guilty pleas

General News July 8, 2026 

Jacob Wise, 29, of Riverview, MI, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud against the business where he worked as a financial controller.

Taxes June 23, 2026 

In February, Sbeih Sbeih, 57, was arrested in the eastern European country of Georgia after he was a fugitive for 11 years.

Taxes May 8, 2026 

Roody Metelus, 47, of Broward County, FL, has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a scheme where he submitted hundreds of fraudulent COVID-19 loan applications during the pandemic, amounting to more than $4 million.

Accounting April 30, 2026 

Cynthia Marie Marabella pleaded guilty April 24 to embezzling over $26 million from her employer in a case tied to the kidnapping of the company owner and threats of harm to his family.

Taxes April 30, 2026 

Dormeshia A. Haire, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements on a tax return, one count of wire fraud and three counts of aiding and abetting the filing of false and fraudulent returns.

General News March 2, 2026 

Evangelos Drosos, 51, of Glen Rock, NJ, pleaded guilty Feb. 19 to three counts of wire fraud, one count of bank fraud and failing to file one income tax return.

Accounting February 17, 2026 

Investors in former Chattanooga accountant Jonathan Frost's hydrogen plant investment scheme are encouraged to email the FBI and access a website with case updates, officials say.

Accounting February 12, 2026 

The former Chattanooga accountant is free on a $10,000 bond after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and tax fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in court on Feb. 11.

General News January 30, 2026 

It's unlikely that Chattanooga accountant Jonathan Frost, who has agreed to plead guilty to three federal financial crimes and could then owe the government at least $70 million, has the funds to repay the government or victims.

General News January 28, 2026 

Jonathan Frost, who turned a Chattanooga accounting firm into a hub for flashy social media-driven investments that collapsed, has agreed to plead guilty to federal conspiracy charges involving wire and tax fraud and money laundering.

Accounting November 21, 2025 

Edward Sodlosky, 71, of Middlebury, CT, failed to report almost $1.4 million in additional income, resulting in a tax loss to the government of more than $400,000, authorities said.

Accounting August 14, 2025 

James Anthony Kroger, a former tax and accounting professor at Gustavus Adolphus College, was convicted on one count of wire fraud that accused him of embezzling more than $670,000 from a Wyoming-based real estate company.