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…
Alaska Wildlife Trooper Agrees to Resign and Permanently Relinquish Law Enforcement Credentials for Making False Statements to the FAA
FAIRBANKS – An Alaska Wildlife Trooper has entered into an agreement with the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Alaska to resolve investigations into false and misleading statements…
Former GE Engineer Sentenced to 24 Months for Conspiring to Steal Trade Secrets
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Jean Patrice Delia, age 46, of Montreal, Canada, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for conspiring to steal trade secrets from the General Electric Company (GE).…
Rhode Island Man Admits Stealing and Selling Luxury Car Tires and Rims
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL FARIAS, 56, of Providence, Rhode Island, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in…
Federal Jury Convicts Venice Man For Making Threatening Calls To Members Of Congress
Tampa, Florida – A federal jury has found Frank Anthony Pezzuto (73, Venice) guilty of transmitting in interstate commerce three separate threatening communications to injure certain members of Congress. Pezzuto faces a…
Former Jacksonville Resident Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Travel Scam
Jacksonville, Florida – Juan Carlos Arteaga (58, Conroe, TX) today pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. Arteaga has agreed…
Member of Boston Latin Kings Chapter Sentenced for Racketeering and Drug Conspiracies
BOSTON – A former member of the Boston-based Devon Street Kings Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) was sentenced yesterday on racketeering and drug charges. Steven…
New Jersey Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Assaulting Law Enforcement in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON – A New Jersey man was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for assaulting a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer and committing other criminal…
Slidell Resident Sentenced to 33 Months for Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine and Crack in the ‘Goose’ Area of New Orleans
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Defendants Charged in $4M Unemployment Fraud Case
DETROIT – Two Michigan men have been charged via criminal complaint for their roles in a large-scale, multi-state Unemployment Insurance benefit fraud scheme, announced Acting United States Attorney Saima S. Mohsin. Joining…
Jury Convicts Two Mexican Nationals for $2.1 Million Meth Conspiracy
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two Mexican nationals have been convicted by a federal trial jury for their roles in a $2.1 million conspiracy to distribute over 100 kilograms of methamphetamine in the…
Financial Secretary-Treasurer of UAW Local 412 Charged With Embezzling Over $2 Million in Union Funds
DETROIT – Timothy Edmunds, the Financial Secretary-Treasurer of Local 412 of the United Auto Workers union, has been charged in a Criminal Complaint with embezzling over $2 million in union funds announced…
HSI investigation results in multiple federal drug and firearm convictions including contributing to an overdose death
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Following a four-day jury trial in federal court, a Sevierville man was convicted of multiple drug charges involving the distribution and possession of heroin, fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl as…
Union County Man Sentenced To 85 Months In Prison For Carjacking Uber Driver In Newark
NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 85 months in prison for his role in a Newark carjacking in which a firearm was brandished, Acting U.S.…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Joins in Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month, November 2021
PORTLAND, Ore.—On October 29, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. proclaimed November 2021 as National Native American Heritage Month. The proclamation honors the perseverance of American Indian and Alaska Native peoples and reaffirms…
United States Attorney’s Office District of Arizona October 2021 Immigration and Border Crimes Report
I. Illegal Reentry After Deportation (8 U.S.C. 1326) 289 individuals were charged in October with illegal reentry A. 217 of those 289 individuals had previously been convicted of non-immigration criminal offenses in…
Romanian National Sentenced for Stealing $80K from Credit Union Accounts
TULSA, Okla. – A Romanian national was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring with others to steal close to $80,000 from credit union customers’ accounts after installing skimmers and pinhole cameras…
Property Manager Pleads Guilty in Homeowner Association Fraud Case
Jackson, Miss. – David Luke Lane, 78, pled guilty to bank fraud yesterday before United States District Judge Henry T. Wingate, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca. According to court documents, David…
Penitas city manager pleads guilty
McALLEN, Texas – A 38-year-old McAllen resident has pleaded guilty to a criminal information charging him with bribery and bankruptcy fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Omar X. Romero admitted…
Pair indicted for defrauding COVID-19 benefit programs
Seattle – A Seattle area pair was indicted today in the Western District of Washington, for more than $1 million in fraud on COVID-19 relief programs, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Bryan…
Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. Admits to Leading Vast Drug-Smuggling, Money Laundering Empire
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 10, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. of Tamaulipas, Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court today to drug and money laundering charges, admitting that he…