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…
Former Government Employee Admits to Stealing Identities of 37 Individuals in Bank and Loan Fraud Scheme
Assistant U. S. Attorney Michelle L. Wasserman (619) 546-8431 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – January 26, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Kevin Lee of Chula Vista pleaded guilty in federal court today to using…
Silver Valley Woman Admits to Wire Fraud Scheme to Embezzle from Her Employer
COEUR D’ALENE – An Osburn, Idaho woman pleaded guilty to wire fraud. According to court records, Trina Marie Welch, 48, of Osburn, Idaho, was employed by Kasco of Idaho, LLC as a…
Portland Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud After Stealing Covid-Relief Funds
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man pleaded guilty today for perpetrating a scheme to steal funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Benjamin Tifekchian, 47, pleaded guilty to bank fraud. According…
Huntington County Woman Sentenced To One Year And One Day In Federal Prison For Pandemic Fraud
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Linda Grubb, age 74, of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on January 24, 2022, to 12 months’…
Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Investment Fraud Scheme
PORTLAND, Maine: An Arizona man pleaded guilty in federal court today to conspiring to commit wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. According to court records, in 2017 and 2018, Arthur…
Chapel Hill Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years Imprisonment for Elder Fraud Home Repair Scheme
Greensboro, N.C. – Sandra J. Hairston, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, announced today that JORGE ALBERTO GARCIA, also known as “Alberto Garcia” and “Roberto Garcia,” was sentenced…
United Development Funding Executives Convicted of Fraud
Four United Development Funding executives have been found guilty of fraud, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. After five days of trial and almost 12 hours…
Edmonds, Washington woman sentenced to home confinement for setting fire to her business in insurance fraud scheme
Seattle – An Edmonds, Washington, business owner was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to five years of probation, with one year of house arrest, for wire fraud related to…
Smyrna Man Charged In Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
NASHVILLE – A Smyrna, Tennessee man was charged today with money laundering in relation to a fraudulent scheme in which he obtained a small business loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP),…
Las Vegas Woman Sentenced To Prison For $10 Million Tech Support Fraud Scheme That Exploited Elderly Victims
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROMANA LEYVA was sentenced to 100 months in prison for participating in a fraud conspiracy that exploited…
Real estate agent sentenced for running multi-year mortgage and real estate commission fraud schemes
ATLANTA – Atlanta real estate agent Eric Hill has been sentenced for his participation in a mortgage fraud scheme that netted more than $21 million in fraudulent mortgage loans. Many of the…
Weymouth Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud Conspiracy and Identity Theft
BOSTON – A Weymouth man pleaded guilty yesterday to his involvement in a scheme to defraud a financial institution and to obtain money from its customers using fraudulent identification documents. Judemario Josaphat,…
Former Bank Employee Sentenced To 21 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
WASHINGTON – Danielle Bartley, 26, a former Capital One Bank employee from Silver Spring, Maryland, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for conspiracy to…
Jury convicts Dayton businessman of fraud
DAYTON, Ohio – A federal jury has convicted a Dayton businessman of crimes related to the fraudulent diversion of funds from an insurance claim. Brian Higgins, 50, was found guilty of…
Illinois Attorney Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Bankruptcy Fraud
ROCKFORD — An Illinois attorney has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for committing bankruptcy fraud. U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston imposed the sentence Wednesday on KEVIN O. JOHNSON,…
Lawrence County Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Conspiracy and Fraud
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to time served to be followed by a 6-year term of supervised release on his conviction for…
Defendant Charged In $1.9 Million Covid-19 Fraud Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jonathan Mellone, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Labor Office…
Repeat offender sentenced to 3 years in prison for bank fraud and identity theft
Seattle – A 33-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. …
Preston County woman admits to wire fraud
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Cynthia Miller, of Newburg, West Virginia, has admitted to wire fraud, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Miller, 36, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Conspiracy to…
New unit formed to combat health care fraud in West Virginia
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – A new initiative to combat health care fraud in West Virginia was launched today in Wheeling, according to United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld. State and federal agencies gathered…