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…
Holiday Travelers Assured that Aircraft Violations Are a Prosecution Priority
DENVER – The U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado and the Special Agent in Charge of the Denver FBI reminded air travelers that criminal conduct on commercial aircraft is a prosecution…
Seattle man sentenced to prison for creation of images of sexual molestation of young child
Seattle – A 53-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison with 15 years of supervised release for three federal felonies connected to…
Former San Diego Resident Pleads Guilty to Funding ISIS Terrorist Activities in Syria
Assistant U. S. Attorney Shane Harrigan (619) 546-6981 and Fred Sheppard (619) 546-8237 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 17, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Abdullahi Ahmed Abdullahi, a Canadian national and former resident…
EDVA Takes Action Against COVID-19 Fraud in 2021
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Today Jessica D. Aber, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, announced an update on the Eastern District of Virginia’s criminal and civil enforcement efforts to combat…
Nicholas County Man Sentenced to 36 Months for Extensive Crop Fraud Scheme
LEXINGTON, Ky.— A Mt. Sterling, Ky., man, Timothy Douglas Snedegar, 65, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison on Monday, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, after previously pleading guilty to…
Seattle Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Assaulting Law Enforcement During Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON – A Washington State man was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on…
Orlando Felon Sentenced To Over Seven Years For Possessing A Short-Barreled Rifle And Aggravated Identity Theft
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Jacquavius Smith (21, Orlando), a/k/a 9lokkNine and GlokkNine, to seven years and three months in federal prison for illegally possessing a…
Danville Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges from Virginia, North Carolina
DANVILLE, Va. – A Danville, Virginia man, who spent two years as a fugitive after embezzling $600,000 from a Danville credit union before being arrested in Durham, North Carolina, pleaded guilty today…
Three Passaic County Men Charged in Scheme to Defraud Moving Company Customers
NEWARK, N.J. – Three Passaic County, New Jersey, men have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a scheme to extort increased fees for moving services from vulnerable…
Luray Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking Army Recruiter
HARRISONBURG, Va. – A Luray, Virginia man pleaded guilty today to cyberstalking a female Army recruiter after being upset about failing his Army entrance examination. According to court documents, Braxton Louis…
Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Machine Gun Possession, Drug Crimes
An Irving man was sentenced today to 14 years in federal prison for possession of multiple unregistered machine gun conversion sears as well as numerous drug crimes, announced U.S. Attorney for the…
Bowling Green Man Arrested on Multiple Terrorism Charges
A federal court in Kentucky unsealed an indictment today charging a dual U.S.-Bosnian citizen with providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.…
Rosebud Man Indicted for Assaulting a Federal Officer
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer. Todd Kal…
Owners of Bergen County Company Admit $3 Million Mail Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – Two owners of a Bergen County company today admitted their roles in a scheme to deprive the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) of over $3 million in revenue through fraudulently…
California Employment Development Department Contract Employee Sentenced to 25 Months for Pandemic-Related Fraud
Assistant U. S. Attorney Stephen H. Wong (619) 546-9464 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 20, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Nyika Gomez, a San Diego resident and former contract employee with the California…
United States Files Civil Action to Return $150 Million in Embezzled Funds to Sony; FBI Tracks Money to Bitcoin
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Oleksandra Johnson (619) 546-9769) and Aaron P. Arnzen (619) 546-8384 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 20, 2021 SAN DIEGO – The United States took action in federal court…
Former Tucson Insurance Agent Sentenced to Prison for Million Dollar Elder Fraud Scheme
TUCSON, Ariz. – On Friday, Koreasa M. Williams, 46, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 51 months in prison. Williams previously pleaded guilty to wire…
Eastern District of Wisconsin U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects over $10 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2021
United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced on December 20, 2021, that the Eastern District of Wisconsin collected $10,974, 686.11 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2021. Of this amount,…
Waterloo Man Sent Back to Federal Prison for a Year After Escaping from Custody
A Waterloo man, who escaped from federal custody was sentenced December 17, 2021, to twelve months in prison. Darnell Henderson, age 25, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison sentence after an August…
Registered Nurse Sentenced for Drug Diversion
BOSTON – A Dighton registered nurse was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for drug tampering. Marietta Strickland, 61, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 15 months…
