Missouri Resident Pleads Guilty to Attempted Attack on the White House with a Rented Truck

The plea agreement was announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Special Agent in Charge Matthew Stohler of the U.S. Secret Service Washington Field Office, FBI…

San Antonio Man Threatened Turning Point USA Conference, Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison

According to court documents, Alejandro Richard Velasquez Gomez, 20, posted a message on his public social media profile threatening a “day of retribution” at the Turning Point USA-hosted conference Student Action Summit.…

Stanislaus County Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Passing Counterfeit Savings Bonds

According to court documents, on 10 occasions between March and May 2022, Fleming passed 11 counterfeit United States savings bonds at banks in the Counties of Stanislaus, San Joaquin and other California…

Former Teacher’s Aide Sentenced for Using the Internet to Attempt to Entice a Minor to Engage in Sexual Conduct

According to his plea agreement, on September 13, 2022, Jones, through his Yahoo email account, distributed a video depicting two minor victims engaged in sexual activity. The video was sent to an…

Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Three Years for Threatening President Trump

Mohamed Farah, 34, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to three years in prison for threatening the President and a former President. The sentence,…

Georgia Resident Pleads Guilty to Mailing Threatening Communications

MACON, Ga. – Travis Leroy Ball, a 56-year-old resident of Barnesville, Georgia, pled guilty today in federal court to a charge of mailing threatening communications. U.S. District Judge C. Ashley Royal presided…

Security Breach Near President’s Motorcade in Wilmington

WILMINGTON, DE — A security breach occurred near President Joe Biden’s motorcade on Sunday night. A sedan collided with a U.S. Secret Service SUV that was part of the motorcade’s security setup.…

Car Plows Into Presidential Motorcade in Wilmington Biden Escorted Away

WILMINGTON, DE — A security breach occurred near President Joe Biden’s motorcade on Sunday night. A sedan collided with a U.S. Secret Service SUV that was part of the motorcade’s security setup.…

Four Individuals Charged with Laundering Millions from Cryptocurrency Investment Scams Known as ‘Pig Butchering’

LOS ANGELES – Three Southland residents and a fourth defendant have been named in a seven-count indictment charging them with participating in a scheme to launder the proceeds of cryptocurrency investment scams…

Bronx Woman Convicted At Trial For Laundering Over $2 Million In Funds From Victims Of Romance Fraud Schemes

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that a jury returned a guilty verdict against NADINE JAZIMNE WADE on all four counts in the…

Nigerian Extradited to the District of Nebraska on Business Email Compromise Fraud Scheme

Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced the extradition of Afeez Akinloye, 42, a Nigerian national, from South Africa to the District of Nebraska on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud…

Round Rock Fraudster Sentenced for Stealing More Than $600,000 in Cryptocurrency Through SIM Swapping Scheme

AUSTIN, Texas – A Round Rock man was sentenced in a federal court in Austin to 24 months inprison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. According to court documents, from August 2019…

Springfield, Illinois, Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Firearm Possession and Covid-19 Fraud

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Springfield, Illinois, man, Demetrius S. Washington, 27, was sentenced on December 6, 2023, to a total of 108 months imprisonment: 96 months for possession of a weapon by…

Kentucky Woman Sentenced To Two Years For Forgery Of Federal Judge’s Signature

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On December 8, 2023, Sunshine Ann Miller, 44, currently of Whitley City, Kentucky, was sentenced to two years imprisonment by the Honorable Katheryn A. Crytzer, in the United States…

Parents Sentenced to a Combined 90 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing and Exploiting their 18-Month-Old Baby

INDIANAPOLIS- Tristan Mullins, 27, and Desley McLemore, 27, of Indianapolis have been sentenced to decades in federal prison for their roles in sexually exploiting and assaulting their approximately 18-month-old child. According to…

San Diego Man Admits Bank, Tax Fraud

NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 4, 2023 SAN DIEGO – Alvin Pates of San Diego pleaded guilty in federal court today to bank and tax fraud charges, admitting that he participated in…

“Money Mule” sentenced to one year in prison for call center scheme that defrauded victims of more than $700,000

Seattle – A 33-year-old SeaTac, Washington, man was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison and three years of supervised release for a money laundering conviction related to his…

Jenks Woman Sentenced and Ordered to Repay More than $1.2 Million in Restitution

U.S. District Judge Terence C. Kern sentenced Lauren Michelle Owen, 40, of Jenks, to 27 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. In January, Owen pleaded guilty to bank…

One-Time Orange County Tax Preparer Convicted of Tax Fraud Scheme that Sought over $10 Million from IRS and Dozens of State Governments

SANTA ANA, California – A former Orange County tax preparer was convicted today of federal criminal charges for leading a multi-year tax fraud conspiracy that spanned three continents and claimed more than…

Sussex County Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for $2 Million COVID-19 Fraud

NEWARK N.J. – A Sussex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 36 months in prison for defrauding several financial institutions and illegally obtaining more than $2 million in COVID-19 funding meant…

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