Jury Convicts Springfield Man of Conspiracy to Distribute Synthetic Cannabinoids and Related Charges

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on June 21, 2021, against Abdul G. Alsamah, 51, formerly of Springfield, Ill., for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, distribution of…

Justice Department files lawsuit against the State of Georgia to stop racially discriminatory provisions of new voting law

ATLANTA – The U.S. Justice Department announced today that it filed a lawsuit against the State of Georgia, the Georgia Secretary of State, and the Georgia State Election Board over recent voting…

Former governor of Mexico’s 3rd largest state sent to prison for money laundering following ICE HSI investigation

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A former governor of Mexico’s third largest state was sentenced to three years in federal prison Wednesday in the Southern District of Texas for his role in a…

New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Consumer Product

PORTLAND, Maine—A Dover, New Hampshire man pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of tampering with a consumer product, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. According to court records,…

Former Mexican governor sent to US prison for money laundering

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A former Coahuila, Mexico, governor has been ordered to federal prison for his role in a money laundering scheme that includes offenses against a foreign nation involving bribery…

Pendleton County mail carrier sentenced for attempted election fraud

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Thomas Cooper, a mail carrier in Pendleton County, was sentenced today to five years of probation, with the first six months home confinement, for attempted election fraud, Acting…

Two Black World War II Soldiers get Purple Hearts that were overlooked because of their race, Army says

BROOKLYN, NY – A pair of World War II veterans have recently been approved by the acting Army secretary to receive Purple Hearts over 76 years after being wounded during the Battle…

Denver Man Charged with COVID Relief Loan Fraud

DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that Anthony Zaghab, 52, of Denver was arraigned today on charges relating to over $700,000 in fraudulently obtained COVID-relief…

Maryland to halt enhanced pandemic unemployment benefits

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland will discontinue enhanced pandemic federal unemployment benefits and reinstate work search requirements early next month. “Our health and economic recovery continues…

Lawrence County Attorney Indicted for Wire Fraud

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – In a newly unsealed federal indictment, the County Attorney for Lawrence County and his legal secretary have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud,…

Convicted Felon Charged with Possession of two Fully Automatic Machine Guns

Miami, Florida — A prior convicted felon from Miami with alleged ties to the national “Bloods” gang and the local “77 Street” gang has been indicted by a South Florida grand jury…

Captial Heights Man Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Counterfeit Currency

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Ricco Darnell Taylor, age 32, of Capital Heights, Maryland to 41 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release,…

Dayton residents charged in identity & financial fraud scheme

DAYTON, Ohio – A federal grand jury has charged two Daytonians with federal crimes related to identity fraud, aggravated identity theft, theft of U.S. mail, Social Security fraud and access device fraud.…

Nine Individuals Charged for Roles in Fraud Scam Involving 200 Victims

Victims Defrauded of at Least $2.5 Million CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Three indictments returned by a federal grand jury sitting in Charleston have been unsealed that charge nine men for their involvement in…

Appellate Court Affirms Convictions of Lawyer and Coal Company Executive for Bribing State Legislator

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit yesterday affirmed the convictions of a Birmingham lawyer and an Alabama coal company executive in a scheme to bribe a state…

Logan Woman Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling More than $200,000 from Federal Credit Union

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Dianne Richardson, 70, of Logan was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for embezzling $222,000 from the Pioneer West Virginia Federal Credit Union in South Charleston. Richardson pleaded…

Members Of Identity Theft Ring Operating In Three States Are Sentenced To Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Four members of an identity theft ring operating in at least three states have been sentenced to prison, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District…

Two Individuals Indicted for Money Laundering Related to Odebrecht Bribery and Fraud Scheme

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging Peter Weinzierl and Alexander Waldstein, both citizens of Austria, for their roles in a scheme to launder hundreds of millions…

New Jersey couple who fraudulently filed for 13 PPP loans totaling $1.4 million caught

AMDEN, N.J. – Two Camden County, New Jersey, residents were charged for their role in fraudulently obtaining federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) totaling $1.4 million,…

Matt Gaetz pal Joel Greenberg pleads guilty to sex trafficking minor with “two other men”

Orlando, Florida – Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Micah Greenberg (36, Lake Mary) today pleaded guilty to six federal offenses: sex trafficking of a child, illegally producing a false identification document,…

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