Sussex County Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining $5.6 Million Loan Meant to Help Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic

NEWARK, N.J. – A Sussex County, New Jersey, man today admitted fraudulently obtaining a federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan of over $5 million, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Azhar…

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Oregon Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Covid-Relief Fraud Scheme

PORTLAND, Ore.—An Oregon man pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to steal funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Russell Anthony Schort, 39, of Myrtle Creek,…

Fort Myers Businessman Sentenced To Three Years In Federal Prison For COVID Relief Fraud And Mortgage Fraud

Fort Myers, Florida – Senior U.S. District Judge John Steele has sentenced Casey David Crowther (35, Fort Myers) to three years and one month in federal prison for two counts of bank…

Ten Defendants in Synthetic Identity Fraud Ring Convicted of Bank Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Related Charges

RALEIGH, N.C. – Eight defendants pleaded guilty today to offenses contained in a 50-count, 2nd Superseding Indictment charging various forms of Bank Fraud, Wire Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Making False…

Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft from Paulina Post Office

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LACEY STEWART, age 35, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana pled guilty as charged to a one count Bill of Information on June…

Niece Of Veteran Pleads Guilty To Stealing Va Benefits Intended For Her Uncle

Montgomery, Ala. – On Wednesday, June 30, 2021, Mende Leone, also known as Shirl Lee Cook, 37, pleaded guilty to misappropriation of a federal benefit by a fiduciary, announced Acting…

Department of Justice Begins Third Distribution of Forfeited Funds to Compensate Victims of Fraud Scheme Facilitated by Western Union

The Department of Justice announced today that the Western Union Remission Fund began its third distribution of approximately $66 million in funds forfeited to the United States from the Western Union Company…

Reading, PA Woman and New York Man Plead Guilty for Their Role in Nationwide “Grandparents Scheme” Worth $300k+

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Daniel Duran, 33, of Jamaica, NY, and Jacqueline Velazquez, 37, of Reading, PA, entered guilty pleas before United States District Court…

Somerset County Man Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for Traveling to Foreign Country to Engage in Criminal Sexual Conduct

NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, man has been sentenced to 108 months in prison for traveling to the Philippines to engage in sex with a minor, Acting U.S. Attorney…

Mr. Hookah wins $50k prize in Maryland lottery

A Maryland Lottery player from Hagerstown who claimed a $50,000 prize this week has a smoking hot idea for putting his winnings to work. “I’m hoping to open a business in Hagerstown,…

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MMA fighter punches out guy running his mouth in bar

MMA fighter Joe Schilling could be facing charges after he flattened a guy running his mouth at a local bar. Justin Balboa, who was reportedly intoxicated, allegedly made a crude remark about…

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Man charged for robbing Popeye’s over order dispute

Bear– Delaware State Police have arrested 22-year-old Dequan Woods of Bear, DE, for the robbery of fast-food restaurant. The incident occurred on June 25, 2021, at approximately 1:25 p.m., when troopers responded…

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New Jersey detectives make arrest in violent rape, 30 year old cold case

Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Somerdale Police Chief James J. Walsh announce that a Camden County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against 46-year- old Sanika Adams for his…

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Sixty Defendants Charged in Nationwide Takedown of Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Network

For more information contact: Assistant U. S. Attorney Matthew J. Sutton (619) 546-8941, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Bredariol (619) 546-8419, and Assistant U. S. Attorney Amy B. Wang (619) 546-6968 Click…

Killeen Couple Admit to Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Involving Mass Transportation Benefit Program at Fort Hood

WACO – Today, 42-year-old Kevin Romulus Pelayo and 37-year-old Cristine Furio Fredericks admitted to conducting a multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud the U.S. Army with respect to a mass transportation benefit program at…

South Windsor Man Charged with Defrauding Grandparents of $679K

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced…

Leader and 14 Members of Newark Drug Trafficking Ring Charged

NEWARK, N.J. – Fifteen people were charged today for their roles in a Newark heroin and crack cocaine distribution organization that sold hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of illegal drugs out…

Colorado woman faces bank robbery charges in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Keylee Rose Moore, 21, of Hesperus, Colorado, made an initial appearance on June 28 in federal court facing a charge of bank robbery. Moore will remain in custody…

Local Adoption Agency Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Employer and Family

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Hillsboro, Oregon woman pleaded guilty today for engaging in a multi-year scheme to defraud her employer, a non-profit adoption and surrogacy agency operating in Oregon and Washington, and her extended…

Man Sentenced for Holding a Woman at Knifepoint in an Attempted Robbery

A felon who held a woman at knifepoint two days after he was released from prison was sentenced today in federal court, said Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Chief U.S. District Judge…

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