iCore Global LLC Executives Plead Guilty to Fraud
SAN ANTONIO – Two executives of iCore Global LLC (iCore) have pleaded guilty to their involvement in a fraud scheme. According to court documents, Samantha …
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Two Convicted Felons Plead Guilty to Possessing Firearms
NORFOLK, Va. – Two Chesapeake men pleaded guilty yesterday to possessing firearms as convicted felons. According to court documents, from October 2021 through January 2022, …
Albany and Bronx Men Plead Guilty to Fentanyl and Cocaine Charges
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Ramion Burt, age 45, of Albany, and Marion Frampton, age 43, of the Bronx, New York, each pled guilty today to …
Southern California Men Plead Guilty in Scheme to Manufacture and Sell AR-15-Type ‘Ghost Guns’
LOS ANGELES – Two men have pleaded guilty in a conspiracy that operated an illegal business that built and sold unserialized AR-15-type firearms – …
Two Foreign Nationals Plead Guilty to Trafficking Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Seattle – Herdade Lokua, 34, and Jospin Mujangi, 32, of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Seattle to …
Connecticut Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Cyberstalking and Threatening Massachusetts Woman
BOSTON – A Connecticut man has agreed to plead guilty to threatening, harassing and intimidating a Massachusetts woman through social media and email. Marshall Nicholas …
Seven More Defendants Plead Guilty to Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Seven more defendants have pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a major drug-trafficking conspiracy and to illegally possessing …
Ukrainian Nationals Plead Guilty to Financial Crimes
Two Ukrainian nationals who provided cash-out and money laundering services to cyber actors pleaded guilty to federal crimes, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District …
Two Additional Defendants Plead Guilty in Nationwide Racketeering Conspiracy Targeting the Elderly
SAN DIEGO – Two more members of a nationwide “grandparent scam” network have pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations …
Three Plead Guilty to Straw Purchasing Multiple Firearms
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Three Beckley-area residents pleaded guilty today to federal charges involving multiple straw purchases of firearms. Jaleel Delaney, 27, and Dejaha Morris, 23, …
Former Contracting Officer for the Department of Defense to Plead Guilty in Conspiracy to Defraud the Government
BOSTON – An Uxbridge man has agreed to plead guilty to his role in a conspiracy to defraud the government of thousands of dollars from …
Four Defendants Plead Guilty in $11.5 Million Fraud Case
LITTLE ROCK—Four women, all sisters, have pleaded guilty to their involvement in defrauding the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of over $11.5 …
Rapper Who Bragged About COVID-Related Jobless Benefits Scam Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Fraud and Firearm Charges
LOS ANGELES – A rapper who boasted in a YouTube music video about getting rich by committing pandemic-related unemployment benefits fraud has agreed to …
Suspect in Highland Park parade shooting intends to plead not guilty- Fox affiliate
WASHINGTON – The man accused of spraying gunfire into a July Fourth parade from a Chicago-area rooftop intends to enter a not guilty plea to …
Three Plead Guilty in Grandparent Scheme Targeting Rhode Island Seniors
PROVIDENCE – Appearing before a federal judge in Providence, three individuals today admitted that they participated in a “Grandparent Scam” that defrauded fourteen Rhode Island …
Calabasas Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Charges for Scamming Cannabis Vaping Business Investors Out of at Least $28 Million
LOS ANGELES – A former UCLA decathlete who also competed with the Philippines national team has agreed to plead guilty to two federal criminal …
Three Venezuelans Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Possess Cocaine on Board a Vessel Subject to the Jurisdiction of the United States
St. Croix, VI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Vicent Mata Anyelo, 23, Alfer Rodriguez Boadas, 24, and Jhonny Rodriguez Rodriguez, …
Two Guatemalan Nationals Plead Guilty to Assaulting a Federal Officer
TUCSON, Ariz. –On June 28, 2022, Esdly Amarilis Gonzalez, 28, of Guatemala, pleaded guilty to one count of assault on a federal officer. Sentencing is …
Two Members of Baltimore “Triple C” Gang Plead Guilty to a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Murders and Attempted Murders
Baltimore, Maryland – Rashaud Nesmith, a/k/a Shaud, age 21, and Michael Chester, a/k/a Mikkie, age 23, both of Baltimore, have pleaded guilty to their participation …
Four Plead Guilty to Obtaining Nearly $5 Million in Fraudulent PPP Loans
Charleston, South Carolina — Lori Hammond, 53 of Summerville, Catherine (“Cassie”) Needham, 36, of Manning, Jontrell Wright, 35, of Holly Hill, and Christopher Conrad, 39, …
Two More Plead Guilty to Participating in Beckley-to-Philadelphia Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy
BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Pennsylvania man and a West Virginia woman pleaded guilty today to roles in a conspiracy to traffic over 130 firearms from …
Wise County Trio Plead Guilty to Distributing Pills Containing Fentanyl
ABINGDON, Va. – A trio of Southwest Virginia residents who distributed pressed pills containing fentanyl and are linked to teenage overdoses that occurred in Wise …
Owners Of Grand Rapids Trucking Company Plead Guilty To Bank Fraud Conspiracy, Pay $1,000,000 In Related Civil Case, In Connection With Covid-19 Relief Fraud
DMR Transportation Falsified Financial Records To Receive A Second-Draw Loan Under The Paycheck Protection Program GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — Semsi …
Two Former LMPD Officers Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate Civil Rights; One Also Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking Conspiracy
Louisville, KY – Two former Louisville Metropolitan Police Department (LMPD) officers charged with conspiring to violate the civil rights of Louisville pedestrians through the arbitrary …
Two Plead Guilty in Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy
BOSTON – Two Worcester residents have pleaded guilty to their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl and heroin. The defendants pleaded guilty on …
Six Defendants Plead Guilty to Scheme to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters Across State Lines
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Six Springfield, Mo., and Rogersville, Mo., residents have pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a scheme to transport tens …
VENEZUELANS PLEAD GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO POSSESS COCAINE ON BOARD A VESSEL SUBJECT TO U.S. JURISDICTION
St. Croix, VI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Henry Gonzalez Noriega, 47, and Francisco Rodriguez Infante, 28, both of Venezuela, …
Michael Avenatti offers to plead guilty in remaining criminal case
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Michael Avenatti, the twice-convicted lawyer who represented [censored] actress Stormy Daniels in her legal battles against former U.S. President Donald …
Spammers Plead Guilty, Company Forfeits $4.9 Million
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Sabrina L. Fève (619) 546-6786 and Melanie Pierson 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 10, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Three employees …
Ex-Proud Boys head Tarrio, two others plead not guilty to seditious conspiracy
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON – Former Proud Boys Chairman Enrique Tarrio and two other members of the far-right group on Thursday pleaded not guilty …
Philippine banana growers plead for Japanese consumers to bear price hikes
TOKYO – The Philippines on Wednesday appealed directly to consumers in its top export market Japan to pay higher prices for imported bananas to help …
Two Plead Guilty to Conspiracy in Nigerian Fraud Scheme
Natchez, Miss. – Two defendants in a Nigerian fraud scheme pled guilty today to conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in …
Leaders of International Organization that Trafficked in Counterfeit Apple Products Plead Guilty
Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy F. Salel (619) 546-8055 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 3, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Three brothers from San Diego pleaded guilty …
Orange County Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges for Obtaining More Than $5 Million in COVID Loans for Sham Companies
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges that he fraudulently obtained more than $5 million …
Orange County Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges for Obtaining More Than $5 Million in COVID Loans for Sham Companies
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges that he fraudulently obtained more than $5 million …
Defendants Plead Guilty in Cedar Rapids Heroin Wiretap Investigation
Two men who conspired to distribute heroin in Cedar Rapids pled guilty on June 2, 2022, in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Thomas Nathaniel May, …
Central American Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty to Moving Meth Through Charlottesville Area
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – A group of El Salvadorian drug traffickers pleaded guitly to dealing more than a pound of methamphetamine throughout the Charlottesville area. According …
Two St. Joseph Men Plead Guilty to Heroin Trafficking, Illegal Firearms
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two St. Joseph, Mo., men have pleaded guilty to their roles in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and to illegally possessing …
Four Individuals Plead Guilty to Participating in Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy
CONCORD – Heather Dubeau, 38, of Enfield, Andrew Hutchins, 43, Lebanon, Eli Margolis, 40, of Grantham, and Gary Sewell, …
Three Remaining Defendants Plead Guilty for Their Roles in Extensive Health Care Fraud Conspiracy to Defraud Medicaid Home Care Program
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Three residents of the Pittsburgh area pleaded guilty in federal court today for their roles in defrauding the Pennsylvania Medicaid program, United …
Three Individuals Plead Guilty to Federal Gun Crimes
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Three individuals pleaded guilty today to federal charges involving the straw purchases of multiple firearms. Michelle Grim, 51, of Eccles, and Megan …
Charlottesville Methamphetamine Traffickers Plead Guilty
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Four drug traffickers pled guilty recently to conspiring to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine throughout the Charlottesville area. Santo Hidalgo …
Two Russian soldiers plead guilty in new war crimes trial in Ukraine
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV – Two captured Russian soldiers pleaded guilty on Thursday to shelling a town in eastern Ukraine in the second war crimes …
Two More Defendants Plead Guilty in a Nationwide Racketeering Conspiracy Targeting the Elderly
Assistant U. S. Attorney Oleksandra “Sasha” Johnson (619) 546-9769 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – May 25, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Two more members of a nationwide …
Meth Dealers Who Plotted to Kill DEA Agent Plead Guilty
Two drug traffickers who plotted to assassinate a DEA task force office have plead guilty, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad …
Ship Owner and Operator Plead Guilty to Environmental and Safety Crimes
WASHINGTON – Empire Bulkers Limited and Joanna Maritime Limited, related companies based in Greece, pleaded guilty today to knowing violations of the Act to Prevent …
One Defendant Sentenced to Prison for Coercion and Enticement of a Minor; Two Defendants Plead Guilty to Sex Trafficking Conspiracy and Sex Trafficking of a Minor
Two Defendants Used Online Ads to Conspire to Cause and Repeatedly Caused a Long Island Minor to Engage in Prostitution Earlier today, in federal court …
Husband-and-Wife Scientists Plead Guilty to Illegally Importing Potentially Toxic Lab Chemicals and Illegally Forwarding Confidential mRNA Vaccine Research to China
Assistant U. S. Attorney Alexandra F. Foster (619) 546-6735 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – May 19, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Chenyan Wu and Lianchun Chen, a …
Three Defendants Plead Guilty to Fraud And Money Laundering Conspiracies Targeting Federally Funded Meal Programs for Underprivileged Youth
PITTSBURGH, PA – Two residents of Texas and a resident of Tennessee pleaded guilty in federal court this week for their roles in defrauding federally …
Two New Yorkers plead guilty in scheme to bribe Amazon employees for inside information and platform manipulation
Seattle – Two significant players in a scheme to bribe Amazon employees and contractors pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to various …