Police Offer $8000 Reward for Information in Towson Murder Investigation
TOWSON, MD — The Baltimore County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is seeking community assistance in solving a homicide case dating back to early last year. Lamar M. Leslie-Allen, 15, was shot and…
Newaygo Woman Sentenced For Defrauding Social Security And Veterans Programs Of Over $650,000
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — A Newaygo woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court for engaging in a fraudulent scheme that targeted children’s benefits programs administered by…
Anti-Republican Group Wants To Raise $300,000 For Billboards In Florida That Say ‘GAY’
Anti-Republican Group Wants To Raise $300,000 For Billboards In Florida That Say ‘GAY’ Laurel Duggan on March 21, 2022 Southern Progress, a political action committee opposing Republican politicians in southern states, is…
Over 1,000 People Reportedly Trapped Alive Under Ukrainian Theater
Over 1,000 People Reportedly Trapped Alive Under Ukrainian Theater Sebastian Hughes on March 18, 2022 Up to 1,300 people remain trapped in a makeshift bomb shelter beneath a theater in Mariupol, according…
New Orleans Woman Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Bank Larceny of Over $200,000 Using Patient Information Stolen from Metairie Medical Clinic
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ASHLEY GREEN, age 39, was sentenced on March 16, 2022 to 15 months in federal prison after pleading guilty as charged,…
Two Downtown Los Angeles Residents Arrested on Complaint Alleging They Fraudulently Obtained $300,000 in COVID-Relief Loans
LOS ANGELES – Two downtown Los Angeles residents were arrested today on a federal criminal complaint alleging they fraudulently obtained more than $300,000 – and attempted to obtain an additional $1…
Essex County Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Fraudulently Obtain More Than $700,000
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for conspiring to fraudulently obtain more than $700,000, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jefferson…
Stoughton Man Arrested for $400,000 COVID-Relief Fraud
BOSTON – A Stoughton man was arrested and charged today in connection with allegedly filing a fraudulent loan application in order to obtain over $400,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds.…
Chain Saw Chain and Blade Importer to Pay Over $500,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
TriLink Saw Chain, LLC, and TriLink Global, LLC (TriLink), nationwide importers of chain saw chains and blades manufactured in China and intended for sale in the United States, have agreed to pay…
Lancaster Company Agrees to Pay $820,000 for Improper Billing of Defense Intelligence Agency
PHILADELPHIA, PA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Reveal Global Consulting, LLC (“Reveal”) has agreed to pay $820,000 to the federal government to resolve allegations that it violated the…
Jobless Claims Decrease By 15,000
Jobless Claims Decrease By 15,000 Harry Wilmerding on March 17, 2022 The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims decreased to 214,000 in the week ending March 12, the lowest level…
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…
Metairie Woman Indicted for Theft of More Than $76,000 In Social Security Funds
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RACHEL COONEY, age 37, of Metairie, Louisiana was indicted on March 11, 2022 for Theft of Government Funds, in violation of…
IRS Seeks To Hire 10,000 More Workers To Relieve Backlog
IRS Seeks To Hire 10,000 More Workers To Relieve Backlog Harry Wilmerding on March 11, 2022 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a plan Thursday to hire 10,000 workers to reduce a…
Individual Indicted and Arrested for Laundering More Than $360,000 of Unemployment Benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds
SAN JUAN, P.R. – On March 10, 2022, the Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Martín Scamaroni-Cintrón with money laundering violations related to fraudulently obtained…
New Weekly Jobless Claims Tick Up By 11,000
New Weekly Jobless Claims Tick Up By 11,000 Harry Wilmerding on March 10, 2022 The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims increased by 11,000 to 227,000 in the week ending…
Crop Insurance Agency And CEO To Pay $500,000 To Settle Claims In Federal Fraud Investigation
Silveus Ins. Group, Inc. also agreed to a year-long monitoring period and CEO James Cameron Silveus agreed to a year-long exclusion from federal programs. GRAND RAPIDS –…
Scranton Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Taxpayers Of More Than $250,000
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 7, 2022, Donald Royce, age 45, of Orlando, Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court…
Texan caught smuggling over $30,000
LAREDO, Texas – A 36-year-old man has been charged with bulk cash smuggling, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against Modesto Zepeda for smuggling…
Medical Services Contractor Pays $930,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Medical Services Contracts at State Department and Air Force Facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan
Comprehensive Health Services LLC (CHS), located in Cape Canaveral, Florida, has agreed to pay $930,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by falsely representing to the State Department…
Contractor Pays $930,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Medical Services Contracts at State Department and Air Force Facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan
BROOKLYN, NY – Comprehensive Health Services, LLC (CHS), located in Florida, has agreed to pay $930,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by falsely representing to the State…
Vista Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More than $300,000 in Unemployment Benefits
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michael A. Deshong and Alicia Williams (619) 546-9290 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—March 4, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Darris Cotton of Vista pleaded guilty in federal court today to a…
Authorities Confiscate 150,000 Fentanyl Pills In Largest Seizure In Oregon’s History
Authorities Confiscate 150,000 Fentanyl Pills In Largest Seizure In Oregon’s History Jennie Taer on March 4, 2022 A joint federal and local law enforcement operation in Portland, Oregon, recently led to the…
Patrulla Fronteriza, FURA interceptan yola trasladando más de $300,000
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza y la Fuerzas Conjunta de Rápida Acción (FURA) de la Policía de Puerto Rico interceptaron el miércoles una embarcación de 18 pies donde…
Maryland Woman Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Embezzling Over $230,000 from Employer
WASHINGTON – Aurelia Stanton, 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, and formerly of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for embezzling hundreds of thousands…
Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $270,000 from Non-Profit Organization
WASHINGTON – Kristina Ann Ballard, 52, of Largo, Florida, pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $270,000 from her former employer, a nonprofit organization. The announcement…
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