Eight Defendants Facing Federal Charges Relating to Over $1.6 Million Dollars in Cares Act Covid-19 Fraud, including Identity Theft and Unemployment Insurance Fraud

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging nine defendants in relation to a Maryland and California CARES Act COVID-19 unemployment insurance scheme. The indictment charges the defendants…

July 12, 2022

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Department of Justice Press Releases

A Port Clinton, Ohio, woman was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for production and distribution of child sexual abuse material. According to court documents, in 2020, Ashley Kolhoff, 22, produced…

July 12, 2022

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Pryor woman admits assaulting BIA police officer on Crow Indian Reservation

Department of Justice Press Releases

BILLINGS — A Pryor woman today admitted to accosting and slapping a Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer, who had shot and wounded the woman’s co-defendant after a vehicle chase in Lodge…

July 12, 2022

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Department of Justice Press Releases

David Yager, 29, pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas to violating a detainee’s civil rights by using excessive force against him. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke…

July 12, 2022

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Two out-of-state men charged with transporting dozens in tractor-trailers

Department of Justice Press Releases

LAREDO, Texas – Two 41-year-old men have been indicted for conspiracy and illegally transporting more than 70 through a Laredo checkpoint, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. A federal grand jury returned…

July 12, 2022

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DeSoto ISD Employee Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy

Department of Justice Press Releases

A DeSoto Independent School District employee pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $250,000 from the district, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Terry Lynn Sanders,…

July 12, 2022

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Ukrainian Nationals Plead Guilty to Financial Crimes

Department of Justice Press Releases

Two Ukrainian nationals who provided cash-out and money laundering services to cyber actors pleaded guilty to federal crimes, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham and Assistant…

July 12, 2022

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Victorville Man and Alleged Accomplice Face Federal Charges of Transporting 15-Year-Old Girl to Mexico for Illicit Sexual Activity

Department of Justice Press Releases

LOS ANGELES – A Southern California man who posed online as a teenage boy and enticed a 15-year-old girl to have a sexual relationship before bringing her to Mexico is scheduled…

July 12, 2022

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Suburban Chicago Doctor Charged with Health Care Fraud in Connection with Alleged False Claims to Medicare and Private Insurer

Department of Justice Press Releases

CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago doctor who specialized in removing moles to screen for cancer was charged today in federal court with submitting fraudulent claims for reimbursement to Medicare and a private…

July 12, 2022

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Department of Justice Press Releases

Two financial asset managers have been charged with money laundering as part of a $1.2 billion international scheme to launder funds corruptly obtained from Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petróleos de…

July 12, 2022

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Woolwich Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Materials

Department of Justice Press Releases

PORTLAND, Maine: A Woolwich man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland today for possessing child sexual abuse materials, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. U.S. District Judge George Z. Singal sentenced…

July 12, 2022

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Two Eastern District of New York Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Former Acting U.S. Attorney, and Paralegal Specialist Receive Attorney General’s Award

Department of Justice Press Releases

Two Eastern District of New York Assistant United States Attorneys, a former Acting United States Attorney, and one paralegal specialist were among the 298 department employees recognized today by Attorney General Merrick…

July 12, 2022

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Former Eastern Kentucky Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Covering up Assault of Inmate

Department of Justice Press Releases

ASHLAND, Ky. – A Morehead, Ky., man, and former Eastern Kentucky Correctional Center (EKCC) officer, Derek A. Mays, 32, pleaded guilty to an information on Monday, before U.S. District Judge David Bunning,…

July 12, 2022

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Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Producing And Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material And Engaging In Child Sex Tourism In Colombia

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Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Hugo Espinosa Chavez (59, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to using a minor child to produce images depicting sexual abuse, traveling to…

July 12, 2022

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Former New York State Correction Officer Pleads Guilty To Depriving An Inmate Of His Constitutional Rights

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Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that AARON FINN pled guilty to a deprivation of constitutional rights under color of law. FINN, formerly…

July 12, 2022

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Compton Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Criminal Charges for Targeting and Robbing Gay Men He Met on the Grindr Online Dating Application

Department of Justice Press Releases

LOS ANGELES – A Compton man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for targeting and robbing Los Angeles-area gay men he met on the Grindr online dating application. Derrick…

July 12, 2022

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New York Man Admits Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme Involving Hartford Apartment Buildings

Department of Justice Press Releases

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JACOB DEUTSCH, 57, of Brooklyn, New York, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S.…

July 12, 2022

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Member of 8Ave Street Gang Convicted of Distributing Narcotics and Illegal Possession of Firearm

Department of Justice Press Releases

A Cleveland man and member of the “8Ave” street gang known to operate in the city of Cleveland’s 5th District was convicted by a federal jury on Monday, July 11, 2022, of…

July 12, 2022

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Maryland Man Found Guilty of Charges for Actions Related to Capitol Breach

Department of Justice Press Releases

WASHINGTON – A Maryland man was found guilty today of a felony charge of destruction of government property, and related misdemeanor offenses, for his actions during…

July 12, 2022

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North Providence Man Sentenced for Defrauding COVID-Relief Program

Department of Justice Press Releases

PROVIDENCE – A North Providence man who was receiving COVID-relief unemployment benefits in Rhode Island, and fraudulently applied for and collected more than $20,000 in unemployment benefits from two other states, has…

July 12, 2022

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