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Updated Feb. 22, 2019, with an indictment in the case.
A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a Florida man who defrauded a Tarrant County school district out of almost $2 million by posing as an employee at a Fort Worth construction company, authorities say.
Donald Howard Conkright, 61, of Big Pine Key faces two counts of wire fraud. Conkright was arrested in December in Florida before being extradited to Texas.
"Unfortunately, these sorts of spear-phishing email attacks have become all-too-common — and perpetrators are targeting not just individuals, but corporations and public institutions as well," U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox said in a news release. "We cannot allow bad actors to divert precious school resources away from educating our children."
In late October, Crowley ISD received an email purporting to be from Steele & Freeman Inc., a construction company building an elementary school and career technology center in the district, according to a federal criminal complaint.
The email said that the company's banking information had changed and that future payments should be routed to an IberiaBank account in Florida. The district wired $1 as a test, and a followup email from the same account confirmed the transaction.
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2 Former Michigan State Stars and 1 Former Piston Arrested In Massive NBA Fraud Case
18 former NBA players were arrested today and charged with committing fraud against the league for almost $4 Million.
The news broke today detailing the scam, and the players that were involved. Federal charges are being brought down on 18 former NBA players, including three with Michigan ties. Former Michigan State stars Alan Anderson, and Shannon Brown were named along with former Piston, Will Bynum. They allegedly took part in the scam that was created by Terrance Williams. Authorities listed Williams as the ringleader of the scam.
So what exactly did they do?
According to ESPN, the plan was centered around the NBA's Health and Welfare benefit plan. The short version is that the players would claim to have some kind of medical service done, and pocket the money provided by the league.
Investigators revealed that each of the players listed would then take some of the money and give it to Williams as a kickback. In total the group allegedly defrauded the league for nearly $4 Million!
Who were the players involved?
The list is mostly made up of role players, but most NBA fans will recognize everyone named.
- Will Bynum
- Alan Anderson
- Shannon Brown
- Terrance Williams
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