Nude beachgoers in New Jersey raise funds for body positivity causes
SANDY HOOK, NJ – Under clear skies and summer heat, visitors to Gunnison Beach shed more than just their clothes on July 12, joining International Skinny Dip Day to raise money for…
Butler Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Funds
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Butler, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to charges relating to Social Security fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Amy Lynn Snow, age 54, pleaded…
Baton Rouge Man Sentenced to 41 Months Imprisonment for Embezzling Funds from the New Orleans Firefighters Pension and Relief Fund
NEW ORLEANS, LA – On July 12, 2022, United States District Court Judge Greg Guidry sentenced WAYNE TRICHE, 72, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to forty-one (41) months imprisonment, announced U.S. Attorney Duane…
Wife of Former West Haven City Employee Admits Role in Scheme to Steal COVID Relief Funds
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LAUREN DiMASSA, formerly known as LAUREN KNOX, 38, of West Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Omar…
Protests Rage As Chinese Banks Won’t Let People Withdraw Their Funds
Protests Rage As Chinese Banks Won’t Let People Withdraw Their Funds Jack McEvoy on July 11, 2022 Crowds of Chinese bank customers demonstrated outside a bank on Sunday over bank accounts that…
Newark, Ohio woman sentenced for stealing Social Security and pension funds
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cindy S. Hardway stole more than $250,000 over 15 years by continuing to claim her father’s pension and Social Security benefits after he passed away. The 62-year-old Newark woman…
Chicago Attorney Sentenced to Federal Prison on False Statement and Tax Offenses in Connection with Funds Received from Failed Bank
CHICAGO — A federal judge today sentenced a Chicago attorney to four months in prison for false statement and tax offenses in connection with funds he received from the failed Washington Federal…
North Bay Accountant Sentenced To 29 Months In Prison For Bank Fraud, Embezzlement Of Credit Union Funds, And Tax Evasion In Connection With Schemes To Defraud Cavallo Point Lodge And Redwood Credit Union
SAN FRANCISCO – Stephanie Simontacchi was sentenced to 29 months in prison for bank fraud, embezzlement of credit union funds, and tax evasion in connection with schemes to use her access as…
Two Women Charged with Wire Fraud for Stealing Millions in COVID Relief Funds
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Two women have been charged with engaging in fraud schemes to steal millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court…
California and New Hampshire Men Indicted for Attempting to Fraudulently Obtain $5 Million in CARES Act Funds
CONCORD – Pierre Rogers, 43, of Irvine, California, and Joshua Leavitt, 40, of Northwood, New Hampshire were indicted by a federal grand jury on Monday and…
Charlotte Woman Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud Conspiracy For Falsely Obtaining Coronavirus Relief Funds
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Yesenia Rodriguez, 25, of Charlotte, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer today and pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining over $100,000 in…
Colorado Couple Indicted for Fraud and Illegally Obtaining COVID-19 PPP Funds
DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Ronald Philip Wallace, age 65, and Stace Yater Wallace, age 67, were indicted by a federal grand jury on June…
Former St. Louis postal union president gets probation, house arrest for embezzling union funds
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Tuesday sentenced the former president of a local postal workers union to five years of probation and six months of house arrest…
Former New Bedford Police Union Treasurer Sentenced for Stealing Union Funds
BOSTON – A former New Bedford Police Department (NBPD) officer and NBPD Union Treasurer was sentenced today for stealing nearly $50,000 in union funds. Joshua Fernandes, 41, of New Bedford, was sentenced…
Former Portland Attorney Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Client Funds
PORTLAND, Ore.—A former Portland attorney pleaded guilty today to multiple felony charges after perpetrating a scheme to defraud her clients and use the proceeds to pay for personal expenses. Lori E. Deveny,…
Democrat Congressman Used Campaign Funds To Pay His Wife And Ex-Con Son Thousands, Records Reveal
Democrat Congressman Used Campaign Funds To Pay His Wife And Ex-Con Son Thousands, Records Reveal Gabe Kaminsky on June 26, 2022 Rep. Bobby Rush, an Illinois Democratic congressman, has paid his wife…
Suburban Propane Partners with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Montana to Provide Matching Funds for Summer Celebration
Big Brothers Big Sisters helps children by adding another positive adult to their lives in the form of a mentor. They make meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers and children, ages 6…
Vancouver Real Estate Developer Faces Federal Charges for Fraudulently Obtaining Covid-Relief Program Funds, Laundering Proceeds
PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal grand jury in Portland has returned an indictment charging a real estate developer residing in Vancouver, Washington, and Lake Havasu, Arizona, with fraudulently obtaining Covid-relief program funds and laundering…
Spearfish Woman Sentenced for Theft of Government Funds
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Spearfish, South Dakota, woman convicted of Theft of Government Funds was sentenced on June 13, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.…
West Haven City Employee Admits Role in Scheme to Steal Covid Relief Funds
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN BERNARDO, 66, of West Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to…
East Amherst Baseball Coach Pleads Guilty to Stealing Funds From Youth League
BUFFALO, NY – An East Amherst man has pleaded guilty to grand larceny after he was accused of stealing funds from a youth baseball organization in which he served as coach. Erie…