Social Security and Disability Law

Indian National Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy Based in Wray, Colorado

April 20, 2023
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Colorado: Denver – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Dhruv Jani, age 40, formerly of Wray, Colorado, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit money laundering. According to the plea agreement, starting in January 2020, Jani was part of a conspiracy to…

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Indian National Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy Based in Wray, Colorado

April 20, 2023
Law News Today

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Colorado: Denver – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Dhruv Jani, age 40, formerly of Wray, Colorado, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit money laundering. According to the plea agreement, starting in January 2020, Jani was part of a conspiracy to…

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Indian National Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy Based in Wray, Colorado

April 20, 2023
Law News Today

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Colorado: Denver – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Dhruv Jani, age 40, formerly of Wray, Colorado, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit money laundering. According to the plea agreement, starting in January 2020, Jani was part of a conspiracy to…

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Social Security Benefit Fraud Ring Participant from Florida Sentenced to Prison

April 12, 2023

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of California: SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jenice Nicholas, 35, of Pompano Beach, Florida, was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for her participation in a conspiracy to steal from the Social Security Administration (SSA), U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, between…

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Laredo Resident Indicted on Charges of Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

March 14, 2023

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas: LAREDO, Texas – A 52-year-old woman who used multiple aliases has been charged with using someone else’s identity on multiple occasions and lying to authorities in connection with obtaining a passport, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Elizabeth Ann Berbel is expected to make her initial…

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U.S. Senate Passes Resolution in Support of Slam the Scam Day

March 9, 2023

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Social Security Administration Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering

March 9, 2023

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Colorado: DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced Justin Skiff, age 36, of Castle Pines, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, social security fraud and money laundering. According to the plea agreement, beginning around August 2019 and continuing through September 2021, Skiff used…

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Scam Alert: “Official” letter causing a panic? It’s probably not from SSA!

March 8, 2023

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Tampa Man Sentenced For Money Laundering Conspiracy Relating To Government Impersonator Scam

March 7, 2023

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida: Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced William Perez (28, Tampa) to 18 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering. As part of his sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $245,980, the…

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St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 5+ Years for $777,000 Pandemic Fraud

March 6, 2023

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri: ST. LOUIS –U.S. District Judge John A. Ross on Friday sentenced a man from St. Louis County, Missouri who submitted nearly $980,000 in fraudulent applications to a pandemic relief loan program to five years and 5 months in prison. Terrell Alexander, 46, received $777,400 in loans,…

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