Army Sergeant Indicted for Sexual Exploitation of Two Minors
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – An active duty U.S. Army staff sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood has been indicted by a federal grand jury for the sexual exploitation of two minor victims and for…
Urbana, Illinois, Woman Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Transferring Firearms to Felon Paramours
URBANA, Ill. – An Urbana, Illinois, woman, Lawanda Rogers (formerly Moore), age 31, of the 1100 block of East Willard Street, was sentenced on July 12, 2022, to six months in prison…
Former Ford County Resident Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Charges Related to Domestic Terrorism
URBANA, Ill. – Emily Claire Hari, formerly known as Michael B. Hari, 51, of the 200 block of First Street in Clarence, Illinois, was sentenced on July 11, 2022, to 14 years…
Springfield, Illinois, Man Sentenced to Six Months’ Home Confinement, Fined for COVID-19 Related Fraud
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Springfield, Illinois man, Thalamus Alexander, Jr., 27, of the 2000 block of Bradley Court was sentenced on July 12, 2022, to six months’ home confinement, to be followed…
Manteno, Illinois, Man Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor and Use of Interstate Facilities to Attempt to Transmit Information about a Minor
URBANA, Ill. – A Manteno, Illinois, man, Joseph Longanecker, 42, was sentenced on July 12, 2022, to 96 months in prison for attempted enticement of a minor and use of interstate facilities…
Former Mayor of Stonecrest sentenced to prison for stealing COVID-19 relief funds
ATLANTA – Jason Lary, the former Mayor of the City of Stonecrest, has been sentenced for using his elected office to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds…
Fraudster Resentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing the Identities of Hundreds of Victims to Fraudulently Obtain More Than $2.2 Million in Tax Refunds
Baltimore, Maryland – Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Toyosi Alatishe, a/k/a Felix Victor Johnson, age 51, of Columbia, Maryland, to 126 months in federal prison, for conspiracy to commit…
Butler Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Funds
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Butler, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to charges relating to Social Security fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Amy Lynn Snow, age 54, pleaded…
Johnstown Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute and Possess Cocaine and Fentanyl
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A former resident of Johnstown, PA pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Mary Lou…
Watertown Man Sentenced for Drug and Firearms Convictions
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – George D. Robinson, age 38, of Watertown, New York, was sentenced yesterday to serve 52 months in federal prison for his convictions for possession with intent to distribute…
Teen Charged for Multiple Downtown Silver Spring Burglaries, Released, Arrested Again
SILVER SPRING, MD – It turns out one person might have been responsible for a string of burglaries over the past two months in Downtown Silver Springs. Police here have arrested 18-year-old…
Wicomico County Woman Charged for Dealing Heroin
SALISBURY, MD – A 50-year-old woman has been charged for dealing heroin ouut of a hotel room in Salisbury. Members of the Wicomico County Sheriffs Office Community Action Team (CAT) conducted an…
Somerset County Man Charged with Distributing Meth
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Meyersdale, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung…
Crawford County Inmate Charged with Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
ERIE, Pa. – An inmate at the Crawford County Correctional Facility in Saegertown, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charge of failure to register under…
Jamaican National Extradited to United States in Connection with Federal Charges Related to Fraudulent Sweepstakes Scheme that Targeted Elderly Victims in United States
SCRANTON – A resident of St. James Parish, Jamaica was extradited to the United States and made his initial appearance in federal court in Scranton, Pennsylvania on charges relating to his participation…
Brooklyn Center Man Indicted for Insurance Fraud After Staging a Politically Motivated Arson Attack
MINNEAPOLIS – A Brooklyn Center man has been indicted for wire fraud after filing fraudulent insurance claims for a staged arson, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, on…
United States Files Claims Alleging Fresenius Vascular Care, Inc. Defrauded Medicare and Other Healthcare Programs by Billing for Unnecessary Procedures Performed on Dialysis Patients
The United States filed a civil complaint yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn against Fresenius Vascular Care, Inc. (“Fresenius”) alleging that the company performed unnecessary procedures on dialysis patients at nine centers…
Owners And Operators Of Mid-State Japanese Restaurants Indicted In Conspiracies Related To Harboring Undocumented Workers
NASHVILLE – A nine-count federal indictment, unsealed today, charges four individuals with conspiracy to harbor undocumented workers while employing them to work at various mid-state restaurants, harboring undocumented workers, and conspiracy to…
Charlotte Tax Preparer Is Sentenced To Prison
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A North Carolina man was sentenced yesterday to 41 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by preparing and filing false tax returns. Acting Deputy Assistant…
Connecticut Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Cyberstalking and Threatening Massachusetts Woman
BOSTON – A Connecticut man has agreed to plead guilty to threatening, harassing and intimidating a Massachusetts woman through social media and email. Marshall Nicholas Fain, 31, of New Haven, Conn., has…