Over $600 in cosmetics swiped from Kohl’s as Stafford County reports back-to-back thefts
Stafford, VA – Stafford County deputies responded to two separate larceny incidents on Tuesday evening, including a high-value theft from a Kohl’s store and a missing wallet reported after a visit to…
38 Year-old Man Arrested and Charged with 1st Degree Murder After Baltimore Shooting
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – On September 4, 2021, at approximately 8:32 p.m., Southwest District patrol officers were dispatched to the 5000 block of Corley Road to investigate a reported shooting. When officers arrived…
Chicago Investment Manager Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison for Swindling $10 Million From Clients and Lenders
CHICAGO — A Chicago investment manager who swindled more than $10 million from clients and lenders has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison. SHAWN BALDWIN owned and controlled various investment…
Defendant Pleads Guilty to Theft of Funds in Connection with COVID-19 Fraud Case
LAFAYETTE, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Burnell Gabriel Zachary, 37, of Arnaudville, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Carol Whitehurst to receiving…
Natchitoches Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Heroin
SHREVEPORT, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Quintarence D. Morris, 29, of Natchitoches, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Dee D. Drell to…
Australian National Sentenced To More Than 9 Years In Prison For Multimillion-Dollar Text-Messaging Consumer Fraud Scheme
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL PEARSE, an Australian national who was extradited to the United States from Australia in January 2021, was…
United States reaches a $1.25 Million Settlement with South Carolina Family Practice Clinics for Billing Unnecessary Services to Federal Health Programs
Columbia, South Carolina—- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Colonial Family Practice, LLC, a physician-owned primary and urgent care practice with multiple clinics in South Carolina, has agreed…
Brooklyn Man Charged With Enticement Of Two 14-Year-Old Children
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Ricky J. Patel, the Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Department of Homeland…
Hogansburg Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana and Money Laundering
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Adam Jacobs, age 33, of Hogansburg, NY, was sentenced today to serve 70 months in prison for conspiring to distribute marijuana and for money laundering of drug proceeds…
Federal Prosecution of La Placita Robbery Concludes with Final Sentencngs
Bowling Green, Kentucky– Two Honduran nationals, Jonny Alexander Reyes-Martinez and Jorge Santos Caballero-Melgar were sentenced on Monday in U.S. District Court in Bowling Green. Reyes was sentenced to 262 months in prison…
Gang Member Admits Role in Bridgeport Courthouse Shooting
ASANTE GAINES, also known as “Santi,” 24, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to racketeering and attempted murder offenses stemming from his participation…
Former Lawyer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Conning Clients via Sham Court Documents Containing Forged Judge Signatures
LOS ANGELES – A former California lawyer has agreed to plead guilty to a fraud charge, admitting he lied to clients about winning cases and deceiving them with bogus documents, some…
Mexican national sentenced to prison for using stolen identity to live, work in Billing community
BILLINGS — A Mexican national who admitted to using personal information stolen from another individual to live and work in the Billings community for years was sentenced today to 51 months in…
Stolen identity scheme sends Jordan man to prison
BILLINGS — A Jordan man who admitted to stealing personal identifying information from family members and acquaintances to obtain credits cards to fund his life and a drug habit was sentenced today to…
Owner of Construction and Building Inspection Businesses and Two Employees Charged with Tax Fraud
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Department of Justice’s Tax Division announced that RANDY A. FARRELL SR., and DAVID FARRELL, both of Jefferson Parish, and DAWN FARRELL RUIZ, of…
CEO Of East Bay-Based Internet Companies Marketing Child-Friendly Services Indicted On Wire Fraud And Securities Fraud Charges
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury has indicted Alan Anderson, charging him with wire fraud and securities fraud charges related to a scheme to use materially false and fraudulent pretenses to…
Eight People Charged in South Florida Federal Bank Fraud, Money Laundering Case
Miami, Florida – In a 30-count indictment unsealed today, a Miami federal grand jury charged eight defendants for their roles in a fraudulent check and money laundering scheme. The indictment charges…
Parkersburg Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Gun and Drug Crimes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Jonathan Ray Sindledecker, 40, of Parkersburg, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for prohibited possession of a firearm by a felon and possession with intent to distribute…
Two Individuals Sentenced for Providing “Bulletproof Hosting” for Cybercriminals
Two Eastern European men were sentenced for providing “bulletproof hosting” services, which were used by cybercriminals between 2009 to 2015 to distribute malware and attack financial institutions and victims throughout the United…
West Haven State Representative and City Employee Charged in $600K Fraud Scheme
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Christina D. Scaringi,…
Billings man sentenced to prison for bad check scheme, illegal possession of firearm
BILLINGS — A Billings man who admitted to defrauding local businesses by passing stolen and forged checks and to illegally possessing a firearm was sentenced today to five years and five months…