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…
Naugatuck Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin
NAUGATUCK, CT – John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LARRY HALL, also known as “Chuito” and “Bobo,” 49, of Naugatuck, was sentenced today by U.S.…
Six Charged with Felonies in Huge COVID-19 Related PPP Fraud Scheme
AUGUSTA, GA: Six individuals have been indicted on felony charges and nearly $400,000 seized in the Southern District of Georgia relating to the alleged submission of fraudulent loan applications for pandemic disaster…
New York Man Stole Credit Card Information of New Jersey Residents
NEWARK, N.J. – A New York man today admitted he defrauded credit card companies of hundreds of thousands of dollars, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. James Olla, 28, of Brooklyn, New York,…
Ridgeland Woman Caught Defrauding COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits
Jackson, Miss. – Judith Ann Middleton, 70, of Ridgeland, Mississippi, was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with multiple violations of federal law involving unemployment insurance benefits fraud, announced U.S.…
Man Who Threatened to “Anally Rape” Kamala Harris, Kill Joe Biden Arrested
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal criminal complaint has been filed today charging James Dale Reed, age 42, of Frederick, Maryland, on the federal charge of threats against a major candidate for President or…
Fort Worth Man who Videotaped Sexual Assault of Infant, Gets 30 Years in Federal Prison
FORT WORTH, TX – A Fort Worth man who videotaped the sexual assault of an infant was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, the statutory maximum, announced U.S. Attorney for the…
New Jersey Man Admits Concealing Material Support to Hamas
TRENTON, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he concealed his attempts to provide material support to Hamas, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito, Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers…
Man Posing As Credentialed Press Photographer Breaches Security
Johnstown, PA – A man posing a credentialed news pool photographer has breached security, the Secret Service said on Friday. An unidentified photographer and approached Biden’s plane as he and his wife…
There’s a chance your Chinese made KN95 respirator doesn’t protect you from COVID-19 afterall
NEWARK, N.J. – A Chinese manufacturer was charged today with producing and exporting to the United States in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic over 140,000 misbranded and defective masks that falsely…
Feds Seize Internet Domain Being Sold for COVID-19 Fraud
PHILADELPHIA, NJ – Immigration Customs and Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia obtained a warrant Friday authorizing seizure of coronaprevention.org following an…
ICE Joins America’s Fight Against COVID-19 Fraud
WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced Wednesday the launch of Operation Stolen Promise to combat COVID-19 related fraud and other criminal activity. The operation intensifies…
Trump to Pelosi: You’re Grounded!
WASHINGTON, DC-President Donald Trump on Thursday retaliated against Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her attempted obstructionism of the President’s State of the Union Speech. Pelosi fired off a letter to the…
New Jersey Business Owners Charged for $5 Million Food Stamp Fraud Scheme
NEWARK- An Essex County, New Jersey, couple and their son have been charged for their respective roles in a food stamps fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today. Juan Perdomo, 59,…
Gov. Sherrill Faces First Loyalty Test Between the Party and the People in Caldwell Scandal
Gov. Mikie Sherrill says she will act if evidence warrants as the investigation of Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell becomes an early test of her administration.…
Democrats Backed Hundreds of Biden-Era Renamings, Now Blast Trump’s ‘Lake America’
WASHINGTON – Democrats who broadly supported a Biden-era push that changed hundreds of federal geographic names are now sharply criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to rename two major bodies of water for…
New Jersey Fights Trump Investigation into Migrants with Commercial Driver’s Licenses
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in suing the Trump administration over its demand for access…
Former USDA Director Sentenced to Prison in $400K Taxpayer Fraud and Kickback Scheme
A former USDA program director has been sentenced to federal prison for orchestrating a nearly $400,000 fraud scheme involving government contracts, kickbacks, and taxpayer funds.…
Trump Administration’s CDL Crackdown Could Have Major Impact on New Jersey’s Trucking Industry
TRENTON, N.J. – The Trump administration’s latest crackdown on alleged fraud at commercial driver’s license (CDL) training schools could have significant implications for New Jersey, where thousands of truck drivers travel the…