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Two Houston men charged with attempting to fraudulently sell 50 million masks
News Release: HOUSTON Two Houston area men have been charged for attempting to fraudulently sell 50 million non-existent N95 facemasks to a foreign government, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
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South Florida Man Pleads Guilty In Credit Card Fraud Scheme
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida Henry William Carabeo Boned (28, Miami) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Boned faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and payment of restitution to victims of his crime. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
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Naugatuck Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LARRY HALL, also known as Chuito and Bobo, 49, of Naugatuck, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin.
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Whittier Paralegal Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Charge for Embezzling Money from Immigration Law Firm Clients
News Release: LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles County paralegal pleaded guilty today to defrauding more than 100 immigration law firm clients in Southern California by depositing their payments for immigration-related application filing fees or legal services into her personal bank accounts.
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Western District of Washington receives funding to hire dedicated prosecutor to combat Cares Act Unemployment Insurance fraud
News Release: Seattle United States Attorney Brian T. Moran announced today that the Western District of Washington has been allocated funding to hire an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA), for a one-year term, who will focus on prosecuting cases involving fraudulent schemes to obtain unemployment insurance (UI) ...
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Detroit-area man sentenced to 9 years for possessing stolen firearms and currency
News Release: U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced today that Filmel Williams, Jr., age 20, of Brownstown, Michigan,was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge James G. Carr to nine years imprisonment after Williams pleaded guilty to transportation of a stolen firearm, possession of a stolen firearm and ammunition, possession of counterfeit United States currency, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
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Oklahoma City Residents Plead Guilty to Mail and Wire Fraud Offenses in Attempt to Take Title to Metro Homes Without Owners Knowledge
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY Earlier this week,LAURA R. JOHNSON, 45,THOMAS JOHNSON, SR., 52, andCHERYL M. ASHLEY, 70, all residents of Oklahoma City, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in a conspiracy to take ownership of more than a dozen homes without the consent or knowledge of the actual owners, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing.
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New York Man Sentenced For Aggravated Identity Theft and Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
News Release: NEW ORLEANS U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announces the sentencing, on Nov. 18, 2020, ofMYLES NICHOLAS, age 33, of Jamaica, New York, by U.S. District Judge Wendy Vitter. Judge Vitter sentencedNICHOLASto 25 months in prison pursuant to his prior guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit ...
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Oklahoma City Residents Plead Guilty to Mail and Wire Fraud Offenses in Attempt to Take Title to Metro Homes Without Owners Knowledge
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY Earlier this week,LAURA R. JOHNSON, 45,THOMAS JOHNSON, SR., 52, andCHERYL M. ASHLEY, 70, all residents of Oklahoma City, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in a conspiracy to take ownership of more than a dozen homes without the consent or knowledge of the actual owners, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing.
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Maryland Man Facing Federal Indictment for Threatening Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris During the Presidential Campaign
News Release: Threatening Letter Was Left at a House with Biden/Harris Signs in Yard
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Gaithersburg Brothers Facing Federal Charge for Their Roles in a $5 Million Romance Scheme
News Release: Allegedly Stole and Laundered over $5 Million from About 200 Victims Around the World
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Florida Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Laundering More Than $9 Million in Account Takeover Scheme
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. A Florida man was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for laundering funds related to a $9 million business account takeover scheme with ties to Eastern Europe, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
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Glendale Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Credit Card Bust Out Scams Used to Buy Liquor and Cemetery Plots
News Release: LOS ANGELES A Glendale man was sentenced today to 84months in federal prison for running a series of bust out scams that defrauded more than 20 banks out of nearly $5 million by, among other things, using fraudulently obtained credit cards to buy millions of dollars in liquor and cemetery plots that were later sold for a profit.
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Atlanta woman charged with unemployment insurance benefit fraud and identity theft
News Release: ATLANTA - Kadeidra Ra'Shawon White has been arraigned on federal charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and possession of fifteen or more unauthorized access devices.
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Undercover Operation Named for 7 Year-Old Kentucky Victim Nets Multiple Child Predators
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. The United States Secret Service, United States Attorney Russell Coleman, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, and the leadership of other Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force agencies announced the culmination of Operation Gabbi Doolin today. This joint federal, state, and local operation was aimed at exposing child predators in Kentucky communities.
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Macomb Township Resident Charged in COVID-19 Bank Fraud Scheme
News Release: A Macomb Township resident was charged in a Criminal Information for his alleged role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain approximately $931,000 from the Paycheck Protection Program, United States Attorney Matthew Schneider announced today.
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Laplace Woman Charged With Bank Fraud
News Release: NEW ORLEANS U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced thatARLENE TRANCHINA,age 55, of Laplace, was charged in a one-count Bill of Information with bank fraud on November 6, 2020.
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Former Microsoft software engineer sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing more than $10 million in digital value such as gift cards
News Release: Seattle A former Microsoft software engineer was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to nine years in prison for 18 federal felonies related to his scheme to defraud Microsoft of more than $10 million. Volodymyr Kvashuk, a Ukrainian citizen residing in Renton, Washington, worked first as ...
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New York Man Admits Credit and Gift Card Fraud Scheme
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A New York man today admitted he defrauded credit card companies of hundreds of thousands of dollars, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
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Tampa Gift Card King Sentenced To Prison
News Release: Tampa, Florida U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Stephen H. McIntyre (51, Tampa) to five years and three months in federal prison for conspiring to commit money laundering. The court also ordered McIntyre to forfeit more than $690,000, a 2014 Cadillac Escalade, and other funds that are traceable to the proceeds of the money laundering conspiracy.