Dripping Springs Woman Found Guilty of Fraud

SAN ANTONIO – Today a federal jury convicted a Dripping Springs woman for defrauding the Veteran’s Administration (VA) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) of over $300,000. According to court documents and…

23-Year-Old With 3 Prior Felonies and an Outstanding Warrant Sentenced to 51 Months in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

INDIANAPOLIS – Troy Harris, 23, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, on September 14, 2021, deputies with the U.S. Marshals Service…

Final Co-Defendant in SEPTA Bribery and Fraud Scheme Case Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Steven Kish, 66, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to three years in prison, three years of supervised release, and was ordered to…

California Tries To Crack Down On Auto Part Thieves Amid Crime Wave

California Tries To Crack Down On Auto Part Thieves Amid Crime Wave Trevor Schakohl on September 26, 2022 Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills into law Sunday creating more…

‘Hard To Find People To Work At Night’: Business Owner Outlines Effects Of Crime Spike

‘Hard To Find People To Work At Night’: Business Owner Outlines Effects Of Crime Spike Harold Hutchison on September 26, 2022 The manager of a small bakery in New York City…

Nigerian state official sentenced to 5 years in prison for stealing U.S. disaster aid and taxpayer refunds

Tacoma – A 45-year-old resident of Lekki, Nigeria, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 5 years in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for his attempt…

Chinese National Convicted of Acting Within the United States as an Unregistered Agent of the People’s Republic of China

CHICAGO — A federal jury in Chicago today convicted a Chinese national of acting illegally within the United States as an agent of the People’s Republic of China. JI CHAOQUN, 31, was…

Turtle Creek Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Using Stolen Credit Cards at Area Retail Stores

PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to five years of imprisonment on his conviction of identity theft offenses, United States Attorney Cindy K.…

California Woman Indicted for Embezzling More Than $1 Million from Employer

MINNEAPOLIS – A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a California woman for wire fraud, identity theft, and filing false tax returns after embezzling more than $1 million from her employer,…

Former Baldwin County Pain Doctor Convicted on All Counts at Fraud Trial

MOBILE, AL – A federal jury convicted a Daphne man today for bank fraud, making false statements to federal agents, willfully refusing to pay court-ordered restitution, and aggravated identity theft. According to…

Desperate Blue City To Hire Civilians Amid Police Shortage, Violent Crime Spike

Desperate Blue City To Hire Civilians Amid Police Shortage, Violent Crime Spike Laurel Duggan on September 26, 2022 New Orleans, Louisiana, is adding dozens of civilian employees to its police department…

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Female Inmate at Harford County Jail Dies in Hospital

BEL AIR, MD – A 44-year-old inmate from the Harford County Detention Center (HCDC) died Friday at the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center (UCMC) of natural causes related to illness.…

Fraudsters Stole $45 Billion In Unemployment Benefits Using Dead People, Prisoners: REPORT

The Department of Labor announced Thursday that 1,000 people have been charged for receiving $45.6 billion of fraudulent unemployment insurance (UI) payments since March 2020. The pandemic overwhelmed state offices responsible for…

Ortley Beach Man Scammed Friend Out of $230,000 Investment

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on September 23, 2022, John Hammond, 70, of Ortley Beach, pled guilty to Theft by Deception in violation of N.J.S.A.…

South Carolina man convicted of COVID-19 Relief fraud in first Atlanta PPP trial

ATLANTA – A federal jury in Atlanta convicted a South Carolina man of fraudulently obtaining a $300,000 forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the…

Two men sentenced to long prison terms for brutal murder on federal land near Spanaway, Washington

Tacoma – A 53-year-old Tacoma man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 26 years in prison for second degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced…

Three Georgia Men Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Meth at Macon State Prison

MACON, Ga. –Three co-conspirators guilty of attempting to distribute methamphetamine intended for Macon State Prison were sentenced to prison for their crimes today. Raquan Emahl Gray, 26, of Conley, Georgia, was sentenced…

Putnam County Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Crimes

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Laura Danielle Jackson, 32, of Hurricane, pleaded guilty today to two counts of mail fraud and one count of aggravated identify theft. According to court documents and statements made…

Straw Purchaser Sentenced To 58 Months In Federal Prison

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — David Tillman Deloach, 39, from Kalamazoo, Michigan was sentenced to serve 58 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons for using a stolen…

U.S. Attorney Urges the Public to Report Suspected Hurricane Fiona Relief Fraud and Cautions Those Who Would Seek to Illegally Profit from this Disaster

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow of the District of Puerto Rico today urged the public to report suspected fraud schemes related to disaster relief operations and…

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