Architects of $48 Million Dollar Medical Reimbursement Account Program Fraud Scheme Sentenced

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that that DENIS J. JOACHIM, age 55, DONNA K. JOACHIM, age 55, residents of Covington, Louisiana, and their company, The Total Financial Group,…

Here are the 12 vehicles New Jersey car thieves steal the most

Across New Jersey, there is an epidemic of car thefts. These thefts often involve innercity teens and young adults going into the suburbs and affluent Jersey Shore areas to steal cars to…

Russia Threatens To Jail Western Business Leaders, Seize Company Assets: REPORT

Russia Threatens To Jail Western Business Leaders, Seize Company Assets: REPORT Harry Wilmerding on March 14, 2022 Russian prosecutors have threatened to arrest leaders of Western companies in Russia who criticize the…

Psaki Refuses To Answer If Biden Owns An Electric Vehicle, Says Presidents ‘Don’t Do A Lot Of Driving’

Psaki Refuses To Answer If Biden Owns An Electric Vehicle, Says Presidents ‘Don’t Do A Lot Of Driving’ Thomas Catenacci on March 10, 2022 White House press secretary Jen Psaki declined to…

Law Enforcement Operation Results in 25 Arrests for Drug-trafficking Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An investigation into an armed and violent drug-trafficking organization led to the arrests of 25 Kansas City, Missouri, area residents this week in an operation that involved more…

Police searching for vehicle involved in Fatal Hit and Run in Northwest D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington D.C. Metro Police Crash Investigations Unit needs the publics help in identifying a vehicle involved in a fatal hit and run which occurred on March 8th on…

Area man sentenced to eight years in federal prison for his role in carjacking plot

ST. LOUIS – On March 2, 2022, United States District Court Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk sentenced Antwan Jones to eight years in federal prison for his role in a carjacking, weapons charges…

Providence Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm

BOSTON – A Providence man was sentenced today for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Roland S. Morgan, 38, was sentenced by U.S. Senior Court Judge William G.…

Associate of Gambino Organized Crime Family Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Arson in Queens

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Peter Tuccio, an associate of the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra, was sentenced by United States District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall to…

District Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for 2018 Killing of 14-Year-Old in Southeast Washington

WASHINGTON – Anthony Allen, 25, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a botched robbery attempt that led…

CEO Of Payment Protection Program Lender MBE Capital Arrested In Connection With Fraudulent Loan And Lender Applications

Damian Williams, the 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”), Amaleka…

Jackson Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Elderly Woman in Crash on Christmas Eve, Fleeing Scene

JACKSON, NJ – A Jackson Township man has pled guilty to fleeing the scene of a fatal crash that occurred on Christmas Eve in 2020. Roberto Alcazar-Sanchez, 27, of Jackson, pled guilty…

Former MTA Special Inspector Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Sean M. Andre, age 32, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for conspiring with an Ulster County man to fraudulently obtain more…

Oakland Woman Sentenced To Three Years In Million Dollar Pandemic Relief Fraud

OAKLAND – A federal court sentenced Christina Burden today to 36 months in prison following her guilty pleas to two counts of bank fraud and two counts of money laundering, announced U.S.…

Federal charges filed against St. Louis man for robbery and weapon violations

ST. LOUIS – On February 22, 2022, Mercedes W. Gregory, age 33, made an initial appearance to face federal charges previously filed in September 2021. Gregory is accused of a robbery of…

In the Florida Keys, police work has gone to the birds

MIDDLE KEYS, FL – A motorist on U.S. 1 called the Sheriff’s Office Friday to report what appeared to be a bird hanging or ensnared on something near Mile Marker 58. Middle…

Sex Trafficking Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict against Houston Man

LAFAYETTE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Kevondric Fezia, 26, of Houston, Texas, has been found guilty by a federal jury in Lafayette on sex trafficking charges. United States…

Genocide Games: How China’s Human Rights Abuses Went From Unthinkable To Undeniable

Philip Lenczycki on February 17, 2022 Eight countries and hundreds of human rights organizations have condemned China for committing human rights violations against minorities. Yet NBC’s coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics…

Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To Laundering Millions From Fraud Schemes Targeting Victims Across The United States Perpetrated By Ghana-Based Criminal Enterprise

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that FRED ASANTE pled guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering for his role in a criminal enterprise…

Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Fraud, Money Laundering, and Obstruction Conspiracies

United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that Nathan Peachey, age 51, of Pennsylvania, convicted for his role in fraud, money laundering, and obstruction of justice conspiracies, was sentenced on Monday, February…

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