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…
Haughton Man Convicted of Possessing a Firearm While in the United States Illegally
SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Evaristo Contreras-Silva, 49, of Haughton, Louisiana, has been found guilty by a jury in United States District Court in Shreveport of…
Brothers from Mexico charged with transporting aliens resulting in death
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Jorge Garcia-Rascon, 21, and Julio Garcia-Rascon, 19, both of Mexico, have been charged by criminal…
Pakistani Doctor Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
MINNEAPOLIS – A Rochester man has pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization., announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, Muhammad Masood,…
Stamford Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $4 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds
Moustapha Diakhate, 46, of Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for fraudulent receiving…
Anamosa Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Federal Prison for Being a Prohibited Person in Possession of Firearms
A prohibited person who possessed firearms and ammunition was sentenced today to 33 months in federal prison. Douglas Hurt, age 42, of Anamosa, Iowa, received the sentence after a February 3, 2022,…
Spokane Man Sentenced to Probation for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Roshon Edward Thomas, age 42, of Spokane, was sentenced to a 5-year term…
Colorado Springs Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Possession
Denver – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Matthew James Vernon, age 41, of Colorado Springs, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty…
Mexican felon guilty of third illegal reentry
LAREDO, Texas – A federal judge has imposed a guilty verdict against a 57-year-old Mexican man of illegally re-entering the United States after previously being removed, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.…
South Carolina Man Is Sentenced To 15 Years For Selling Guns and Drugs
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that Santuron Cureton, 40, of Rock Hill, South Carolina, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and four years of supervised…
Violent robber receives massive sentence for multiple crimes
HOUSTON – A 27-year-old Honduran national who illegally resided in the Houston area has been ordered to prison for 29 years, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Denis Matute pleaded guilty Nov, 2021.…
Tulsa Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Sending Emails Threatening to Kill President Biden
A Tulsa man was sentenced Monday in federal court for sending threatening emails to KOTV Channel 6 directed at President Joseph Biden and unnamed members of the Congress and their families, announced…
Jackson Man Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Prison for Carjacking
Jackson, Miss. – A Jackson man was sentenced to 92 months in prison for carjacking, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of…
Big Cabin Man Sentenced to 240 Months in Prison for Sexually Abusing and Strangling a Former Dating Partner
A Big Cabin man was sentenced Tuesday for sexually assaulting and strangling a former dating partner, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh sentenced Christopher Michael Guinn, 23,…
Indictment Unsealed Charging Former Member of Congress with Multiple Fraud Schemes and Campaign Contribution Fraud
FRESNO, Calif. — A 28-count indictment was unsealed today, charging Terrance John “TJ” Cox, 59, of Fresno, with 15 counts of wire fraud, 11 counts of money laundering, one count of financial…
New Jersey Correctional Officer Admits Accepting Bribe
CAMDEN, N.J. – A correctional officer at the Salem County Correctional Facility today admitted accepting a bribe in exchange for agreeing to smuggle a telephone into the jail for a prisoner, U.S.…
Levant Man Pleads Guilty to $300k EIDL and PPP Fraud Scheme
BANGOR, Maine: A Levant man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to wire fraud and money laundering charges stemming from his fraudulent receipt of Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)…
Four Union County Men Charged with Armed Robbery of Gas Station
NEWARK, N.J. – Four Union County men were arraigned today for their roles in the armed robbery of a gas station in Union County, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Wiggins Cadet,…
Kissimmee Man Sentenced To 40 Years For Sexually Exploiting A Child
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Rafael Antonio Bracero-Navas (50, Kissimmee) to 40 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a child. The court also ordered…
Ex-employee sentenced for stealing $284,000 from St. Louis County bank
ST. LOUIS – The former assistant manager of a bank in Wellston, Missouri on Tuesday was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White to a year and a day in prison…
Duquesne Man Indicted on Drug Charge
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Duquesne, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced…
