Jason Lottman pleaded guilty to wire fraud on July 6, 2026, after running a wedding venue that took full payment for weddings it never intended to deliver. The couples paid vendors twice. Some never walked down the aisle at all.
Stanley Pophal told nearly 190 investors he was a licensed fiduciary blessed with good fortune. On June 13, he pleaded guilty to running a six-year Ponzi scheme out of a Wausau warehouse stacked with snowmobiles.
Bob Hunter, 72, sold executives in Springfield, Missouri a polished retirement product and then spent their money. The statements he mailed back were the lock on the door.
Billie Conley Jr. pleaded guilty to wire fraud on June 1, 2026, after federal prosecutors said the Ridgefield Tech owner hid unauthorized remote-access software inside a funeral home's surveillance system. The cameras were watching the parking lot. Something else was watching the cameras.
Chanise Coyne of New Boston, Michigan pleaded guilty on May 19 to wiring a family out of $4.6 million in fake modeling fees. Federal prosecutors say the money funded her gambling, not her client's daughter.