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…
Vice President of Modesto Hells Angels Motorcycle Club Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking Charges
FRESNO, Calif. —Michael Shafer, 34, of Modesto, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and conspiracy to distribute and possess…
Accountant pleads guilty to embezzling $800,000 from elderly client
ATLANTA – Heidi Royal, who was employed as an accountant at an Atlanta-based wealth management firm, has pleaded guilty to federal charges arising from a scheme to defraud one of the firm’s…
U.S. Attorney Parker announces district priorities, management team
CINCINNATI – Kenneth L. Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, today announced priority areas and appointments to his management staff. “Every matter we handle is significant, and…
Florida’s NCH Healthcare System Agrees to Pay $5.5 Million to Settle Common Law Allegations for Impermissible Medicaid Donations
WASHINGTON – NCH Healthcare System (NCH), which operates two hospitals in Collier County, Florida, has agreed to pay the United States $5.5 million to resolve allegations that it made donations to local…
Major Columbus Area Methamphetamine Trafficker Pleads Guilty
COLUMBUS, Ga. – A known methamphetamine trafficker considered a major drug distributor in the Columbus community has pleaded guilty to his crimes in federal court. Brandon Juwan Jones, 37, of Columbus, pleaded…
Jury Convicts Norfolk Woman on Identity Theft Charges
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A federal jury convicted a Norfolk woman last Friday on charges of misuse of a Social Security number, loan fraud, and identity theft. According to court records and…
Kalispell man sentenced to prison for transporting stolen firearms to Idaho, trafficking meth
MISSOULA — A Kalispell man who admitted transporting firearms and ammunition stolen from a storage unit to Idaho and to trafficking methamphetamine was sentenced on Feb. 11 to six years and eight…
Woman Arriving at Cyril E. King International Airport Sentenced for Attempting to Smuggle 76 Kilograms of Marijuana
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Idesha Patricia Sterrod, age 32, was sentenced to time served and two years of supervised release for attempting to…
Essex County Man Gets 4 years in Prison For Conspiring to Steal Mail and Commit Bank Fraud
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal check books and credit cards from the…
Centralia Man Sentenced for Possessing a Firearm
You are here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 11, 2022 EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Brylon Engelkins, 21, of Centralia, Illinois, was sentenced to 36 months in prison for possessing a firearm by…
St. Louis Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft from Metro East Charity, Identity Theft
East St. Louis, Ill – Kenesha Burlison, 40, of St. Louis, Missouri, pled guilty on Thursday, February 10, 2022, to a two-count felony information charging her with theft from an organization receiving federal funds…
Omaha Man Sentenced for Firearm Offense
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – Chad Michael Schaefer, age 46, of Omaha, was sentenced December 8, 2022, by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 57 months in prison for Prohibited…
Council Bluffs Woman Sentenced for Transportation of a Minor
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – Diamond Marie Logan, age 24, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced on February 8, 2022, by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 120 months in prison…
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Offense
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – Mitchell Wayne Bochnicek, age 43, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced December 8, 2022, by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 120 months in prison for…
Waianae Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Robbery and Attempted Carjacking
HONOLULU – Senior United States District Judge Helen Gillmor yesterday sentenced Joshua Leiataua, 30, of Waianae, Hawaii, to 137 months imprisonment for robbery and attempted carjacking. He also received 120 months imprisonment,…
Santa Cruz County Resident Pleads Guilty To Murder And Attempted Murder After Drive-By Shooting At Federal Courthouse
SAN FRANCISCO – Steven Carrillo pleaded guilty today to first degree murder and attempted murder in connection with the May 29, 2020, drive-by shooting at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and…
Former Tax Preparer from Minden Sentenced to Federal Prison
SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Deborah Cooksey, 56, of Minden, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Donald E. Walter to 24 months in…
Jennings Man Sentenced for Wildlife Hunting Violations
LAFAYETTE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Trevor Istre, 22, of Jennings, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States Magistrate Judge Kathleen Kay to 5 years of unsupervised…
Former University Professor to Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud and Engaging in an Unlawful Monetary Transaction
United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced today that Yue Liu, also known as Troy Liu (age: 41) of Mequon, Wisconsin, had been charged in a two-count information with wire fraud, in…
Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Loaded Gun on Chicago Street
CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded handgun on a Chicago street. TERRANCE WEATHERSBY illegally possessed the gun on…
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