Captain of Methamphetamine-Filled Boat that Rammed Coast Guard Vessel, Injuring Officers, Sentenced to 16 Years

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Bredariol (619) 546-8419 and Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 5, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Miguel Ojeda Agundez, captain of a…

Durham Dentist Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud

GREENSBORO – A North Carolina woman from Durham pleaded guilty on July 29, 2022, to tax fraud announced Sandra J. Hairston, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina. Santa Maria…

Newark Bank Robber Also Charged with Aggravated Assault

NEWARK, NJ – The man who robbed a Santander Bank in Newark on Monday is now facing aggravated assault charges in addition to bank robbery charges. Robert A. Bruno, 29, of Newark,…

Three stash houses disrupted in one day

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Sector U.S. Border Patrol Agents disrupted three human smuggling stash houses last Friday, encountering 103 migrants. On Friday, July 14 at 9:50 a.m., El Paso Sector…

A Southern California man was sentenced today to 135 months, the equivalent of 11 years and three months, in prison for submitting fraudulent applications seeking money from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP),…

Human smuggling events disrupted in El Paso

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Sector U.S. Border Patrol Agents in cooperation with law enforcement partners disrupted 20 vehicular human smuggling schemes rescuing 129 smuggled migrants this week. The most significant…

It’s Christmas in July at Laurita Winery Today

MILLSTONE, NJ – Join the folks at Laurita Winery on Sunday for the annual Christmas in July Food Truck Festival. The event runs from 11 am to 9 pm with $14 tickets…

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

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…

Crash Champions Announces Growth Investment from Clearlake and Strategic Transaction with Service King

Founded in 1999 by Matt Ebert, Crash Champions is a U.S. operator of over 200 collision repair facilities. Having expanded from a single storefront in Chicago into a present-day network of 20…

Former Benefit Plan Administrator Admits Tax Evasion And Kickback Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A former benefit plan administrator today admitted engaging in multiple years of tax evasion and a kickback scheme related to his role as administrator of two union related employee…

Orange County Man Prohibited from Preparing Tax Returns after Filing Returns that Fraudulently Sought Over $50 Million in Refunds

SANTA ANA, California – A federal judge has ordered a Buena Park man to stop preparing or helping to prepare tax returns after federal authorities determined his clients filed tax returns…

Open Mainframe Project Announces Schedule for the 3rd Annual Open Mainframe Summit on September 21-22 in Philadelphia, PA

The first-ever in-person Summit will focus on security, training, AI, Linux on Z and Cloud Native and will be accessible online for attendees around the world SAN FRANCISCO, July 13, 2022 — The…

Macerich’s A-Quality Portfolio Continues to Draw Large-Format Entertainment Tenants

-Round1 Will Open Two New Locations- SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 12, 2022 — Macerich (NYSE: MAC), one of the nation’s leading owners, operators and developers of one-of-a-kind retail and mixed-use properties in top…

Woman Accused of Murder in Texas Charged with Misuse of Passport while Leaving the United States

NEWARK, N.J. – An Austin, Texas, woman was charged today for using a passport belonging to another individual when she flew out of Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger…

Former Mayor of Guayama, Puerto Rico Sentenced for Accepting Bribes

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The former mayor of the Municipality of Guayama, Puerto Rico, Eduardo Cintrón-Suárez, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his involvement in a bribery scheme…

A Former Employee and a Contract Worker of Medtronic-CR Indicted for Conspiring to Defraud the Company of Over $1M and Launder their Proceeds

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging defendants Elieser Feliciano-Soto and José E. Santana-Criado with agreeing to benefit and enrich…

Mitsubishi Motors Reports Second Quarter 2022 Sales, Outlander Sales Performance Continues to Lead the Way

The 2022 Outlander has earned outstanding customer and media accolades since launching in February of 2021. In that time, the seven-passenger SUV marked its best-four consecutive-quarters of retail-only sales since the nameplate…

Former Rancho Mirage Resident Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Prison for $44 Million Fraud that Illegally Billed Insurers for Cosmetic Surgeries

LOS ANGELES – A former Coachella Valley resident whom Israel deported after she and her then-doctor husband fled there to escape criminal prosecution was sentenced today to 97 months in federal…

Kaitlin Armstrong Captured in Costa Rica

Austin, TX – The Austin woman accused of killing world class cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson May 11 has been captured in Costa Rica. The U.S. Marshals Office of International Operations, Homeland Security…

‘We’re So Overwhelmed’: The Border Crisis Has Turned Arizona’s Desert Into A Highway For Drug Smugglers

‘We’re So Overwhelmed’: The Border Crisis Has Turned Arizona’s Desert Into A Highway For Drug Smugglers Jennie Taer on June 29, 2022 Sasabe, ARIZONA — Looking across the border from Sasabe, Arizona, you…

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