Louisiana Doctor Sentenced 87 Months for Illegally Distributing Over 1.8M Doses of Opioids in $5.4M Health Care Fraud Scheme
February 07, 2025 Washington, DC − (Highpoint Digest) − A Louisiana physician was sentenced on February 05, 2024, to 87…
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Crime and justice news dealing with scams, fraud and other business crime events.
AARP Warning of Scams During Medicare Open Enrollment
November 09, 2024 HARRISBURG, PA, (Highpoint Digest News) − With Medicare’s open enrollment period running from October 15 to December 7,…
U.S. Department of the Treasury Takes Coordinated Actions Against Illicit Russian Virtual Currency Exchanges and Cybercrime Facilitator
October 13, 2024 Washington, DC, (Highpoint Digest) − On September 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is undertaking…
DOJ: Eighteen Individuals Indicted on Federal Bank Fraud and Money Laundering Charges
September 11, 2024 DES MOINES, Iowa (Highpoint Digest) – On Monday, a federal grand jury in Des Moines returned an…
Western Tennessee U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects Nearly $3M For Taxpayers and Victims in 2023
August 18, 2024 Memphis, TN (Highpoint Digest) – U.S. Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the…
FTC Action Leads to Sweepstakes Ban for Individual Who Help Run A Massive Scheme that Cost Consumers Millions
The settlement bans the defendant from sweepstakes and prize promotions August 13, 2024 Washington, DC (Highpoint Digest) − On August…
FTC Takes Action Against Scammers Behind Sprawling Credit Repair Pyramid Scheme
A proposed court order requires scammers to turn over more than $12 million in assets August 07, 2024 Washington, DC…
Treasury Sanctions Cartel Accountants, Issues Joint Notice on Timeshare Fraud in Mexico
Treasury Takes Coordinated Action Against Cartel Fraudsters Targeting U.S. Owners of Timeshares in Mexico, Including the Elderly July 20, 2024…
A Former Government Official is Arrested for Acting as an Unregistered Agent of the South Korean Government
Sue Mi Terry Provided South Korean Intelligence Officers Access, Information and Advocacy in Exchange for Luxury Goods and Funding July…
DOJ: Seven Hackers Associated with Chinese Government Charged with Computer Intrusions Targeting Perceived Critics of China, U.S. Businesses, and Politicians
Defendants Operated as Part of the APT31 Hacking Group in Support of China’s Ministry of State Security’s Transnational Repression, Economic…