La Joya residents sentenced for fraud schemes
McALLEN, Texas – The former mayor of La Joya and two others have been ordered to federal prison for wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Former mayor Jose…
McALLEN, Texas – The former mayor of La Joya and two others have been ordered to federal prison for wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Former mayor Jose…
INDIANAPOLIS – Two men have pleaded guilty to federal crimes for their roles in paying and receiving secret political contributions through a middleman. Today, a former Indianapolis-based casino executive pleaded…
BOSTON – A Nigerian national was sentenced yesterday in connection with his involvement in multiple criminal schemes, including the submission of fraudulent pandemic-related assistance claims using stolen personally identifiable information…
WASHINGTON – Jamar Skeete, 38, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 56 months in prison on federal charges stemming from his years-long role…
BOSTON – A Medfield man was sentenced today in connection with an international business email compromise (BEC) scheme that defrauded companies of almost $900,000 and a romance fraud scheme that…
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Patrick Freaney, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service…
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that FREEMAN CELVIN, a/k/a “Celvin Freeman,” was convicted today of all seven criminal counts he was…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Estonian man was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for his years-long role in furthering and facilitating computer intrusions, the movement of fraudulently obtained goods…
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Fayetteville woman was sentenced today to 108 months in prison. On September 30, 2021, Stephanie Dianna Elliott pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Two Providence men who admitted to participating in a scheme to defraud credit card companies and home improvement stores out of more $160,000 were sentenced to federal…
FRESNO, Calif. — Brian Kenneth Stoffel, 38, of Fresno, was arraigned this week on a seven-count indictment charging him with bank fraud, use of an unauthorized access device, aggravated identity…
Baltimore, Maryland – Jason Evans, age 47, formerly of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to two counts of bank fraud, in connection with two separate fraud schemes, to…
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 108 months in prison for conspiring to obtain mortgage loans to finance the sale of properties to…
Baltimore, Maryland – Idowu Raji, age 40, of Baltimore County, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit access device fraud, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft in relation…
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists assigned to the Bridge of the Americas and Santa Teresa border crossings seized 230 pounds of prohibited pork bologna…
Baltimore, Maryland – Linda Pylant, age 58, of Grasonville, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to wire fraud, social security fraud, tax evasion, and aggravated identity theft in connection with schemes to…
BOSTON – A former Nantucket Bank employee was sentenced today for her role in two fraud conspiracies. Rushell Harris, 32, of Nantucket, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison…
CHICAGO — A federal grand jury in Chicago today indicted former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives MICHAEL J. MADIGAN on racketeering and bribery charges for allegedly using his…
WASHINGTON – Kenneth Gaughan, 43, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to carrying out two separate financial schemes. In one, he fraudulently obtained more…
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that FRED ASANTE pled guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering for his role in a…
BOSTON – The former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Boston Grand Prix was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with multiple schemes to defraud equipment and…
HOUSTON – A 36-year-old Houston resident has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of bank and wire fraud in two separate cases, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Julius…
ATLANTA – Atlanta real estate agent Eric Hill has been sentenced for his participation in a mortgage fraud scheme that netted more than $21 million in fraudulent mortgage loans. Many…
SALT LAKE CITY- Misiona Patane, 57, and Lavinia Patane, 54, of Lehi, have been charged in U.S. District Court for their alleged role in defrauding one set of victims out…
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Valerie H. Chu (619) 546-6750 and Michelle L. Wasserman (619) 546-8314 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – January 4, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, former director…