TOP 35 (PLUS ONE) WEEKLY FRAUD ANNOUNCEMENTS (October 12, 2026 - October 16, 2026) 1. Hundreds of federal and state officials sign @VP's pledge to hold fraudsters accountable. 2. National tax-fraud surge by @DOJFraudDiv and partners announced cases and actions reaching more than $490M in tax fraud. 3. CEO sentenced to 19 years for orchestrating $1B Medicare telemedicine fraud; platform generated fake doctors’ orders and prescriptions. 4. Investment-firm founder pleaded guilty to $500M fraud scheme targeting lenders and investors. 5. Four defendants indicted for promoting an illegal tax shelter hiding $1.5B in income; estimated $200M tax loss. 6. Three Mexican citizens charged in $74M IRS refund scheme using ITINs and stolen identities; over 16,000 Treasury checks cashed in scheme. 7. Two charged in $21M false‑trust tax‑refund conspiracy; fraudulent returns and fabricated support documents. 8. Defendant indicted for scheme involving $6.9M in false COVID‑era tax credits. 9. North Korean IT-worker scheme charged; alleged fraud and identity theft hit 70+ companies. 10. Serial bank fraudster sentenced to more than 16 years for repeated fraud schemes. 11. Former private‑equity fund CEO sentenced to nearly 3 years for misusing investor funds in a multi‑year fraud. 12. Pastor indicted in $13M wire‑fraud and money‑laundering scheme. 13. Father and son plead guilty in $9M invoice‑fraud conspiracy using shell entities. 14. Defendant pleads guilty to laundering proceeds from a $6M Medicare‑fraud scheme. 15. Staffing‑business owner and son indicted for employment‑tax and wire‑fraud schemes involving manipulated payroll filings. 16. Defendant indicted for >$1M in false COVID‑relief tax‑credit filings using fabricated quarterly returns. 17. Three arrested attempting to steal >$2M in Treasury checks. 18. Former Massachusetts state official charged with SNAP‑benefit fraud using alleged false statements to obtain payments. 19. One of @FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters returned to U.S. to face food‑stamp‑fraud charges after fleeing abroad. 20. Dominican illegal alien charged with healthcare benefit fraud and aggravated identity theft. 21. Defendant sentenced to 24 months for pandemic‑unemployment and tax‑fraud conduct while earning millions off unlicensed contracting. 22. Defendant pleads guilty to pandemic‑relief program fraud totaling >$250k; false applications to obtain federal benefits. 23. Two defendants plead guilty in unemployment‑benefits fraud conspiracy; >$900k withdrawn using stolen identities. 24. Former postal employee sentenced to 20 months for fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits while employed by USPS. 25. Florida defendant sentenced to 36 months for tax‑refund fraud in $4.2M scheme. 26. Texas tax preparer sentenced to 14 months for false‑return scheme resulting in at least $250k in loss. 27. Tennessee tax preparer pleads guilty in scheme involving false returns causing $4.1M in loss. 28. Jury trial conviction of Phoenix tax preparer for willfully filing false returns; conspiracy sought more than $21M in fraudulent refunds. 29. Texas return preparer pleads guilty to conspiracy to defraud that sought more than $35M in fraudulent refunds. 30. Indian national pleads guilty in elderly‑victim fraud conducted from prison; defendant admitted he participated in the scheme while serving a federal sentence for a previous mail fraud conviction involving elderly victims. 31. Jury convicts defendant on 30 counts of money‑laundering and wire‑fraud offenses in a large‑scale fraud scheme. 32. Denver defendant sentenced to 30 months after obtaining $1.2M in emergency PPP loans based on false representations made to six different banks. 33. Bronx defendant sentenced to 54 months in bank‑fraud conspiracy and identity‑theft scheme. 34. Jamaican national sentenced to 72 months for role in nationwide fraud scheme that fraudulently obtained $3.4 million from 28 victims; deportation to follow prison term. 35. Floridian sentenced to 51 months and ordered to pay $2.8M restitution in investment‑fraud money‑laundering case. 36. Federal inmate convicted of conspiring to commit wire fraud from inside prison; victims defrauded of about $1.4M.