Retail Rage: Suspect Sought in Newark Dollar Store Rampage
NEWARK, N.J. — Newark police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who caused damage inside a Dollar Tree store during a dispute with an employee on May 25. The…
California Providing Millions Of Dollars For Illegal Alien Business Owners
Jason Hopkins on April 4, 2020 California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom confirmed that his administration is providing economic relief to businesses in his state that do not otherwise qualify for federal aid,…
Former Financial Controller Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Almost Half a Million Dollars from Family-Owned San Diego Business
Assistant U. S. Attorney Rebecca S. Kanter (619) 546-7304 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – January 10, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Derick Jonathan Cameron of Vancouver, Washington, was sentenced in federal court today to…
‘Unfeasible Or Impractical’: USPS Wants Billions Of Dollars For Electric Vehicle Transition
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) estimated that the federal government would need to provide $3.3 billion in additional funds for the agency to purchase a completely electric vehicle fleet. While replacing 75,000…
Lehi Couple Charged with Schemes to Defraud Victims, Including a Vulnerable Adult, out of a Combined 3.65 Million Dollars; Husband Charged with Kidnapping in Connection with Scheme
SALT LAKE CITY- Misiona Patane, 57, and Lavinia Patane, 54, of Lehi, have been charged in U.S. District Court for their alleged role in defrauding one set of victims out of 1.25…
Westfield Woman Going To Prison For Stealing Thousands Of Dollars From Health Care Agency
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Alicia Raynor, 44, of Westfield, NY, who was convicted of wire fraud and filing…
Taylorsville Woman Charged with Making False Statements to Obtain Millions of Dollars in PPP Loans.
SALT LAKE CITY – Allison Marie Baver, 41, of Taylorsville, has been charged with nine federal criminal counts related to making false statements on loan applications to obtain funds obtained through the…
Woman pleads guilty to scamming SSA and FEMA out of hundreds of thousands of dollars
ATLANTA – Ivie Shevon Sajere pled guilty to a money laundering conspiracy that defrauded the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) out of nearly $1,000,000. The conspiracy…
14 charged in narcotics conspiracy involving millions of dollars’ worth of opioids
CINCINNATI – A federal grand jury has charged 14 individuals in a narcotics conspiracy alleged to have occurred for at least the past four years. Each of the defendants is charged…
Owner of local marketing business to pay quarter of a million dollars for committing COVID relief fraud
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus woman was sentenced in federal court here today and ordered to pay a fine of $250,000, the maximum amount allowed by law, for committing COVID relief fraud.…
Seattle Doctor Found Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining Millions of Dollars from COVID-19 Relief Programs
A federal jury convicted a Seattle doctor yesterday of fraudulently seeking over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) COVID-19 relief funds. According to court documents…
Salt Lake City Estate Planning Attorney Pleads Guilty to Embezzling at least 9.5 Million Dollars from Clients
SALT LAKE CITY – Attorney Calvin Curtis, 61, of Salt Lake City, pleaded guilty in federal court today to two counts involving wire fraud and money laundering for his role in embezzling…
San Fernando Valley Family Members Sentenced to Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Tens of Millions of Dollars in COVID Relief
LOS ANGELES – Three members of a San Fernando Valley family have been sentenced – two of them in absentia after they fled justice following their convictions at trial – to…
Woodlands pain doctor pays half million dollars for fraudulent PPP and billing allegations
HOUSTON – A 49-year-old local physician has agreed to pay $523,331 to settle allegations he submitted false claims for the placement of electro-acupuncture devices and for making false statements when applying for…
Maryland Woman Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Medicaid Out of Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
WASHINGTON – Sikirat Adunni Brown, 60, of Upper Marlboro, Md., was sentenced today to 13 months in prison for defrauding the D.C. Medicaid program out of…
Rochester Man Going To Prison And Ordered To Pay Millions In Restitution For His Role In Ponzi Scheme That Bilked Investors Out Of Millions Of Dollars
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, NY – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that John Piccarreto, Jr., 38, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit…
Penfield Man Going To Prison For Bilking Investors Out Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Brian L. Schumacher, 57, of Penfield, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit…
Leader of Money Laundering Network Responsible for Laundering Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds Sentenced
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Chinese national and naturalized U.S. citizen was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for conspiring to launder tens of millions of dollars in drug proceeds on behalf…
Leader of Money Laundering Network Responsible for Laundering Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
The leader of a money laundering network was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for laundering tens of millions of dollars in drug proceeds on behalf of foreign drug trafficking organizations. …
Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investor and Banks of Millions of Dollars
A con artist who defrauded a man out of $4.5 million and defrauded banks out of $3.9 million pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. William…
Buffalo Man Charged With International Email Scam Targeting Businesses And Defrauding Victims Out Of Hundreds of Thousands Of Dollars
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Eric Iwu aka James, 32, a Nigerian citizen currently residing in Buffalo, NY,…