Baltimore Police arrest six suspects, including five juveniles, in string of convenience store thefts
Officers say group targeted three businesses on Belair Road, stealing snacks and toiletries before assaulting an employee. Baltimore, Md. – Baltimore Police announced multiple arrests following a series of thefts and a…
Former Syracuse Social Security Administration Employee Sentenced for Aggravated Identity Theft and Theft of Funds
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Sean Okrzesik, age 34, of Syracuse, was sentenced today to serve 25-months in federal prison on charges of aggravated identity theft and theft of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. …
Fresno Man Charged in Schemes to Defraud and Identity Theft
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 theft, and…
Mexican National Sentenced for Theft of Social Security Benefits
DEL RIO – A Mexican national was sentenced last week to 45 months in prison for stealing Social Security benefits. According to court documents, in May 2006 Jaime Aguilar, 60, applied for…
Metairie Woman Indicted for Theft of More Than $76,000 In Social Security Funds
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RACHEL COONEY, age 37, of Metairie, Louisiana was indicted on March 11, 2022 for Theft of Government Funds, in violation of…
Carbon County Woman Charged With Theft Of Government Funds
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a former Postal contractor, Rachele Ostrowe, age 39, of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand…
Maryland Man Admits to Coordinating Covid-19, Unemployment, Insurance, and Aggravated Identity Theft Schemes
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 to multiple…
Former Post Office Manager and Two Illinois Men Federally Charged for Conspiracy Involving Theft of $1.7 Million in Checks from the Mail
INDIANAPOLIS – James Lancaster, 40, of Indianapolis, the former manager of customer service at Indianapolis’ New Augusta Post Office, has been charged in federal court with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and…
Kankakee, Illinois, Woman Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Theft of Social Security Benefits
URBANA, Ill. – A Kankakee, Illinois, woman, Sharrie McInnis, 49, of the 1100 block of East Merchant Street, was sentenced on March 7, 2022, to 14 months of imprisonment, to be followed…
Tennessee Man Indicted in Erie on Wire Fraud and ID Theft Charges
ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Knoxville, Tennessee has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Cindy K.…
Trio Sentenced To Federal Prison For Conspiracy, Identity Theft, And Various Fraud Charges, Including A Stolen COVID-19 Stimulus Check
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the sentencings of Joe Nicholas Catala, 21, of Port St. Lucie, Florida (formerly of Tallahassee, Florida);…
New York Man Sentenced to Three Years of Probation for Passing Altered Postal Money Orders and Theft
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ANTOINE MERCHANT, age 33, of New York, New York, was sentenced on March 3, 2022 by U.S. District Court Judge Carl J.…
Fayetteville Woman Detained on Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft Charges
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Fayetteville woman was captured and arrested by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft charges on Monday, February 28, 2022. According to…
CAHOKIA WOMAN SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Jasmine Davison, 29, of Cahokia, Illinois, was sentenced to eighteen months in prison on Friday, March 4, 2022, for her involvement in an ID-theft scam from 2015 to…
Amtrak Employee Charged with Cares Act Fraud and Theft of Government Funds
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that STACEY V. SANTEMORE, SR., age 46, formerly of New Orleans but now a resident of Houston, Texas, was charged on March 3,…
Luzerne County Couple Sentenced For Identity Theft And Credit Card Fraud Offenses Committed Against Their Neighbors
WILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Ernest Stonebraker, age 33, and his wife, Theresa Stonebraker, age 42, both of Berwick, Pennsylvania, were…
Florida Man Indicted For Wire Fraud, Bank Fraud, Money Laundering, And Aggravated Identity Theft
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – A federal grand jury in Greeneville returned a 15-count indictment on February 8, 2022, against Johntavis Rogers, 24, of Fort Myers, Florida, for wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering,…
Wakpala Man Charged with Embezzlement and Theft from Indian Tribal Organizations
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Wakpala, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Embezzlement and Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization. Joshua Iron…
Norfolk Man Sentenced for Firearms, Fraud, and Identity Theft
NORFOLK, Va. – A Norfolk man was sentenced today to 124 months in prison for possessing at least nine illegal firearms, committing credit union fraud in an attempt to gain more than…
Las Vegas Man Convicted Of Carrying Out Mail Forwarding And Identity Theft Scheme
LAS VEGAS – A federal jury convicted a Las Vegas man yesterday for his role in a mail forwarding and identity theft scheme, which defrauded more than 300 victims. Following a two-day…
Indiana Murder Fugitive and Wisconsin Felony Theft FugitiveCaptured by U.S. Marshals Task Force
Jackson, TN – U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of Jeremy Rico Etheridge, 39, on a First Degree Murder warrant out of Indianapolis, Indiana, as well as a second fugitive wanted…