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…
La Crosse Man Sentenced to 2 ½ Years for Possessing Stolen Firearm as a Felon
On May 2, 2023, Banks was arrested for violating the conditions of his state probation. During a post-arrest search, Banks was found to be in possession of a loaded Smith & Wesson…
Previously Convicted Clinton Resident Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
Roderick T. Long, 59, pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan. PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A former resident of Clinton, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to…
Gary Woman Sentenced to 300 Months in Prison
White was sentenced to 300 months in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release. HAMMOND- Briana White, age 29, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip…
Mescalero Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
According to court records, on May 18, 2023, Valdez assaulted Jane Doe, an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache tribe by straddling her and stabbing her repeatedly in the head, face, and…
Additional Charges Brought Against North Shore Drug Trafficking Organization
The superseding indictment includes the charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances that was initially brought against the following defendants in November 2022: BOSTON – A…
Murder For Hire Convict Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison
Gessen was convicted of the crime by a jury after a one-week trial before Judge Corley. The evidence at trial established that Gessen, 49, of Massachusetts, was an attorney licensed in New…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Involving Small Business Administration Disaster Funds
Hector Garcia, 52, of Ocala, Fla., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and three counts of wire fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled sentencing…
Four Defendants in Firearms Trafficking Ring Sentenced
“Firearms traffickers present an immediate danger to communities within and outside our district,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. “We are committed to working with our federal, state, local, and international partners…
Former American Airlines Flight Attendant Indicted for Filming Minors in Aircraft Lavatory
Estes Carter Thompson III, 36, of Charlotte, N.C., was indicted on one count of attempted sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child [censored]ography depicting a prepubescent minor. Thompson…
Former Social Security Administration Employee Facing Federal Charges for Fraudulent Telework, Emergency Childcare, and Medical Leave Schemes
According to court documents, Markham was employed by the SSA and assigned to an office based in Anderson, Indiana. Between February 13, 2019, and June 17, 2022, Markham allegedly engaged in a…
Leader Of $50 Million Health Care Fraud Pleads Guilty
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Behind every dollar siphoned through fraud lies a patient denied rightful care. Manishkumar Patel cost Medicare nearly $50 million in resources that could have been used to…
Quad Cities Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Federal Prison for Firearms Charges
According to public court documents, Marveon Dashawn Jovan Williams, 27, in May 2022, Davenport Police responded to a call for a gunshot victim in a vehicle. Upon arrival on the scene, the…
Orlando Man Charged With Drug Trafficking
According to court documents, a federal search warrant was executed on April 9, 2024, at two residences – one in Orlando and one in Ocoee – used by Pherai-Bogeajis. At the Orlando…
Kenton County Woman Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking
According to her plea agreement, in May and June 2023, law enforcement coordinated two controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Stewart. The first purchase was tested to contain approximately 29.2 grams of methamphetamine.…
Virginia Man Convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
Djavon Holland, 37, of Virginia, was convicted on April 15, 2024, by a federal jury of two counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl following trial before U.S. District Judge Peter…
Former Post Office Employee Indicted for Mail Theft
Michael Murray, 36, of Lynn, has been indicted on one count of theft of mail matter by an employee and one count of theft of government money. Murray was arrested this morning…
Fugitive Arrested, Arraigned in Multi-State Burglary Ring
Barrera Garrido, a Chilean national, was arrested in Grove City, OH, on March 11, 2024. He had been sought since December 13, 2023, when a federal indictment was returned against him; he…
Former General Counsel of Large Public Company admits Tax Offenses
John Goggins, 63, of Chatham, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge André M. Espinosa in Newark federal court on April 25, 2024, to a four-count information charging him with willfully…
Boston Man Sentenced to Nearly Eight Years in Prison for Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting His Former Wife and Her Boyfriend
Mohammed Chowdhury, 47, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 92 months of incarceration followed by three years of supervised release. In January 2024, Chowdhury pleaded guilty to…
Missouri Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Distributing Methamphetamine
Young was indicted in December 2019 and pleaded guilty in September 2023. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Chillicothe, Missouri man, Scott Young, 37, was sentenced on April 25, 2024, by U.S. District Judge…