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…
Bakersfield Resident Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Possessing Firearm
FRESNO, Calif. — Sabino Ramos, 46, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, on July…
St. Francis Man Sentenced for Assault With a Dangerous Weapon
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault With a Dangerous Weapon was sentenced on February 3, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A.…
Winner Woman Sentenced for Meth Trafficking
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Winner, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on February 3, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S.…
Faulkton Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking
United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Faulkton, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on February 3, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District…
Dominican Republic National Operator of The Underground Nightclub in St. Thomas Sentenced to Six and a Half Years and Ordered to Pay Over $900,000 in Restitution
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Yohanna Gonzalez-McFarlane, 40, of the Dominican Republic, appeared before Chief District Court Judge Robert A. Molloy and was sentenced…
Mississippi Couple Indicted In Sweepstakes Scam
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Troy Smith, age 27, and Michelle Greenwood, age 36, of Mississippi, were indicted by a federal grand…
Inmate Sentenced to 15 Months for Conspiring to Launder Drug Trafficking Proceeds
PITTSBURGH – Mario Allen was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to launder drug-trafficking proceeds between 2017 and 2019, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.…
United States Files False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Tuscaloosa Psychiatrist for Improper Prescribing of Nuedexta to Nursing Home Residents
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Today, U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced that the United States has filed suit against Dr. Charles T. Nevels, a psychiatrist who has worked in several nursing homes in…
West Des Moines Man Sentenced to 97 Months Prison for Tax Fraud and Related Crimes
DES MOINES, Iowa – A West Des Moines man was sentenced today to 97 months in federal prison for multiple federal offenses, including money laundering and making false claims for tax refunds.…
Gary Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison
HAMMOND- Israel Wiggins, 25, of Gary, Indiana was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Phillip P. Simon after pleading guilty to Possession of a Firearm as a Felon, announced United States…
WASHINGTON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSING OVER 400 GRAMS OF FENTANYL
United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that DIEGO AGUILAR-VALDOVINOS, age 38 of Federal Way, Washington, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute Fentanyl before United States District Court Judge Alan…
Green County Woman Pleads Guilty to CARES Act Fraud
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Gary Woman Sentenced
SOUTH BEND –Briana S. Williams-Heard, 24 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty to making false statements in connection…
York Man Sentenced To Six Years Of Imprisonment For Smuggling Cocaine Through The U.S. Mail
HARRISBURG- The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Hector Castro-Padro, age 36, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 72 months’ imprisonment on February 3, 2022, by U.S.…
Magic Valley Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Drug Distribution Case
BOISE – A Gooding man was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court records, beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers received information that Ruben…
Owasso Man Sentenced for Voluntary Manslaughter in Indian Country
An Owasso man who killed his stepfather in March 2020 was sentenced today in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “Jordan Kuykendall violently assaulted his mother, and Charles Botts was forced…
One-Time EDD Employee Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $4.3 Million in COVID Relief Funds
RIVERSIDE, California – A former California Employment Development Department (EDD) employee was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison for causing nearly 200 fraudulent COVID-related unemployment relief claims to be…
Seattle man who recruited ‘teen’ for prostitution arrested on federal charges
Seattle – A 23-year-old Seattle man, appeared in federal court this week charged with two felonies related to human trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Issac Shorack, was arrested at Sea-Tac Airport…
Informational: Federal Court arraignments
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The…
Worcester Man Sentenced on Firearms Charges
BOSTON – A Worcester man was sentenced today in connection with brandishing a loaded sawed-off shotgun in December 2019. Steven Dillon, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman…
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