Rockland Man Pleads Guilty to Making Hoax Distress Call

PORTLAND, Maine: A Rockland man pleaded guilty today in federal court to making a hoax distress call, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. According to court documents, on December 3, 2020,…

Office Manager Pleads Guilty To Embezzling More Than $1 Million From His Former Employer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Richard Allen Clark, 55, of Lenoir, N.C., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler today and pleaded guilty to federal charges for embezzling more than $1 million from…

Former Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal Council Member Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud

Jackson, Miss. – A former member of the Tribal Council for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for wire fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney…

Jackson Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

Jackson, Miss. – A Jackson man pleaded guilty today to possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca of the Southern District of Mississippi and…

Woodville Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Distribution

Jackson, Miss. – A Woodville man pled guilty in federal court today to selling methamphetamine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in…

New Jersey Senator slams Anthony Fauci on Senate Floor

TRENTON, NJ – In light of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s released emails showing the nation’s top health official during the COVID-19 pandemic might have been keeping information from the public, a New Jersey…

Jersey strip club suing SBA for denial of PPP funding during the pandemic shutdown

GLOUCESTER, NJ – During the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Phil Murphy shut down strip clubs because, well, it’s pretty hard to get a lap dance while socially distanced. The shutdown affected the state’s…

Michigan Man Living in the Philippines Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Child Exploitation Offense

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JASON KELLER, 35, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 78 months…

St. Louis Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Meth Trafficking, Discharging Firearm

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A St. Louis, Missouri, man who shot a law enforcement officer before shooting himself was sentenced in federal court today for drug trafficking and illegally discharging a firearm in…

Carnegie Man Pleads Guilty to Throwing Concrete Pieces and a Pipe at Pittsburgh Police during George Floyd riots

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Carnegie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to a charge of obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Andrew Augustyniak-Duncan, 25,…

Teacher charged for rape after affair with former student at Delcastle Technical High School

Wilmington– Delaware State Police have arrested 48-year-old James Berman, a former Delcastle Technical High School teacher for multiple counts of Rape after accusations of a sexual relationship with a former student. On…

She tried to kill two children because they were black, now she’s going to prison

An Iowa woman who pleaded guilty in federal court in April to hate crime charges for attempting to kill two children because of their race and national origin has been sentenced to…

Nigerian National Arrested For Scheme To Conduct Cyber Intrusions To Steal Payroll Deposits

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…

Virginia Company Agrees to Settle Civil Fraud Allegations for Paycheck Protection Program Loans

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – KC Investments Group, Inc. (KC Inc.) and its sole individual owner, Sunu P. KC, of Chantilly, have agreed to pay $230,414.65 to settle civil fraud allegations that KC Inc.,…

Charlotte Woman Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Falsely Obtaining Coronavirus Relief Loan

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jasmine Johnnae Clifton, 24, of Charlotte, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler today and pleaded guilty to wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining a COVID-19 loan for almost…

Homophobic Montana Man Indicted on Federal Hate Crime and Firearm Charges

WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in Billings, Montana, returned an indictment on May 20 charging a Montana man with hate crime and firearm violations for allegedly firing a gun into an…

Correctional Officer Admits Signing False Report in Connection with Assault of Federal Pretrial Detainee

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County correctional officer today admitted signing a false report following another officer’s assault of a federal pretrial detainee, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Angel Chaparro,…

Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Missouri, man who illegally possessed nine firearms has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Greene and Cass counties.…

6 Defendants Charged With Laundering Millions Of Dollars In Proceeds Derived From Romance Scams

Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Patrick J. Freaney, Deputy Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service…

Fargo Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for His Involvement in a Violent Robbery

FARGO – Acting United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced today that U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter D. Welte sentenced Shelton Lee Moseby, IV, age 21, Fargo, ND, to 51 months…

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