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Joseph Jakubowski Sentenced to 14 Years for Gun Crimes
News Release: MADISON, WIS. Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Joseph Jakubowski, 33, Janesville, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 14 years in federal prison. Jakubowski was convicted following a two-day trial in U.S. District Court in Madison in September of stealing firearms and silencers from a firearms dealer and with being a felon in possession of those firearms and silencers.
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Jewelry Distributor Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
News Release: PROVIDENCE A Rhode Island jewelry distributor pleaded guilty today to federal charges that he orchestrated a long-running fraud scheme that defrauded a debtor finance company of more than $3.6 million dollars.
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Charlotte-Area Hip-Hop Group Indicted on Fraud Charges
News Release: Defendants Flaunted Cash and Goods Funded by $1.2 Million Bank & Identity Theft Schemes
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Somerset County Man Admits Threatening the Vice President of the United States
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. A resident of Berlin, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of making a threat against the Vice President of the United States, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
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Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty for Nationwide Debit Card Fraud Scheme Targeting Apple Stores
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. Marcus Israel Butler, 33, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to access device fraud, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
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Guilty Verdict for Connecticut Man Charged With Identity Theft and Related Crimes
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA Acting United States Attorney Corey R. Amundson announced today that a federal jury unanimously convicted WALTER GLENN, of Connecticut, following a week-long jury trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson.
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Miami Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud Conspiracy
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Yordani Ramirez Salgado, 28, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
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Two Maryland Residents Sentenced to Total of 10 Years in Prison for Bank Fraud and Identity Theft
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland United States District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Robin Summers-Grace, age 50, of Baltimore, Maryland to 42 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Summers-Graces co-conspirator, Joseph Pauling, age 40, ...
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Houston Men Sentenced in East Texas Gas Pump Skimmer Cases
News Release: TYLER, Texas Two Houston men were sentenced today in separate cases for their involvement with gas pump skimmers, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston. A skimmer is a device capable of reading and recording account information, including customer names, account numbers, and personal identification numbers, from credit and debit cards.
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Laplace Woman Sentenced for Embezzling Over $940,000 From Employer
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ANGIE CAMBRE, age 43, of Laplace, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Bill of Information charging her with wire fraud.
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Nevada Cardiologist Arrested for Unlawful Distribution of Prescription Opioids and Health Care Fraud
News Release: An Elko, Nevada, cardiologist was arrested yesterday on 39-charges of unlawful distribution of prescription opioids and Medicare and Medicaid fraud, announced Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada, Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse for the ...
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Anderson Felon Sentenced for Drug, Gun, and Counterfeit Money Charges
News Release: Anderson, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Michael Donyell Robinson, age 35, of Anderson, South Carolina was sentenced in federal court for "Conspiracy to Sell Counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes," in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371, and "Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime," in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924(c). United States District Judge Timothy M. Cain of Anderson sentenced Robinson to 78 months imprisonment.
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Paralegal Who Claimed to be Partner Attorney, President of Law Firm on Credit Card Applications Sentenced for Bank Fraud
News Release: CINCINNATI Grady Calhoun, 35, of Hamilton, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 15 months in prison and two years of supervised release for three counts of bank fraud related to making representations as part of his application to obtain credit cards.
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Louisiana Return Preparer Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Filing Fraudulent Tax Retlouisiana Return Preparer Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns
News Release: Violated Court Order Barring Her From Preparing Taxes for Clients Caused IRS More Than $6.9 Million in Losses
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Six Individuals Indicted in December 2017 Federal Grand Jury
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA The United States Attorneys Office announced today the results of the December 2017 Federal Grand Jury.
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Former Physicians Office Employee Charged in Fraud Scheme
News Release: Memphis, TN A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a former data entry clerk for Crescent Medical Corporation, U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced today.
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Bar Owner Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison
News Release: Michael Hoffner, Sr., 52, of Voorhees, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. The Honorable Mitchell S. Goldberg also imposed a three year term of supervised release and ordered the defendant to pay $87,060 in restitution and to forfeit $82,643 in proceeds.
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Twenty-One Defendants Plead Guilty to Drug and Firearms Charges
News Release: Multi-jurisdictional Investigation Dismantles Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization
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Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing and Possessing Counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that James Edward Langford, IV (30, Jacksonville) today pleaded guilty to manufacturing and possessing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes. He faces a maximum penalty of 40 years in federal prison, forfeiture of the computer media used to manufacture the counterfeit notes, and payment of restitution to any victims he defrauded.
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Waterbury Man Pleads Guilty to Credit Card "Bust-Out" Scheme and Lying in Bankruptcy Proceeding
News Release: John H, Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JANZAYB KHAN, 29, of Waterbury, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of making a false oath in a bankruptcy proceeding in connection with a credit card "bust-out" scheme that defrauded more than a dozen financial institutions.