Gold bar scam bust: Barnegat cops foil $550K fraud, arrest two in international operation
BARNEGAT, N.J. — Two men were arrested Monday after attempting to collect nearly $550,000 worth of gold bars from the home of a 76-year-old Barnegat resident in a scam orchestrated by fraudsters…
CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Murder at Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge apprehended Edgar Omar Guzman Ferrera, a Honduran citizen with an active warrant for murder from Honduras.…
Two Lebanese Citizens Extradited from Republic of Georgia to Face International Money Laundering Charges
Mohamad Yassine and Hassan Rahman, citizens of Lebanon, will be arraigned today on money laundering charges for operating an international money laundering organization. Yassine and Rahman were arrested in September 2021 in…
Albany Man Sentenced for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon at Albany International Airport
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Josef Jarvis, age 32, of Albany, was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a felon at the Albany International Airport. The…
COLOMBIAN AUTHOR AND CEO OF IVOICE COMMUNICATIONS ADRIANA ARISTIZÁBAL RELEASES THE SPANISH VERSION OF HER BOOK AT THE 34TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR HELD IN BOGOTÁ
COLOMBIAN AUTHOR ADRIANA ARISTIZÁBAL RELEASES THE SPANISH VERSION OF HER BOOK AT THE 34TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR Tweet this In her book, Caught in the Storm of War: Memoirs of a…
CBP Officers Seize over $1 Million in Cocaine and Methamphetamine at the Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $1,088,000 worth of alleged cocaine and methamphetamine in two separate incidents. “Our CBP officers fully…
Money Launderer for International Fraud Scheme Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Eunice Nkongho, a/k/a “Eunice Bisong,” age 40 of California, late today to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of…
CBP Officers Seize over $100K in Undeclared Currency at Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $114,294 in undeclared currency. “CBP officers conduct outbound enforcement operations to protect against unreported exportations…
South Florida International Firearms Smuggler Sentenced to Almost 20 Years in Federal Prison
Miami, Florida – A Delray Beach, Florida man who fueled an international firearms smuggling ring with guns he illegally purchased at South Florida gun shows through straw buyers has been sentenced to…
Jury Finds Husband and Wife Guilty of Participating in International Fraud Ring
Memphis, TN- Caesar Oruade, 38, and Ayana Saunders, 36, of Hawthorne, California, have been convicted of wire fraud conspiracy and conspiracy to launder money. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., United States Attorney, announced…
California Men Sentenced To More Than Six Years For International Tax Fraud Scheme
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced T’Andre McNeely (Los Angeles, CA) and Michael Carr (Los Angeles, CA) each to six years and six months in federal prison…
Michael Baker International Names Malcolm Dougherty, P.E., Senior Vice President and Regional Director for Newly Formed Western Region
Industry veteran to lead more than 800 employees across 21 offices in eight states SANTA ANA, Calif., April 19, 2022 — Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting…
South Florida Man Found Guilty Of International Money Laundering
Tampa – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Cornelius “Neal” Singleton (60, Miramar) guilty of two counts of international money laundering. Singleton faces up to…
CBP Officers Seize over $350K in Cocaine at the Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $381,000 worth of alleged cocaine in two separate incidents. “Our CBP officers rely on their…
Ten Members Of International Stock Manipulation Ring Charged In Manhattan Federal Court
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
CBP Officers Seize $106K in Unreported U.S. Currency at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge Port of Entry seized $106,000 in bulk, unreported U.S. currency. “Our officers remain vigilant…
South Florida Bookkeeper Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Federal Prison for Support of International Enterprise that Operated Sexually Exploitive “Child Modeling” Websites
Tampa, FL – A Florida woman was sentenced today to 151 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for her work for and support of subscription-based sexually exploitative…
Registered Sex Offender from Mandan, ND, Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Crimes Related to International Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Acts with a Minor
BISMARCK – Interim United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that on April 12, 2022, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel M. Traynor sentenced Maurice Robert Thill, Age 60 from Mandan, ND, to…
Extradited Colombian National Sentenced To 17 Years In Federal Prison For International Drug Trafficking
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore has sentenced Oscar Marsiglia Barrios (54, Colombia) to 17 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine knowing and intending that it…
CBP to Hold Global Entry Enrollment Event at Bozeman-Yellowstone International Airport
SWEETGRASS, Mont. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations would like to announce dates for an upcoming Global Entry enrollment event to be held by CBP at the…
CBP Officers Seize over $13 Million in Mixed Narcotics at Pharr International Bridge
PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility intercepted $13,600,000 in alleged fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. “The Pharr cargo facility continues…