St. Paul Man Pleads Guilty to Online Sextortion Scheme Targeting More Than 500 Minor Victims
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A St. Paul man has pleaded guilty to victimizing more than 500 minor girls across the country in an extensive online …
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North Dakota Man Convicted Of Laundering Over One Million Dollars From Schemes Targeting Victims Across The United States Perpetrated By Ghana-Based Criminal Enterprise
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SADICK EDUSEI KISSI was convicted today of three criminal counts …
Rep. Elise Stefanik Backs GOP Women Targeting Vulnerable Incumbent Dems
Rep. Elise Stefanik Backs GOP Women Targeting Vulnerable Incumbent Dems Samantha Renck on May 28, 2022 New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is backing three …
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 …
St. Paul Man Charged for Online Sextortion Scheme Targeting More Than 500 Minor Victims
MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul man has been charged in an extensive online sextortion scheme that victimized more than 500 minor girls across the country, …
New Esports Franchise Awards 13 Locations on the East Coast in First Month; Targeting Domestic and International Expansion
Valhallan Helps Entrepreneurs Tap into Multibillion-Dollar Esports Market While Developing Next Generation of Esports Players HOUSTON, May 25, 2022 — New esports concept Valhallan awarded 13 franchise …
Rockland County Man Sentenced To 7 Years For Ponzi-Like Securities Fraud Scheme Targeting Local Haitian Community
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RULESS PIERRE was sentenced to 84 months in prison yesterday …
Indiana Woman Sentenced To 48 Months’ Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Commit Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, And Money Laundering In Advance-Fee Fraud Scheme Targeting Deaf And Elderly
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on May 19, 2022, Donna L. Summerlin, age 63, of …
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 …
California Resident Pleads Guilty for His Role in Sim Swap Scam Targeting at Least 40 People, Including New Orleans Resident
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RICHARD YUAN LI, age 21, a resident of Hercules, California, pleaded guilty on May 17, 2022 before …
Former South Florida Pharmacy Technician Pleads Guilty to $40 Million Kickback Conspiracy Targeting Military Health Care Programs
Miami, Florida – A former Palm Beach County pharmacy technician and high-level executive assistant has pleaded guilty to her role in a multi-million-dollar kickback conspiracy …
Two Californians Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar Tech-Support Scam Targeting Elderly Victims
PITTSBURGH, PA – Two residents of Santa Ana, California, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of wire fraud conspiracy …
Jamaican Nationals Sentenced to Federal Prison for Their Roles in Lottery Scam Targeting Elderly Victims
FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA — Four Jamaican nationals who resided in Myrtle Beach have been sentenced for their roles in a bogus lottery scam that targeted elderly …
Montreal Man Sentenced To 30 Months’ Imprisonment For Leading A Sweepstakes And Lottery Fraud Targeting The Elderly
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on May 4, 2022, Itcace Abramovici, age 72, of Montreal, …
New Jersey Politicians Targeting Cops, But No Other Professions for Exempting Legal Marijuana
TOMS RIVER, NJ – This week, the Toms River Township Council and Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill joined the chorus of New Jersey politicians taking …
Mexico to unveil inflation plan next week targeting lower food prices
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s government next week will unveil a plan agreed with business groups to level prices nationwide for staples such as corn, beans, …
Top Biden Official Admits America is Negotiating With Terrorists Targeting U.S. Officials
President Joe Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken admitted that President Joe Biden is negotiating with terrorists in Iran as they’re targeting US officials during …
Top Biden Officials Huddle With School Group That Supported The FBI Targeting Parents
Top Biden Officials Huddle With School Group That Supported The FBI Targeting Parents Kendall Tietz on April 25, 2022 Representatives from the National Association of …
Ukraine says Russia is targeting railways to cut arms supply routes
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s military command said on Monday that Russia was trying to bomb Ukraine’s rail infrastructure in order to disrupt arms supplies from foreign …
Carjacking, Vehicle Thieves Targeting Shore Communities Again
BAY HEAD, NJ – The Bayhead Police Department today warned area residents to make sure their vehicles are locked as vehicles in the area are …
Woman Sentenced to More Than 18 Years in Prison for her Role in Dothan Truck Bombing Targeting a Former Boyfriend
Montgomery, Alabama – On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, Ashley Nicole Haydt, 36, from Taylor, Alabama, was sentenced to 220 months in federal prison …
Factbox-The onslaught of U.S. laws targeting transgender youth
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) – Republicans in at least a dozen U.S. states have passed legislation this year restricting the rights of transgender youth in …
Restraining Order Entered Against Florida Operators of Technical-Support Fraud Scheme Targeting Seniors
Miami, Florida – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has ordered Florida company, Windows Service Center LLC, and its owner and …
Maryland Man Sentenced to 39 Years in Prison for Series of Sexual Attacks Targeting Men
WASHINGTON – Bryant Webster, 38, of Suitland, Maryland, was sentenced today to 39 years in prison for a series …
Swampscott Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Scheme Targeting Greater Boston Congolese Community
BOSTON – A Swampscott man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by …
New Jersey Man Convicted Of Laundering Millions From Fraud Schemes Targeting Victims Across The United States Perpetrated By Ghana-Based Criminal Enterprise
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 …
Three Men Found Guilty of Federal Charges in Series of Armed Robberies Targeting Area Businesses
WASHINGTON – Three area men have been found guilty by a jury of federal offenses stemming from a string …
Four Russian Government Employees Charged in Two Historical Hacking Campaigns Targeting Critical Infrastructure Worldwide
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice unsealed two indictments today charging four defendants, all Russian nationals who worked for …
Idaho Senate halts healthcare bill targeting trans youth
– Idaho’s Senate has blocked a controversial bill that would have outlawed gender-affirming healthcare for transgender children under the age of 18. Republican leaders in …
Two Defendants Plead Guilty in a Nationwide Racketeering Conspiracy Targeting the Elderly
Assistant U. S. Attorney Oleksandra “Sasha” Johnson (619) 546-9769 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – March 9, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Two defendants charged in a nationwide …
Microsoft’s ‘Threat Intelligence Center’ Disabled Cyberattack Targeting Ukraine
Microsoft said Monday it had helped Ukraine defend against a likely Russian cyberattack immediately preceding Russia’s invasion of the country. “Several hours before the launch …
Feds Indict Two Men For Robbery Spree Targeting Latino Businesses in North Philadelphia Late Last Year
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Omar White-Davis, 28, of Philadelphia, PA, and Acia Moore, 20, also of Philadelphia, PA, were …
Trump’s targeting of Chinese academics likely will not last after DOJ review
(Refiles to reflect the official name of the advocacy group) By Sarah N. Lynch, Nate Raymond and Jane Lanhee Lee WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice …
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To Laundering Millions From Fraud Schemes Targeting Victims Across The United States Perpetrated By Ghana-Based Criminal Enterprise
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 …
Senators Reveal Bipartisan Bill Targeting Big Tech Companies For Harms To Children
Republican Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Democratic Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal unveiled a bipartisan bill Wednesday aimed at curbing online harms to children. The Kids …
Local man sent to prison for targeting children via Instagram
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 31-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been ordered to federal prison for coercing a child via the internet in order to …
National School Boards Association Executive Reportedly Knew About Attorney General’s Memorandum Targeting Parents Before It Was Published
A National School Boards Association (NSBA) executive reportedly knew about Attorney General Merrick Garland’s memorandum targeting concerned parents before it was published, according to new …
South Florida Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Investment Scam Targeting the Elderly, and Spending Investor Money on Gambling, Jewelry, and Luxury Vehicles
Miami, Florida – Yesterday, a federal district judge in Fort Lauderdale sentenced Isaac Grossman, 47, of Parkland, Florida, to 87 months in federal prison for …
Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Racially Motivated Federal Hate Crime Targeting Black Man
The Justice Department announced today that Colton Donner, 27, pleaded guilty in federal court to threatening an African American man with a knife because of …
Texas Woman Charged with Operating Warranty Fraud Scheme Targeting Cisco Systems
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Takandryia Latrice Cage, 35, formerly of Grand Prairie, TX, was charged by Information with one …
California Man Admits Laundering Money from Fraudulent SBA Loans and Business Email Compromise Fraud Scheme Targeting Law Firm
NEWARK, N.J. – A California man pleaded guilty today to laundering money from fraudulently obtained Small Business Association (SBA) loans and from a law firm …
Blackburn, Klobuchar Join Forces To Pass Bill Targeting Big Tech ‘Monopolists’
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill Thursday aimed at tackling the dominance of major tech companies, particularly Apple and Google, in mobile app stores. …
Facebook Exec Promises To Crack Down On ‘Falsehoods’ Targeting ‘Marginalized Communities’
Ailan Evans on January 28, 2022 Roy Austin, vice president of civil rights for Facebook parent company Meta, pledged to crack down on “misinformation” and …
U.S. Attorney’s Office Joins Launch of High School Mentoring Program Targeting Violence and Substance Use Prevention
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The United States Attorney’s Office is joining with three Project Safe Neighborhoods community outreach partners in the launch of a 20-week in-school …
Huntington Park Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery Spree Targeting Southland Trader Joe’s Grocery Stores
LOS ANGELES – A Huntington Park man was sentenced this morning to 252 months in federal prison for committing 21 armed robberies and attempted …
‘We Are Not Targeting The Media,’ Chinese Police Say After Shutting Down Pro-Democracy Outlet
A pro-democracy news outlet in Hong Kong was shut down Wednesday after police arrested seven people associated with the site and raided its offices, multiple …
Four People Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs
CAMDEN, N.J. – Four people who participated in a scheme to defraud New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims …
Southeast Texas operation targeting violent fugitives leads to 351 arrests, seizure of more than $4.3 million
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Corpus Christi, and various other federal, state …
East Bay Resident Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Targeting Minors On Instagram In Sexual Extortion Scheme
OAKLAND – Delaney Tang was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for solicitation of child [censored]ography and conspiracy to commit cyberstalking in connection with …
Governor Phil Murphy deploys National Guard to enforce vaccine mandate targeting Republicans in state capitol
TRENTON, NJ – If you’re not watching closely to what is happening in New Jersey, you might not know that New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy …