A 25-year-old man has admitted to using an unlicensed Bitcoin kiosk to launder money. Federal prosecutors say the Westwood resident exchanged approximately $25 million in U.S. currency and Bitcoin between May 2015 and October 2017. His list of clients is said to have...
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Bank manager could face 30 years in jail
by Law Offices of John Patrick Ryan | Aug 14, 2019 | White Collar Crimes
A 34-year-old man who worked at a Wells Fargo branch in California chose to plead guilty to a charge of felony bank fraud. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 18 and could face of up to 30 years in prison. Authorities say that the man laundered money that was...
Man sentenced in workers’ compensation embezzlement
by Law Offices of John Patrick Ryan | Jul 25, 2019 | White Collar Crimes
A 64-year-old California financial advisor was sentenced to 10 years and four months in prison on July 18 for embezzling funds from 12 people. They were all workers' compensation funds for injured workers.Legally, settlements related to workers' compensation are...
Former California attorney pleads guilty to wire fraud
by Law Offices of John Patrick Ryan | Jun 14, 2019 | White Collar Crimes
On June 7, it was reported that a former California attorney pleaded guilty to wire fraud after he falsely represented to his clients that the legal resolutions he obtained for them were favorable. The 36-year-old attorney faxes a maximum sentence of 20 years in...
Michael Avenatti to plead not guilty to fraud
by Law Offices of John Patrick Ryan | Apr 30, 2019 | White Collar Crimes
Attorney Michael Avenatti says that he plans to plead not guilty to a raft of felony charges including embezzlement and fraud when he appears in California district court. The 48-year-old litigator is accused of using millions of dollars that should have gone to his...
Avenatti facing federal charges in California and New York
by Law Offices of John Patrick Ryan | Apr 3, 2019 | White Collar Crimes
Controversial attorney Michael Avenatti became a media sensation in March 2018 when he took legal action against President Trump on behalf of an adult film star, and he was even said to be mulling a 2020 presidential bid. However, those aspirations took a major hit on...
Charges for parents, coaches in college admissions scam
by Law Offices of John Patrick Ryan | Mar 21, 2019 | White Collar Crimes
Law enforcement says a California man is at the center of the so-called "Varsity Blues" scandal, in which wealthy parents paid large sums of money to get their children into prestigious universities using bribes, falsified test results, fake reports of athletic...
Paul Manafort receives sentence in fraud case
by Law Offices of John Patrick Ryan | Mar 14, 2019 | White Collar Crimes
California residents may have heard that Paul Manafort was sentenced to 47 months in prison by a judge in Virginia. He was charged with bank and tax fraud, which the judge acknowledged were serious charges. The judge said that Manafort's actions were akin to stealing...
California woman sentenced after admitting embezzlement
by Law Offices of John Patrick Ryan | Feb 13, 2019 | White Collar Crimes
A 43-year-old California woman was sentenced to five years in a state prison on Feb. 4 for embezzling $474,000 from the owners of a Paso Robles company. Prosecutors say that she took advantage of the elderly owners of the company over a period of about three years...
Man with dine-and-dash conviction surrenders
by Law Offices of John Patrick Ryan | Jan 24, 2019 | White Collar Crimes
A man who pleaded no contest to walking out on checks at restaurants in Pasadena, California, surrendered to police in January, 2019, to serve his 120-day jail sentence. The man, aged 45, allegedly used numerous first dates as an opportunity to not pay for meals at...
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John Patrick Ryan has been practicing law for over 20 years. Experienced in criminal law. U.S. Navy Veteran.