BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland man has been sentenced to prison for selling more than $1.6 million worth of fake nursing diplomas, transcripts and licenses, that allowed people to become nurses without completing the necessary coursework. Ejike Sìe Asiaghunam, 55. of Upper Marlboro, was sentenced in federal court in Maryland on Monday to 21 months in prison and two years of supervised […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Police Financial Crimes Unit is warning the public about an internet scam targeting Gmail accounts. This scam has been seen in August and September, and police say it can be very dangerous for victims. The scammer sends an email to a potential victim’s Gmail account with a picture of their home from Google Maps. The scammer […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A former Baltimore City employee has admitted to taking bribes and defrauding the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Joseph Gillespie, 35, of Baltimore, was found to have stolen more than $250,000 in bribes and received more than $138,000 in fraudulent PPP loans. Gillespie pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bribery. He worked for the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man was sentenced this week to thirty months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release in Baltimore federal court for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. The sentencing of 67-year-old Theodore Sapperstein, formerly of Pikesville, is the result of his guilty plea to conspiracy to commit bank fraud. He will serve 30 months in […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Jamaican National has been indicted for an alleged lottery scheme that defrauded victims of millions of dollars, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced this week. According to the indictment, between October 2020 and February 2024, Nickoy Campbell, 29, of Jamaica, and his co-conspirators contacted victims by mail or phone and convinced them that they had won millions of dollars […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for his role in a bank fraud scheme that victimized a number of victims and took more than $1.8 million from the banking system. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Damilola Ojo, 31, of Windsor Mill, took part in the scheme, which used the Internal […]
HARFORD COUNTY, MD—The Harford County Sheriff’s Office has charged a suspect in a complex identity theft and fraud scheme that resulted in a $1 million financial loss for a local resident. On June 13, 2024, a 73-year-old Harford County woman received an unsolicited email purportedly from Eric Kressman of the Office of the Inspector General. The email claimed that the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Three men have been indicted for an alleged $3.5 million scheme that targeted older adults, making them believe their computers were infected with viruses and demanding payment for repairs. Amit Ahuja, 40, of Westminster, Maryland, is facing federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. The two other suspects, Kapil Gulati, 50, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, […]