Miami Man Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud Kickback Scheme
ABINGDON, Va. – A Miami, Florida man was sentenced last week to five months in prison and five months of home confinement for conspiring with …
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New Jersey Man Extradited to United States to Face Charges for Wire Fraud and International Money Laundering
TRENTON, N.J. – A New Jersey man has been arrested for charging unauthorized credit card transactions for music lessons that were not provided to students, …
Maryland Man Sentenced for Credit Card Fraud Offenses
PORTLAND, Maine: A Maryland man was sentenced today in federal court for using counterfeit credit cards, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. U.S. District …
EDTX Indicts Two Dozen Defendants in International Multi-Scheme Fraud Conspiracy
SHERMAN, Texas – A federal grand jury in Sherman has returned a two-count indictment charging 23 individuals in a fraud scheme in the Eastern District …
11 Romance Scammers Charged With Money Laundering, Wire Fraud Conspiracies
A federal grand jury has indicted 11 defendants in the Northern District of Texas for defrauding elderly victims in romance schemes, announced Acting U.S. Attorney …
Two Former Employees at New York Branch Of Major Bank And An Accountant Charged With Cares Act Loan Fraud
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, a criminal complaint was unsealed and two criminal informations were filed yesterday charging Anuli Okeke, Charlene Wint and …
NC woman pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud in SC
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that Bethena Jackson, 57 years old, of Burlington, NC, pleaded guilty in Richland County General …
Tax preparer convicted of multiple counts of tax fraud for filing false tax returns
Seattle – A 58-year-old resident of Pacific, Washington, was convicted late yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, of 14 counts of aiding and abetting …
Shelton Doctor Charged with Selling Prescriptions for Cash, Health Care Fraud
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for …
Two South Florida Women Sentenced to Federal Prison for Roles In Orchestrating Credit Card Fraud Conspiracy
Miami, FL – Two south Florida women were sentenced yesterday for their roles in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain credit cards that they and other …
Miami Man Sentenced To 8 Years In Federal Prison For Committing $650,000 In Credit Card Fraud
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber today sentenced Andre Moore (37, Miami) to eight years in federal prison for credit card fraud and …
Bucks County Temp Agency Owner Indicted on Charges of Tax Fraud
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Heng Han, 49, of Bensalem, PA, owner of HBH Global Resources, Ltd., was charged …
Sioux City Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Related Unemployment Fraud
A Sioux City woman who stole government funds using a COVID-19 unemployment scheme was sentenced September 16, 2021, to 6 months in federal prison. Linda …
Virginia Beach Investment Advisor and Williamsburg Attorney Sentenced for $25 Million Nationwide Investment Fraud Scheme
NORFOLK, Va. – A former Virginia Beach investment advisor was sentenced today to 35 years in prison, following last week’s sentencing of his Williamsburg-based attorney …
Owner Of Jacksonville Tax Preparation Business Sentenced To Federal Prison For Tax Fraud
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Paul Berkins Moise to 35 months in federal prison for aiding and assisting others …
Woman Pleads Guilty to $77,000 FEMA Fraud in Connection with the Paradise Camp Fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Deborah Laughlin, 64, formerly of Paradise, pleaded guilty today to making false statements in an application for FEMA benefits in connection with …
Former State Department Employee Pleads Guilty To Honest Services Fraud Scheme
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael Speckhardt, the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of …
Carterville Nurse Sentenced on Felony Drug and Health Care Fraud Charges
BENTON, Ill. – A Carterville man was sentenced on Thursday, September 16 to four years of probation for drug diversion and health care fraud charges. …
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Wire Fraud was sentenced on September 13, 2021, …
New York doctor charged for defrauding Medicaid for charging for drugs he never prescribed
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the extradition, arrest, and arraignment of Mujahid “Peter” Pervez, 71, who was residing in …
New York builder gets up to 7 years in prison for defrauding homebuyers out of $1 million
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York State Police Superintendent Kevin P. Bruen today announced the sentencing of Shawn M. …
Lexington woman arrested for exploitation of vulnerable adult and fraud
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that Karyn Howard, 46 years old, of Lexington, S.C. has been arrested for Exploitation of …
Attorney General James Announces Conviction of Former Fugitive Dentist for Medicaid Fraud
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the conviction and sentencing of Dawer Nadi, 63, of Long Island, for defrauding New …
Darlington man arrested for fraud and exploitation of a vulnerable adult
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that Cecil Williamson, Jr., 70, of Darlington, has been arrested for ‘Exploitation of a Vulnerable …
North Carolina woman pleads guilty to Medicaid Fraud in South Carolina
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that Pearl L. Griffin, 60, of Greensboro, NC, pleaded guilty in Richland County General Sessions …
Dallas County Man Sentenced for East Texas Bank Fraud Conspiracy
SHERMAN, Texas – A Wylie man has been sentenced to prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas …
Wisconsin strip club owner charged for income tax fraud, prostitution
WATERTOWN, WI – Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced that on April 27, 2021, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of …
BLM Leader Bought Himself a New House, Guns, Entertainment with Donations
CLEVELAND, OH – An Ohio Black Lives Matter leader is accused of defrauding donors after the funds he raised to “Fight for George Floyd” were …
Dominican National Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking
BOSTON, MASS – A Dominican man previously residing in Lawrence was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with drug trafficking activities involving …
Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty In Rhode Island to Aggravated Identity Theft
PROVIDENCE , RI – An Abington, Maryland, woman appeared in U.S. District Court in Providence, RI, on Thursday and admitted that she used the stolen …
Mescalero man sentenced to two years in prison for assault
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Edmond Andrew Yahnahki Shanta, 23, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, was sentenced on March …
Miami Man Charged with Multiple Bank Robberies
MIAMI, FLORIDA – Federal prosecutors have charged 43-year-old Christopher C. Pinkston of Miami with robbing two banks in South Florida last month. According to allegations …
Lexington Woman Gets 10 Years in Federal Prison on Drug Charges
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett Dehart announced today that Ashley Shay Cook, 38, of Lexington, was sentenced to ten years …
‘Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta’ Facebook page admin indicted for defrauding donors
TOLEDO, OHIO – Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland returned a four-count indictment charging Sir …
Ohio man sentenced for role in drug distribution operation
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Cory Davonta Smith, Jr., of Barberton, Ohio, was sentenced today to 57 months of incarceration for his role in a drug …
North Carolina Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Possessing Gun and Drugs in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT – Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JIMMIE WILLIAMSON, also known as “James …
Former Federal Prison Official and Factory manager at USP-Marion Sentenced to Prison
BENTON, ILL – Shawn E. Whitecotton, 50, of Herrin, Illinois, was sentenced to 16 months confinement today, consisting of 8 months in federal prison and …
Felon Sentenced for Possession of Firearm and Ammunition
BOSTON , MASS – A Lawrence man was sentenced yesterday for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Nathaniel Toribio, 22, was …
Detroit Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution
BECKLEY, W.VA. – Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston announced that Honorable United States District Judge Frank W. Volk sentenced Cornelius Pope, 24, of …
Strongsville man accused of filing false tax returns
CLEVELAND, OHIO – A federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland has handed down an indictment charging Richard Gould, 65, of Strongsville, with two counts of …
Drug Trafficker from Ringgold, Louisiana Sentenced to Federal Prison
SHREVEPORT, LA. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that James Coleman, 44, of Ringgold, Louisiana, was sentenced by United States District Judge Elizabeth …
Child Predator and Cyberterrorist Sentenced to 75 years in Federal Prison
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Acting U.S. Attorney John Childress announced today that Buster Hernandez, 29, of Bakersfield, California, was sentenced to 75 years in federal prison …
Everett Man Charged with Armed Bank Robbery
BOSTON, MASS – An Everett man has been charged in connection with committing armed bank robbery. Jamaine Howell, 35, was charged by criminal complaint with …
Convicted Felon, Drug User, and Domestic Abuser Heading Back to Prison
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – A man who possessed a loaded pistol was sentenced March 12, 2021, to more than one year in federal prison. David …
Crow Agency man admits stabbing man
BILLINGS , MT — A Crow Agency man today admitted stabbing another man last year on the Crow Indian Reservation, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson …
Orange Park Man Charged After Mailing Multiple Machinegun Conversion Devices
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the return of an indictment charging Kristopher Justinboyer Ervin (41, Orange Park) with possession of …
West Boylston Man Indicted on Illegal Ammunition Possession and Drug Offenses
BOSTON , MASS – A West Boylston man was indicted yesterday in federal court in Worcester in connection with illegal possession of ammunition and cocaine. …
Tucson man arrested with moving 20 kilos of cocaine through Ohio
TUSCON, ARIZONA – A federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland returned a one-count indictment on March 11 charging Benjamin Ortiz Ledezma, 38, of Tucson, Arizona, …
Lynn Haven woman caught skimming $24,000 from InstaLoan customer accounts
LYNN HAVEN, FL – A general manager at InstaLoan in Lynn Haven has been caught skimming money from the company by falsifying customer accounts. Lynn …
Missouri Republican Indicted for Stem Cell Fraud Scheme, Illegally Distributing Prescription Drugs
SPRINGFIELD, MO – An elected Missouri state representative has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a fraud scheme in which she made false …