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Former Employee of Telecommunications Company Charged for Large-Scale Mobile Phone Unlocking Scheme
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A former telecommunications company employee was charged for his role in a scheme to fraudulently unlock the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards of thousands of mobile phones, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
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Retired NYPD Officer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison For Actions Related to Capitol Breach
News Release: Defendant Assaulted Law Enforcement Officer With Flagpole, Tackled Him, and Tried to Remove Officers Helmet and Gas Mask
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Recidivist Florida Fraudster Convicted at Trial for Financial Frauds, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Possession of Stolen Mail
News Release: MOBILE, AL A federal jury convicted a Tampa, Florida man this week for conspiring to commit bank fraud, unlawfully possessing fake and stolen identification documents, possessing counterfeit and forged checks, aggravated identity theft, and possessing stolen mail.
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Four Georgia Men Sentenced in Bank Fraud Conspiracy That Exploited Providence Area Homeless
News Release: PROVIDENCE Four Georgia men who admitted to a federal judge in Rhode Island that they participated in a scheme that exploited Providence-area homeless and transient individuals by recruiting them to cash hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of counterfeit business checks at banks in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine, have been sentenced to federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
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Five additional defendants charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding
News Release: Nearly 40 individuals so far charged with fraud in Southern District
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Fairfield Woman Admits Embezzling $1.5 Million
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CAROLINA GUERRENO, 49, of Fairfield, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to a fraud charge related to her embezzlement of approximately $1.5 million from her employer.
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Man Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud
News Release: SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA Sung Wook Kim, also known as Paul, 36, of Lexington, was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud.
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San Bernardino County Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Investment Fraud and Cheating on His Taxes
News Release: LOS ANGELES A Highland man who used his work history as a San Bernardino County sheriffs deputy to gain investors trust and later invest millions of dollars with him, only to use their money to fund his extravagant lifestyle, was sentenced today to 168 months in federal prison.
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Modern-day Bonnie and Clyde admit to fraud charges related to pilfered mail, stolen funds
News Release: Defendant faces up to 30 years in prison
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Man Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud
News Release: SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA Sung Wook Kim, also known as Paul, 36, of Lexington, was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud.
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Upshur County woman sentenced for drug and counterfeit charges
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA Johnna Dee Courtney, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 120 months of incarceration for methamphetamine and counterfeit charges, U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
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Springfield, Illinois, Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Six Counts Related to Possession and Use of Counterfeit Credit Cards and Counterfeit Device Making Equipment
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. A Springfield, Illinois, man, Calvin Christian, III, 31, of the 1700 block of South College Street was sentenced on Aug. 25, 2022, to 24 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for six counts of either possessing or using counterfeit access devices or related offenses.
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Buckhannon man sentenced for drug and counterfeit charges
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA Garry William Moran, II, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 84 months of incarceration for drug and counterfeit charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
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Titusville Man On Federal Supervision Indicted On Aggravated Identity Theft And Fraud Charges
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Carmel Linot (32, Titusville) with bank fraud, mail fraud, two counts of aggravated identity theft, and two counts of false representation of a Social Security number (SSN). If convicted, Linot ...
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U.S. Secret Service Returns $286M in Fraudulently Obtained Funds to the Small Business Administration
News Release: WASHINGTON Today, the U.S. Secret Service returned approximately $286 million in fraudulently obtained Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to the Small Business Administration (SBA). These recovered funds were generated by fraudulently submitted EIDL loan applications using fabricated or stolen employment and personal information.
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Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison for Defrauding Senior Victims in International Romance Scam
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS Edwin Agbi, 29, of Indianapolis,was sentenced to 57 monthsin federal prison for mail fraud, use of a fictitious name in furtherance of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Agbi was found guilty on March 2, 2022, following a three-day federal jury trial.
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Woodmere Man Sentenced to Prison for Obtaining Stolen Credit Card Information and Using it to Purchase Gasoline
News Release: CLEVELAND- Charles E. Smith, Jr., 52, of Woodmere, Ohio, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Christopher A. Boyko to 33 months in prison and ordered to pay $10,621.23 in restitution after he pleaded guilty to using stolen financial information to purchase gasoline.
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Ghanaian National Ordered to Pay $156,073 in Restitution for Role in Romance Fraud Scheme
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. Banabas Ganidekam, 25, of Ghana, was sentenced today to three years of federal probation, including eight months on home detention with electronic monitoring, and ordered to pay $156,073 in restitution for wire fraud.
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Ex-Bank Branch Manager Sentenced for Embezzlement
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A federal judge today sentenced a former BBVA branch manager for embezzling funds from the bank where she was employed, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick M. Davis.
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Shelby County Woman Sentenced to More than Three Years in Prison for Stealing from HOAs and Employer
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A Shelby County woman was sentenced yesterday for embezzling from her employer and the homeowners associations they managed, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr.