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…
Former Rochester Pawn Shop Owner Pleads Guilty To Selling Stolen Goods
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Devin Tribunella, 37, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J.…
Putnam County Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Elderly Citizens and Local Bank
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Robert Jones, 52, of Hurricane, pleaded guilty today to two counts of aggravated identity theft, in relation to defrauding a local bank and two elderly residents in the Southern…
Brockton Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking
BOSTON – A Brockton man was sentenced yesterday for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl throughout southeastern Massachusetts. Filomeno Monteiro, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B.…
Lawrence County Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Conspiracy and Fraud
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to time served to be followed by a 6-year term of supervised release on his conviction for…
Marijuana smuggler who crossed the river in a floating truck sent to prison
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 32-year-old local man has been ordered to federal prison for possession with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Carlos Torres,…
Armed Pharmacy Robbery Results In More Than Seven Year Sentence For Vallejo Perpetrator
SAN FRANCISCO – Lembrent Rubin was sentenced today in United States District Court to 89 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to robbery of a pharmacy and to brandishing a firearm…
Tri City Bombers sentenced for racketeering crimes
HOUSTON – Two South Texas men have pleaded guilty and received significant sentences for their convictions related to an ongoing racketeering conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Mike Bueno, 50, Edinburg,…
Two Everett Men Sentenced for Money Laundering Conspiracy
BOSTON – Two Everett men were sentenced today for their participation in a scheme to launder money that was fraudulently obtained from customer bank accounts. Lindsley J. Georges, 27, and Dave Guillaume,…
Philadelphia Man Charged with Stealing Nearly $200,000 in PPP Funds
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Omar White Oliver, 43, formerly of Philadelphia, PA, was arrested and charged by Indictment for his involvement in a scheme to unlawfully…
Former Federal Background Investigator Sentenced for Falsifying Background Investigation Reports
WASHINGTON – Michelle Layton, 57, a former background investigator for the National Background Investigations Bureau, now the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, was sentenced today to…
Tax preparer sentenced to prison for fraudulent deductions on federal income tax returns
Seattle – A 58-year-old resident of Pacific, Washington, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle, to a year and a day in prison for 14 counts of aiding and abetting…
Ex-Pro Skateboarder Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Prison for Selling Methamphetamine and Laundering Bitcoin Drug Proceeds
SANTA ANA, California – A former professional skateboarder was sentenced today to 97 months in federal prison for selling nearly two pounds of methamphetamine and laundering Bitcoin for the darkweb operations of…
Defendant Charged In $1.9 Million Covid-19 Fraud Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jonathan Mellone, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Labor Office…
Repeat offender sentenced to 3 years in prison for bank fraud and identity theft
Seattle – A 33-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. …
Springdale Man Sentenced To 50 Years in Federal Prison for Multiple Child Sexual Abuse Offenses
FAYETTEVILLE – Matthew Ray Lawson, 34, was sentenced today to 50 years in prison without the possibility of parole and ordered to pay $30,000.00 collectively in fines and restitution on three counts…
Defendant Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Armed Robbery Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that VICTOR RIVERA pled guilty to participating in a conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery between October 2019…
Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Transportation of Stolen Property and Possession of a Firearm With An Obliterated Serial Number
CONCORD – Nicholas Jewett, 30, formerly of Woburn, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in federal court to transportation of stolen property and possession of a firearm…
Hamden Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Cocaine and Crack
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that FRANK BIGGS, 63, of Hamden, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to…
Pittsfield Man Sentenced to 97 Months for Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material
CONCORD – Charles Paul Jansen, 36, of Pittsfield, was sentenced on Tuesday to 97 months in federal prison for distribution of child [censored]ography, United States Attorney…
Needham Police Officer and Two Others Arrested for Insider Trading Scheme
BOSTON – Three men were arrested today for allegedly conspiring to trade on inside information about a Massachusetts company’s planned acquisition of a California semiconductor company. David Forte, 58, of Acton; John…
