News from January 2022
Edmond Woman Pleads Guilty to Cares Act Main Street Lending Program Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY Today,Jill Nicole Ford, 31, of Edmond, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to bank fraud and money laundering related to a loan obtained through the Main Street Lending Program, a lending facility established by the Federal Reserve Board and supported with funding authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Baltimore Non-Profit Owner Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Related to the Gambling of Federal Funds Intended for His Youth Focused Non-Profit and for Filing False Tax Returns
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland Tyrone Sherrod, age 49, of Aberdeen, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to federal charges of wire fraud and filing a false tax return.
ID thief who bought personal information with Bitcoin sent to prison
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas A 43-year-old Houston man has been ordered to prison after fraudulently purchasing two expensive vehicles using information purchased on the dark web, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
Radio Personality Charged With Producing Child Pornography
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: A DFW radio DJ has been charged with producing sexually explicit images of a prepubescent child, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
U.S. Secret Service Assistance to Waterford Police Department Results in Voyeurism and Criminal Trespassing Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: Waterford, Conn. -U.S. Secret Service specialized technical support to the Waterford Police Department has resulted in charges of voyeurism and criminal trespassing.
Former Chick-fil-A Employees Sentenced for Scheme to Steal Funds
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A federal judge today sentenced two former Chick-fil-A employees for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud their former employer, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick M. Davis.
Georgia woman sentenced to federal prison for COVID-19 fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 21, 2022
News Release: Funds were intended to help struggling small businesses
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Defrauding Customers Through Unlicensed Bitcoin Business
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 21, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced thatMICHAEL YUSKO, III, age 47, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison by U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, a violation of 18 U.S.C. 1960. The charge stems ...
Cross Lanes Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Operating Fencing Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 21, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Nedeltcho Vladimirov, 53, a native of Bulgaria, was sentenced today to eight years and one month in federal prison for conspiring to commit money laundering and money laundering. A federal jury convicted Vladimirov after a three-day trial in July 2021 of one count of conspiring to commit money laundering and three counts of money laundering.
Leader and Organizer of South Florida Drug-Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charges in the Southern District of Florida
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: Miami, Florida Broward County resident Palacio Valdes Farley pled guilty in federal court in Miami to conspiring to traffic marijuana, eutylone, and MDMA, as well as conspiring to launder proceeds of the illegal drug activity.
Owners Of Florida Teacher Certification Preparation Company Sentenced To Federal Prison For Racketeering Conspiracy And Conspiracy To Commit Theft Of Trade Secrets
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 25, 2022
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA Kathleen M. Jasper, 43, and Jeremy M. Jasper, 41, of Estero, Florida, were sentenced today to ten months and four months in federal prison, respectively, plus six months of home confinement, after previously pleading guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets. The sentences were announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
CEO of Major Online Cryptocurrency Exchange Company Indicted for Defrauding Companys Customers, Destroying Evidence, and Tax Evasion
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
News Release: Miami, Florida A 17-count indictment was unsealed in federal court in Miami, Florida charging Paul E. Vernon, 48, the founder, operator, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Project Investors Inc., doing business as Cryptsy, with criminal violations for his involvement in a sophisticated theft scheme ...
New York Man Arrested for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
News Release: BOSTON A New York Man was arrested today on charges arising from a scheme to fraudulently obtain business loans and unemployment pandemic relief funds made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Twenty Arrested, Charged in Operation Shut Down Corner
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
News Release: Twenty alleged drug dealers and their associates have been arrested and charged in Operation Shut Down Corner, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
Former Everett Man Indicted on Wire Fraud, Social Security Misuse and Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: Defendant allegedly used stolen identity to apply for apartment and pandemic relief loan
Paducah Man Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Cares Act Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 28, 2022
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky A Paducah man was sentenced on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, to 12 months in prison and an ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $7,500 for fraud related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Park Hills Missouri man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 28, 2022
News Release: ST. LOUIS United States District Court Judge Rodney W. Sippel accepted a plea of guilty from Scott E. Reid on todays date for possession of child pornography. A grand jury in the Eastern District of Missouri previously indicted Reid for the charge. Judge Sippel set sentencing for April 29, 2022.
Secret Service Swears in New Uniformed Division Chief
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. Today, Alfonso M. Dyson Sr. was officially recognized as the 21st Chief of the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division in a formal Assumption of Command ceremony.
Virginia Inmate Sentenced for Role in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. A Virginia inmate was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for his involvement in a scheme to obtain pandemic-related unemployment benefits by using the personal identifying information of over 30 other Virginia prison inmates.
Downtown Los Angeles Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Credit Cards He Used at Luxury Retail Shops
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles man was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison for leading a conspiracy that fraudulently obtained American Express credit cards and then used the cards to purchase more than a half million dollars in goods at luxury stores.