Downtown Toms River Businesses Host Irish Festival this Weekend
TOMS RIVER, NJ – You might not find a pot of gold, but you’ll find plenty of pre-St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Downtown Toms River this weekend as the community hosts an…
Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud Schemes Resulting in Losses of More Than $1.1 Million
Baltimore, Maryland – Linda Pylant, age 58, of Grasonville, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to wire fraud, social security fraud, tax evasion, and aggravated identity theft in connection with schemes to defraud her…
Gas Prices Spike to Over $4 Per Gallon in New Jersey and it’s going to go higher
TRENTON, NJ – In the New Jersey state capital city of Trenton, on Friday, gas prices spiked over $4 per gallon, reaching as high as $4.07 at some stations. Across New Jersey…
Whitefish man sentenced to six years in prison for defrauding Montana investor of $2.3 million in scheme to fund fake CIA rescue missions
MISSOULA — A Whitefish man who admitted to defrauding a Montana investor of $2.3 million by falsely claiming to be a former Force Recon Marine and CIA operative who needed funds to…
Woman Sentenced for Embezzling $429,732 from her Small Business Employer
A woman was sentenced Wednesday in federal court for stealing $429, 732 from a veteran-owned small business in operation for 38 years, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Gregory K.…
Former Nantucket Bank Employee Sentenced for Role in Two Fraud Schemes
BOSTON – A former Nantucket Bank employee was sentenced today for her role in two fraud conspiracies. Rushell Harris, 32, of Nantucket, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs…
Shasta County Woman Arrested for Lying to Federal Agents Regarding Kidnapping and Defrauding the Victim Compensation Board
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sherri Papini, 39, of Redding, was arrested today on charges of making false statements to a federal law enforcement officer and engaging in mail fraud, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert,…
Foreign Students Say They Have Faced Racism, Violence While Attempting To Flee Ukraine
Foreign students studying in Ukraine said they have experienced racism while attempting to flee the country amid Russia’s invasion, according to reports. Asian and African students, in particular, have reported discriminatory treatment…
Rick Scott Open To Altering Proposed GOP Agenda After McConnell’s Criticism
Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott said that he was open to altering his proposed policy agenda released last week, reiterating that it came from him personally, not the Senate GOP, after it…
Economists Say Biden’s Plan To Fight Inflation Will Likely Just Make It Worse
Chris Brunet on March 2, 2022 President Joe Biden emphasized in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he would fight inflation by enacting a policy that economists generally agree…
District Man Pleads Guilty in Schemes to Defraud Small Business Pandemic Relief Programs and the Archdiocese of Washington
WASHINGTON – Kenneth Gaughan, 43, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to carrying out two separate financial schemes. In one, he fraudulently obtained more than $2.1…
Bellefonte Woman Sentenced To 18 Months’ Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Commit Wire And Mail Fraud
WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 1, 2022, Mildred Hoy, 62, of Bellefonte, PA, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment by U.S.…
Former Monmouth County Residents Charged with $3.3 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – Two former residents of Monmouth County, New Jersey, now residing in Frisco, Texas, were arrested today for their roles in fraudulently obtaining over $3 million in federal Paycheck Protection…
Nigerian National Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison for Mail Fraud Conspiracy Resulting in the Loss of More Than $500,000
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Samson A. Oguntuyi, age 29, of Atlanta, Georgia, yesterday to 54 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release…
Pain Clinic Owners Convicted of Unlawfully Distributing Opioids and Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal jury convicted a Tennessee physician and his wife yesterday for unlawfully distributing opioids, providing unnecessary services and defrauding insurers from their now-shuttered Alabama clinics. According to court…
Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Muscogee County Clerk Fraud Case
COLUMBUS, Ga. – An Alabama resident admitted her guilt today in a scheme orchestrated by her son-in-law that cost Muscogee County taxpayers millions of dollars. Rosalie Bassi, 66, of Phenix City, Alabama,…
Lake Elsinore Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Bagman Role in Scheme to Defraud Elderly Victims with Threats of Arrest
LOS ANGELES – A Riverside County man was sentenced today to 108 months in federal prison for participating in an international fraud scheme in which he helped collect more than $550,000…
U.S. Attorney Cindy Chung Names Leadership Team, Reorganizes Criminal Division
PITTSBURGH – United States Attorney Cindy Chung has announced the office’s new executive leadership team and a restructuring of the Criminal Division that will allow the office to best effectuate the Administration’s priorities. “This…
U.S. Marshals Warn of Scam
Portland/Bangor, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service in Maine is warning the public today of a telephone scam involving fraudulent callers contacting members of the public and alleging they, or their family…
