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 Texas Man Sentenced for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
BANGOR, Maine: A former Texas man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for failing to register as a sex offender, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. U.S. District Judge…
Luzerne County Woman Sentenced For Methamphetamine Trafficking And Pandemic Fraud Offenses
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Christina Covey, age 34, formerly of Drums, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Judge Malachy E.…
Nigerian Sentenced for Federal Fraud Violations in the Eastern District of Texas
SHERMAN, Texas – A Nigerian man has been sentenced to federal prison for fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Shalom Olumide Ayotunde, 39, pleaded guilty on…
MS-13 Members and Associates Indicted in Racketeering, Narcotics, and Multiple Murder Conspiracies
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment today charging twelve members and associates of “La Mara Salvatrucha”, or MS-13, with a variety of offenses based on their involvement…
Two Portland Gang Members Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession
PORTLAND, Ore.—This week, in separate criminal cases, two Portland gang members were sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing firearms as convicted felons. On January 4, 2022, Timothy DeWayne Smith, Jr., 28,…
Former Westlake Investment Advisor Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $9.3 Million in Ponzi Scheme
U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Tara M. Brunst, 47, of Olmsted Falls, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal court today to participating in an investment fraud scheme that stole approximately $9.3…
Oregon Man Sentenced to Federal Prison and Ordered to Forfeit Over $18 Million in Stock and Properties After Stealing Millions in Covid-Relief Funds
EUGENE, Ore.—An Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today after stealing millions of dollars in loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Andrew Aaron Lloyd, 51, of Lebanon,…
Huntersville, N.C. Man Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that Benjamin Padua Jr, 56, of Huntersville, N.C., appeared in federal court and pleaded guilty to wire fraud, for embezzling hundreds of…
Virginia Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud CARES Act Unemployment Fund
ABINGDON, Va. – A Pound, Virginia man, who admitted to conspiring with others to defraud the government of nearly $500,000 in pandemic-related unemployment benefits, was sentenced today to 102 months in federal…
Dominican Republic National Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy
NEWARK, N.J. – A citizen of the Dominican Republic was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for her role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Yaquelin…
Former Puyallup, Washington, resident pleads guilty to pressuring young girls to send him sexually explicit images
Seattle – A 23-year-old Seattle man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to receipt of child [censored]ography, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Nicholas Marshall, resided in Puyallup, Washington during…
Demotte Man Sentenced to 72 Months of Imprisonment
HAMMOND-Raymond Upthegrove, 35, of Demotte, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon following his guilty plea to receipt of child [censored]ography and possession with intent to distribute…
Manhattan Man Arrested For Acting As An Unregistered Agent Of The Egyptian Government In The United States
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Matthew G. Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the…
Barbour County man admits to drug charge
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Matthew Scott Mayle, of Philippi, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Mayle, 36, pleaded guilty today to one count of…
Pennsylvania Man Admits Bank Fraud Conspiracy that Operated in South Jersey and Southeastern Pennsylvania
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Pennsylvania man today admitted his role in a bank fraud conspiracy that targeted over 12 financial institutions in southern New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney Philip R.…
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $120,000 from Bank Customer Accounts
WASHINGTON – Michael Drummond, 35, of Hyattsville, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal charge of conspiracy to commit bank fraud for his role in a…
South Bend Man Sentenced to 30 Months of Imprisonment
SOUTH BEND-Michael Dale Kindley, 45, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio following his guilty plea to being a felon in possession of…
Chicago Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison
HAMMOND- Clarence Brown, 30, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge James T. Moody after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms, announced United States…
South Bend Man Sentenced to 21 Months of Imprisonment
SOUTH BEND-Tyshawn Williams, 26, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio following his guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a…
Citrus Heights Man Sentenced to over 24 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. District Judge Troy Nunley sentenced David John Alcock, 48, of Citrus Heights, today to 24 years and four months in prison, to be followed by 20 years of…
