Porterville Man’s Plan to Turn Cow Manure into Profit Was Load of Bull—-

FRESNO, Calif. — Raymond Brewer, 64, of Porterville, was arrested today on a 24-count indictment charging him with wire fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. A…

Chicago Man Swindled Area Hospitals Out of $2.6 Million for PPE He Never Delivered

CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago businessman has been charged with fraud for allegedly swindling more than $2.6 million from hospitals who paid for scarce personal protective equipment amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A…

Ferguson, Missouri Democrat Used Campaign Donations to Pay for Personal Expenses, Facing 20 Years in Prison

FERGUSON, MO – United States District Judge Stephen Clark accepted a plea, today, from Courtney Curtis. The 39-year-old Ferguson, Missouri resident pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud relative to his…

Englewood Cliffs Drug Dealer Who Wanted to Bring 20 Kilos of Cocaine to New Jersey Gets Federal Prison Sentence

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS – A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 168 months in prison for using bogus litigation support companies to obtain millions from two law firms where his…

Two Former Jacksonville Council Members Heading to Prison for Money Laundering

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Katrina Brown (40, Jacksonville) to 33 months in federal prison and Reginald Brown (58, Jacksonville) to 18 months in federal prison.…

Rapid City Rush Hockey Manager Convicted for Stealing $700,000 from Team

RAPID CITY, SD – United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman convicted of two counts of Wire Fraud and one count of Tax Evasion was sentenced…

FBI Probe into New Jersey Political Corruption with Land Developers Leads to Bribery Arrest

NEWARK, NJ – The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office have been working overtime in 2020 to go after corrupt politicians across New Jersey. While an investigation…

Penns Grove Man Posting as Investment Advisor Scammed $3,000 from Clients

PENNSGROVE, NJ – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Alexander S. Rowland, 29, of Penns Grove, NJ, was charged by Indictment with seven counts of mail fraud, 30 counts of…

Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing $790,000 from Gun Supply Company in Orlando

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Richard Barrett Dale Walker (38, The Villages) to five years and five months in federal prison for wire fraud and bank…

Men Posed As Roc Nation Rappers to Cheat Hotels, Banks and Limo Services

AUGUSTA, GA: Two men have admitted guilt in a scheme in which they fraudulently claimed to be part of a famed musical group to steal from hotels and a limousine company. Aaron…

Finance manager for Great Falls construction company charged with embezzling more than $565,000

GREAT FALLS, MT – The finance manager for William Tempel Construction today was arraigned on wire fraud charges alleging she stole more than $565,000 through a scheme of false and inflated subcontractor…

Notorious Video Game Pirates Arrested

Seattle — Two leaders of one of the world’s most notorious videogame piracy groups, Team Xecuter, have been arrested and are in custody facing charges filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle. MAX…

Wall Street Trader Sentenced To More Than 5 Years In Prison For Running A Ponzi Scheme

NEW YORK, NY – Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that PAUL A. RINFRET was sentenced in Manhattan federal court today to 63 months…

Former Brooklyn Business Owners Plead Guilty in Scheme to Sell Misbranded Beef Products

BROOKLYN, NY – Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Howard Mora and Alan Buxbaum pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto to conspiracy to commit wire fraud…

Simsbury Woman Sentenced to 41 Months in Federal Prison for Embezzling More Than $580K

SIMSBURY, CT – John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PAMELA HILL, 55, of Simsbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffery A. Meyer in…

Six indicted in connection with multi-million dollar scheme to bribe Amazon employees and contractors

Seattle – Six people have been indicted by a Grand Jury in the Western District of Washington with conspiring to pay over $100,000 in commercial bribes to Amazon employees and contractors, in…

Convicted Money Launderer Pleads Guilty to Business Email Compromise Scheme

BOSTON – A Hingham man who was previously convicted of money laundering pleaded guilty today in connection with a business email compromise (BEC) scheme. Yannick A. Minang, 27, pleaded guilty five counts…

Triple Amputee Veteran Promised to Build the Border Wall, But He Kept the Money for Himself, Feds Say

ALBANY, NY – A man who promised Americans that he will help build the border wall between the United States and Mexico raised $25,000,000. The Department of Justice says instead of putting…

Men Sent to Prison For Targeting U.S. Servicemembers

SAN ANTONIO, TX – A federal judge in San Antonio sentenced 32-year-old Trorice Crawford of San Diego, California, to 46 months in federal prison for his role in an identity-theft and fraud…

Former New Jersey Business Administrator Facing 28 Charges in Federal Indictment

EAST ORANGE, NJ – The former acting business administrator for the Township of Orange, New Jersey, has been charged in a 28-count indictment with conspiracy, bribe-taking, money and property fraud, federal tax…

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