Minneapolis man sentenced to 24 years for kidnapping, fraud, and identity theft
St. Paul, MN – A Minneapolis man will spend 24 years in federal prison after a jury convicted him of kidnapping, bank fraud, and identity theft in a violent crime spree that…
Poca Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in $4 Million Warranty Fraud Scheme
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Stanley Clark, 68, of Poca, was sentenced to one year and three months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Toyota of more than $4 million. …
Bristol Woman Arraigned on Federal Fraud, ID Theft, Theft of Federal Funds Charges
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Bristol woman was arraigned in federal court today, having been charged by indictment with allegedly perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently collected more than $40,000 in Social Security Supplemental…
Check And Credit Card Scammer Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Bank and Wire Fraud
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Warren Tillery, age 46, of Atlanta, Georgia and previously of Baltimore to five years in federal prison, followed by five years of…
DOJ Adds Employee Defendants in Illegal Opioid Distribution and Health Care Fraud Lawsuit Against Northeast Philadelphia Pharmacy
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that the United States filed an amended civil complaint against pharmacist Todd Goodman and pharmacy employees Eric Pestrack and Lee Kamp for their…
Lynn Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud Conspiracy and Identity Theft
BOSTON – A Lynn man was sentenced on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, for his involvement in a scheme to defraud several financial institutions and obtain money from customers using fraudulent identification documents.…
Texas Man Sentenced for $1.6 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Houston, Texas, man was sentenced in federal court today for defrauding two Kansas City-area brothers who have also been convicted in the investment fraud scheme. Duc Nguyen,…
Three Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Bank and Wire Fraud
RALEIGH, N.C. – Shawn Franklin, Sabrina Wiggins Branch and Anthony Maryland were each sentenced today to terms of imprisonment for conspiring with one another to commit bank and wire fraud. Franklin, currently…
Two Philadelphia Men Convicted of Running Credit Card Fraud Ring Using 200,000+ Stolen Accounts
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Malan Doumbia, 38, and Souleymane Diarra, 36, both of Philadelphia, PA, were convicted after trial of nine counts including conspiracy to commit…
Charlottesville Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A Charlottesville woman pleaded guilty today to altering and forging checks she obtained without the consent of the check owners. Samantha Leigh Thomas, 38, pleaded guilty to one count…
Metro East Man Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud Scam
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Lagardo Wright, 21, of Fairview Heights, Illinois, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison today for orchestrating a large-scale bank fraud scheme. From at least February 2019…
Newark Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with CARES Act Fraud
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that a Newark woman pleaded guilty February 24, 2022, to fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)…
Miami-Dade Police Department Employee Pleads Guilty to COVID Relief Fraud
Miami, Florida – The Department of Justice today reported a Miami-Dade resident Elisa Rivera,50, pled guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge Donald L. Graham to a felony Information charging her with conspiracy…
Harrisburg Man Charged With Access-Device Fraud And Identity Theft
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Amisial Elveus, 31, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted on February 23, 2022, by a federal grand…
Winchester Man Convicted of COVID-Relief Fraud
BOSTON – A Winchester man was convicted by a federal jury yesterday in connection with filing fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $13 million in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business…
Portage Man Pleads Guilty To Mail Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Related To Amazon’s Textbook Rental Program
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Geoffrey Mark Hays Talsma, 36, of Portage, Michigan, pled guilty in the United States District Court…
Raleigh County Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charge
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Raleigh County woman pleaded guilty today to a federal fraud charge. According to court documents and statements made during the plea hearing, Wanda Jane Goode, 42, of Shady…
Bloomsburg Woman Sentenced To 12 Months’ Imprisonment For $430,000 Fraud Scheme, Including $300,000 In Covid Relief Fraud
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Vicki Hackenberg, age 57, of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States Chief District Judge Matthew W.…
DeKalb Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
PEORIA, Ill. – A DeKalb, Illinois, man, Christopher Simmons, 41, of the 800 block of Edgebrook Drive, was sentenced on February 24, 2022, to concurrent terms of 46 months’ imprisonment and five…
Former Amtrak Employee Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that KENYA BUTLER-SMALL pleaded guilty on February 23, 2022 to two counts of wire fraud for conduct that occurred while she was…
Syracuse Entrepreneur Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Dean Whittles, 61, formerly of Syracuse, New York, waived indictment and pled guilty yesterday in federal court in Utica to one felony count of willful failure to pay…