Buchanan Woman Sentenced for Credit Card Fraud

ROANOKE, Va.– A Buchanan, Virginia woman was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison after pleading guilty in February to multiple credit card fraud charges. According to court documents, in three…

North Carolina Man Ran Lucrative Fraud Scheme Selling Unapproved Substances that Mimic the Health Benefits of Legal Drugs

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of North Carolina pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.…

Taliban declare victory over America on the tarmac at Kabul Airport

The Taliban have declared victory in their twenty-year war against the United States of America. This week, U.S. President Joe Biden completed the U.S. retreat and withdrawal from the country which ended…

Ex-Chairman of Los Angeles-Based Church Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing $11 Million in Church Funds

LOS ANGELES – The former chairman of the board of the Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist, of Los Angeles was sentenced today to 130 months in federal prison for stealing more…

Biden administration declares climate change a major health issue

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services established an office to make climate change a health issue. The Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) will “protect vulnerable communities who…

Michael Gonzalez Indicted for Stealing Five Tesla Vehicles Worth Over $600,000 – Including a Tesla that Burned on Lake Champlain

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Michael A. Gonzalez, 32, of Colchester, Vermont appeared today in federal court after being charged with five counts…

Who funds ISIS-K? Here’s what the Treasury Department thinks

The ISIS affiliate group in Afghanistan has largely amassed funding with the help of global terrorist financing networks and its main sponsor, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, according to Treasury…

Laplace Woman Pleads Guilty To Federal Wire Fraud Charge

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ARLENE TRANCHINA, age 55, of Laplace, pleaded guilty to one-count of wire fraud today before United States District Court Judge Wendy B.…

Cincinnati pleads guilty of using identity of deceased friend to obtain Social Security benefits

CINCINNATI – Frank Morris, 73, of Cincinnati, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to using the identity of a deceased childhood friend to obtain more than $120,000 in Social Security and SNAP…

Pennsylvania Businessman Pleads Guilty to Receiving Fraudulent Wire Transfer of Over $17 Million

SHREVEPORT, La. – David D. DeBerardinis, 59, of Shreveport, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to a charge of wire fraud, announced Acting United…

Biden administration angry after two veterans in Congress visited Kabul to get first-hand account

Michigan Republican Rep. Peter Meijer and Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton secretly traveled to Afghanistan’s capital Tuesday to witness the U.S. evacuations underway. The trip to Kabul, first reported by The Washington Post, took…

Omar Amanat Sentenced To Prison For Multiple Fraud Schemes After Conviction At Trial During Which He Fabricated Evidence

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that OMAR AMANAT, an associate of codefendant Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, the former chairman and chief executive officer…

Taliban army seizes millions in American military equipment, now Republicans demand to know how much has been left behind

Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee plan to offer legislation that would require the Biden administration to reveal how much U.S. equipment was taken by the Taliban. The Republicans told the Daily…

Three Charged in Fraud Schemes Targeting Home Improvement Retailers

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Federal arrest warrants were executed today against two individuals on charges they allegedly participated in a large-scale conspiracy to defraud Home Depot stores in at least three New England…

Former CEO Of Publicly Traded Houston Company Pleads Guilty To Accounting Fraud Scheme

Ilan Graff, Attorney for the United States, Acting under Authority Conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 515, announced today the guilty plea of JEFFREY HASTINGS, the former chief executive officer and chairman of the…

Gaithersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering in Connection to Elder Romance Scheme

Greenbelt, Maryland – David Annor, age 28, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit money laundering, in connection with a romance scheme in which conspiracy members induced elderly and…

Genesis HealthCare Inc. Agrees to Resolve Allegations of Americans with Disabilities Act Violations

BOSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Districts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today an agreement with Genesis HealthCare Inc. (Genesis)…

Rhode Island, Massachusetts Healthcare Provider Resolves Allegations of Discriminatory Practices

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The United States Attorney’s Offices in the Districts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced today that they have reached agreement…

Jessup Correctional Institution Inmate Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy Within Maximum Security Prison

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Darnell Smith, a/k/a “Hook”, age 41, of Baltimore, Maryland to five years and three months in federal prison, to be served consecutive…

Gaithersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Laundering More Than $6 Million Taken from Victims of Elder Romance Scheme

Greenbelt, Maryland – Lesley Annor, age 23, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit money laundering, in connection with a romance scheme in which conspiracy members induced elderly and…

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