Retired Firefighter Charged with Making Threats to Injure

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A former Warwick firefighter made an initial appearance in federal court in Providence on Wednesday, charged by way of a federal criminal complaint with threats to injure the person…

Bucks County Housing Provider Ordered to Pay Damages and Redress Discrimination Based on Pregnancy and Disability Status

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced that the owner and the former manager of rental properties…

Horse Doping Drug Supplier Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the conviction at trial of defendant SETH FISHMAN, DVM, on two counts of drug adulteration and misbranding, with…

District Judge Enters Order Approving Historic Change To The Uaw Constitution And System Of Electing Officers

DETROIT – United States District Judge David M. Lawson approved the results of the referendum of the membership of the International United Auto Workers union and ordered the union to make a…

25 States Urge Biden To Rescind Fed Nominee Over ‘Radical’ Climate, Social Views

A large coalition of state financial officers announced their opposition to one of President Joe Biden’s top nominees for the Federal Reserve over her “radical” policy positions. Sarah Bloom Raskin would put…

Police Stop Group Suspected Of Plotting Mass Riots In Ukraine Amid Threats Of Russian Invasion

Ukrainian police detained a group of people on Sunday who are suspected of plotting mass riots in Kyiv and other cities to create instability in the country amidst its conflict with Russia,…

Former Government Employee Admits to Stealing Identities of 37 Individuals in Bank and Loan Fraud Scheme

Assistant U. S. Attorney Michelle L. Wasserman (619) 546-8431 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – January 26, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Kevin Lee of Chula Vista pleaded guilty in federal court today to using…

Leader and Organizer of South Florida Drug-Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charges in the Southern District of Florida

Miami, Florida – Broward County resident Palacio Valdes Farley pled guilty in federal court in Miami to conspiring to traffic marijuana, eutylone, and MDMA, as well as conspiring to launder proceeds of…

Blinken: Russia Threatens Ukraine’s ‘Right to Exist’

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the stakes are high for Ukraine as tension with Russia escalates, noting that the situation threatens its “right to exist.” “This is not only about a…

Former Federal Background Investigator Sentenced for Falsifying Background Investigation Reports

WASHINGTON – Michelle Layton, 57, a former background investigator for the National Background Investigations Bureau, now the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, was sentenced today to…

Repeat offender sentenced to 3 years in prison for bank fraud and identity theft

Seattle – A 33-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. …

‘Failure Of Leadership’: Biden Administration Slammed Over 5G Rollout Debacle

Lawmakers, federal officials and telecommunications companies criticized the Biden administration’s handling of 5G deployment commencing Wednesday after safety concerns prompted partial delays. AT&T and Verizon were initially scheduled to deploy 5G wireless…

Former CEO of recycling firm sentenced to second prison term for tax fraud

Seattle – The former owner and co-CEO of an electronics recycling firm was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 6 months in prison for tax fraud, announced U.S. Attorney…

Bradenton Man Pleads Guilty To Manufacturing Counterfeit Currency

Tampa, Florida – Anthony Wayne Smith (58, Bradenton) has pleaded guilty to manufacturing counterfeit currency. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for…

Pharmacy Manager Indicted for Tampering with a Consumer Product and Obtaining Opiates By Fraud

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Brian Thomas Badgley, 37, of Waterbury, Vermont appeared yesterday in United States District Court in Burlington for an…

Huntington Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Nigerian Fraud Scheme

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Huntington woman pleaded guilty today in connection with her role as a money mule in a Nigerian fraud scheme that scammed money from individuals, many of whom were…

Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Nigerian national who was indicted in April 2021 in connection with a large fraud and money laundering scheme pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. According to…

Sixth Defendant Admits to Role in Bank Fraud Conspiracy

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Haverhill, MA, man today became the sixth defendant to admit his role in a wide-ranging scheme to defraud financial institutions in several states of more than $2.4 million…

Manhattan Man Arrested For Acting As An Unregistered Agent Of The Egyptian Government In The United States

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Matthew G. Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the…

Covington Woman Admits to Using Fake Investment Scheme to Commit Wire Fraud

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RITCHEL MOREHEAD, age 40, a resident of Covington, Louisiana, was convicted of wire fraud in connection with a fake investment scheme.…

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