Virginia Inmate Pleads Guilty to Involvement in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Scheme

NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia inmate pleaded guilty today to his involvement in a scheme to obtain pandemic-related unemployment benefits by using the personal identifying information of over 30 other Virginia prison…

Miami Woman Indicted for Wire Fraud and Identity Theft Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

BOSTON – A Miami woman was indicted yesterday in connection with allegedly filing for and obtaining fraudulent pandemic-related loans and using those funds for personal expenses. Danielle Miller, 31, was indicted on…

Connecticut Woman Admits To Engaging In Conspiracy To Defraud Former Employers

NEWARK, N.J. – A Connecticut woman today admitted to engaging in a conspiracy to divert over $546,000 in customer payments owed to her former employers for personal use, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael…

Previously Convicted Felon Charged With Illegal Possession Of Handgun

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was arrested yesterday on charges of illegally possessing a handgun, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Lamont Nelson, 26, of Newark, New…

Essex County Man Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Role In Conspiracy To Defraud Banks Of $250,000 Using Credit Cards And Stolen Checks

NEWARK, N.J. – Dashawn Duncan, 27, of South Orange, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for his role in conspiring to defraud two banks of $250,000 using stolen…

Leader Of New Rochelle Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To More Than 7 Years In Prison For Distributing Cocaine

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ULYSSES LOPEZ was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Román to 87 months in prison…

Texas Man Sentenced for $24 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

A Coppell businessman was sentenced today to more than 11 years in prison for wire-fraud and money-laundering offenses in connection with his fraudulent scheme to obtain approximately $24.8 million in forgivable Paycheck…

Winslow Man Sentenced for Benefits Fraud

BANGOR, Maine: A Winslow man was sentenced today in federal court for Social Security fraud, health care fraud and theft of government money, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. U.S. District…

Texas Man Sentenced for $24 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

A Texas man was sentenced today to more than 11 years in prison for wire-fraud and money-laundering offenses in connection with his fraudulent scheme to obtain approximately $24.8 million in forgivable Paycheck…

Mercer County Business Owner Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Hermitage, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months of incarceration followed by 18 months of supervised release on his conviction of tax evasion,…

Maryland Man Sentenced to Prison and Home Detention on Fraud Conspiracy Charge for Stealing Over $1.3 Million

WASHINGTON – Mark L. Lezell, 74, of Rockville, Md., has been sentenced to 12 months in prison and 12 months of home detention for his role…

Erie Man Pleads to Child Sexual Exploitation Charge

ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, Acting United States Attorney Stephen…

Brackenridge Man Admits Taking $101,000 in Armed Robbery of Federal Credit Union

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Brackenridge, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of armed bank robbery, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Thomas George, 66,…

Nigerian Money Launderer Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Texas Employees Retirement System

AUSTIN – For a scheme that defrauded the Texas Employees Retirement System, Olumide Bankole Morakinyo, 38, a Nigerian national residing in Canada, was sentenced today to eight years in prison and repayment…

America’s fully vaccinated Secretary of Defense lands in the Philippines fully masked with face shield

Despite being fully vaccinated, U.S. Secretary of Defense is causing people here in the states to wonder how effective th COVID-19 vaccines in the states really are. That’s after a video was…

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Behind on your rent? Murphy administration stonewalling federal funds to help residents

TRENTON, NJ – The State of New Jersey had distributed only 25% of the $764 million allocated by the federal government to help struggling New Jerseyans catch up on overdue rent payments.…

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HSI investigates Montana meth trafficker

MISSOULA — A Montana man who admitted trafficking drugs, including methamphetamine, in Montana and receiving meth through the mail in Butte was sentenced to prison July 13. The case was investigated by…

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Multi-agency operation helps locate, recover 78 missing minors in Southern New Mexico

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A multi-agency operation, led by U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), resulted in the recovery and/or location of 78 missing…

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HSI and Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office seize 2 domain names attempting to impersonate Walmart website and purporting to sell COVID-19 treatment or prevention drugs

BALTIMORE – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland seized fraudulent websites that contained numerous uses of the legitimate Walmart trademarked logo and appearing to mimic a legitimate Walmart website. The…

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Biden: We’re going to keep Virginia blue and ‘whip Donald Trump’

NORFOLK, VA – If you’re a Republican in Virginia, Joe Biden wants to keep you and your opinions out of government. On Tuesday, in the spirit of national unity, President Biden declared,…

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Virginia Inmate Pleads Guilty to Involvement in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Scheme

Miami Woman Indicted for Wire Fraud and Identity Theft Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

Connecticut Woman Admits To Engaging In Conspiracy To Defraud Former Employers

Previously Convicted Felon Charged With Illegal Possession Of Handgun

Essex County Man Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Role In Conspiracy To Defraud Banks Of $250,000 Using Credit Cards And Stolen Checks

Leader Of New Rochelle Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To More Than 7 Years In Prison For Distributing Cocaine

Texas Man Sentenced for $24 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

Winslow Man Sentenced for Benefits Fraud

Texas Man Sentenced for $24 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

Mercer County Business Owner Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion

Maryland Man Sentenced to Prison and Home Detention on Fraud Conspiracy Charge for Stealing Over $1.3 Million

Erie Man Pleads to Child Sexual Exploitation Charge

Brackenridge Man Admits Taking $101,000 in Armed Robbery of Federal Credit Union

Nigerian Money Launderer Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Texas Employees Retirement System

America’s fully vaccinated Secretary of Defense lands in the Philippines fully masked with face shield

Behind on your rent? Murphy administration stonewalling federal funds to help residents

HSI investigates Montana meth trafficker

Multi-agency operation helps locate, recover 78 missing minors in Southern New Mexico

HSI and Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office seize 2 domain names attempting to impersonate Walmart website and purporting to sell COVID-19 treatment or prevention drugs

Biden: We’re going to keep Virginia blue and ‘whip Donald Trump’

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