U.S. Marshals Urge Public to Report Phone Scams

Burlington, VT – The U.S. Marshals are alerting the public of several nationwide imposter scams involving individuals claiming to be U.S. marshals, court officers, or other law enforcement officials. They are urging…

U.S. Marshals Alert Public of Phone Scams

Seattle, WA – The U.S. Marshals Service in the Western District of Washington are alerting the public of a warrant phone scam where scammers claim to be U.S. Marshals and call unsuspecting…

New Jersey Woman Admits Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business

NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey woman today admitted transmitting the proceeds of a fraudulent scheme in which elderly victims were falsely told that they had won large sums of money in…

Mayor of Stonecrest and bookkeeper plead guilty to theft of COVID-19 relief funds

ATLANTA – Jason Lary, the former mayor of Stonecrest, and Lania Boone, a bookkeeper for the entity that administered COVID-19 relief funds awarded to Stonecrest, have pleaded guilty to charges related to…

Multiple India-based call centers and their directors indicted for perpetuating phone scams affecting thousands of Americans

ATLANTA – A superseding indictment has been unsealed against multiple Indian-based call centers and their directors charging that each of them conspired with the previously–indicted VoIP provider E Sampark, and its Director,…

Sioux Falls Woman Sentenced for Sex Trafficking of a Child

United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, woman convicted of Sex Trafficking of a Child was sentenced on January 31, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen…

Middle Georgian Convicted in Meth Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 420 Months in Federal Prison After Jury Trial Conviction

MACON, Ga. – A Macon resident convicted in August 2021 for his role in a substantial methamphetamine trafficking network was sentenced to serve 420 months in prison for his crimes. Roderick Chester, 34,…

North Carolina Man Arrested for Instructing Others on Making and Using Explosives

WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Duplin County man has been charged in an indictment for teaching another individual how to make and use an explosive, knowing that the individual intended to use that…

Florida Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Manufacture And Distribute Marijuana

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on January 27, 2022, Carlos Santurtan-Teran, age 61, of Miami, Florida, was convicted by a jury of…

Cincinnati area man charged with perpetrating an online romance scam, laundering proceeds

CINCINNATI – A federal grand jury has charged a former Fairfield and Cincinnati man with crimes related to an online romance fraud scheme. De-love Kofi Amuzu, 23, was arrested on Jan.…

U.S. Marshals need public’s help to stop phone scams

SOUTHEAST, GA – The United States Marshals Service (USMS) needs your help to stop several phone scams targeting residents in Coastal Georgia. United States Marshal David L. Lyons reports scammers are impersonating…

Former Pittsburgh Resident Pleads Guilty in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

PITTSBURGH – An inmate of SCI Pine Grove, Indiana, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a quantity of fentanyl, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Delrico…

Scranton Man Sentenced To 15 Years’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Anthony Quamaine Brown, a/k/a, “BX,” age 39, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on January 21, 2022, to…

Cyber Criminals Steal Millions After Hacking Popular Crypto Exchange

Hackers stole millions in digital assets from popular cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com, the company announced Thursday. Crypto.com said in a blog post that hackers had compromised 483 traders’ accounts and stole 4,836.26 of ethereum…

Former San Diego Resident Pleads Guilty to Funding ISIS Terrorist Activities in Syria

Assistant U. S. Attorney Shane Harrigan (619) 546-6981 and Fred Sheppard (619) 546-8237 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 17, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Abdullahi Ahmed Abdullahi, a Canadian national and former resident…

Tampa Bay Area Man Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering Conspiracy

Tampa, Florida – Sebastian Visicaro (62, Trinity) today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not…

Los Angeles Fashion District company owner sentenced to prison for committing customs violations and tax offenses following HSI probe

LOS ANGELES — The owner of a garment wholesaling company in the Fashion District of downtown Los Angeles was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in federal prison for scheming…

Federal Officials Close Cold Case Re-Investigation of Murder of Emmett Till

WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi announced today that it has closed its investigation into a witness’s alleged recantation…

Los Angeles Fashion District Company Owner Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Committing Customs Violations and Tax Offenses

LOS ANGELES – The owner of a garment wholesaling company in the Fashion District of downtown Los Angeles was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in federal prison for…

Heidelberg Man Sentenced for Role in GBK Drug Trafficking Organization

PITTSBURGH – A suburban Pittsburgh man has been sentenced in federal court to 24 months’ imprisonment on his conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute crack cocaine, United…

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