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…
Federal Grand Jury A Indictments Announced- January 2022
United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the January 2022 Federal Grand Jury A. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects Over $12 Million In Criminal And Civil Actions In Fiscal Year 2021
HARRISBURG – U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus announced today that the Middle District of Pennsylvania collected $12,218,096.76 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. Of this amount, $8,037,586.68 was…
Rutland Man Indicted for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Charges
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Lawrence Jackson, aka “Boo-Bee,” 50, of Rutland, Vermont was indicted by a federal grand jury on December…
California Man Admits Role in $50 Million Wire and Securities Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A California man today admitted conspiring to commit wire and securities fraud in connection with his role in a $50 million internet-enabled fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger…
Barbour County man admits to firearm charge
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Caleb Andrew Beverly, of Philippi, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Beverly, 23, pleaded guilty today to one count of…
San Francisco Design Company’s Controller Charged In $1.9 Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
SAN FRANCISCO – Kerry Kit Yee Tang was arrested yesterday and appeared in federal court today to face bank fraud charges stemming from fraud committed upon her former employer, announced United States…
Operator of Illegal Pharmacy Pleads Guilty
A man who illegally sold thousands of doses of controlled substances and prescription drugs pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Jon Stidham, age 57, from McClelland, Iowa, was convicted…
Associate of Violent Walterboro Gang Sentenced to More than 23 Years in Federal Prison on Gun Charges
Charleston, South Carolina — United States Attorney Corey F. Ellis announced today that Quentin John Fishburne, a/k/a “Q”, 40, of Walterboro, was sentenced to more than 23 years in federal prison after…
Jefferson County man admits to drug charge
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Camren Allen Klimes, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Klimes, also known as “Cam,” 27, pleaded guilty…
Hardy County man admits to drug charge
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Jesse Michael Ferrell, of Moorefield, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Ferrell, 42, pleaded guilty today to one count of…
U.S. Attorney’s Office recovers more than $36 million in civil, criminal actions in Fiscal Year 2021
SAVANNAH: The Southern District of Georgia recovered more than $36 million in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2021, including nearly $24 million in civil actions and more than $4 million…
Sioux City Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Charges
A man who possessed meth with intent to distribute pled guilty January 4, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Kory Mammen, 51, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted of possession with…
Interim United States Attorney Appointed For The Eastern District Of Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed Francis M. (Trey) Hamilton III as interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee effective December 26, 2021, pursuant to 28…
Wise Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Traffic Methamphetamine from Atlanta, Georgia into Lee and Wise Counties
ABINGDON, Va. – A Wise, Virginia man was sentenced yesterday to 135 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. Justin Shane Cress, 33, pleaded guilty in October 2021 to one count…
Pre-Prosecution Program Grant Awarded to Woonsocket Police Department
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded the Woonsocket Police Department a three-year, $819,109 grant to implement their proposed Law Enforcement Assisted Deflection, Engagement, and Retention (LEADER) in Treatment…
Northeastern NC Drug Trafficking Organization Leader Sentenced to 25 Years
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Bertie County man was sentenced to 300 months in prison for trafficking cocaine, cocaine base, and methamphetamine and conspiring to commit money laundering in northeastern North Carolina. On…
North County Property Owner Pleads Guilty to “Crack House” Indictment; Feds Force Sale and Forfeiture of Multi-Acre Compound
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402 and David J. Rawls (619) 546-7966 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – January 4, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Sean T. Sheeter, the owner of a large residential compound…
Former Brooke County resident indicted on sex offender registry violation
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Christopher J. Schragl, a former Brooke County man, is facing a charge involving his sex offender registration, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Schragl, 45, was…
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein Sentenced to Prison for Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Schemes
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Valerie H. Chu (619) 546-6750 and Michelle L. Wasserman (619) 546-8314 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – January 4, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, former director at Chabad…
Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Stolen Trailers
CONCORD – Robert Gramolini, 63, of Malden, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession or storage of stolen goods, United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today. According to court…
