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12 Plead Guilty in South Carolina Check Cashing Scheme

Federal prosecutors in South Carolina announced that 12 people have pleaded guilty to tax fraud and immigration charges in a check-cashing scheme that was used to avoid payroll taxes and workers’ compensation premiums. The plea agreements came after a “multi-year” …

2 Plead Guilty in Iowa to Defrauding AIG, Face Decades in Prison

Former Iowa resident Christina M. Pender and California resident Robert K. Taylor have pled guilty to defrauding insurance company AIG out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa announced. Taylor also …

Louisiana Law Enforcement Officers Plead Guilty in Insurance Scam

Two law enforcement officers from the New Orleans area have pleaded guilty to engaging in a plot to make a fraudulent insurance claim. Former New Orleans Police Sgt. Kevin Guillot and former Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputy Daniel Spears each face …

4 Plead Guilty in West Virginia Power Surge Scam

Four West Virginians have pleaded guilty in federal court to filing bogus claims for power surge property damage. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Charleston said Monday that Jonathan Shaffer and Tiffany Shaffer, both of Charleston, and Bryan Javins and Jeanette …