WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the broad reach of a federal law prohibiting bank fraud, a ruling that gives the government more leeway to prosecute financial crimes. The unanimous came in the case of a California man ...

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Nicole Pompey, 34, of Cheektowaga, Erie County, who was convicted of bank fraud, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to 12 months in prison. She was also ordered to pay $42,000 in restitution to HSBC Bank. ...

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Ali Haddad, 31, of Montreal, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to bank fraud. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, a $1 million fine or both. According to Assistant U.S. Attorney ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Bank Fraud Specific Intent U.S. v. Gyanbaah, et al. 10-2441-cr Judges Winter, Lynch and Carney Background: Several defendants were convicted of numerous counts following a bank fraud and identity theft scheme after ...

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Ronald Cox, 28, formerly of Geneva, is facing up to 30 years in prison after being charged with bank fraud. He could also be fined $1 million. According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany H. Lee, Cox is alleged to have used the personal information ...

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Mary Ann Fulbright, 60, of Dallas, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer, to bank fraud. Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa J. Miller said Fulbright fraudulently obtained a home equity conversion loan, a type of reverse mortgage ...

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Brandi Harris, 33, of Rochester, has been sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer to three years in prison for bank fraud and aggregated identity theft. Harris was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $5,312.93.

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Jia Ming Huang, 45, of New York City, and Rungen Huang, 38, of Florida, have pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Court Judge William M. Skretny, to conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

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Vincent Howard, 39, of Rochester, has was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to five years in prison for conviction of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

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Former attorney Robert R. Goods has been ordered by Chief U.S. District Court Judge William M. Skretny to pay $600,000 in civil penalties for conviction of bank fraud, according to U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr.

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NEW YORK CITY — A wealthy Manhattan investment banker who was once a top fundraiser for Hillary Rodham Clinton and other big-name Democrats was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for defrauding banks of $292 million by a judge who called the case a “Shakespearean tragedy.”

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