South Holland Woman Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Yvonna Lee, 36, of South Holland, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio on her plea of guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft,…

Former Sacramento Resident Charged in Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Terence Aubrey Larker, 35, of Las Vegas, previously of Sacramento, was arrested today after a federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment last Thursday, charging him with mail fraud…

Busy Start to the Week for U.S. Marshals

Concord, NH – The United States Marshals Service – NH Joint Fugitive Task Force is very pleased to announce the arrest of four fugitives today. The day started off strong, with the…

Lottery Machine Looters Caught on Camera in Newberry

Newberry, PA – The Newberry Police Department is searching for lottery machine looters after being caught on surveillance video at the Stop and Shop Exxon station on Old Trail Road. The men…

Bloomsburg Police Seeking to Identify “Cat” Thief

BLOOMSBURG, PA – The Bloomsburg Police Department is seeking to identify a vehicle driven by a suspected catalytic converter thief. Police said last Tuesday, the vehicle, occupied by two men identified as…

Former Accounting Manager Pleads Guilty To Stealing From Chickasaw Nation

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Christopher Wallace Covington, age 41, of Ada, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to an Information charging…

Isanti Man Arrested, Charged with Stealing Firearms from Shipments

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal criminal complaint has been filed against Jason Thomas Cikotte, 31, of Isanti, charging him with possession of stolen firearms, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J. Kovats.…

Former Yale Med School Employee Pleads Guilty, Admits Stealing and Selling $40 Million in Electronics

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Joleen D. Simpson,…

Jackson 21 Association Worker Caught Rifling Through Woman’s Bedroom Drawers

JACKSON, NJ – It’s a community that was built only for “nice people”, according to Jackson Twentyone visionary Mitch Leigh. Leigh has since passed away, but it seems that the community’s employees…

Two Armed Robbers Sentenced To Over 20 Years In Prison

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday has sentenced Jeffrey Davis (24, Tampa) to 24 years in federal prison and Tyee Spike (19, Tampa) to 26 years and 3 months for…

Former Monroe County Man Sentenced To Two Years’ Imprisonment For Making Fraudulent Purchases At Boscov’s

HARRISBURG—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 24, 2022, Kwane Henderson, age 42, formerly of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by U.S. District…

Former Financial Secretary-Treasurer of UAW Local 412 Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $2 Million in Union Funds

DETROIT, MI – Timothy Edmunds, the former Financial Secretary-Treasurer of Local 412 of the United Auto Workers union, pleaded guilty today to embezzling $2.2 million in union funds and to money laundering,…

Five Men Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Guns from a Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer in Tazewell County

PEORIA, Ill. – The last of five defendants – Jaquon Timothy, 19, of the 1600 block of South Stanley Street in Peoria, Illinois – was sentenced on March 24, 2022, to 22…

Citrus County Felon Sentenced To Ten Years In Federal Prison For Possession Of Firearms And Ammunition

Ocala, Florida – Senior U.S. District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Robert Joseph Miller (46, Homosassa) to 10 years in federal prison for possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted…

Lacey Township Police Blotter: Warrants, Stolen Car and Fraud

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – The following incidents were reported by the Lacey Township Police Department between March 20-22, 2022. Reports are provided as is, as written by Police Chief Michael DiBella. Warrant…

New Poll Signals Trouble For California Gov. Gavin Newsom

New Poll Signals Trouble For California Gov. Gavin Newsom Laurel Duggan on March 24, 2022 Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approval rating dropped significantly over recent months, according to the results of…

Former Charter School Board President Found Guilty of Embezzlement and Wire Fraud

Miami, Florida – On March 23, 2022, following a week and half-long trial, a federal jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida found Jimika I. Williams, a/k/a Jimika Mason, guilty of two counts of…

Four Russian Government Employees Charged in Two Historical Hacking Campaigns Targeting Critical Infrastructure Worldwide

WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice unsealed two indictments today charging four defendants, all Russian nationals who worked for the Russian government, with attempting, supporting and…

Couple Indicted and Arrested for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud and Money Laundering

SAN JUAN, P.R. – On March 23, 2022, the Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Fernando Gallardo-Álvarez and his consensual partner Olga Rivera-Dávila with a…

Georgia Man with Past Fraud Conviction Sentenced in CARES Act Fraud Case

VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Georgia man with a prior federal conviction for fraud was sentenced to federal prison for a scheme he orchestrated to claim government pandemic funds using identity theft and…

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