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…
Harrisburg Man Indicted On Firearm Charge
HARRISBURG, The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Ajear Anthony Miller-Carter, age 22, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury for…
Man from Mescalero faces federal assault charges
ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Lance Cojo, 35, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, appeared in federal court on Feb.1 for a preliminary and detention hearing on…
Bradenton Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Passing Counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes
Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Dennis Michael Aigotti (54, Bradenton) to 36 months in federal prison for possessing and passing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes. The…
Suburban Chicago Man Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment Benefits
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been charged in federal court with fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits in the names of hundreds of individuals whose information was used without their knowledge. DARRONTE…
Ten Defendants Charged In Upper Peninsula-Based Conspiracy To Distribute And Possess With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine
MARQUETTE – A federal grand jury in Grand Rapids returned an indictment charging eight individuals from the Upper Peninsula and two individuals from the Detroit area with…
Member of Butler-Based Drug Trafficking Crew Sentenced
PITTSBURGH – Dwayne Smallwood was sentenced to 28 months in prison for conspiring to distribute, and distributing, fentanyl and heroin in Butler, Pennsylvania, between 2017 and 2020, United States Attorney Cindy K.…
Two Hudson County Men Admit Roles in Scheme to use Drones to Smuggle Contraband into Fort Dix Federal Prison
NEWARK, N.J. – Two Hudson County, New Jersey, men admitted their roles in a conspiracy to use drones to smuggle contraband, including cell phones and tobacco, into the federal correctional facility at…
Federal Prison Sentence for Possession of Loaded Firearm
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Nylere Stanford, 28, was sentenced yesterday to 46 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Leonard P.…
Washington, D.C. Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Stolen Identity Tax Fraud Scheme
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Devell Lincoln, age 56, of Washington, D.C. to five years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring…
Former corrections officer arraigned on drug trafficking and contraband charges
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Dennis Dean Garcia, Jr., 34, of Grants, New Mexico, was arraigned in federal court on Feb. 2 on one count each of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams…
Monroeville Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing and Intending to Distribute Methamphetamine
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Monroeville, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, United States Attorney Cindy…
Georgia, Florida attorneys indicted for COVID-19 fraud scheme
SAVANNAH, GA: Two attorneys and a Savannah man have been indicted on multiple felony charges in the Southern District of Georgia for a wide-ranging COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. Shaquandra Woods, 39, of…
Man Indicted for Allegedly Straw Purchasing 27 Handguns From Stores in the Chicago Suburbs
CHICAGO — A man has been indicted on federal firearm charges for allegedly straw purchasing 27 handguns from stores in the Chicago suburbs. MATTHEW JAMAAL JOHNSON purchased the handguns in 2020 and…
Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment in Benton County Email Fraud Case
Richland, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced a six-count federal indictment charging Ayoola Taiwo Adeoti a/k/a “Gaji,” age 41, with bank fraud, wire…
Akron Woman Sentenced to Prison for Stealing from Older Victim
An Akron woman was sentenced to 54 months in prison after she pleaded guilty to stealing from and aggravated identity theft of an older individual. Gina Palmer, 40, of Akron, Ohio, was…
Norwich Drug Dealer Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ROBERT GRANT HALL, also known as “Chevy,” 41, of Norwich, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa…
United States Attorney Announces Belcourt, ND, Man Sentenced to Seven years in Federal Prison for Carjacking
FARGO – United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter D. Welte sentenced John Thomas Poitra, age 32, Belcourt, ND, to 7 years in federal prison for…
Bucks County Man Charged With Methamphetamine Trafficking
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Matthew Moss, 36, of Bucks County, Pennsylvania was charged yesterday by a federal grand jury with…
Harrisburg Man Indicted For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jesse Tillison, age 33, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on…
Retired Firefighter Charged with Making Threats to Injure
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A former Warwick firefighter made an initial appearance in federal court in Providence on Wednesday, charged by way of a federal criminal complaint with threats to injure the person…
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