President Of Sham United Nations Affiliate Convicted Of Cryptocurrency Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the conviction today of ASA SAINT CLAIR, a/k/a “Asa Williams,” a/k/a “Asa Sinclair,” following a one-week trial before…

Informational: Federal Court arraignments

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The…

Bank Teller Sentenced for Embezzling Customer Funds

NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DEMETRIA MYERS SILVIO, age 32, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 15, 2022 for Wire Fraud, in violation of…

Former City of Chicago Alderman Sentenced to More Than a Year in Federal Prison for Using Political Funds To Pay Personal Expenses

CHICAGO — Former City of Chicago Alderman RICARDO MUNOZ was sentenced today to 13 months in federal prison for using money from a political fund to pay personal expenses. While serving as…

Former CEO of Santa Clarita Valley Financial Services Company Sentenced to Nearly 3 Years in Prison for $2.3 Million Ponzi Scheme

LOS ANGELES – The former CEO of a Valencia-based financial services company was sentenced today to 33 months in federal prison for helping to run a Ponzi scheme that defrauded dozens…

Georgia Man Sentenced for Stealing Millions from San Felipe Del Rio ISD

DEL RIO – A Douglassville, GA man was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for stealing over $2 million from the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District. According to…

Former Billings nursing home worker admits stealing from elderly resident

BILLINGS — A Billings woman accused of stealing money from an elderly resident while employed at a Billings nursing home today admitted to fraud and identity theft charges, U.S. Attorney Leif M.…

Former Caddo Parish Commissioner and Sister Sentenced to Time in Federal Prison

SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Lynn D. Cawthorne, 55, a former Caddo Parish Commissioner, and his sister and co-defendant, Belena C. Turner, 50, both of Shreveport,…

Former General Counsel And Chief Business Officer For Financial Technology Company Sentenced To More Than Three Years In Prison For Embezzlement Scheme

SAN FRANCISCO—Brooke Campbell Solis was sentenced to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay $500,000 in restitution for wire fraud charges levied in connection with a scheme to embezzle funds from…

Final Defendant in International Credit Card Scheme with 71 Shell Companies and Moscow Connections Sentenced to Over 24 Years in Federal Prison

Aleksandr Maslov, 40, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to 24 years and four months in prison, for his involvement in an international credit card fraud scheme,…

Newark City Council Member Admits Scheming to Obtain Bribes and Kickbacks and Subscribing to False Tax Return

NEWARK, N.J. – A member of the Newark Municipal Council and Board of Directors of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation (NCEDC) today admitted scheming to obtain bribes and kickbacks and subscribing…

Newark city councilman admits to taking bribes and kickbacks, filing false tax return

NEWARK, NJ – The United States Department of Justice today announced a Newark city councilman has admitted to taking bribes, accepting kickbacks and filing a false tax return. U.S. Attorney Philip R.…

Great Falls woman admits embezzling more than $600,000 from former employer

GREAT FALLS — A Great Falls woman today admitted allegations that she stole more than $600,000 from a construction company when she was employed as its bookkeeper, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson…

Union County Investment Advisor Arrested for Stealing Client Money

NEWARK, N.J. – A former investment advisor from Union County, New Jersey, was arrested today for allegedly stealing more than $500,000 from multiple clients to fund his gambling and personal expenses, U.S.…

Reagor Dykes Owner Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison

Reagor Dykes Auto Group owner Bart Reagor was sentenced today to 14 years in federal prison for lying to a bank about his company’s prospects, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District…

Former Canadian Government Employee Extradited to the United States to Face Charges for Dozens of Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Ransoms

Tampa, FL – A Canadian man was extradited yesterday from Canada to the United States on an indictment returned in the Middle District of Florida that charges him with conspiracy to commit…

A Canadian man was extradited yesterday from Canada to the United States on an indictment returned in the Middle District of Florida that charges him with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and…

Grand Jury Returns Indictments

MADISON, WIS. – A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and…

Maryland Man Admits to Coordinating Covid-19, Unemployment, Insurance, and Aggravated Identity Theft Schemes

Baltimore, Maryland – Idowu Raji, age 40, of Baltimore County, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit access device fraud, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft in relation to multiple…

Texas Man Sentenced To 48 Months In Prison For Laundering Proceeds Of Multimillion Dollar Business Email Compromise Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that TERRY FORMER was sentenced this afternoon to 48 months in prison in connection with the laundering…

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