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Maryland Attorney and Loan Officer Sentenced in $20 Million Investment Scheme
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U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Kevin Sniffen, age 53, of Phoenix, Maryland, an attorney licensed in Maryland, today to three years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to commit wire fraud arising from an investment fraud scheme. Judge Motz also ordered Sniffen to pay restitution of $15.85 million.
Attorney Who Helped Owner of Marijuana Stores Launder Illegal Proceeds Pleads Guilty in Federal Money Laundering Case
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An attorney who engaged in a conspiracy that allowed the owner of a chain of marijuana stores to hide some of his income has pleaded guilty to federal financial offenses.
Former Collateralized Mortgage Obligations Bond Trader Sentenced in Multi-Million-Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme
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A former collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO) bond trader was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for engaging in a fraudulent trading scheme in which he manipulated the prices of CMOs by millions of dollars over a period of four years, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Gettysburg Attorney Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Clients of Over $6 Million
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The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that today in Harrisburg United States District Court Judge John E. Jones III sentenced Wendy Weikal-Beauchat, 46, to 15 years’ imprisonment plus restitution and forfeiture totaling over $12 million for wire fraud and money laundering in connection with the misuse of her clients’ funds.
Former Corporate Lawyer Arrested and Charged in Manhattan Federal Court in Connection with Multi-Million-Dollar Ponzi Scheme
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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that Charles A. Bennett was arrested on securities and wire fraud charges stemming from his scheme to defraud over 30 investors of more than $5 million through a Ponzi scheme that he perpetrated for more than five years.
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