Bank Employee Charged with Stealing Federal Benefits Intended for Deceased Customer
NEWARK, N.J. – An employee of an Essex County, New Jersey, bank was charged with fraudulently withdrawing federal retirement benefits from the account of a former customer who had died, U.S. Attorney…
Miami Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Medical Ventilators Intended to Treat Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients in El Salvador
Miami, Florida – Two Miami men were each sentenced to 41 months’ imprisonment for stealing 192 medical ventilators worth approximately $3 million. The ventilators were owned by the United States Agency for…
Sparta Woman Pleads Guilty To Concealing Material Support Intended For a Foreign Terrorist Organization
NASHVILLE – A Sparta, Tennessee, woman pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to concealing material support and resources intended to be provided to a Foreign Terrorist Organization, announced U.S. Attorney Mark…
Energy Department Burned Through Nearly $1 Billion On Failed Projects Intended To Cut Carbon Emissions
The Department of Energy (DOE) invested $1.1 billion in carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, many of which were unsuccessful or canceled, over the last decade, according to a federal watchdog report.…
New Jersey’s Vault testing for COVID-19 not working as intended as hundreds of thousands didn’t return tests
TRENTON, NJ – The Vault at-home testing service offered by the state of New Jersey isn’t working as well as the state hope it would. Part of the problem is the service…
Florida Man Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud Conspiracy Involving the Theft of More Than 2,000 Checks Intended for Religious Institutions
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Nicolae Gindac, age 52, of Dania Beach, Florida, yesterday to 54 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release,…
Baltimore Woman Facing Federal Indictment for Allegedly Obtaining More Than $1.6 Million in Federal Funds Intended to Relieve Financial Distress Caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Nichelle Henson, age 35, of Baltimore, Maryland, for false statements and bank fraud in connection with fraudulent applications Henson allegedly…
Arcadia Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme Involving Nearly $23 Million Intended for Coachella Hotel and Condo Development
LOS ANGELES – A San Gabriel Valley woman pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for overseeing a scheme in which she misappropriated much of $23 million in funds intended…
Non-Profit Ceo Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison After Pleading Guilty to Wire Fraud in Connection with the Misuse of Federal Funds Intended for the Treatment of Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Glenda Hodges, age 72, of Clinton, Maryland, yesterday to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after Hodges…
Manhattan Man Pleads Guilty To $6.9 Million Scheme To Defraud Loan Program Intended To Help Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that MARCUS FRAZIER pled guilty to carrying out a fraudulent scheme to obtain $6.9 million in government-guaranteed…
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