PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Duane Taylor, 47, of Brooklyn, New York, was charged by Indictment with kidnapping after abducting a minor child from her …
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U.S. Attorney Urges the Public to Report Suspected Hurricane Fiona Relief Fraud and Cautions Those Who Would Seek to Illegally Profit from this Disaster
by DOJ PressSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow of the District of Puerto Rico today urged the public to report suspected fraud schemes related to disaster relief …
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Two defendants who stole guns from a man in an Arlington parking lot have been sentenced to a combined 18 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern …
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Macon Man with Criminal Past Pleads Guilty to Heroin Distribution Resulting from DEA Investigation
by DOJ PressMACON, Ga. – A Macon resident with a criminal history to include an armed robbery conviction admitted in court that he possessed with the intent to distribute heroin as a …
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Guilty Verdict in Trial of Florida Man Who Ditched Drugs Out of a Car Window During a High-Speed Chase from Georgia to Alabama
by DOJ PressCOLUMBUS, Ga. – A Florida man was found guilty by a federal jury yesterday afternoon on all counts of a three-count indictment charging him with the armed distribution of methamphetamine …
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Cleveland Heights Man Charged with Stealing Packages from the Mail and Cash from the United States Postal Service
by DOJ PressCLEVELAND – A federal grand jury has returned a two-count indictment charging Brandon Monteal Williams, 32, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, with theft of mail by a postal employee and misappropriation …
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St. Louis Woman entenced to 45 Months Imprisonment for Theft from Metro East Charity, Identity Theft
by DOJ PressEast St. Louis, Ill – Kenesha Burlison, 40, of St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced to 45 months in prison in connection with her theft from her former employer, an East St. …
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Georgia Man Convicted of Child Enticement Sentenced to Serve 120 Months in Prison Resulting from Op End Game Investigation
by DOJ PressMACON, Ga. – A Winterville, Georgia, resident convicted by a federal jury earlier this year of attempted online child enticement was sentenced to serve ten years in prison for his …
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Fugitive Extradited From Dominican Republic To Face Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Charges
by DOJ PressOrlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the extradition of Jose Ramon Tejeda-Guerrero (38) from the Dominican Republic to the United States. Tejeda-Guerrero was charged in a …
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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced …
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ST. LOUIS – A man from Waterloo, Illinois on Thursday admitted embezzling $339,844 from his former employer. Ronald Scott Miller, 54, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Stephen …
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Nixa, Mo., physician was sentenced in federal court today after taking bribes from a drug manufacturer in exchange for prescribing its fentanyl drug to his patients …
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Midlothian Woman Sentenced for $1.8 M COVID-19 Fraud Using Information Obtained from Her State Employment
by DOJ PressRICHMOND, Va. – A Midlothian woman was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for defrauding the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and the Economic …
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Darwin Neal Kinzhuma made an initial appearance in federal court on a …
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First-ever False Claims Act settlement received from Paycheck Protection Program lender
by DOJ PressHOUSTON – Prosperity Bank has agreed to pay $18,673.50 to resolve allegations it improperly processed a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan on behalf of an ineligible customer, announced U.S. Attorney …
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BOSTON – U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins announced today that $642,702 from the civil forfeiture of a Waltham home of two fugitives has been approved for deposit to the United States …
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Peoria Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Federal Prison for Participating in the Theft of 25 Firearms from a Gun Store
by DOJ PressPEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria, Illinois, man, DaJuan Edwards-Melton, 21, of the 2100 block of W. Antoinette Street, was sentenced on September 8, 2022, to an aggregate 37 months in …
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NEWARK, N.J. – A Hudson County, New Jersey, woman today admitted stealing numerous cell phones from mail that passed through the United States post office where she was employed, U.S. …
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Leader of Brooklyn-Based Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Extradited from Switzerland to Face Racketeering and Other Charges
by DOJ PressViktor Zelinger, also known as “Vitya” and “Vityok,” the alleged leader of an Eastern European organized crime syndicate that operated in the Brighton Beach, Sheepshead Bay and Coney Island neighborhoods …
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Three Defendants Plead Guilty Resulting from Separate Project Safe Childhood Investigations in Southwest Georgia
by DOJ PressALBANY, Ga. – Three defendants entered guilty pleas in federal court today resulting from three separate Project Safe Childhood investigations centered in Southwest Georgia. Larry Dewayne Goldsmith, 23, of Indianapolis, Indiana, …
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Dominican National Sentenced to 38 Months in Prison for Selling Oxycodone from New Britain Grocery
by DOJ PressVanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jose Lugo, also known as “Domi,” 34, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced today by …
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Springfield Woman Sentenced to 11 Months in Prison for Three Counts Related to Assisting Inmates with Escape from the Sangamon County Jail
by DOJ PressSPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Springfield, Illinois, woman, Allison Poorman, 28, of the 600 block of Douglas Avenue, has been sentenced to 11 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by three years …
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Passaic County Woman Admits Embezzling over $3.7 Million from Employer as Company’s Chief Financial Officer
by DOJ PressNEWARK, N.J.– A Passaic County, New Jersey, woman today admitted her role in a scheme to embezzle over $3.7 million from her employer while she was the company’s chief financial …
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Essex County Man Admits Using Credit Cards and Checks Stolen from U.S. Mail to Attempt to Defraud Banks of Over $250,000
by DOJ PressNEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted scheming with others to use credit cards and checks that were stolen from the mail by at least two …
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A man who was extradited from Mexico to face charges in the United States was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for aiding and abetting the …