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Man Arrested For Leading Role In $10 Million Tech Support Fraud Scheme That Exploited Elderly Victims

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced charges against VINOTH PONMARAN for participating in a conspiracy that for several years exploited elderly victims by remotely…

July 20, 2022

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Department of Justice Press Releases

A Florida man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the IRS in connection with his ownership and operation of illegal gambling businesses in Canton. According to court documents and statements made…

July 20, 2022

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Newport News, VA Murder Suspect Captured Fleeing Dulles Airport to Jamaica

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STERLING, Va. – Federal and local law enforcement arrested a Newport News, Va., murder suspect this morning who attempted to flee the United States on Monday at Washington Dulles International Airport. Adrian…

July 20, 2022

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Ten Arrested in Southeastern Massachusetts Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

Department of Justice Press Releases

BOSTON – Ten individuals were arrested today for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. During today’s arrests, 14.9 kilograms of…

July 19, 2022

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Oregonian Pleads Guilty in Cross-Country Meth and Marijuana Trafficking Scheme

Department of Justice Press Releases

PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of Grants Pass, Oregon, pleaded guilty in federal court to violation of federal narcotics and money laundering laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation…

July 19, 2022

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Southwest PA Foster Parent Pleads Guilty to Producing Images of Minors Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct

Department of Justice Press Releases

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A former resident of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal child sexual exploitation laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.…

July 19, 2022

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RGV Agents Rescue Unconscious Migrant and Disrupt Human Smuggling Events

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EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents assist an unconscious migrant stuck in a drainpipe and disrupted three human smuggling events. McAllen Border Patrol Station agents encountered seven…

July 19, 2022

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Recidivist Drug Trafficker Is Sentenced To 16+ Years In Federal Prison

Department of Justice Press Releases

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that Andres Chacon, 46, of Anderson, South Carolina, was sentenced to 194 months in prison and five years of supervised release for…

July 19, 2022

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Tarzana Accountant Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charge for Helping Client Fraudulently Obtain $1.2 Million COVID-Related Business Loan

Department of Justice Press Releases

LOS ANGELES – A San Fernando Valley certified public accountant pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for helping a long-time client fraudulently obtain a $1.2 million COVID-19 business loan…

July 15, 2022

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New Jersey Men Sentenced In Mail Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Scheme

Department of Justice Press Releases

HARRISBURG—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Patrick Barkers-Woode, age 30, of Pine Hill, New Jersey, was sentenced on July 13, 2022, by U.S. District Court…

July 15, 2022

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Clay County Man Who Sexually Exploited Three Children In His Custody Sentenced To 40 Years In Federal Prison

Department of Justice Press Releases

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Edward Alan Hardin (35, Clay County) to 40 years in federal prison for attempted production of child sex abuse material and…

July 15, 2022

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Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of “Molly”

Department of Justice Press Releases

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK –Rory R. Williams, aka “Wildman,” aka “Wild,” aka “Man,” aka “Shawn Carter,” age 45, of Syracuse, New York, pled guilty yesterday to distributing N-Ethylpentylone, also known as “molly,” a…

July 15, 2022

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Portage Man Sentenced to 240 Months in Prison

Department of Justice Press Releases

HAMMOND – Romio Xavier Hawkins, 24 years old, of Portage, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to production of material depicting a minor…

July 14, 2022

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Woman Pleads Guilty for Leading a Retail Theft Organization that Netted $4.5 Million

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A Tulsa-area woman who headed a retail theft organization that caused more than $10 million in losses to retailers pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Linda Ann…

July 14, 2022

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Felony Lane Gang Member Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Bank Fraud Scheme

Department of Justice Press Releases

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Lauderdale Lakes, Florida man was sentenced to federal prison today for his leadership role in a bank fraud and identity theft scheme targeting female victims in the Portland Metropolitan Area.…

July 14, 2022

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Hyattsville Man Pleads Guilty to His Role in a Cares-Act and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving Over 600 Victims and Caused a Loss of at Least $2.7 Million

Department of Justice Press Releases

Baltimore, Maryland – Sylvester Atekwane, age 32, of Hyattsville, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to a CARES-Act unemployment insurance fraud scheme. As part of his…

July 14, 2022

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Baltimore Cop Is Key Figure in Outlaw Biker Gang’s Countywide Drug Trafficking Operation, Feds Say

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BALTIMORE, MD – Police in Baltimore are working to dismantle an outlaw biker gang’s drug trade inside the city and surrounding communities. On Wednesday, the Baltimore County Police Department’s Vice Narcotics Section…

July 14, 2022

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Three South Carolina Men Are Sentenced To Prison for Defrauding Lowe’s Of More Than $450,000

Department of Justice Press Releases

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. sentenced to prison three South Carolina men for a scheme that defrauded Lowe’s of more than $450,000, announced Dena J. King,…

July 13, 2022

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Nigerian National Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for an Elder Fraud Scheme and Unrelated Cares Act Covid-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme

Department of Justice Press Releases

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Oluwaseyi Akinyemi, a/k/a “Paddy Linkin”, a/k/a “Joseph Kadin”, age 35, of Hyattsville, Maryland, yesterday to eight years in federal prison, followed by…

July 13, 2022

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Baltimore Police Officer Facing Federal Charges for Drug Conspiracy and Distribution Charges and for Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime

Department of Justice Press Releases

Baltimore, Maryland – A criminal complaint has been filed against Steven Umberto Angelini, age 41, of Middle River, Maryland, on charges related to a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and oxycodone in the…

July 13, 2022

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