San Francisco Design Company’s Controller Charged In $1.9 Million Dollar Fraud Scheme

SAN FRANCISCO – Kerry Kit Yee Tang was arrested yesterday and appeared in federal court today to face bank fraud charges stemming from fraud committed upon her former employer, announced United States…

Jefferson County man admits to drug charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Camren Allen Klimes, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Klimes, also known as “Cam,” 27, pleaded guilty…

Sioux City Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Charges

A man who possessed meth with intent to distribute pled guilty January 4, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Kory Mammen, 51, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted of possession with…

North County Property Owner Pleads Guilty to “Crack House” Indictment; Feds Force Sale and Forfeiture of Multi-Acre Compound

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402 and David J. Rawls (619) 546-7966 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – January 4, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Sean T. Sheeter, the owner of a large residential compound…

Colombian National Charged in Connection with Plot to Kill Haitian President

A Colombian national was arrested based on a criminal complaint filed in the Southern District of Florida. Mario Antonio Palacios, 43, is charged with conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping outside the…

Iowa Sex Offender Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Child Enticement Crimes

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – A West Liberty, Iowa, man, Charles Walter Christopher, 43, was sentenced on December 15, 2021, to a total of 264 months in prison, to be followed by a…

San Diego Resident Indicted for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in 15-Year-Old’s Death

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Vivian Sapthavee (619) 546-7696 and Adam Gordon (619) 546-6720 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—December 28, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Kaylar Junior Tawan Beltranlap of San Diego appeared in federal court…

Texas Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

Jackson, Miss.- A Dallas, Texas man was sentenced yesterday to 190 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced…

Florida Man Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud Conspiracy Involving the Theft of More Than 2,000 Checks Intended for Religious Institutions

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Nicolae Gindac, age 52, of Dania Beach, Florida, yesterday to 54 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release,…

Jacksonville Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Attempting To Meet 13-Year-Old Child For Sex

Jacksonville, Florida – Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Timothy Wade Veres III (25, Jacksonville) to 10 years in federal prison for attempted online enticement of a minor to…

Milford Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Trading Child Sex Abuse Images on the Internet

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERT C. HARRINGTON, 55, of Milford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New…

Indictment Charges Former Morris Resident with Child Exploitation Offenses

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Matthew B. Millhollin, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Boston, today announced that a federal grand jury…

Former U.S. Navy Sailor Sentenced to 2.5 Years for Selling Export-Controlled Military Equipment to China

Assistant U. S. Attorney Alexandra F. Foster (619) 546-6735 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 21, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Ye Sang “Ivy” Wang, a former U.S. Navy sailor who was a Logistics…

Holiday Travelers Assured that Aircraft Violations Are a Prosecution Priority

DENVER – The U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado and the Special Agent in Charge of the Denver FBI reminded air travelers that criminal conduct on commercial aircraft is a prosecution…

Seattle man sentenced to prison for creation of images of sexual molestation of young child

Seattle – A 53-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison with 15 years of supervised release for three federal felonies connected to…

Danville Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges from Virginia, North Carolina

DANVILLE, Va. – A Danville, Virginia man, who spent two years as a fugitive after embezzling $600,000 from a Danville credit union before being arrested in Durham, North Carolina, pleaded guilty today…

Rhode Island Man Admits to Defrauding COVID Relief Unemployment Programs in Eight States

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Rhode Island man today pled guilty to his role in a conspiracy to file fraudulent applications for COVID unemployment relief funds in at least eight states, announced United…

Charleston County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of William Lloyd Hepburn, 21, of Charleston, S.C., on seven charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet…

Charleston Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Vernon Ellis Birt, III, 33, of Charleston, S.C., on five charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes…

Nine Indicted for Payment Protection Program Fraud

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Last week, Jason Coleman, 40, and Kimberly Coleman, 38, of Mesa, Arizona, made their initial appearance in federal court on a 62-count indictment charging them with Conspiracy, Bank Fraud,…

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