Ex-NASA employees admit to luxury home mortgage fraud scheme
HOUSTON – A Missouri City couple who once worked at NASA admitted Friday to running a years-long mortgage fraud scheme tied to the financing of their luxury home, federal prosecutors said. Noreen…
Readout of Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco’s Trip to California and Participation in the 2024 RSA Cybersecurity Conference
In a keynote conversation at RSA on “Artificial Intelligence: The Ultimate Double-Edged Sword,” the Deputy AG highlighted how the Justice Department is developing guardrails to harness the benefits of AI to fulfill…
Solar Energy Company Agrees to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Paycheck Protection Program Loan
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorized forgivable PPP loans for small businesses experiencing economic uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic. In most cases, the maximum amount a small business…
Ithaca Resident Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Noah Oliver Fisch-Lewis, 33, pleaded guilty to two counts before United States District Judge Susan Paradise Baxter. ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Ithaca, New York, pleaded guilty in federal court on…
Old Town Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
According to court records, between October and December 2022, Matthew Podlaski, 40, searched the internet for, and downloaded images of, the sexual abuse of young children, storing the images on multiple devices.…
Barbourville Pharmacy and its Pharmacist-in-Charge to Pay $215,000 to Resolve Alleged Violations of the Controlled Substances Act
The CSA was passed to combat the illegal distribution and abuse of controlled substances, including prescription medications. The CSA’s requirements, which apply to entities like pharmacies that purchase, dispense, and sell controlled…
Billionaire Chinese National Sentenced to Seven Months in Prison and Removal from United States for Straw Donor Campaign Contribution Scheme and Other Frauds
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, James Smith, Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI), Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent-in-Charge, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal…
Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Wide-Ranging Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy That Spanned Across the Country
Erik Ventura, 35, pleaded guilty to a superseding indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Leo…
Three Arrested in Armed Robbery of Cash Courier
Steven Madison, 38, of Bridgewater; Christopher White, 37, of Raynham; and Quentin McDonald, 35, of Brockton, were each charged with one count of robbery interfering with interstate commerce, commonly referred to as…
Recidivist drug dealer returning to prison for distributing cocaine and fentanyl
According to court documents, on Aug. 22, 2022, Hopewell police encountered an Audi vehicle stopped in a roadway within a trailer park. When the officers illuminated the vehicle, the driver, Riezon Mekhi…
Chicago Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm and Participating in a Murder
ANDREI TAYLOR illegally possessed the loaded firearm on the afternoon of Sept. 19, 2022, in the Tri-Taylor neighborhood on Chicago’s Near West Side. Taylor was a passenger in a Kia Optima that…
Statement Of U.S. Attorney Damian Williams On The Conviction Of Bruce Garelick
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Bruce Garelick was part of a sophisticated group of individuals invited to invest in Digital World Acquisition Corporation (DWAC), a special purpose acquisition company that had raised funds…
Woman Sentenced to 9 Years in Dark Web Murder-for-Hire Plot
Michelle Murphy, 58, was charged via criminal complaint in September 2023 and pleaded guilty in December 2023 to one count of murder-for-hire. She was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman.…
Oklahoma Woman Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
According to court documents, during January of 2023, detectives with the Fourth Judicial District Drug Task Force learned that Cerina Lynn Boehrer, age 40, of Ada, Oklahoma was transporting methamphetamine from Oklahoma…
Former Columbus vice detective sentenced to 11 years in prison for depriving victims’ civil rights, obstructing justice
Andrew K. Mitchell, 60, of Sunbury, pleaded guilty in December 2023 to two counts of depriving individuals of their civil rights while acting under color of law and one count of obstructing…
Longtime treasurer pleads guilty to stealing nearly $1 million in campaign funds
William Curlis, 76, was charged by a bill of information in April 2024. He pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud. COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus man who served as…
Leader of Brooklyn-Based Elite Assassin Millas Gang Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy and Firearms Offenses
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced the sentence. Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Quandel Smothers, also known as “Chucky,” was sentenced by United…
Repeat Sex Offender Sentenced To 40 Years
Kyle Burns, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in North Carolina and South Carolina, and Chief Reed Baer of the Hickory Police Department join U.S. Attorney King in…
Covetrus Sentenced for Criminal Misbranding of Prescription Drugs
In addition, the court ordered Covetrus to pay over $23 million in criminal fines and forfeitures. ABINGDON, Va. – Covetrus North America LLC, a company based in Dublin, Ohio, which sells veterinary…
Member of Violent Gang Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Racketeering, Drug and Firearm Offenses
Paulo Santos, a/k/a “Bucky,” 35, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 10 years in prison and four years of supervised release. In January 2024, Santos pleaded…
Brooklyn Man Charged with Drug Trafficking
Williams’ arraignment will occur this afternoon at 3 p.m. before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle. Burlington, Vermont – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont…