Harassing Missouri Landlord Sued by Feds
SPRINGFIELD, MO – The Justice Department has initiated legal action against Jimmie Bell, a Springfield, Missouri landlord, accusing him of sexually harassing female tenants, a violation of the Fair Housing Act. Filed…
Former Freight Company Executive Admits Embezzlement Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A former program manager of an international freight forwarding company today admitted his role in a scheme to embezzle over $550,000 from the company, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A.…
Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Over One Year in Prison for Bank Fraud
CONCORD – Kazi Pervez, 42, of Methuen, Massachusetts was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day in federal prison for bank fraud, Acting United States Attorney…
Local Man, 22, Sentenced to 14 Years for Armed Robberies in Pittsburgh and Its Eastern Suburbs
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 14 years of incarceration on his conviction of several counts of robbery, brandishing a firearm during a crime…
Duquesne Man Sentenced to More than 5 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Law Offenses
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Duquesne, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 66 months’ imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release on his conviction for narcotics trafficking and possession…
Montz Woman Sentenced for Theft of Government Funds
NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that IGEL CASANOVA GIBBINS (“GIBBINS”), age 44, of Montz, Louisiana, was sentenced today for Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title…
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Chinese-Made Military Helmets and Body Armor to Federal Agencies
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Celeste, Texas, man pleaded guilty today to a wire fraud scheme involving the selling of Chinese-made military helmets, body armor, and other products to the United States Department…
Pittsburgh Man Arranged Purchases and Sales of Heroin and Fentanyl, Illegally Possessed a Gun
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe…
White Plains Investment Adviser Sentenced To 63 Months In Federal Prison For Embezzlement
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GREGG BRIE, an investment adviser in White Plains, New York, was sentenced yesterday in White Plains federal…
Vermont Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery
CONCORD – Trevor Allen, 29, of Bellows Falls, Vermont, pleaded guilty in federal court to bank robbery, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.…
Two Sentenced in Lottery Scams that Defrauded Seniors
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Two Jamaican citizens who participated in lottery scams that defrauded U.S citizens, primarily senior citizens in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and several other states, of more than a half-million dollars,…
Owners of Imaging Product Companies Pay $220,000 to Resolve Allegations of Fraud Against Federal Government Agencies
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jimmy A. Meron, owner of WOW Imaging Products LLC (WOW) and part owner of Time Enterprises LLC (Time), has paid $100,000 to resolve allegations of knowingly overcharging federal agencies…
Marionville Man Sentenced to Prison for Threatening Two Congressmen
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Marionville, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for threatening two members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Kenneth R. Hubert, 63, was sentenced by U.S. District…
Second DC Solar Defendant Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Billion Dollar Ponzi Scheme
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Joseph W. Bayliss, 46, of Martinez, was sentenced today to three years in prison and ordered to pay $481.3 million in restitution for participating in a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme…
Hyattsville Man Sentenced to Seven and a Half Years in Federal Prison for a Scheme to Defraud Banks Using Stolen and Altered Checks
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chaung sentenced Rodney Jerrod Jefferson, age 29, of Hyattsville, Maryland to seven and a half years in federal prison, followed by three years of…
Former Realtor Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Running Nearly $4 Million Fraud that Scammed Distressed Homeowners
LOS ANGELES – A former realtor and longtime fugitive was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison for scheming to defraud distressed homeowners out of nearly $4 million by falsely…
Former Employees At State Administrator Of Medicaid Transportation And Business Owner Charged With Submitting Fraudulent Claims
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Health and…
Postal Worker Indicted for Delay or Destruction of Mail
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DARIUS PATIN, age 33, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on November 12, 2021 in a one-count indictment for delay or destruction of mail. According to…
Akron Man Found Guilty of Distributing Fentanyl that Led to Fatal Overdose
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that on Monday, November 15, 2021, a federal jury returned guilty verdicts against Defendant Quentin D. Watson, 35, of Akron, Ohio, following a week-long trial…
Gary Man Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison
HAMMOND- Austin Williams, 28, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United…
Local non-profit CEO sentenced to 4 years in prison for tax fraud
CINCINNATI – The founder, owner, CEO and president of a Cincinnati nonprofit was sentenced today in federal court to 48 months in prison for using thousands of dollars for personal expenses instead…