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Former Attorney Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Defrauding Clients of More Than $900K
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JOHN OBRIEN, 53, of North Kingstown, R.I., was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in Bridgeport to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for stealing more than $950,000 from clients of his law practice.
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Executive Director of Ocean City, New Jersey, Housing Authority Admits Embezzling Federal Funds
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. The executive director of the Ocean City, New Jersey, Housing Authority (OCHA) today admitted embezzling federal funds received by authority from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
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Michigan Residents Plead to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
News Release: BOISE Michigan residents Devin Arthur Searcy, 23, and Juwuan Demilo Gordon, 27, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced. Searcy pleaded guilty today and Gordon pleaded guilty on April 24. They were indicted by a federal grand jury in Boise in February 2017.
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Secret Service Director Announces Uniformed Division Promotions
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Twenty-five members of the Secret Service Uniformed Division
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Philadelphia Pair Charged With Counterfeiting
News Release: Garmonyou Wiles, 31, of Philadelphia, PA, and Michael Barnes, 29, of Camden, NJ, were charged today by Grand Jury Indictment with counterfeiting and narcotics charges announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. Wiles and Barnes were charged with possession and sale of counterfeit currency, ...
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New Orleans Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Access Device Fraud
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RYAN CLAVERIE, age 37, of New Orleans, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty today to conspiracy to commit access device fraud.
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Eight Residents of Florida and Missouri Charged in $1.67 Million Fraud Scheme
News Release: Eight defendants have been charged in a multi-count indictment, for their participation in an elaborate automobile fraud scheme that netted over $1.67 million.
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Peruvian National Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Counterfeit Currency Through Logan Airport
News Release: BOSTON A Peruvian national pleaded guilty and was sentenced on April 26, 2017, for smuggling counterfeit U.S. currency into the United States.
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Former Investment Advisor Who Stole Clients Retirement Savings Guilty On All Counts Of Wire Fraud and Investment Advisor Fraud
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. A former financial advisor entrusted with advising clients on investments was convicted by a federal jury today for defrauding his client, a former factory worker, out of his retirement savings and using the funds for his own benefit, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
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Susan Blaue Pleads Not Guilty to Central Vermont Embezzlement
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Susan Blaue, 39, of Woodstock, pleaded not guilty today in United States District Court in Burlington to charges that she stole money from her former employer. Chief U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss released Blaue on conditions pending trial.
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Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Alpharetta, Georgia, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of bank fraud, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
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Michigan Man Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison for Operating Multi-Million Dollar Internet Ponzi Scheme
News Release: Co-Conspirator Previously Sentenced to Prison for Her Role in the Scheme
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Norwalk Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Money and Tax Evasion
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARK W. ERRICO, 64, of Norwalk, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to federal embezzlement and tax evasion offenses.
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10-Year U.S. Secret Service Cyber-Crime Investigation Culminates in 27 Year Prison
News Release: Over 400 Victim Companies Defrauded of More Than $169 Million
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Two South Florida Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Aggravated Identity Theft and Wire Fraud Conspiracy
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger has sentenced Wilbert Theodore (33, Miami) to four years and nine months in federal prison and Ralph August Lohier (30, Miami) to three years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
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Eight Individuals Sentenced For Scheme Involving Money Laundering and Drug Trafficking
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced eight individuals for their roles in a money laundering scheme. They were indicted in May 2015.
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Metairie Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RANDOLPH B. MARTIN, age 39, of Metairie, pled guilty today to a one-count Bill of Information with violation of the Federal Gun Control Act.
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Nigerian Citizen Convicted of Defrauding at Least Half a Million Dollars from U.S. Victims
News Release: HOUSTON A 25-year-old Nigerian man who was residing in Houston has pleaded guilty to perpetuating a wire fraud scheme involving various Internet scams, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
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New York Man Sentenced to Prison for Leading Multi-State Scheme to Obtain New Cell Phones
News Release: BOSTON - A New York man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain and re-sell more than $330,000 worth of new cell phones and for resuming the scheme after being indicted and released pending trial.
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Secret Service Remembers Fallen Colleagues on the 22nd Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing
News Release: Washington, D.C. Wednesday, April 19, 1995, was a tragic day for the United States and no less for the Secret Service. Timothy McVeigh, a former Army Gulf War Veteran, and his coconspirator, Terry Nichols, detonated a bomb inside a rental truck near the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, ...