Category: White Collar Crimes

Augusta Man Pleads Not Guilty to Two Counts of Bribery According to The Augusta Chronicle, an Augusta man accused of two counts of bribery has pleaded not guilty to the charges made against him. The man is being accused of offering Mayor Pro Tem Alvin Mason of Augusta and Commissioner Corey Johnson special privileges in exchange…

$275,000 Stolen From NAACP: Ex-Employees Accused In a article reported that during an audit, it was discovered that $275,000 was stolen from the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Atlanta Branch. According to the article, the Atlanta NAACP Branch President stated that the organization’s former executive director and her assistant are suspected…

Modern Crooks “Never Steal Anything Small” Modern crooks are the leaders of our financial institutions who have sent the economy into a downward tailspin, thrashing the American way of life with their New York white collar crimes. These glutinous people include types such as incompetent CEO’s and malicious scammers. Now these government bailed out business are…

Brooklyn Raids Find Fakes and Realistic Toy Guns Charles J. Hynes held a press conference at the warehouse of Ya Mei Trading and Wholesale, at 537 Johnson Avenue in Bushwick Brooklyn. He announced the results of a raid on a Brooklyn warehouse that produced an estimated $10 million worth of counterfeit goods, including realistic toy…

Ponzi Scheme Con-Man May Be Freed on Bail A report on January 29, 2009, stated that E. Thomas Boyle, Federal Judge, ruled that Ponzi scheme con man Nicholas Cosmo, 37 can be freed on bail but will have to come up with more money first. Ordering Cosmo back to jail, Boyle stated that he did not believe…

Businessman Sentenced To 10 Years For Bank Fraud, Must Pay $5.69 Million In an example of the serious nature of Georgia White Collar Crime, a McDonough man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for bank fraud on Monday, February 11th, according to an Atlanta Business Chronicle report. U.S. District Judge Timothy Baiten also ordered the businessman to…