Philadelphia vertical farming entrepreneur pleads guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion charges stemming from a scheme involving his vertical farming company, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. John “Jack” Griffin,…
Sumter County Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA —Rodney Ellis, 71, of Sumter County, has pleaded guilty to defrauding Sumter Behavioral Health Services (SBHS), a 501c3 non-profit. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Ellis, between 2013 and…
Charlotte Woman Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud Conspiracy For Falsely Obtaining Coronavirus Relief Funds
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Yesenia Rodriguez, 25, of Charlotte, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer today and pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining over $100,000 in…
Lev Parnas Sentenced To 20 Months In Prison For Campaign Finance, Wire Fraud, And False Statements Offenses
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that LEV PARNAS was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court by United States District Judge J. Paul Oetken…
Superseding Indictment Charges Former Executive Director of Maryland Environmental Service for Allegedly Falsifying Documents, Wire Fraud, and Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $276,731
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment adding an additional charge against Roy C. McGrath, age 52, of Naples, Florida, for falsification of records to the previous…
Chip shortages result in record wire fraud reports by desperate buyers
By Jane Lanhee Lee WASHINGTON D.C – A severe semiconductor shortage has resulted in record wire fraud cases last year reported by desperate buyers, a company that tracks counterfeit and fraud in…
American Ex-Pat Sentenced To 8 Years For Panamanian Wire Fraud Conspiracy
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber today sentenced Jeffrey Jedlicki (51, Panama City, Panama) to eight years in federal prison for wire fraud conspiracy. As part of his sentence,…
Former Executive Director of Madison Daycare Center Sentenced to 30 Months for Wire Fraud
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Nichole Genz, 41, Evansville, Wisconsin, was sentenced Friday June 24 by Chief U.S. District Judge…
Kiln Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for COVID-Related Wire Fraud
Gulfport, Miss. – A Kiln man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for Covid-related wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge David…
Tampa Bay Area Woman Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Related To COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Tampa, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Melinda Sue Hernandez (33, Ruskin) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Hernandez faces a maximum…
Owner of Lighthouse Properties Sentenced to Prison Time for Wire Fraud
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The former owner of Lighthouse Properties of Virginia was sentenced today to 42 months in federal prison in connection with an embezzlement scheme in which he stole more than…
Former Tallahassee Mayor And Gubernatorial Candidate And Associate Charged With Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, And Making False Statements
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – A federal grand jury has returned a twenty-one count indictment against Andrew Demetric Gillum, 42, and Sharon Janet Lettman-Hicks, 53, both of Tallahassee, Florida. The indictment was announced by…
Four Men Convicted of Federal Financial Crimes Involving Money Laundering, Structuring, Wire Fraud, and Bank Fraud
Louisville, Kentucky – On May 24, 2022, a former Louisville, Kentucky resident was convicted and sentenced for conspiring to commit money laundering by assisting in the unlawful purchase of automobiles with criminal…
Former Seattle tech worker convicted of wire fraud and computer intrusions
Seattle – A 36-year-old former Seattle tech worker was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle of seven federal crimes connected to her scheme to hack into cloud computer data storage…
Vallejo Woman Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison for Wire Fraud and Identity Theft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tamara Manuel, 52, of Vallejo, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley to three years and three months in prison for carrying out a fraudulent scheme…
Frederick County Businessman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in Connection with Overcharging the U.S. Postal Service Under His Company’s Contract to Perform Maintenance and Repair Services at Postal Service Facilities
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Joseph Liberto, age 47, of New Windsor, Maryland, to 18 months in federal prison, followed by 12 months of home detention, and…
Preston County residents sentenced for wire fraud
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Two Preston County residents were sentenced today for their roles in an insurance fraud scheme, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Cynthia Miller, of Newburg, West Virginia, and Dustin…
Great Falls Businesswoman Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud
GREAT FALLS — A Great Falls woman who admitted to embezzling over $600,000 from a local construction company was sentenced today to two and a half years in prison, to be followed…
Repeat Offender On Supervised Release Admits To Stealing Mail And Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Charlotte man appeared in federal court today and admitted to stealing mail from residential mailboxes and using the stolen information to commit wire fraud, announced Dena J. King,…
Former Legislator Found Guilty of Theft of Government Funds and Honest Services Wire Fraud
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – After a six-day jury trial, former legislator Nestor Alonso-Vega was found guilty of nine counts of Federal Funds Theft, Kickbacks; and Honest Services Wire Fraud, announced United…
GILLETTE MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON AND ORDERED TO PAY OVER $200,000 IN RESTITUTION FOR WIRE FRAUD AND TAX VIOLATIONS
United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that DAVID A. JACKSON, a/k/a GERALD DAVID JACKSON, a/k/a GERALD D. RODERICK-JACKSON, age 37 of Gillette, Wyoming, was sentenced for violations of wire fraud, willful…
FBI Impersonator Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Impersonating a Federal Officer, Wire Fraud, and Stalking
FRESNO, Calif. — Ivan Isho, 44, of Peoria, Arizona, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to five years in prison for wire fraud, false impersonation of a federal…
West Roxbury Woman Sentenced for Wire Fraud
BOSTON – A West Roxbury woman was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with a return fraud scheme. Tamara Khatuntseva, 64, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge…
Florida Man Indicted for Wire Fraud
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a North Miami Beach, Florida, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Wire Fraud. Tyler Vandenhoek, age 34, was indicted on…
Jamaican National Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison for Mail and Wire Fraud
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ACDANE CAMPBELL, age 25, a resident of Jamaica, was sentenced on May 26, 2022 by U.S. District Court Judge Susie Morgan to…
Sandown Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
CONCORD – George Adyns, 51, of Sandown, pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today. …
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