The owner of an aircraft leasing company, who was indicted earlier this year on commercial bribery charges, his corporation, and five new individual defendants are facing an expanded federal indictment alleging that they engaged in a fraudulent financing scheme that raised more than $50 million.

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Aircraft Leasing Company Owner Indicted in $50 Million Fraudulent Financing Scheme

Thomas John Hunter, of Maple Grove, Minnesota, the part owner of Legacy Lending, was sentenced to 40 months in prison for participating in a mortgage fraud scheme that involved 37 separate real estate transactions and $20 million in loan proceeds.

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Minnesota Business Owner Sentenced for Role in $20 Million Mortgage Fraud Scam

Richard Valentine Kozak, of Long Lake, Minnesota, was charged in connection with allegedly sending a suspicious white powder to Dow Jones and Co.

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Minnesota Man Indicted for Mailing Suspicious White Powder Letter

Jama Idle Ibrahim, of Somalia, pled guilty in Washington, D.C.

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Somali Pleads Guilty to Piracy Charges in Takeover of Merchant Ship

Gale A. Rachuy, of Duluth, Minnesota, was charged in connection with purchasing vehicles from dealerships and from an individual using closed account checks and then transporting the vehicles in interstate commerce knowing that they were stolen vehicles.

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Minnesota Resident Indicted in Wisconsin for Role in Stolen Vehicle Scheme

Jason Jewell, of Frankfort, Indiana, was sentenced to six years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for possession and transportation of child pornography.

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Indiana Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Offenses

James Thomas Flocker, of Chico, California, was sentenced to seven years in prison after being convicted of transporting child pornography, distributing child pornography, and possession of child pornography.

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California Film Producer Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges

John Durante, of Old Saybrook, Connecticut, the owner of several small health care businesses in Connecticut, pled guilty to one count of tax evasion stemming from a multi-year scheme to evade payment of employee withholdings and other payroll taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.

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Connecticut Business Owner Admits Evading Over $1 Million in Withholdings, Taxes

Our continuing series looks at how we work with other agencies to disrupt and dismantle major drug trafficking organizations.

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ON THE SOUTHWEST BORDER: Going After the Major Players

Dennis Earl Hecker, of Medina, Minnesota, who owned and operated numerous Minnesota auto dealerships and businesses that provided fleet vehicles to car rental companies, pled guilty to bankruptcy fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with orchestrating a scheme to defraud financial lenders and others out of millions of dollars.

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Minnesota Auto Dealer Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme