News from October 2019
Digital Advertising Business Owner and Operator Arrested For Defrauding Investors Of Over $5 Million
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 18, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Attorneys Office is committed to prosecuting individuals who engage in acts of financial fraud, said U.S. Attorney Trutanich. The alleged scheme deceived more than 200 investors and caused a loss of more than $5 million.
Texas Man Sentenced for Possession of Credit Card Counterfeiting Device
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 21, 2019
News Release: Oro intended to victimize many individuals, said United States Attorney Mike Stuart. As a result of the excellent work of U.S. Postal Inspectors and U.S. Secret Service Agents, Oro will be going to federal prison instead of carrying out his fraudulent plans.
Dorchester Man Sentenced on Counterfeiting Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 23, 2019
News Release: Franklin Perry, 53, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge George A. OToole Jr. to 15 months in prison, two years of supervised release and forfeiture. In April 2019, Perry pleaded guilty to one count of dealing in counterfeit currency and two counts of passing and uttering counterfeit obligations of the United States. Perry was arrested in August 2018 during a law enforcement sweep targeting federal drug, firearms and counterfeiting offenses.
Florida Man, Texas Woman Sentenced for Making and Passing Counterfeit $100 Bills in Shreveport Area
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 23, 2019
News Release: In March of 2019, Deyoung and Hernandez were arrested by Shreveport police following an investigation into a counterfeiting operation in the Shreveport/Bossier area. Prior to their arrest officers identified two individuals who were using counterfeit $100 bills to make purchases at a Shreveport gas station.
New York Man Sentenced for Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Mark Pignatello, 55, of Yonkers, New York, to 52 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Pignatello pled guilty on April 24, 2019. Pignatello was also ordered to pay $20,893 in restitution.
Texas Man Convicted Of Conspiring To File False Tax Returns Using Stolen Identities
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: According to the evidence presented at trial, from 2011 through 2014, Emmanuel Akoto, also known as Kofi, obtained the identities of other people and used them to file false tax returns with the IRS without the knowledge or consent of the identity theft victims. These returns listed fake income and tax ...
Former President of Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Sentenced to Federal Prison for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: The Court further sentenced Funes to two years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment. As the Court noted at the sentencing hearing, the defendant has already forfeited $796,309, and the Court ordered the defendant to pay an additional $50,000 as a fine.
District Man Sentenced to Five Years for Trafficking Crack Cocaine and Maintaining a Northeast, D.C. Stash Residence and Arsenal
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: Tobias pled guilty in August 2019 before the Honorable Beryl A. Howell in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to one count of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base. Chief Judge Howell sentenced Tobias to five years of incarceration to be followed by four years of supervised release.
Mississippi Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding Baton Rouge Businesses
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 28, 2019
News Release: The Court further sentenced Boulton to three years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment, and ordered him to pay restitution in the amount of $584,142.70.
Sulphur Man Sentenced to More Than Ten Years for Oil and Gas Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 28, 2019
News Release: Ordered to Pay More than $2.6 Million in Restitution
Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Trafficking Access Devices
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: In a written plea agreement filed in the case, Gordon acknowledged that from June 2018 through May 2019, he engaged in a scheme to defraud Kohls Department Stores, Inc. (Kohls) and its customers by obtaining stolen Kohls Cash coupons and then selling them through his Twitter account, @OfficialJigLord.
Four Cuban Nationals Defraud West Virginians and Banks with Fraudulent Credit Cards
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: Defrauding our citizens and businesses will not be tolerated, said United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Unfortunately, cases like this are on the rise. We are working side by side with law enforcement to identify and prosecute fraudsters.
Birmingham Woman Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Embezzlement
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 30, 2019
News Release: U.S. District Judge Annemarie Axon sentenced CINDY MADISON, 55, to 33 months in prison for wire fraud. Madison pled guilty in May to one count of wire fraud.
Shreveport Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Fraudulent Check Cashing Scheme Resulting in Theft of Nearly $400,000
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 30, 2019
News Release: Chief U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. also ordered Spann to pay $399,723.04 in restitution to Tower Loan and Walmart Global Investigations. In addition to his term of imprisonment, Judge Hicks sentenced Spann to five years of supervised release following his release.
Kittery Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Exploitation Offense
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 30, 2019
News Release: According to court records, in September 2018, Thomas Stewart, 31, uploaded numerous images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct to a Dropbox cloud storage account he controlled. After Dropbox reported the uploading of child exploitation images using its service, investigators determined that the IP address used to log into the Dropbox account was assigned to Stewarts residence in Kittery.