New Orleans Man Sentenced for Bank Robbery
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – ISIAH HOLMES, age 48, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced by the Honorable Barry Ashe, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. HOLMES was sentenced to 41 months…
Virginia Beach Businessman Pleads Guilty to $2.5 Million Tax Fraud
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Virginia Beach man pleaded guilty today to defrauding the IRS out of more than $2.5 million of taxes by, among other things, hiding assets, making false statements…
Service dog stolen with car in North Carolina shows up at Tennessee shelter
MORRISTOWN, TN – Last Friday, deputies in Haywood County, North Carolina put out an APB on a stolen car and the man who stole it. Inside the car, was the owner’s labrador-pitbull…
Nigerian national indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for fraud on Employment Security benefits
Seattle – A Nigerian citizen arrested May 14, 2021 at JFK Airport in New York, is now indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for his scheme to steal over…
Drug Courier for the Pagans Motorcycle Club Pleads Guilty
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics trafficking laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Mark…
DOJ Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Fraud Related to COVID-19
FORT SMITH – The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 14 defendants, including 11 newly-charged defendants and three who were charged in superseding indictments, in seven federal districts across the…
Dominican National Sentenced for Fentanyl Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for fentanyl conspiracy charges. Francis Jimenez Minyetty, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge…
South Carolina Inmate Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Military Sextortion Scheme
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Wendell Wilkins, 32, of Spartanburg, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to money…
DOJ Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Fraud Related to COVID-19
The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 14 defendants, including 11 newly-charged defendants and three who were charged in superseding indictments, in seven federal districts across the United States for…
Third Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 10+ Years for Gunpoint Robbery of East Mount Airy Corner Store
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Maurice Quinn, 42, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, and five years of supervised release by United…
DOJ Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Fraud Related to COVID-19
The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 14 defendants, including 11 newly-charged defendants and three who were charged in superseding indictments, in seven federal districts across the United States for…
Former North Shore Resident Charged With COVID-Relief Fraud
BOSTON – A former North Shore resident was indicted yesterday in connection with allegedly filing fraudulent applications for loans and unemployment benefits to obtain over $660,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan…
Two Bank Executives Charged for Conspiring to Launder Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Through U.S. Financial System in Connection with Odebrecht Bribery and Fraud Scheme
An Austrian man was arrested today in the United Kingdom on criminal charges related to his alleged participation in a conspiracy to launder hundreds of millions of dollars through the U.S. financial…
Houston Man Guilty of Laundering Drug Proceeds
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal violations related to drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Roberto Fuentes,…
Local Firm and Owner Plead Guilty to Illegal Importation, Sale and Mailing of Badges Marketed as COVID-19 Killer
Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – May 25, 2021 SAN DIEGO – A San Diego firm and its owner pleaded guilty in federal court today…
Two New Orleans Men Plead Guilty in Connection with the 2013 Murder of Loomis Armored Guard Hector Trochez
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LILBEAR GEORGE, 31, and CHUKWUDI OFOMATA, 35, both of New Orleans, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Lance Africk to…
University Professor and Wife Plead Guilty to Offenses Involving Department of Energy Grants
OKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, JUAN LU, 57, of Norman, pleaded guilty to making a false statement regarding Department of Energy grants, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. Her husband, SHAORONG LIU,…
Judge dismisses charges against Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon
On August 17, 2020, a grand jury in the Southern District of New York returned an indictment against Brian Kolfage, Stephen Bannon, Andrew Badolato, and Timothy Shea, alleging that they conspired to…
Two Cargo Handlers at LAX Arrested in Alleged Theft of Gold Bars
LOS ANGELES – Two employees of a cargo handling company who worked at Los Angeles International Airport were arrested this morning pursuant to a federal grand jury indictment that charges them…
Elk County Bookkeeper Embezzled $765,000 from her Employer
ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Melissa Bittler, 41, pleaded guilty…