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…
ALERT: Federal Court Related Scams
The reported phone fraudster(s) in the jury summons scam represent themselves to be a United States Marshal or a state or local law enforcement officer, claiming to be contacting New Hampshire residents…
Parcel Interdiction Operation Results in Multiple Seizures of Drugs and Guns
“We are relentless in our efforts to identify, disrupt, and prosecute those who use the U.S. Mail to traffic illegal drugs and firearms,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. “Our continued collaboration…
Six Men Charged with Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine Base and Fentanyl in Rutland
Each of the defendants has entered a not guilty plea to the charges during arraignments before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle in April and May 2024. Serafin Melendez, Eddie Melendez,…
Grant County Man Admits to Firearms Violation
According to court documents and statements made in court, Pendleton County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home on a report of a man waiving a gun. When officers arrived, Haggerty fled…
Omaha Man Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud
During 2020 and 2021, Harper, assisted by another person, submitted applications for Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) program loans. Those loan programs were created or expanded by…
Philadelphia Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Sale
According to court documents and statements made in court, a cooperating individual advised law enforcement officers that Adams was selling methamphetamine. Investigators tasked the individual with making a purchase of drugs from…
Former Albany County Employee Sentenced for Stealing Government Funds
United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and Ryan T. Geach, Special Agent in…
Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 150 Months in Prison
McBride was sentenced to 150 months in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release. FORT WAYNE –Brandon K. McBride, 38 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States…
Former CEO of dental device company pleads guilty to wire fraud for fraudulent investment scheme
Baird claimed S-Ray had developed an innovative ultrasound device that could take the place of X-rays, allowing dentists to quickly and safely image patients’ mouths. Baird falsely told investors that the Food…
District Man Sentenced to Prison for Hardware Store Break-in
According to the government’s evidence, on February 12, 2024, at approximately 9:05 p.m., MPD officers responded to the report of a burglary at the W.S. Jenks…
Orange County Man Charged with Scheming to Steal High-End Violins and Later Robbing a Bank Branch in Irvine
Mark Meng, 57, is charged with bank robbery and wire fraud in a complaint filed on May 7. He has been in state custody since April 11 and is expected to make…
Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Monopolize, Rig Bids and Allocate Territories for Wildfire Services
According to a plea agreement and superseding information filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, Ike Tomlinson, 60, of Terreton, conspired with co-defendant Kris Bird, 61, of Salmon,…
Hudson County Woman Charged with Six Burglaries of U.S. Post Offices
Zyeama Johnson, 29, Jersey City, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with six counts of burglary of a post office. Johnson appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy Waldor in Newark federal…
East Bay Entrepreneur Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion
Salman, 47, of Rodeo, Calif., was charged with a scheme to evade taxes by filing false Form 1040 joint income tax returns for himself and his wife for tax years 2016 through…
Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Money Laundering and Unlawful Export of Military Data
According to court documents, beginning in approximately April 2019, Senbol operated a front company in the Middle District of Florida called Mason Engineering Parts LLC. She used this front company to assist…
Oklahoma Inmate Sentenced to 26 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy from his Prison Cell
Joshua A. Ramirez, 39, who has no legal address, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on Tuesday, May 7, to 26 years in federal prison without parole. Ramirez was…
Dartmouth Woman Indicted for Embezzling From Multiple Employers
Jasmyne Botelho, 41, was charged with two counts of wire fraud. Botelho was previously arrested and charged by criminal complaint in December 2023. BOSTON – A Dartmouth woman has been indicted by…
Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Money Laundering and Unlawful Export of Military Data
According to court documents, beginning in approximately April 2019, Senbol operated a front company in the Middle District of Florida called Mason Engineering Parts LLC. She used this front company to assist…
Two Sentenced to a Total of Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Dozens of Firearms from Indianapolis to Chicago
James Osborne III, 34, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 45 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to transfer firearms to an…
Four-Time Convicted Felon Indicted For Possession Of A Rifle, Ammunition, Machineguns, And Silencers
According to the indictment, Roberts is a four-time convicted felon. Despite knowing that she was a felon, on February 12, 2024, Roberts possessed a Savage Arms rifle and ammunition. As a convicted…