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• Rockville Man Accused of $100M COVID Fraud Scheme, Purchasing Luxury Cars and $4M Beallsville Property (mocoshow.com) — A Rockville man has been indicted in an alleged $100 million COVID-19 testing fraud scheme that prosecutors say funneled more than $50 million in insurance payments to his Gaithersburg company. Federal officials accuse him of using the proceeds for luxury cars, a Beallsville property, and large securities transfers; he faces multiple healthcare fraud and money laundering charges but remains presumed innocent.
• Rockville man found guilty of hacking crypto exchange, stealing more than $50 million (wtop.com) — A Rockville man has been convicted of hacking a cryptocurrency exchange and stealing more than $50 million by exploiting flaws in its code. Jurors in New York found him guilty of computer fraud and money laundering after evidence showed he boasted about a "crypto heist" and spent some proceeds on high-end trading cards, leaving him facing up to 30 years in prison.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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