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…
Physical Therapy Provider to Pay $4 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations
MINNEAPOLIS – RehabAuthority, LLC, a physical therapy company with operations in Minnesota, has agreed to pay $4 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims for payment for outpatient physical therapy…
Dominican National Sentenced for Two Fentanyl Conspiracies
BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence was sentenced yesterday in connection with two fentanyl distribution conspiracies. Guillermo Aybar-Guerrero, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper…
Former California Resident Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Crystal Meth
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JASON WILLIAMS, 36, a citizen of Belize last residing in Los Angeles, California, was sentenced yesterday by…
Gadsden Man Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Tax Returns
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A tax preparer pleaded guilty today to preparing false tax returns on behalf of himself and his clients resulting in a tax loss to the U.S. taxpayer of more…
Hardin woman who burned down house on Crow Indian Reservation sentenced to prison
BILLINGS — A Hardin woman who admitted to burning down a house on the Crow Indian Reservation in 2020 was sentenced on Oct. 27 to 30 months in prison to be followed…
Maryland Man Indicted On Firearms Charges
HARRISBURG, – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on October 27, 2021, Melton Montgomery, age 27, of Gwynn Oak, Maryland, was indicted by a federal…
Fall River Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Child Exploitation Charges
BOSTON – A Fall River man entered a plea of guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021 in federal court in Boston in connection with travelling to New Hampshire to attempt to have…
Madison County man sentenced to prison for making online threats to kill individuals connected with abortion services non-profit
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A London, Ohio, man was sentenced in federal court today to 20 months in prison and five years of supervised release for making online threats to individuals connected with…
Former Operations And Marketing Director At Lifeway Credit Union Charged With Fraud
NASHVILLE – A criminal Information was filed today, charging Monica Jackson, 42, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, with embezzling over $242,000 from Lifeway Credit Union, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Mary Jane Stewart for the…
Husband and Wife Real Estate Team Indicted on Federal Fraud, Identify Theft Charges
ABINGDON, Va.– A federal grand jury returned an indictment this week charging a Wise, Virginia couple, who owned and operated a local real estate agency, with defrauding multiple advance commission companies and…
Minnesota Man Charged With Computer Intrusion And Illegally Streaming Content From Four Major Professional Sports Leagues
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…
Louisiana Man Indicted for Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Relief Funds and Money Laundering
A federal grand jury in Shreveport, Louisiana, returned an indictment yesterday charging a Louisiana man with fraudulently obtaining more than $1.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan…
South Carolina Man Charged With Robbing Jewelry Store
HARRISBURG, – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on October 27, 2021, Christopher Demarcus Bethea, age 47, of South Carolina, was indicted by a federal…
New Orleans Resident Sentenced to 42 Months for Trafficking Heroin with His Uncle and Six Others
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Iowa Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in Money Laundering Conspiracy
CONCORD – Shawn Helstein, 45, of Iowa, pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, Acting United States Attorney John J.…
New Jersey Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
BOSTON – A New Jersey man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Worcester in connection with attempting to produce child [censored]ography. Jordan Winczuk, 36, of Bellmawr, N.J., pleaded guilty to one…
Bergen County Investment Advisor Arrested for Stealing Millions from Clients
NEWARK, N.J. – A former broker and investment advisor from Bergen County, New Jersey, was arrested today for allegedly stealing more than $2.86 million from five clients in order to pay for…
Phoenix Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
PHOENIX, Ariz. –Andrew Walsh, 43, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 30 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release. Walsh previously…
West Monroe Man Found Guilty in Murder-for-Hire Plot
MONROE, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a federal jury in Monroe, Louisiana, returned a guilty verdict yesterday afternoon convicting Steven Marcus Kelley, 48, of West…
Two Philadelphia-area Ticket Brokers Charged with Conspiring with Former USGA Employee to Steal and Sell Thousands of U.S. Open Tickets Worth Over $3.7 Million
PHILADELPHIA – Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Jeremi Michael Conaway, 46, of West Chester, PA, and James Bell, 69, of Glen Mills, PA, were both charged by separate Informations…