News from April 2022
Kentucky Man Facing Federal Charges for Defrauding Former Evansville Employer
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 28, 2022
News Release: EVANSVILLE On April 21, 2022, a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Indiana returned an indictment charging James H. Cox, 44, of Robards, Kentucky, with ten counts of wire fraud. The indictment was unsealed late yesterday following the defendants arrest.
Dallas, Texas Man Sentenced for Illegally Obtaining Money from Pre-Paid Debit Cards
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 29, 2022
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La.- United StatesAttorney Brandon B. Brown announced thatChukwuma N. Okoye, Jr., 38, of Dallas, Texas, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Donald E. Walter to 46 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for illegally obtaining money using pre-paid debit cards. Okoye was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $2,379,860. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to use unauthorized access devices on November 9, 2021.