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…
Major Airline To Limit International Flights Due To Plane Shortage
American Airlines said Thursday it plans to cut international flights next summer due to Boeing’s inability to deliver new 787 Dreamliner aircraft, The Wall Street Journal reported. The airline’s cut in flights highlights…
Tampa woman sentenced for laundering $2 million in international “child modeling” websites
TAMPA — A Tampa woman was sentenced to more than five months in federal prison for her involvement in a money laundering conspiracy in connection with an international enterprise which operated subscription-based…
Convicted Felon Charged with Trying to Bring Loaded Gun on Plane at Newark Liberty International Airport
NEWARK, N.J. – A Sandy Springs, Georgia, man appeared in federal court today to face weapons charges after allegedly trying to get a firearm through security at Newark Liberty International Airport, Acting…
Leader of International Firearm Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Mexican national residing in Portland was sentenced to federal prison today for his leadership role in a conspiracy to illegally obtain hundreds of high-powered, semi-automatic rifles and high-grade firearms in…
International Drug Trafficking Organization Member Sentenced for Trafficking Over a Thousand Kilograms of Cocaine
RICHMOND, Va. – A Guatemalan national was sentenced today to 172 months in prison for his role as a maritime transportation manager in a large-scale Guatemalan drug trafficking organization (DTO). According to…
Lutcher Man Charged with Failure to Report International Travel as a Sex Offender
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that WILLIE WALKER, age 56, was charged on Friday, December 3, 2021, by grand jury indictment with two counts of failure to report…
ICE HSI investigation results in prison sentence and restitution for international hacking group members who stole millions in cryptocurrency
DETROIT – A sixth member of an international hacking group known to its members as “The Community” was sentenced yesterday in connection with a multi-million-dollar SIM Hijacking conspiracy. This case was investigated…
International Hacking Group Members Sentenced for SIM Hijacking Conspiracy That Resulted in the Theft of Millions in Cryptocurrency
DETROIT – A sixth member of an international hacking group known to its members as “The Community” was sentenced yesterday in connection with a multi-million-dollar Sim Hijacking conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney…
Israeli Securities Trader Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Role In International Insider Trading Scheme
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DOV MALNIK, an Israeli securities trader and finance professional, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his…
Laredo Field Office Set To Temporarily Close the Amistad Dam International Bridge in Del Rio Due To Maintenance
DEL RIO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Laredo Field Office will temporarily close the Amistad Dam International Bridge until further notice. On Thursday, November 18,…
Leader Of International Cellphone Fraud Scheme Arrested
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Ricky J. Patel, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Homeland Security Investigations…
Member Of International Movie Piracy Ring Pleads Guilty
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the guilty plea of GEORGE BRIDI, a citizen of the United Kingdom, for his role in the…
International Olympic Committee Says Biological Male Trans Athletes Should Not Have To Lower Testosterone To Compete In Women’s Events
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that sports organizations allow biologically male, transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports without lowering their testosterone levels. The IOC stated that no athlete should be…
Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Role in International Lottery Fraud Scheme Targeting the Elderly
TUCSON, Ariz. – Joseph Andre Batts, 44, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins to 70 months in prison. Batts previously pleaded guilty to…
Bronx Man Charged with Trespassing at Albany International Airport
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Stan Johnson, age 23, of the Bronx, New York, was arraigned today on an indictment charging him with unlawfully breaching a perimeter fence, entering an unoccupied aircraft, and…
International Wholesale Currency Dealer Sentenced for Criminal Operations; Forfeits $1.1 Million
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michael A. Deshong, Daniel C. Silva, and Carl Brooker (619) 546-9290 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—November 16, 2021 SAN DIEGO — GPOMCT Grupo Empresarial S.A. de C.V., an international, Mexico-based…
Bulgarian National And Washington State Man Charged in Connection With International Enterprise That Operated Sexually Exploitive “Child Modeling” Websites
Tampa, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the unsealing of two indictments in connection with an international enterprise based in Florida that operated subscription-based sexually exploitative “child modeling” websites.…
Narcotics Trafficker Extradited from Colombia to Face International Cocaine Distribution Charges
Fabian Emilio Zapata Taborda, also known as “Milo” and “Milito,” was arraigned today before United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn on an indictment charging him…
Middle District of Georgia Public Service Campaign Earns International Recognition for Social Impact
MACON, Ga. – Local honorees of an international media award—including a U.S. District Judge, an Assistant U.S. Attorney and the Executive Director of the Public Defender’s Office serving the Middle District of…
International Money Launderer And Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To More Than Seventeen Years’ Imprisonment And Ordered To Forfeit Over $1 Million
Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Diego Fernando Cardona Lozano (46, Cali, Colombia), also known as “El Doctor” and “Pomada,” to 17 years and 6 months in…