Ex-NASA employees admit to luxury home mortgage fraud scheme
HOUSTON – A Missouri City couple who once worked at NASA admitted Friday to running a years-long mortgage fraud scheme tied to the financing of their luxury home, federal prosecutors said. Noreen…
Barred Broker Dealer Charged with $1 Million Investment Scheme and Fraudulently Obtaining $96,000 Cares Act Loan
NEWARK, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was charged today with defrauding victims in an investment fraud scheme out of at least $1 million, and with fraudulently obtaining a loan…
Philadelphia Man Charged With Drug Trafficking Offenses
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Terrell Watson, age 33, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury for drug…
Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crimes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Brian Martell Smith, 42, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm, and to possession of a firearm with a removed, obliterated,…
Two former officials of tiny St. Louis County municipality accused of stealing $660,000
ST. LOUIS – Two former employees of the small St. Louis County city of Flordell Hills were accused in a grand jury indictment Wednesday of stealing a total of $663,000 over six…
Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Steal Firearms
CONCORD – William Guerrero, 21, of Brighton, Massachusetts pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to steal firearms from a New Hampshire Federal Firearm Licensee, United States…
Kodiak Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison for Sextortion
ANCHORAGE – A Kodiak man was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline to 18 years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for the production of child…
Fridley Felon Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Selling Methamphetamine, Illegally Possessing Firearms
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Fridley man was sentenced to 216 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for methamphetamine distribution and firearms violations, announced United States Attorney Andrew…
Tukwila, WA, man who torched a car to retaliate against an informant sentenced to 7 years in prison
Seattle – A 23-year-old Tukwila, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 7 years in prison for retaliating against an informant and conspiracy to use fire to…
New York Man Sentenced To 24 Months’ Imprisonment For Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain 892 iphones From Sprint
WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Ian Keith Thompson, age 32, of New York, New York, was sentenced today to 24 months’ imprisonment to…
South Carolina Fentanyl Trafficker Is Sentenced To 13 Years
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A South Carolina man was sentenced to 13 years in prison today for trafficking nearly a kilogram of fentanyl, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District…
Essex County Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Obstructing Justice while on Pre-Trial Release
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 12 months in prison for obstructing justice while on pre-trial release, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Robert Alexander,…
KC Man Pleads Guilty to Falsely Claiming to Hire Ex-Cons for Non-profit Agency
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man who operates a non-profit agency has pleaded guilty in federal court to falsely claiming to employ convicted felons who were on federal court…
Beaumont Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Armed Robbery of Dollar Store
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Beaumont man has been sentenced to federal prison for violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Kenderious DaShawn Coleman, 20, pleaded guilty…
Investment Scam Ringleader Pleads Guilty After Being Recorded Paying Cash Kickbacks at Boca Raton Starbucks
Miami, Florida – Paul Geraci, 45, of Parkland, Florida, pleaded guilty today for his role in a large investment scheme in which he and others defrauded investors out of approximately $21 million…
Former Indiana State Senator and an Indianapolis Casino Executive Sentenced to Federal Prison for Criminal Election Finance Schemes
INDIANAPOLIS – Darryl Brent Waltz, 48, of Greenwood, Indiana, and John Keeler, 72, of Indianapolis, were each sentenced today for devising and participating in election finance schemes. Waltz pleaded guilty to receiving…
Washington County Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Renee Burnell, age 49, of Hudson Falls, New York, pled guilty today in connection with a scheme to defraud two banks using the personal information of the customers…
New York City Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking a Kilogram of Fentanyl to Syracuse
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Marvin Antonio Lantigua, age 31, of New York City, pled guilty today to possessing with intent to distribute a kilogram of fentanyl, announced United States Attorney Carla B.…
Statement by U.S. Attorney Breon Peace on the Passing of Former U.S. Attorney Andrew J. Maloney
“Our Office mourns the passing of Andrew J. Maloney, who nobly served as the 33rd United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York with a passion for doing justice, a…
St. Charles County man admits pandemic loan fraud
ST. LOUIS – A man from O’Fallon, Missouri on Wednesday admitted fraudulently obtaining a $54,900 loan meant to aid businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. David Smiley, 39, pleaded guilty in front…
Hattiesburg Man Sentenced to over 12 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
Hattiesburg, Miss. – A Hattiesburg man was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison and 5 years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney…
