn man was arrested last week on tax fraud charges in connection with a “10-percenting” scheme, in which he purchased millions of dollars’ worth of winning Massachusetts state lottery tickets at a discount in order to help the ticket holders avoid taxes on the winnings.
by Banker & Tradesman | Oct 29, 2018
A Wakefield man plead guilty last week in federal court in Boston in connection with a decade-long mortgage fraud scheme involving at least two dozen fraudulent loan transactions and $4.3 million in losses to lenders.