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Case timeline, 2022 – present

Every investigation opened by the Doaf is recorded here within 24 hours of filing. Filter by status, search by defendant or enabler.

Cases & recoveries by year
By category ($M)
  1. DOAF-2026-002 · January 30, 2026

    AI-grant misappropriation — RegenLab

    investigating

    Federal research grants diverted to unrelated commercial product development and personal expenses.

    Amount
    $22.0M
    Category
    Government
    Jurisdiction
    Federal — EDVA
    Defendants
    Dr. Yulia Mara, RegenLab Holdings
    Enablers named: Grant officer (suspended)
  2. DOAF-2025-104 · October 7, 2025

    Synthetic identity loan fraud — Cardinal Credit

    investigating

    Over 18,000 synthetic identities cultivated and used to draw lines of credit across three product lines.

    Amount
    $93.5M
    Category
    Banking
    Jurisdiction
    Federal — NDIL
    Defendants
    Cardinal Credit Co., Five unnamed individuals
    Enablers named: Data broker: NorthArc
  3. DOAF-2025-021 · April 18, 2025

    Municipal bond steering — Port Authority

    indicted

    Bond underwriting steered to a politically connected advisor in exchange for campaign contributions.

    Amount
    $41.0M
    Category
    Government
    Jurisdiction
    State — Port Authority
    Defendants
    Comm. Iris Doll, Bayfront Advisors
    Enablers named: Outside counsel: Mendel & Croft
  4. DOAF-2024-088 · September 30, 2024

    GreenLeaf Solar — investor disclosure fraud

    investigating

    Backlog and revenue figures inflated in 6 consecutive filings to support a secondary offering.

    Amount
    $54.0M
    Category
    Corporate
    Jurisdiction
    Federal — NDCA
    Defendants
    Aaron Vex, GreenLeaf Solar PLC
    Enablers named: IR firm: Halcyon Partners
  5. DOAF-2024-003 · February 9, 2024

    Northwave Bank — sanctions evasion

    indicted

    Stripped wire identifiers on 11,400 transactions to disguise originators in sanctioned jurisdictions.

    Amount
    $1.20B
    Category
    Banking
    Jurisdiction
    Federal — SDNY
    Defendants
    Northwave Bank, N.A., Hala Rifai
    Enablers named: Correspondent: Banca Pelago
  6. DOAF-2023-067 · June 11, 2023

    Healthcare billing fraud — Atrius Network

    convicted

    Phantom procedures and upcoded visits billed to public insurers across 14 clinics.

    Amount
    $78.0M
    Category
    Healthcare
    Jurisdiction
    Federal — CDCA
    Defendants
    Dr. Samuel Yost, Atrius Network Inc.
    Enablers named: Billing vendor: ClaimCore
  7. DOAF-2023-009 · January 22, 2023

    ChainVault crypto exchange — fabricated reserves

    indicted

    Customer balances printed against unbacked tokens; reserve attestations falsified across 9 quarters.

    Amount
    $612.0M
    Category
    Crypto
    Jurisdiction
    Federal — EDNY
    Defendants
    Tomas Reuel, Priya Anand, Jens Holm
    Enablers named: Auditor: Ridgeline Assurance
  8. DOAF-2022-041 · August 2, 2022

    Pension fund kickback scheme — District 7

    convicted

    Procurement officials steered retirement-fund contracts to a single vendor in exchange for offshore payments.

    Amount
    $26.5M
    Category
    Government
    Jurisdiction
    State — District 7
    Defendants
    Hon. Robert Klees, Dana Okafor
    Enablers named: District 7 Procurement Office
  9. DOAF-2022-014 · March 14, 2022

    Meridian Holdings shell-company laundering ring

    convicted

    Twelve shell entities used to route invoices through three jurisdictions, masking $184M in misappropriated investor funds.

    Amount
    $184.0M
    Category
    Corporate
    Jurisdiction
    Federal — SDNY
    Defendants
    Marcus Halberd, Eliza Vance
    Enablers named: Trent & Boyle LLP · Northwave Bank (compliance unit)