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…
Federal, State, and Local Agencies Work Together to Combat Crimes involving Guns and Violence in the Monroe Area
MONROE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown, along with Monroe Police Chief Vic Zordan, Ouachita Parish Sheriff Jay Russell, Ouachita Parish First Assistant District Attorney Holly Jones, and agents from…
Florida Dentist Sentenced To 12 Months and a day In Prison For Public Corruption Scheme Involving Former Arkansas State Senator
FAYETTEVILLE – A Florida dentist, formerly of Arkansas, was sentenced today to 12 months and a day in prison followed by one year of supervised release and a $157,500 fine on one…
New York Police investigating a forcible touching incident involving teen girl
New York, NY – The New York City Police Department is investigating a forcible touching incident of a 17-year-old girl on New Years Day. NYPD Tweeted: WANTED for A Forcible Touching in…
Temple Terrace Woman Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud Involving COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program Loans
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Bridgitte Keim (52, Temple Terrace) has pleaded guilty to bank fraud. Keim faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal…
Previously Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Producing and Distributing Sexually Explicit Material Involving Minors
EVANSVILLE – An Evansville man was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for the production and distribution of sexually explicit material involving minors. According to court documents, in February 2018, an…
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,…
Fairleigh Dickinson University goes on lockdown after fight involving machete and BB gun
TEANECK, NJ – Administrators at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Teaneck campus put the school in lockdown after a fight broke out and a gun was discovered by police. A fight between two men…
Jury finds North Carolina man guilty for lying during sentencing in previous case involving theft of company’s trade secrets
SAVANNAH, GA: A North Carolina man previously convicted for conspiring to steal trade secrets from aircraft manufacturing companies faces additional prison time after a federal jury convicted him for committing perjury in his…
Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain Pleads Guilty to Soliciting and Receiving Bribes Involving Contract for Privatization of Work Release Program in St. Tammany Parish
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that former long-time St. Tammany Parish Sheriff RODNEY J. STRAIN (a/k/a Jack Strain), age 56, from Abita Springs, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before…
Human smuggling attempts involving vacuum tankers intercepted by Laredo Sector Border Patrol
LAREDO, Texas –Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents intercepted two human smuggling attempts involving vacuum tankers at the U.S. Highway 59 immigration checkpoint, west of Freer, Texas. The first incident happened at approximately…
14 charged in narcotics conspiracy involving millions of dollars’ worth of opioids
CINCINNATI – A federal grand jury has charged 14 individuals in a narcotics conspiracy alleged to have occurred for at least the past four years. Each of the defendants is charged…
California Man Arrested in Conspiracy Case Involving Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON – A California man has been arrested for conspiracy and other crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted…
Maryland Man Sentenced to 30-Month Prison Term for Scam Involving Fake Sales of Puppies
WASHINGTON – A Maryland man who advertised the sale of pit bull puppies on various websites was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for a…
Licensed Attorney Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicaid in Scheme Involving Personal Care Services
WASHINGTON – Susan Engonwei Tingwei, 44, of Silver Spring, Md., a licensed attorney, pleaded guilty today to defrauding the D.C. Medicaid program out of more than $100,000…
Former Crestwood Mayor Pleads Guilty to Participating in Bribery Scheme Involving Red-Light Camera Services
CHICAGO — The former mayor of Crestwood, Ill., pleaded guilty today to a federal corruption charge and admitted improperly soliciting and receiving benefits from a representative of a red-light camera company that…
California Man Charged in Scheme Involving Over $300,000 in Fraudulent Purchases from Home Depot
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JONATHAN orPilla SINLAO, age 36, a resident of San Jose, California, was charged on November 12, 2021 in an eight-count indictment…
Grand Jury indicts two individuals accused of fraud involving Paycheck Protection Program and the Small Business Grant Program
ST. LOUIS – A federal grand jury indicted Dionneshae Forland with four counts of wire fraud, one count of bank fraud, and one count of theft of government property and five counts…
Federal Jury Convicts Chicago Street Gang Leader of Participating in Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Multiple Murders
CHICAGO — A federal jury has convicted a leader of the Four Corner Hustlers street gang of participating in a criminal organization that committed murders and other acts of violence while brutally…
Purported Surgeon Indicted in Connection with Romance Scam involving Online Dating Websites
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Brian Brainard Wedgeworth (a/k/a “Dr. Brian Anderson,” a/k/a “Dr. Anthony Watkins,” a/k/a “Dr. Brian Adams,” a/k/a “Dr. Edward Chen,” a/k/a “Dr. Brian Chris,” a/k/a “Dr. Chris Williamson,” a/k/a “Dr.…
Deputies involving bizarre domestic quarrel that ended with attempted murder, suicide
PALM COAST, FL – On November 4, 2021, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) responded to a call about a shooting on Bunker Knolls Lane in Palm Coast. Deputies responded to the…
Preston County residents indicted on charges involving insurance fraud
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Four Preston County residents are facing wire fraud charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. The four are charged in eight-count indictment involving wire fraud. Those…
Greer Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Involving Just Under $2 Million in Coronavirus Funds
Greenville, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Jeffrey Gossett, 47, of Greer, has pleaded guilty to felony counts of wire fraud and money laundering stemming…
Grand Blanc Man Sentenced to 48 Months In Prison After Pleading Guilty to Fraud, Kickback Violations Involving UAW Health Care Fund
A Grand Blanc, Michigan man was sentenced to 48 months in prison after having pleaded guilty to supervising a complex fraud and kickback scheme involving UAW members and medically unnecessary compounded pain…
One airlifted after crash involving three vehicles
Manchester Twp. NJ – On Monday, November 1, 2021, at approximately 2:49 pm, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the intersection of County Road 530 and South Columbus Boulevard…
CASPER MAN SENTENCED IN CONSPIRACY INVOLVING METHAMPHETAMINE AND FIREARMS
Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that JOSEPH ANTHONY HOOKER, age 29, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on October 20, 2021…
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