Sherita Booker Charged With Filing False Tax Returns
Cleveland tax preparer Sherita Booker was charged in April 2026 with aiding in the preparation of false federal income tax returns under 26 U.S.C. 7206(2).
About Raymond
Raymond Kwok spent eight years in cybersecurity before turning to journalism, working as a penetration tester and incident response analyst for Fortune 500 companies. He holds a CISSP certification and has presented at DEF CON and Black Hat on social engineering techniques used in financial fraud. At ConFraud, he translates the technical complexity of cybercrime into narrative journalism that general readers can follow — and that keeps security professionals engaged. His coverage spans cryptocurrency pump-and-dump schemes, ransomware operations, SIM-swap fraud rings, and the dark web marketplaces where stolen financial data is bought and sold. He studied computer science at Carnegie Mellon University.
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Insider Trading: How It Works, How the SEC Catches It, and What Happens When It Does
Insider trading prosecutions have produced some of the most dramatic white-collar criminal cases of the past three decades. Here's how it actually works, the legal definition, the three main case types, how the SEC detects it, and what prosecutors have to prove.
Christopher Barclay and Jesse Finalyson: The Bankruptcy Trustee and Attorney Accused of Settling $75 Million in Claims for $200,000
A bankruptcy malpractice adversary proceeding accuses Chapter 7 trustee Christopher R. Barclay and his colleague Jesse Finalyson of settling $75 million in claims for a total of $200,000, then approving a sale of the remaining estate claims to the very man accused of orchestrating the criminal enterprise -- for another $100,000. The law firm they worked for, Finlayson Toffer Roosevelt and Lilly LLP, appears to have dissolved.
Hawaii Couple Convicted in $192,000 Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
A federal jury in Honolulu convicted a Hawaii couple for their roles in a nationwide tax fraud conspiracy that netted them nearly $200,000 in fraudulent IRS refunds, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.