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…

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…

Mayor of Stonecrest and bookkeeper plead guilty to theft of COVID-19 relief funds

ATLANTA – Jason Lary, the former mayor of Stonecrest, and Lania Boone, a bookkeeper for the entity that administered COVID-19 relief funds awarded to Stonecrest, have pleaded guilty to charges related to…

Scranton Man Sentenced To 156 Months’ Imprisonment For Child Exploitation Offenses

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Robert Alexander Kusma, age 36, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on February 9, 2022, to 156…

Webb City Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Sexual Exploitation of Two Children

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Webb City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for the sexual exploitation of two victims, an 8-year old and a 16-year old. Harley Wayne Schrader, 27,…

U.S. Attorney’s Office Settles Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against Dansville Rental Property Owners

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a settlement agreement has been reached with the current and former owners of Midtown…

Willcox Resident Sentenced to 210 Months for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child

TUCSON, Ariz. – Joshua William Scheu, 37, of Willcox, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Cindy K. Jorgensen to 210 months in prison. Scheu previously pleaded guilty to two counts…

Five Defendants Charged In $8.4 Million “Boiler Room” Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme

Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”),…

California Man Admits Laundering Money from Fraudulent SBA Loans and Business Email Compromise Fraud Scheme Targeting Law Firm

NEWARK, N.J. – A California man pleaded guilty today to laundering money from fraudulently obtained Small Business Association (SBA) loans and from a law firm that was the victim of a business…

Philadelphia man sentenced for role in drug trafficking enterprise

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Tyrone Kareem Thomas, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 57 months of incarceration for his role in a drug distribution enterprise, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.…

Two Maryland women admit to drug charges

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Christine Anders, of Hagerstown, Maryland, and Jackie Devon Thompson, of North Frederick, Maryland, have admitted to drug charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Anders, 26, and Thompson,…

Berkeley County woman sentenced for role in drug conspiracy

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Dallas Marie Harris, of Inwood, West Virginia, was sentenced today to time served for her role in a drug conspiracy that spanned several states, United States Attorney William…

Jefferson County sentenced for drug charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Antonio Junior Guerrero, of Ranson, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 87 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Guerrero, also known…

Serbian-Hungarian Dual Citizen Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Multi-Million Dollar Business Email Compromise Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DEJAN MEDIC pled guilty to participating in a business email compromise scheme that stole over $3.7…

Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Assaulting Mail Carrier

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man who assaulted a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was sentenced today to 46 months in prison. Michael Gerald Hammond (33) pleaded guilty in November 2021…

Former Godfather Of Black Stone Gorilla Gang Pleads Guilty To Racketeering, Narcotics, And Firearms Offenses

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ALEXANDER ARGUEDAS, a/k/a “Reckless,” pled guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Debra Freeman in connection with his…

Authorities Charge Chinese Telecom Company With Stealing Trade Secrets

Federal authorities charged China-based telecommunications firm Hytera Communications with conspiring to steal trade secrets from a U.S. company, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday. Hytera allegedly recruited employees from U.S. telecommunications…

Biden Administration Considers Allowing ‘Safe Injection’ Sites

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is considering a reversal of policy that would permit people to use drugs at certain locations, the Associated Press reported Monday. The Biden administration indicated that it…

Department of Justice, ICE, and the FBI recognize International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC) including the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section (HRSP), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the…

Bank CEO Stephen M. Calk Sentenced To One Year And One Day For Corruptly Soliciting A Presidential Administration Position In Exchange For Approving $16 Million In Loans

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that STEPHEN M. CALK was sentenced to one year and one day of imprisonment for corruptly using…

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