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Bank Fraud

Worcester Man Sets Speed Record Going To Prison With Sports Car Fraud: Feds Worcester Man Sets Speed Record Going To Prison With Sports Car Fraud: Feds
Worcester Man Sets Speed Record Going To Prison With Sports Car Fraud: Feds A 29-year-old Worcester man decided to speed run his way to prison when he stole someone's identity and defrauded two banks to purchase a sports car.  Brandon Brouillard was sentenced to just shy of four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to identity theft and two counts of bank fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.  Brouillard's road trip to federal prison began in February 2021 when he stole a New Hampshire man's identity and used it to open a bank account and then $108,000 from that account to a different one at another bank, prosecutors said.  He also used that ma…
Massachusetts Woman Sentenced For Embezzling Nearly $800K From Employer Massachusetts Woman Sentenced For Embezzling Nearly $800K From Employer
Massachusetts Woman Sentenced For Embezzling Nearly $800K From Employer A Massachusetts woman has been sentenced for charges connected to her scheme to embezzle more than $796,000 from her employer. Middlesex County resident Kayla Figelski, age 34, of Malden, was sentenced on Friday, June 3, to three years in prison and two years of supervised release, according to Rachael Rollins, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. She pleaded guilty to seven counts of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft in May of 2021, Rollins said. According to the announcement, she was also ordered to pay $796,747 in restitution. The US Attorn…
Worcester Man Admits To Attempting To Buy Jeep With Counterfeit Check Worcester Man Admits To Attempting To Buy Jeep With Counterfeit Check
Worcester Man Admits To Attempting To Buy Jeep With Counterfeit Check A Massachusetts man is facing years behind bars after admitting to purchasing a Jeep using a counterfeit check. David Hogan, age 58, of Worcester, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud Monday, April 25, in federal court in Boston. Prosecutors said Hogan visited a Newton dealership in March 2021 and gave them a $56,000 check for a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, which he then drove off the lot. But when the dealership tried cashing the check, they were told the bank account had been frozen, prosecutors said. When they confronted Hogan about the bad check, he promised to wire them the money, but…
Woman From Region Sentenced For Stealing $103K From Bank Customer Woman From Region Sentenced For Stealing $103K From Bank Customer
Woman From Region Sentenced For Stealing $103K From Bank Customer A former Bank of America manager will spend time behind bars after being sentenced for stealing more than $100,000 from a vulnerable customer at the branch she was employed, federal authorities announced. Hartford County resident Lee Blanchette, age 59, of Farmington, was sentenced in district court to 12 months and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for stealing from the customer. US Attorney Leonard Boyle said that Blanchette, a relationship manager at Bank of America, had the authority to cause temporary ATM cards to be activated and assigned to a customer’s…
Ex-House Ethics Committee Chairman Admits To Spending Campaign Money On Lavish Lifestyle Ex-House Ethics Committee Chairman Admits To Spending Campaign Money On Lavish Lifestyle
Ex-House Ethics Committee Chairman Admits To Spending Campaign Money On Lavish Lifestyle A heavily in-debt ex-Massachusetts state representative, who once served as chairman of the House Ethics Committee, has admitted to funding his lavish lifestyle with public money and fraudulent bank loans. On Wednesday, Feb. 24, former state representative David M. Nangle, 60, pleaded guilty in U.S. Senior District Court to 10 counts of wire fraud, 4 counts of bank fraud, 4 counts of making false statements to a bank, and 5 counts of filing false tax returns, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts said. Nangle, a Democrat, represented Massachusetts’ 17th Middlesex District, which include…
Feds, Local Agencies Nab Nine For Massive NY/CT/MA Bank Fraud, ID Theft Scheme Feds, Local Agencies Nab Nine For Massive NY/CT/MA Bank Fraud, ID Theft Scheme
Feds, Local Agencies Nab Nine For Massive NY/CT/MA Bank Fraud, ID Theft Scheme A multi-agency, multi-state FBI investigation into larcenies from vehicles and identity thefts targeting women along the East Coast led to the arrests of nearly a dozen co-conspirators involved in the elaborate operation. Nine men have been charged in a 13-count indictment for their roles in the “Felony Lane Gang” scheme that included wide-ranging bank fraud and identity theft schemes that affected hundreds of victims. Prosecutors allege that the nine suspects were involved together in a fraud scheme known as “Felony Lane Gang.” Investigators from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, Ulste…