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Parkersburg Man Sentenced to Prison for Making False Statements on Loan Application
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Parkersburg manwas sentenced today to two years in prison and ordered to pay $490,000 in restitution for making false statements on a loan application.
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Woman Sentenced for Aggravated Identity Theft and Mail Fraud
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. A Winston-Salem woman was sentenced today to 28 months incarceration, two years supervised release and a $7,005.00 in restitution for impersonating the identity of two victims. On Aug. 24, 2021, Melanie Alecia Ruona pled guilty to two counts of a six-count indictment charging her with Aggravated Identity Theft and Mail Fraud.
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Recidivist Fraudster And Co-Conspirator Charged In Covid-19 Relief Loan, Identity Theft, And Money Laundering Scheme
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Keith A. Bonanno, Special Agent in Charge of the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (DOJ OIG) Cyber Investigations Office, announced today that an Indictment was filed in Manhattan federal court ...
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Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Role In Gas Pump Skimming Fraud Scheme in Nevada And California
News Release: LAS VEGAS A Las Vegas man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for his role in a fraud scheme to steal thousands of credit and debit card numbers from victims at gas pumps in Nevada and California.
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Montgomery Resident Sentenced to 37 Months for Financial Fraud Crimes
News Release: MOBILE, AL A Montgomery woman was sentenced to 37 months in prison for embezzlement, bank fraud, and wire fraud convictions.
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Naples Doctor Who Operated A Pill Mill Sentenced To Three Years In Federal Prison And Ordered To Forfeit More Than $400,000 And Nine Luxury Vehicles
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Gerald Michael Abraham (76, Naples) to three years in federal prison for dispensing controlled substances (oxycodone and amphetamine) for no legitimate medical purpose. The court also ordered Abraham to forfeit the following ...
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Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting over 100 Pounds of Methamphetamine
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. Randal Jason Newell, 41, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
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Carencro Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Her Employer
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La.- Acting United StatesAttorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced thatYvette L. Fontenot, 54, of Carencro, Louisiana,has been sentenced by United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays to 14 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for using or trafficking in an unauthorized access device. Fontenot was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $149,461.48.
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Brazilian National Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child
News Release: AUSTIN A Brazilian national was sentenced today to 60 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a child, followed by 10 years of supervised release. Defendant was also ordered to pay restitution to his victims.
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U.S. Law Enforcement Targets Fraud Facilitators, Doubling Last Year's Enforcement
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. The Department of Justice, FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and five other federal law enforcement agencies announced the completion of the fourth annualMoney Mule Initiative, which targeted networks of individuals through which international fraudsters obtain proceeds of fraud schemes. These individuals, sometimes referred to as money mules, receive money from fraud victims and forward the illicit funds, often to overseas perpetrators.
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Roanoke Woman Sentenced for Misusing Official Government Seal
News Release: ROANOKE, Va., A Roanoke woman was sentenced this week to two years probation, the first 90 days of which must be spent on home detention, for creating a document misusing the official seal of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
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Three South Florida Men Sentenced for Conspiring to Launder Fraudulently Obtained Covid-19 Relief Money and Proceeds from Business Email Compromise Schemes
News Release: Miami, Florida A South Florida federal district judge sentenced three Broward County residents to prison terms this week for conspiring with each other to launder proceeds obtained from business email compromise schemes and fraudulently obtained Covid-19 relief loans.
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Two Georgia men sentenced for using Dark Web to steal identities of elderly victims
News Release: ATLANTA Durrell Tyler and DeShawn Johnson have been sentenced for access device fraud and aggravated identity theft related to their use of stolen identities to open accounts with credit card companies and various retailers.
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Maryland Woman Indicted For Passing Fraudulent Checks
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Lucy Annette Alexander, age 35, of Maryland and Washington, DC, was indicted on Dec. 1, 2021, by a federal grand jury on seven counts of bank fraud for using checks in a fraudulent manner at stores located in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
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Former charter school official sent to prison
News Release: HOUSTON A 65-year-old Missouri City man has been ordered to federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
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Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Romance Fraud Scheme
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. A Nigerian national who was indicted in April 2021 in connection with a large fraud scheme pleaded guilty to receipt of stolen money.
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Twice-Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 40 Years for Creating and Trafficking in Images and Videos of Child Sexual Abuse
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS An Indianapolis man was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a Michigan teen and trafficking in child sexual abuse images and videos. He was previously convicted in state court of sexually abusing children and possessing images of child sexual abuse.
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Stoughton Man Indicted on Bank and Wire Fraud Scheme Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
News Release: BOSTON A Stoughton man was indicted yesterday in connection with his alleged involvement in a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19-related small business loans from several financial institutions.
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U.S. Secret Service Announces a No Drone Zone Restricted Areas in Nantucket, MA
News Release: Due to protective operations in Nantucket, MA, the Secret Service, in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has established a drone flight restriction from Nov. 23, 2021to Nov. 28, 2021.
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Repeat Child Sex Offender from Rock Hill Sentenced To More Than 11 and a Half Years in Federal Prison
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Xanthus Nakia Murdaugh, 46, of Rock Hill, was sentenced to more than 11 and 1/2 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to an offense related to the attempted sexual exploitation of a child.