News from June 2022
Former insurance agent arrested for defrauding customers, COVID fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
News Release: CINCINNATI A former insurance agent was arrested this morning on federal charges alleging he defrauded dozens of victims in the Cincinnati and Dayton area and fraudulently obtained two COVID Paycheck Protection Program loans.
Four New York Men Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 3, 2022
News Release: BOISE Four New York men were sentenced to federal prison for an identity theft scheme designed to obtain iPhones on Sprint customer accounts.
Grand Jury Charges Memphis Woman Who Allegedly Bought Maserati Luxury Automobile and Other Personal Items with Fraudulently Obtained Paycheck Protection Loans
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 6, 2022
News Release: Memphis, TN - A Memphis woman was charged for her role in a fraudulent scheme to obtain thousands of dollars in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for herself and others. Joseph C. Murphy Jr., United States Attorney, announced the indictment today.
Grand Jury Charges Memphis Woman Who Allegedly Bought Maserati Luxury Automobile and Other Personal Items with Fraudulently Obtained Paycheck Protection Loans
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 6, 2022
News Release: Memphis, TN - A Memphis woman was charged for her role in a fraudulent scheme to obtain thousands of dollars in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for herself and others. Joseph C. Murphy Jr., United States Attorney, announced the indictment today.
Memphis Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Leading Role in Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
News Release: Memphis, TN- Percy Woodears, 40, has been sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine. Joseph C. Murphy Jr., United States Attorney, announced the sentence today.
Former Bank Vice President And Real Estate Developer Sentenced To Federal Prison For Bank Fraud Conspiracy And Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA Jennifer Woods, 46, of Panama City, Florida, and Jeffrey Cannon, 48, of Orlando, Florida, were sentenced on March 9, 2022, and today, respectively, after previously pleading guilty to charges relating to a bank fraud conspiracy. Woods was sentenced to a total of twenty-four months ...
Georgia Resident Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Targeting Several States
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 8, 2022
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. An Austell, Georgia resident pleaded guilty today to using stolen identities to fraudulently collect more than $4 million in unemployment benefits from the Illinois Department of Employment Security (DES) and attempting to defraud at least five other states, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and United States Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis.
Batavia Woman Pleads Guilty To COVID Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 8, 2022
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Danielle Tooley, 37, of Batavia, NY, pleaded guilty to wire fraud before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
East Helena Man Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud in Covid-19 Relief Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 9, 2022
News Release: GREAT FALLS An East Helena man who admitted lying in a scheme to receive more than $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) for coronavirus relief aid and using the money instead for personal benefit was sentenced on June 7 to 30 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Woman Who Defrauded Illinois Bank Using Fake Identity Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 10, 2022
News Release: East St. Louis, Ill. Heather Harper, 38, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced to thirty months
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Romance Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON W.Va. A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to receipt of stolen money, for his role in a scheme that defrauded more than 200 victims, many of them elderly, of at least $2.5 million.
Eastern Panhandle woman sentenced for bank fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Ana Amesquita, of Kearneysville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day of incarceration for bank fraud, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
Five people face federal charges for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
News Release: One defendant also charged with drug, gun felonies
Two Federally Indicted For Unlawful Possession Of Firearms In Connection With June 5, 2022 McCallie Avenue Shootings
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 14, 2022
News Release: On June 14, 2022, a federal grand jury in Greeneville, Tennessee returned a two-count indictment against Garrian King, also known as Big G, and Rodney Harris, also known as 3rd, both of Chattanooga.
Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty To Mail Fraud Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 14, 2022
News Release: LAS VEGAS A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty today to his role in a conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection to the illegal possession of unemployment benefit debit cards issued by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) and Arizonas Department of Economic Security (DES) the agencies administer Nevadas and Arizonas unemployment insurance program, respectively.
Georgia Man Sentenced in Bank Fraud Scheme that Exploited Homeless Individuals
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 14, 2022
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. A Georgia man who solicited, transported, and paid homeless individuals from the Providence area to cash hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of counterfeit business checks in four New England states was sentenced today to two years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Former West Tennessee Healthcare Director Sentenced to Federal Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 16, 2022
News Release: Jackson, TN Melanie Haste, 62, formerly of Trenton, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for wire fraud. Joseph C. Murphy Jr., United States Attorney,announced the sentence today.
Romanian National Involved in ATM Skimming Scheme is Sentenced
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 16, 2022
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NICOLAE MARIUS BARBU, 50, a citizen of Romania, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 21 months of imprisonment for his participation in an extensive ATM skimming scheme that defrauded banks in Connecticut and elsewhere.
Omaha Woman Sentenced for Role in Forged Stimulus Check Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 17, 2022
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jessica A. Lovering, 30, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard to a sentence of time served for Conspiracy to Pass and Utter Forged United States Treasury Checks and two counts of Passing and ...
Leicester Man Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Prison for Unemployment and Loan Fraud Schemes Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 17, 2022
News Release: BOSTON A Leicester man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for his involvement in fraud schemes affecting the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) Loan and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Programs in Massachusetts and Nevada.