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Fraud

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Brothers Plead Guilty to $2.8M Payroll Tax Fraud Scheme, Workers’ Compensation Fraud

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville brothers have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and conspiracy to commit tax fraud related to a Jacksonville roofing business that they operated following a joint investigation with HSI Jacksonville.

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Second Former NYCHA Superintendent Convicted of Bribery, Extortion Offenses Following HSI New York Investigation

NEW YORK — In the second trial following a 70-person takedown in February 2024, Hector Colon, a former New York City Housing Authority superintendent, was convicted of bribery and extortion for accepting cash from NYCHA contractors in exchange for awarding contracts.

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HSI Chicago Investigation Lands 2 Chicago-Area Residents in Federal Prison for Conducting Online Inheritance and Romance Scams

CHICAGO — An undercover law enforcement investigation has resulted in federal prison sentences for two Nigerian nationals residing in the Chicago suburbs who conducted online inheritance scams and other fraud schemes following an HSI Chicago investigation.

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HSI Investigation Leads to Seizure of $3.5 Million Dollars Stolen in Business Email Compromise Scam

HARTFORD, Conn – An HSI and Westport Police investigation has resulted in the seizure of approximately $3,507,191 in funds stolen through a business email compromise scam.

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Orlando Woman Sentenced For Construction-Related Wire Fraud Conspiracy

TAMPA, Fla. – A Florida woman was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for a conspiracy to commit wire fraud following an HSI Tampa investigation.

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HSI New York Investigation Leads to Conviction of Former GE Executive for Fraud, Identity Theft

NEW YORK – HSI New York Special Agent in Charge announced the conviction of Wilson Daniel Freita Da Costa for his role in a scheme to use forged documents to deceive a subdivision of the GE Company and the Angolan Government. 

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Leader in Debt Collection Scheme Going to Prison

BUFFALO, N.Y. - HSI Buffalo Special Agent in Charge announced the sentencing of Joseph Ciffa of Tonawanda, New York, to 37 months in prison.

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Florida Couple, Ghanaian Man Sentenced for Ghana-Based Romance Scam

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Three men were sentenced for their roles in a Ghana-based romance scam and ordered to pay restitution to their victims following a joint HSI Tallahassee investigation.

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HSI Utah Case Sends Georgia Man to Prison for $200,000 Check Fraud Scheme

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Toddorius Goodwin, 34, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentence Nov. 12, to 36 months’ imprisonment after he participated in a scheme to steal from banks and credit unions in Utah by cashing counterfeit checks.

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Former Comptroller of Athletic Club Sentenced in $1 Million Wire Fraud Scheme

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Zuleika Molina-Orozco, former comptroller of a not-for-profit sports and social club located at a resort in Humacao, Puerto Rico was sentenced to 37 months in prison for a wire fraud scheme as the result of an HSI San Juan case.