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…
Russian Man Sentenced for Providing ‘Bulletproof Hosting’ for Cybercriminals
A Russian man was sentenced today for providing “bulletproof hosting” services, which were used by cybercriminals between 2009 to 2015 to distribute malware and attack financial institutions and victims throughout the United…
Middlesex County Woman Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for $1.7 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 72 months in prison for orchestrating a $1.7 million bank fraud scheme that involved writing fraudulent business checks, Acting…
Cleveland Man Found Guilty of Robbery and Evidence Tampering
U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal jury today returned guilty verdicts against Defendant Tandre Buchanan, Jr., 23, of Cleveland, following a three-day trial before Judge Donald C. Nugent in…
Armed Robber Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Committing Three Armed Robberies of North Philadelphia Businesses
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Darrell Johnson, 36, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 14 years and one day of imprisonment by United States District Judge Wendy…
Ms-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 51 Years in Federal Prison for His Role in the Commission of a Murder and a Series of Armed Robberies
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Luis Antonio Cruz-Hernandez, a/k/a “Paniquiado “, age 27, of Silver Spring, Maryland to 51 years in federal prison, followed by five years…
Judge sentences man to 18 years for armed carjackings and firearms offenses
ST. LOUIS – Today United States District Court Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. sentenced David Curtis President to 18 years in prison for the crimes of carjacking and firearms offenses for separate…
Sheraden Man Sentenced for Obstructing Pittsburgh Police during May 30, 2020 Pittsburgh Protest
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court on a charge of obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. George…
Maryland Woman Sentenced for Paying More than $6,500 in Bribes to Metropolitan Police Department Employee
WASHINGTON – Michelle Cage, 46, of Temple Hills, Md., was sentenced today to five years of probation, including six months of home confinement, for paying more…
Lebanon County Man Pleads Guilty To Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on November 30, 2021, Luis Mercado, age 44, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, pled guilty before U.S. District Court…
Orangeburg Brothers Sentenced on Federal Firearm Charges Related to Shooting
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that brothers Abrian Dayquan Sabb, 26, of Orangeburg, and Darius Bernard Sabb, 23, of Georgetown, were sentenced today in…
Cedar Rapids Man Who Robbed Victim at Gunpoint Sentenced to More than Eight Years in Prison
A man who committed a robbery and operated his car while intoxicated with a firearm in his possession was sentenced on November 29, 2021, to more than eight years in federal prison.…
Cedar Rapids Felon Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Prison After Shooting at a Vehicle
A Cedar Rapids, Iowa, convicted felon who shot a firearm at a vehicle was sentenced November 30, 2021, to nearly five years in federal prison. Nicholas Campbell-Scott, age 24, from Cedar Rapids,…
Mexican Man Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Unlawful Reentry by a Removed Alien
Gulfport, Miss. – A Mexican national was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for unlawful reentry by a removed alien, announced U.S.…
Cedar Rapids Man to Spend More than Seven Years in Federal Prison for COVID-19 Fraud and Illegally Possessing a Gun
A man who received COVID-19 relief funds that he was not entitled to and unlawfully possessed firearms was sentenced November 29, 2021, to more than seven years in federal prison. Dannish Dontreal…
New Jersey Woman Pays Fine for Interfering with Safe Operation of a Vessel
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High-Volume Heroin Supplier to Middle Georgia Sentenced to Prison
MACON, Ga. – The primary supplier of a heroin distribution ring operating between Atlanta and Macon, which funneled up to 30,000 doses of heroin into the region in three months, was sentenced…
Dade City Man Sentenced In Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Case
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Daniel Santos (26, Dade City) to seven years and three months in federal prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.…
Georgia inmate sentenced for running a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme from state prison
ROME, Ga. – Damon Thomas Young, a/k/a Morgan Sylvia, has been sentenced for his fraud scheme to steal heavy equipment worth nearly $3 million from various dealers, while serving a 20-year state…
Four Executives Plead Guilty to Fraud Scheme that Caused Over $4.5 Million in Losses to the Small Business Administration
Three former executives of Valley Bank, a defunct financial institution based in Moline, Illinois, and the President of Vital Financial Services (Vital Financial), a lending service provider, have pleaded guilty to scheming…
Madisonville Woman Sentenced in Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that, earlier today, U.S. District Court Judge Sarah S. Vance sentenced defendant JILL LEWIS (“LEWIS”), age 41, resident of Madisonville, Louisiana, to six…
