Former Lottery Security Official Stole Winning Lottery Tickets, Pleaded Guilty to Wire Fraud Charges A former security official for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday, July 11th, to wire fraud and money laundering charges. The defendant, who is from South Carolina, reportedly stole tens of thousands of dollars in winning lottery tickets. Remmele Mazyck, who is also a former employee of the South Carolina Education Lottery, served as the deputy director of security for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, … [Read more...]
Woman Receives Federal Sentence for Embezzling from Bank of America
July 9, 2013 by
Former Teller for Bank of America Sentenced for Embezzling $720,000 A woman from Mt. Pleasant, SC has been sentenced to one year in federal prison after she pled guilty to charges for embezzling $720,000 from her employer, Bank of America, over 15 years. Michele Gentry, 60 years old, should have been looking forward to retirement. Instead, the money she and her husband had saved will go to pay restitutions to Bank of America after it was discovered that she had been embezzling money from the Mt. Pleasant branch. According to prosecutors, … [Read more...]
Jesse Jackson Jr Asks to Serve Sentence for Embezzlement First
June 20, 2013 by
After Embezzlement Ruling, Jackson Jr Asks to Serve Sentence Before Wife On Monday, June 17th, Jesse Jackson Jr asked a federal judge if he could serve his embezzlement prison sentence before his wife, Sandi, for the sake of their children. In February, the couple pled guilty to federal charges of embezzlement. Jackson and his wife took $750,000 from Jackson’s Congressional campaigns over seven years, and reportedly spent the money on living expenses and personal items including fur capes, elk heads, and stuffed animals. “For years I … [Read more...]
Woman Accused of Bank Fraud in 9 States
May 29, 2013 by
Georgia Woman Faces Bank Fraud Charges for Stealing Money from 9 States A woman from the state of Georgia has been accused of bank fraud, a serious federal crime, after fraudulently obtaining $1.5 million in 9 states. According to reports, Vivienne Kaye Bloch was taken into custody on Monday, May 20th, after using a fake ID to transfer $133,642.28 from a business account into another account, at the Bank of America branch off of St Andrews Rd. Bloch is believed to be a member of a larger national ring that has committed extensive bank … [Read more...]
SC Man Orchestrated Financial Fraud Against Carolina, Georgia Walmart Stores
May 25, 2013 by
Man Stole $600,000, Arrested for Orchestrating Financial Fraud A man from South Carolina faces federal charges of financial fraud, including conspiracy charges, after masterminding a scheme that, for three years, faked store refund transactions to Walmarts in South Carolina and Georgia, and landed the man $600,000. Robert Michael Milton, 49, from Blacksburg, SC, was arrested earlier in May. A Department of Homeland Security investigator in Charlotte, NC says that Milton’s financial fraud operation included $115,000 in fraudulently … [Read more...]
Former South Carolina Investment Firm Manager Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges
May 13, 2013 by
Former Investment Manager Pleads Guilty in Greenville to Fraud Charges The former manager of an investment firm in Easley pled guilty on Monday, May 6th, to fraud charges. Arthur Field, the former manager of Easley, SC-based Capital Investment Funding, denied any wrong-doing related to his business until this week. However, he reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, leading Field to admit to all 14 counts of fraud, including 11 counts of securities fraud, two counts of conspiracy, and one count of forgery – all very serious white collar … [Read more...]
Ja Rule Released from Federal Prison
May 13, 2013 by
Rapper Ja Rule Out of Federal Prison After Two Years After serving most of a two year prison sentence, rapper Ja Rule has been released. He will finish his sentence under home confinement. The 36-year-old, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, is technically still serving a sentence until July 28th. However, he will serve the remainder of his federal prison sentence at his home, possibly with community-based supervision. Ja Rule turned himself in in 2011, after pleading guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon in 2010, due to an … [Read more...]
