LaPlace man pleads guilty to $400K bank fraud scheme involving fake car loans and stolen identities
NEW ORLEANS, LA – A 40-year-old LaPlace man admitted to orchestrating a years-long bank fraud scheme that involved fake car loans, fraudulent documents, and stolen identities totaling more than $400,000 in losses…
Seattle man sentenced to ten years in prison for third sex offense involving children
Seattle – A 44-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison for possession of images of child rape and abuse, announced U.S. Attorney…
Nevada Resident Returned To United States From Mexico In Connection With Federal Drug Charges Involving Over 1,000 Pounds Of Methamphetamine
RENO – A Reno man was returned to the United States from Mexico where he was arrested on a federal warrant for drug trafficking violations. On December 13, 2022, the defendant made…
Physician and Office Manager Agree to Pay More Than $420,000 to Settle Kickback Allegations Involving New Jersey, Texas, and South Carolina Laboratories
NEWARK, N.J. – A Texas doctor and his office manager, who was also his wife, have agreed to pay more than $422,789 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they received illegal…
United States Settles False Claims Act Allegations Involving Medical Product Manufacturer For $14.5 Million
Company Self-Reported Violations of Contractual Provisions WASHINBGTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia reached an agreement with Coloplast, a medical product…
Jury Convicts D.C. Woman for Credit Card Fraud Scheme Involving Hundreds of Victims
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal jury convicted a Washington, D.C. woman today on multiple charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, trafficking in unauthorized access devices, aggravated identity theft, unlawful…
Castroville Man Sentenced for Firearm Violations Involving Two Drive-By Shootings
SAN ANTONIO – A Castroville man was sentenced Thursday to 151 months in prison for firearm violations. According to court records, a search warrant was executed on May 10, 2019 at the…
Former Federal Contractor Sentenced to 42 Months and $172,500 fine for Bribery Involving Millions in U.S. DOD Contracts
FAIRBANKS – A former government contractor and owner of Best Choice Construction LLC (Best Choice) was sentenced to 42 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release and a criminal…
Architect of multi-million-dollar education fraud involving scuba dive shops sentenced to years in federal prison
SAVANNAH, GA: A defendant who supervised a scheme to defraud more than $6 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) education programs through scuba diving schools has been sentenced to more…
Nine Indicted On Charges Involving Embezzlement Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Financial Aid Funds From A Higher Education Institution
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Andrea Mitchell (53, Tampa), Lester Best (54, Tampa), Gloria Gutierrez (51, Lakeland), Sylvester Robinson (57, Temple…
Public Policy Lawyer Says ABC News Anchor Mischaracterized Supreme Court Case Involving Same-Sex Marriage
Public Policy Lawyer Says ABC News Anchor Mischaracterized Supreme Court Case Involving Same-Sex Marriage Kate Anderson on December 6, 2022 ABC News Anchor David Muir reportedly mischaracterized the legal issues at the…
Montgomery Defendant Sentenced to 60 Years and Ordered to Pay Over $950,000 in Restitution for Sex Trafficking Scheme Involving Forced Prostitution
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA – Today, U.S. District Court Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr. of the Middle District of Alabama, sentenced defendant Lonnie Mitchell, 36, of Montgomery, Alabama, to 60 years in prison…
FBI Explicitly Warned Twitter Of ‘Hack’ Involving Hunter Biden Before Story Was Censored
FBI Explicitly Warned Twitter Of ‘Hack’ Involving Hunter Biden Before Story Was Censored Ailan Evans on December 5, 2022 The FBI explicitly warned Twitter about a potential “hack-and-leak” operation involving Hunter Biden…
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicaid of More than $700,000 in Scheme Involving Personal Care Services
WASHINGTON – Joseph Tamjong, 51, of Lanham, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to defrauding the D.C. Medicaid program out of $733,405. …
New space observatory helps solve mystery involving enormous black holes
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most galaxies are built around humongous black holes. While many of these are comparatively docile, like the one at our Milky Way’s center, some are fierce…
Jacksonville Man Indicted On Aggravated Identity Theft And Fraud Charges Involving Identification Documents
You are here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 22, 2022 Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return by a grand jury of an indictment charging Jerry Cintron Colon…
U.S. Fifth Fleet aware of “incident” in Gulf of Oman involving commercial vessel
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States Navy’s Fifth Fleet is aware of an incident taking place on Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman involving a commercial vessel, Commander Timothy Hawkins told Reuters.…
Former DMV Employee Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Participating in Corrupt Bribery Conspiracy involving Commercial Driver Licenses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Shawana Denise Harris, 52, of Phelan, was sentenced today to five years in prison for participating in a conspiracy to commit bribery, to commit unauthorized access of a computer,…
Atlanta Man Pleads Guilty in Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy Involving 500+ Firearms Shipped from Georgia to California and Sold on the Black Market
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Malek Williams, 29, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to unlawful dealing in firearms without a license, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. On March 24, 2022, Williams…
Guilty Plea Entered in Case Involving Illegal Distribution of Narcotics in Mansfield, Louisiana
SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Debra E. Craig, 66, of Converse, Louisiana, entered a guilty plea today before Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks,…
Three Defendants Sentenced in Multi-State Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Forced Labor of Mexican Agricultural H-2A Workers
Tampa, FL – Three defendants were sentenced today for their roles in a federal racketeering conspiracy that victimized over a dozen Mexican H-2A workers who had worked in the United States harvesting…
Upstate New York Not-for-Profit Corporation Settles False Claims Act Allegations Involving Inflated Paycheck Protection Program Loan
ALBANY, NEW YORK – The Rensselaerville Institute (TRI), a not-for-profit corporation located in Albany, New York, has agreed to pay the United States $86,676 in damages and civil penalties to resolve allegations…
Fayette County Man Charged with Crimes involving the Sexual Exploitation of Minors
PITTSBURGH – A Fayette County man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, PA on charges involving the sexual exploitation of minors, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced…
South Bay Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Scam Involving Fake Open Houses at Not-for-Sale Homes
LOS ANGELES – A South Bay man, who along with his sister and other co-conspirators participated in a $6 million real estate scam that listed homes for sale without owners’ consent…
Nashville Social Club Owner Pleads Guilty To Crime Involving Campaign Finance Scheme
NASHVILLE – A Nashville, Tennessee man pleaded guilty today to violating campaign finance laws to benefit Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey’s 2016 campaign for U.S. Congress. According to court documents, Joshua Smith,…
Washington man indicted on charges involving sexual abuse of a minor
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Nathaniel James Davis, formerly of Marysville, Washington, is facing charges that accuse him of traveling across the country to have sex with a minor in Barbour County, West…
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