Nigerian national indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for fraud on Employment Security benefits

Seattle – A Nigerian citizen arrested May 14, 2021 at JFK Airport in New York, is now indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for his scheme to steal over…

New Yorker used stolen credit cards from Jersey to fund fence operation

NEWARK, N.J. – A New York man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for participating in a scheme to buy and sell over $2 million in stolen property, Acting U.S.…

Staten Island drug trafficker, money launderer gets 4 years in federal prison

STATEN ISLAND, NY – Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Adolfo LaCola was sentenced by United States Chief District Court Judge Margo K. Brodie to 48 months in prison for his…

Arrest made in $1.4 million COVID-19 Fraud Investigation

NEW YORK – Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael C. Mikulka, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S.…

Catoosa Woman Charged with Defrauding 7 Banks of $735,396

CATOOSA, OKLAHOMA – A Catoosa woman has been indicted for defrauding seven Oklahoma banks when she falsified and submitted documents to apply for $735,396 in loans, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.…

DOJ seeks to seize million dollar off-shore “money mule” account used for fraud

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, announced today the filing of a federal civil complaint seeking the forfeiture of $1,047,535 seized from a money…

Watch as child sexual predator, kidnapper arrives in Fresno to face his crimes

FRESNO, CA – On February 11, 2021, 40-year-old Nathan Daniel Larson of Catlett, Virginia arrived at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport. Law enforcement agents with Fresno County’s Transportation Unit escorted Larson in…

Couple Behind “My Buddy Loans” Indicted for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

TEXARKANA, TEXAS – A Liberty County, Texas, man and woman have been indicted for filing hundreds of fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications with the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the…

New Jersey Woman Sentenced to 5 years for $2 Million Bank Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for an elaborate bank frank scheme resulting in losses of more than $2 million, Acting…

Members of Mexican drug cartel caught moving 2.5 tons of Meth, 100,000 Fentanyl pills

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Raymond P. Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the…

Waterbury Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT – John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KEITH JORDAN, also known as “Knowledge,” 52, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge…

Dominican used false name, DOB, SS to obtain license

BOSTON, MASS – A Dominican national who previously resided in Lawrence was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for aggravated identity theft and fraudulent use of a Social Security number. Robely…

Illinois man arrested for threatening to “Put one in Chris Christie’s Dome”

MORRISTOWN, NJ – A suburban Chicago man was arrested today on a federal criminal charge for allegedly threatening to commit violence at the upcoming presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. Louis Capriotti, 45, of…

Chicago Man Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Violence at Upcoming Presidential Inauguration

CHICAGO, Ill — A suburban Chicago man was arrested today on a federal criminal charge for allegedly threatening to commit violence at the upcoming presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. LOUIS CAPRIOTTI, 45,…

Former St. Albans property developer sentenced to prison for wire fraud

VERMONT – The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Jeremy Fairbanks, 44, formerly of St. Albans, Vermont, was sentenced on December 18, 2020 upon his guilty plea to…

Politician who threatened to kill Obama caught with missing 12-year-old girl in Denver

FRESNO, CA – Nathan Daniel Larson of Catlett, Virginia ran for office in 2017 as an independent, seeking to become a member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing District 31. He…

Alabama cracks down against money laundering and fraud

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA – Today, North Alabama federal law enforcement agencies announced their participation and continuing engagement in the global law enforcement action against transnational money laundering and fraud perpetrated by “money mules”.…

Using computer to commit a crime in darkness.

Frankfort Man gets 10 years for attempting to entice a minor online

FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY – A Frankfort man, Ricky Joe Cornish Jr., 33, was sentenced to 120 months in prison on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, after previously pleading guilty…

Chicago Rappers Indicted for Fraud

BOSTON , MASS – Six Chicago-area men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield with participating in a nationwide wire fraud and identity theft scheme that victimized businesses across…

Man Admits Role in Nationwide Card Fraud, Money Laundering Scheme

SAN DIEGO – A former Glendale resident pleaded guilty today to engaging in a long-running, nationwide fraud conspiracy that stole unwitting victims’ financial information by skimming it from ATMs and gas pumps…

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