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 Portland Marathon President Indicted in Federal Court
PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment today charging the former president and event director of the Portland Marathon for defrauding the charitable organization that had backed the event…
Disbarred Lawyer Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Stealing Injured Clients’ Settlement Money and Cheating on Federal Income Taxes
LOS ANGELES – A disbarred personal-injury lawyer was sentenced today to 144 months in federal prison for stealing settlement money from multiple clients, including a multimillion-dollar settlement that should have been…
Justice Department Resolves Lawsuits with Bakersfield Doctors to Ensure Equal Access to Health Care for People with HIV
FRESNO, Calif. — The Justice Department today announced that it has filed proposed consent decrees with two obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctors in Bakersfield, California. The consent decrees, which are subject to approval by…
Defendant Charged with Making False Statements to Obtain Firearms Allegedly Used in Shooting of Federal Officer
Richland, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that a federal Grand Jury has returned a seven-count indictment charging Defendant Kenneth Rankin Gazzaway II,…
Arizona Man Sentenced to over 11 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Sell Narcotics on the Dark Web
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — David Lee White, 52, of Chandler, Arizona, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley to 11 years and three months in prison, U.S. Attorney Phillip A.…
Former Rice University player sentenced in carfentanil overdose death of star athlete
HOUSTON – A 27 year-old Katy resident and former football star at both Cinco Ranch High School and Rice University has been ordered to federal prison for distributing a deadly synthetic opioid,…
Grand Jury Returns Two Indictments
MADISON, WIS. – A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and…
Husband and Wife Realtor Team Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud
ABINGDON, Va. – A husband and wife realtor team from Abingdon, Virginia, pleaded guilty yesterday to federal wire fraud charges related to their scheme to create fake residential sales contracts in order…
Federal Inmate Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution Conspiracy while in Prison
PITTSBURGH – Shamar Banks pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute Schedule I synthetic cannabinoid controlled substances while in prison between 2017 and 2019, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Banks,…
Taylorville, Illinois, Man Sentenced to Forty-Eight Months in Prison for Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Taylorville, Illinois, man, Daniel S. Ward, 54, of the 1300 block of S. Cardinal Street, was sentenced on February 10, 2022, to 48 months’ imprisonment, to be followed…
Greenville Felon Sentenced to Prison for Firearm Possession
Oxford, Mississippi – A Greenville man was sentenced today to over 3 years in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to court documents, Kordarial Hughes aka “Yao…
Five Defendants Indicted for Pump-and-Dump Stock Fraud Scheme
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Aaron P. Arnzen (619) 546-8384 and Andrew J. Galvin (619) 546-9721 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 17, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Five men from California, Nevada and Florida…
Guatemalan National is Extradited on International Cocaine Trafficking and Maritime Smuggling Charges
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 17, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Suspected drug trafficker Rafael Orlando Ramirez Barillas, a Guatemalan national who was extradited to the United…
Three Guatemalans Extradited to the United States on International Cocaine Trafficking Charges
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 17, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Three Guatemalan nationals who were extradited to the United States from Guatemala to face international cocaine…
Sex Trafficking Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict against Houston Man
LAFAYETTE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Kevondric Fezia, 26, of Houston, Texas, has been found guilty by a federal jury in Lafayette on sex trafficking charges. United States…
Claremore Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse and Child Neglect in Indian Country
A Claremore woman who injured one child and put a second at risk when she drove while under the influence of illegal substances pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney…
Member of Violent Robbery Crew Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison
CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for participating in a violent robbery crew that targeted cell phone stores in the suburbs of Chicago. AARON CLARK…
“Long Time Coming” Update: Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Offense
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Floyd Dermonta Ramsey, 42, of Chicago, Illinois, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and marijuana. According to court documents and statements made in court,…
Alabama Man Sentenced for Escape
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – An Alabama man was sentenced today to one year in prison for escape to run consecutively to the federal sentence he is currently serving. According to court documents, Jonathan…
Beckley Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Artie Ray Warwick, Jr., 53, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents, Warwick admitted that on March 2, 2020 law enforcement officers…
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