Bridgeport Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charge Stemming from 2018 Murder

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TA’RON PHARR, also known as “250,” 21, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A.…

AAR Corp. Agrees to Pay $11 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations on Aircraft Maintenance Contract and to Pay Penalties Assessed by the FAA

AAR Corp., located in Wood Dale, Illinois, and its subsidiary, AAR Airlift Group Inc. (Airlift), located in Melbourne, Florida, have agreed to pay the United States $11,088,000 to resolve False Claims Act…

Perry County Woman Pleads Guilty to Union Embezzlement

LONDON, Ky. – A Bulan, Ky., woman, Linda Shepherd, 54, pleaded guilty on Monday, June 28, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Hanly A. Ingram, to embezzling assets from a labor union. According…

Man Pleads Guilty for Violating Federal Controlled Substances Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on June 30, 2021, that YRIAN DEVORE “DEVORE”, age 48, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana pled guilty to count five…

Watch as dye pack explodes during Jersey bank robber’s not so great getaway

NEWARK, NJ – A bank robber was caught on video leaving a Capital One bank in Newark shortly after robbing it. As he crossed the street, the dye pack in his bag…

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Senate Gives Final Legislative Approval to Sweeney-Gopal-O’Scanlon School Regionalization Bill

Legislation sponsored by Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senators Vin Gopal and Declan O’Scanlon to encourage the creation of K-12 regional and countywide school districts earned final legislative approval today.…

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Oroho: Will Governor Use Federal Funds to Stop $300 Million July 4th Employer Tax Increase?

Sen. Steven Oroho said it appears possible that Gov. Phil Murphy will use federal funds as proposed by Republicans to stop a major tax increase on New Jersey employers.…

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Former Customs and Border Protection Officer Sentenced on Child Exploitation Charge

Miami, Florida — Defendant Fabio Lopez, 62, of Weston, Florida was sentenced last week by a federal district judge in Fort Lauderdale to 10 years in federal prison and a lifetime of…

Medical Imaging Companies CEO Found Guilty of Running Massive Health Care Fraud Through the State Workers’ Comp System

SAN DIEGO – The CEO of several Southern California-based medical imaging companies was found guilty by a federal jury today of running a scheme in which more than $250 million in…

Three Arrested For Orchestrating Multimillion-Dollar “Silver Lease” Investment Fraud

AUDREY STRAUSS, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of…

Erie Man on Parole for Child Rape Sentenced to 12+ Years in Prison for Bank Robberies

ERIE, Pa. – A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 155 months in prison, 3 years supervised release and ordered to pay $11,100 in restitution on…

Former San Francisco Building Inspection Commission President Indicted For Bank Fraud, Obstruction Of Justice, Aggravated Identity Theft

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury indicted Rodrigo Santos yesterday for bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and obstruction of justice, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Federal Bureau…

Tampa Woman Sentenced To Twenty Years For Distribution Of Heroin And Fentanyl Resulting In Death

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Leslie Pagan (40, Tampa) to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl and distribution of heroin…

Caribou Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Charge

BANGOR, Maine: A Caribou man pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. According to court…

Caretaker of Senior Couple Charged with Stealing Hundreds of Thousand from Couple’s Bank Accounts

Miami, Florida – A federal indictment unsealed yesterday in the Southern District of Florida charges the caretaker of two seniors with accessing to their bank accounts to steal nearly $300,000. The indictment…

Romanian National Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty for His Role in A Conspiracy to Steal Checks Intended for Religious Institutions

Greenbelt, Maryland – Daniel Velcu, age 43, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal bank and wire fraud conspiracy, in which the conspirators received approximately $1,244,056.77 in stolen checks intended…

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