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…
Shippenville man sentenced to over 21 years for child exploitation crimes
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A Shippenville man was sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for crimes related to the sexual exploitation of…
Mexican national sentenced to 20 years for illegal reentry after aggravated felony
JACKSON, Miss. — A Mexican national has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States after a prior conviction for an aggravated felony and subsequent deportation,…
Iowa woman sentenced to probation for illegally purchasing firearms linked to violent crimes
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A 22-year-old Cedar Rapids woman was sentenced Wednesday to five years of federal probation for lying on federal forms to illegally purchase firearms that were later linked to…
Meth trafficker linked to Mexican drug cartel sentenced to 40 years in prison
DALLAS — A Mexican national tied to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in federal prison for her role in a major methamphetamine trafficking and money…
North Carolina man indicted for pulling a gun at pizzeria in alleged hate crime
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 31-year-old North Carolina man has been indicted on federal civil rights and firearms charges for allegedly threatening eight individuals with a firearm at a Charlotte restaurant because of…
West Virginia woman faked business operation to scam federal goverment out of COVID-19 relief funds
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A St. Albans woman was sentenced Friday to five years of federal probation and ordered to pay $25,830 in restitution after admitting to defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)…
Colombian man charged in $66 million Ponzi scheme targeting hundreds of investors
MIAMI — Efrain Betancourt, Jr., 36, a Colombian citizen, was arrested last week upon entering the United States and charged with orchestrating a $66 million Ponzi scheme through his South Florida payday…
Norfolk man sentenced to over two years for trafficking machinegun parts and firearm possession
NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk man was sentenced Friday to two years and three months in federal prison after pleading guilty to trafficking machinegun conversion devices (MCDs) and illegally possessing firearms as…
Two Dominican nationals sentenced for smuggling endangered juvenile eels from Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Two Dominican nationals were sentenced this week for illegally harvesting and attempting to smuggle juvenile American eels, also known as glass eels, from Puerto Rico to the…
Mexican national sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violation
In Beaumont, Texas, a Mexican individual who was residing illegally in the U.S. has been handed a federal prison sentence for crimes relating to drug trafficking, as stated by U.S. Attorney Damien…
Guatemalan man indicted for illegal reentry into the United States after prior deportation in Connecticut
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A federal grand jury has indicted a 40-year-old Guatemalan citizen, Rafael Vincente Vincente, for illegally reentering the United States after being deported, U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery announced…
Feds Charge New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s Chief as Agent of Chinese Communist Party
BROOKLYN, NY – Linda Sun, a former high-ranking New York State government employee, has been charged with acting as an undisclosed agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Chinese…
Tim Walz Said He Fed School Children, But Feds Say $250 Million Was Squandered and Stolen
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — In what is being described as the largest COVID-19 relief fraud scheme in the nation, 47 individuals have been federally charged in Minnesota for their roles in a sprawling…
Feds Link Pennsylvania Fashion Designer to January 6th by His Boots
RUFFS DALE, PA—Tristan Sartor, a Pennsylvania-based fashion designer known for his social media posts with figures like Nick Fuentes and Roger Stone, has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses related to…
Deported Child Rapist from Guatemala Re-Entered U.S. Illegally, Feds Charge
BOSTON, MA – Wilson Hernandez-Bautista, a 34-year-old from Guatemala, pleaded guilty to unlawful reentry of a deported alien yesterday in federal court in Boston. The plea comes after his indictment by a…
Feds Crackdown on North Jersey Street Gang Drug Trafficking, 8 Charged
NEWARK, NJ—Eight individuals linked to the “793 Bloods,” a faction of the larger Bloods national gang, face charges related to drug trafficking in Newark, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. The…
Mo Hill Synagogue Deal With Feds Leads to Increase In Toms River Applications
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River is seeing an increase in applications for synagogues in private residences and small land parcels after a major land use agreement signed by former Mayor Maurice…
Is New Jersey At Risk? Feds Say Russia, China Planning Attacks on Water Infrastructure
While no specifics have been given, the federal government on Monday warned that state actors such as Russia and China are planning attacks on America’s water systems. Is the water supply in…
D.C. Teen Pleads Guilty to Armed Carjacking
WASHINGTON, DC – Antwan Mitchell, a 19-year-old resident of Washington D.C., has entered a guilty plea to a charge of carjacking related to an incident that occurred in February 2024. The plea…
Rochester man pleads guilty for his role in illegal sports betting ring
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Meghan K. McGuire and Melissa M. Marangola, who are handling the case, stated that between April 25, 2019, and April 17, 2021, Ferrari conspired with Dominic Sprague, Anthony Amato,…