Four Charged with $150 Million Fraud on San Diego Technology Company

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Meghan E. Heesch, Nicholas W. Pilchak, and Eric R. Olah NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 9, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Charges unsealed today against four individuals, including two…

New Yorker Indicted for Forcing 17-Year-Old Mexican Girlfriend into Prostitution

NEW YORK, NY – A New York City man has been indicted after forcing his 17-year-old girlfriend from Mexico into prostitution in Queens. According to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, Orlando Ramirez,…

Travel Agent Sentenced To Prison For Fraud On Clients, Cruise Lines And Payment Processors

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Diana M. Hopkins (48, Wimauma) to 37 months in federal prison for wire fraud, access device fraud, and money laundering. As…

Eliot Maine Man Charged With Interstate Stalking

CONCORD, N.H. – Michael Chick, 39, of Eliot, Maine, was charged via complaint in federal court with interstate stalking, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced…

Ahmaud Arbery Killers Receive Second Life Sentence For Hate Crime

Ahmaud Arbery Killers Receive Second Life Sentence For Hate Crime Trevor Schakohl on August 8, 2022 A white man and his father both serving life in prison for 25-year-old black man Ahmaud…

After Eight Years on the Run, NYC Murder Suspect Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

NEW YORK, NY (PRESS RELEASE) – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Troy Thomas, 37, has been sentenced to 25-years-to-life in prison following a jury trial conviction for the December…

Yonkers High School Student Killed in Hit and Run Crash

Yonkers, NY (PRESS RELEASE) – On Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022, at approximately 12:20 AM, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to the 600 block of McLean Avenue on a report of…

Cassville High School Teacher Sentenced to 30 Years for Sextortion Scheme

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A southern Missouri high school teacher was sentenced in federal court today for a sextortion scheme in which 11 identified child victims, and dozens more child victims who have…

Philadelphia Man Sentenced to Eleven Years for 2018 South Philadelphia Home Invasion Robbery and Assault of Owners’ Teenage Daughter

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Shaquan Johnson, 23, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 11 years in prison, five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay…

Two Men Indicted in Separate Bankruptcy Fraud Schemes

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Jorge Droz Yapur and Yamil Fonseca Salgado were indicted by a federal Grand Jury in relation to separate bankruptcy fraud schemes, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, U.S. Attorney…

Statement from U.S. Attorney Cole Finegan on Verdict in USA v. Lawrence Rudolph and Lori Milliron

“Today, a jury in federal court found Lawrence Rudolph guilty of murdering his wife, Bianca Rudolph, and of defrauding multiple life insurance companies. They also found Lori Milliron guilty of being an…

Durham Dentist Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud

GREENSBORO – A North Carolina woman from Durham pleaded guilty on July 29, 2022, to tax fraud announced Sandra J. Hairston, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina. Santa Maria…

Danville Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $66,000 From Saint Anselm College

CONCORD – Renee Crawford, 35, of Danville pleaded guilty in federal court today to embezzling more than $66,000 from Saint Anselm College, United States Attorney Jane…

Man admits role in fatal 2019 St. Louis attempted carjacking

ST. LOUIS – A man from St. Louis on Monday admitted involvement in a fatal 2019 attempted carjacking that was caught on tape, and could now face between 23 and 25 years…

NYC Gang Leaders Guilty for Murder of 15-Year-Old Dragged Out of Bodega and Hacked to Death by Machete

NEW YORK, NY – A 15-year-old boy was brutally murdered by a group of Trinitarios gang members in the Bronx on June 20th. This week, the leaders of that gang were found…

Eight Indicted in Money Laundering Ring

BOSTON – Eight individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for their alleged roles in elaborate money laundering and money transmitting conspiracies that laundered tens of millions of…

Federal Prosecutor Retires After 35+ Years

LITTLE ROCK-Pat Harris, a longtime federal prosecutor, has announced his retirement from the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO). Harris, who has held various roles at the USAO including Acting…

Imprisoned leader of gang-related drug trafficking conspiracy sentenced to nearly 40 years in federal prison

WAYCROSS, GA: The imprisoned leader of a criminal conspiracy in which violent criminal street gang members distributed methamphetamine and other drugs throughout south Georgia has been sentenced to nearly 40 years in…