New Jersey Mail Carrier Arrested After Dumping Election Ballots, Campaign Mailers in Dumpster

WEST ORANGE, NJ – A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier from Hudson County was arrested today for discarding mail, including 99 general election ballots sent from the County Board of Elections…

New Jersey News

NJ Postal Worker Charged for Throwing Out Mail, Stealing Checks

NEWARK, N.J. – A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee was arrested today for stealing mail and committing bank fraud, including stealing checks sent through the mail and fraudulently depositing those checks without…

New Jersey News

Stony Brook University Professor Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Cancer Research Funds

BROOKLYN, NY – Dr. Geoffrey Girnun Used Government Funds to Make Personal Mortgage and Tuition Payments. Geoffrey Girnun, a former Associate Professor and cancer researcher at Stony Brook University’s Department of Pathology…

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Kanawha County Man Sentenced for Defrauding FEMA of 2016 Disaster Relief Funds

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Mike Stuart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, announced that a Kanawha County man was sentenced today for defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)…

US and World News

Tuscon Plumber Charged for Giving False Statements to Social Security Administration

TUCSON, Ariz. – On October 6, 2020, Kevin Cummings, 51, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Rosemary Marquez to six months in prison. The court also ordered Cummings to…

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Dad Paid $300,000 Bribe to Try to Get Son on Georgetown Tennis Team

BOSTON – A California man was sentenced today for using fraud and bribery to facilitate his child’s acceptance to Georgetown University. Peter Dameris, 60, of Pacific Palisades, Calif., was sentenced by U.S.…

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VA Therapist Caught Stealing $132,000 in COVID-19 Supplies, Selling on eBay

Seattle – A respiratory therapist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Seattle pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to theft of government property, announced U.S. Attorney Brian T.…

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IRS Employee Sentenced for Stealing Tax Refunds

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A former IRS employee was sentenced in federal court today for stealing tax refunds. Tamara R. Miller, 40, of Kansas City, Missouri, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge…

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Fifth Person Admits Trafficking Oxycodone and Xanax Pills as Part of Gloucester City Drug Ring

GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ – A Gloucester City, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring to distribute oxycodone pills and selling Xanax pills, making him the fifth person to plead guilty for his role…

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

New Jersey Business Administrator Charged for Corruption and Fraud

ORANGE, NJ – The former acting business administrator for the Township of Orange, New Jersey, who had previously been indicted for multiple acts of corruption and fraud, was indicted today on additional…

Government News·New Jersey News

Four NJ Residents Charged in Scheme to Steal Mail and Commit Bank Fraud

NEWARK, N.J. – Four people were arrested today for their roles in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud, including soliciting U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees to steal check books and credit cards…

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Middletown Man Charged with Fraudulently Seeking $4.7 Million in Covid-19 Stimulus Loans

MIDDLETOWN, RI – A Middletown, RI, man currently on federal supervised release having been previously sentenced for robbing four banks, is facing charges in federal court in Providence for allegedly filing fraudulent…

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Slidell Couple Indicted for Mail Fraud

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that on September 19, 2020, WILLIAM LEWIS, age 41, and JILL LEWIS, age 40, residents of Slidell, Louisiana, were charged in a two-count Indictment for conspiracy…

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Former Brooklyn Business Owners Plead Guilty in Scheme to Sell Misbranded Beef Products

BROOKLYN, NY – Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Howard Mora and Alan Buxbaum pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto to conspiracy to commit wire fraud…

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Executives of Lexington Medical Companies Sentenced for Defrauding the United States of Taxes

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Ann Sonderman Giles, 56, and Lu Anne Wallace, 66, both of Lexington, were sentenced on Monday, before U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, to 30 months and 33 months, respectively, for conspiring…

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Twelve charged in multi-year mortgage fraud scheme in Atlanta

SMYRNA, GA – Twelve defendants have been charged in a mortgage fraud scheme allegedly spanning more than four years and resulting in the approval of more than 100 mortgages based on fabricated…

Georgia News

Warwick Man Admits to Conspire to Fraudulently Obtain COVID-19 Stimulus Loans

PROVIDENCE – A Warwick man today admitted to a federal court judge that he participated in a conspiracy with a Massachusetts man to submit fraudulent bank loan applications to a Rhode Island…

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Texas Man Charged in Miami Federal Court with Using False Payroll Documents To Obtain $1.2 Million in Covid Relief

MIAMI – Texas resident Uzoamaka Leonard Ohaebosim, 46, has been charged in the Southern District of Florida with federal bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution after allegedly lying…

Florida News·Police Blotter

Hotel Owner Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Bank President to Defraud First NBC Bank

NEW ORLEANS – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that ARVIND “MIKE” VIRA (“VIRA”), age 74, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty today to a years-long conspiracy with First NBC Bank president…

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Sarasota Pain Doctor And Former Insys Sales Representative Charged In Health Care Fraud Kickback Conspiracy

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of a 16-count indictment charging Steven Chun (57, Sarasota) and Daniel Tondre (50, Tampa) with conspiring to pay and receiving…

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New Jersey Mail Carrier Arrested After Dumping Election Ballots, Campaign Mailers in Dumpster

NJ Postal Worker Charged for Throwing Out Mail, Stealing Checks

Stony Brook University Professor Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Cancer Research Funds

Kanawha County Man Sentenced for Defrauding FEMA of 2016 Disaster Relief Funds

Tuscon Plumber Charged for Giving False Statements to Social Security Administration

Dad Paid $300,000 Bribe to Try to Get Son on Georgetown Tennis Team

VA Therapist Caught Stealing $132,000 in COVID-19 Supplies, Selling on eBay

IRS Employee Sentenced for Stealing Tax Refunds

Fifth Person Admits Trafficking Oxycodone and Xanax Pills as Part of Gloucester City Drug Ring

New Jersey Business Administrator Charged for Corruption and Fraud

Four NJ Residents Charged in Scheme to Steal Mail and Commit Bank Fraud

Middletown Man Charged with Fraudulently Seeking $4.7 Million in Covid-19 Stimulus Loans

Slidell Couple Indicted for Mail Fraud

Former Brooklyn Business Owners Plead Guilty in Scheme to Sell Misbranded Beef Products

Executives of Lexington Medical Companies Sentenced for Defrauding the United States of Taxes

Twelve charged in multi-year mortgage fraud scheme in Atlanta

Warwick Man Admits to Conspire to Fraudulently Obtain COVID-19 Stimulus Loans

Texas Man Charged in Miami Federal Court with Using False Payroll Documents To Obtain $1.2 Million in Covid Relief

Hotel Owner Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Bank President to Defraud First NBC Bank

Sarasota Pain Doctor And Former Insys Sales Representative Charged In Health Care Fraud Kickback Conspiracy

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