Former Chief Lending Officer of New Jersey Bank Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Making False Statements to United States to Secure Federal Guarantees on Loans

TRENTON, N.J. – A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for securing a federal guarantee on certain loans by making false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA)…

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 43 Years’ Imprisonment for Armed Robberies of Convenience Stores in Queens

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Elgin Brack was sentenced by United States District Judge Eric N. Vitaliano to 43 years’ imprisonment for his role in the armed robberies of four…

Colorado Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison for Taking Controlled Substances from Patients

DENVER – Alicia Nickel-Tangeman, age 44, formerly of Woodland Park, Colorado, was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison for obtaining controlled substances using fraud and deception while she was on the…

Cole Finegan Sworn in as United States Attorney

DENVER – Cole Finegan was sworn in as the United States Attorney for the District of Colorado. In a private ceremony early Wednesday morning, Mr. Finegan took the oath of office before…

Woman pleads guilty to scamming SSA and FEMA out of hundreds of thousands of dollars

ATLANTA – Ivie Shevon Sajere pled guilty to a money laundering conspiracy that defrauded the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) out of nearly $1,000,000. The conspiracy…

Middlesex County Woman Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for $1.7 Million Bank Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 72 months in prison for orchestrating a $1.7 million bank fraud scheme that involved writing fraudulent business checks, Acting…

Georgia inmate sentenced for running a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme from state prison

ROME, Ga. – Damon Thomas Young, a/k/a Morgan Sylvia, has been sentenced for his fraud scheme to steal heavy equipment worth nearly $3 million from various dealers, while serving a 20-year state…

VA employee sentenced for stealing

ATLANTA – Kevin Rumph, Jr., has been sentenced to prison for stealing medical supplies from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. “It is disappointing when someone entrusted to help care for our…

Hardy County woman admits to drug charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Barbara Ann Thomas, of Moorefield, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Thomas, 49, pleaded guilty today to one…

Maryland man admits to a firearms conspiracy

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Dylan Michael Ward, of Hagerstown, Maryland, has admitted to a firearms conspiracy, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Ward, 22, pleaded guilty today to one count…

Bloods Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murders in Newport News

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A New York man was sentenced today two consecutive terms of life in prison for the murders of two men in Newport News in June and July 2014.…

Louisville Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Crimes

LOUISVILLE, KY – A Louisville man was sentenced on Monday to 32 years in prison followed by a life term of Supervised Release for production, attempted production, distribution, and possession of child…

New Bedford Man Arrested on Child Exploitation Charges

BOSTON – A New Bedford man was arrested yesterday in connection with receiving and possessing child [censored]ography. Robert David Austin, 41, was charged with receipt and possession of child [censored]ography. Following an…

Maryland man admits to firearms charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Todd Dwayne Mills, Jr., of Hagerstown, Maryland, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Mills, 23, pleaded guilty today to one…

Baytown man gets 60 years for sexually-exploiting children

HOUSTON – A 30-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison on multiple counts involving child [censored]ography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Andrew Blake Delacruz pleaded guilty May 6 to…

Two Virginia Inmates Plead Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Scheme

NORFOLK, Va. – Two men pleaded guilty today to fraudulently obtaining benefits made available as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to court documents, from approximately June 2020 through in or…

Carriere Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Video of a Minor Engaging in Sexually Explicit Conduct

Gulfport, Miss. – A Carriere, Mississippi man pled guilty to producing a video of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge…

Colorado Man Sentenced to More than 9 Years in Federal Prison for Assaulting ATF Special Agent

DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Dallas Michael Theiss, age 24, was sentenced to 110 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release…

Macon Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting Children He Met Online

MACON, Ga. – A Macon resident convicted of child sexual exploitation for coercing multiple juveniles to send him sexually explicit and [censored]ographic images and videos of themselves was sentenced to serve 18 years…

Baltimore man admits to drug trafficking charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Tremaine Antonio Davis, of Baltimore, Maryland, has admitted to a drug a charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Davis, 31, pleaded guilty today to one…

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