News from May 2022
Minneapolis Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking, Firearms Violations
By Homeland Newswire | May 16, 2022
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS A Minneapolis man has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison for Threatening Violence at 2021 Presidential Inauguration
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO A suburban Chicago man was sentenced today to more than three years in federal prison for sending a series of threatening phone calls to various members of the United States Congress and threatening to commit violence at the 2021 presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C.
Former Orono Convenience Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today in federal court to access device fraud, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.
Boston Man Sentenced for Passport Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: BOSTON A Boston man was sentenced today for passport fraud.
Pair Sentenced for Their Roles in Dispersing Proceeds of Internet and Email Fraud Schemes
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: PROVIDENCE Two men who played various roles in an underground financial network in support of international internet and email fraud schemes have been sentenced to federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Leicester Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in COVID-19 Pandemic Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: BOSTON A Leicester woman has pleaded guilty to her involvement in a pandemic unemployment fraud scheme.
Monessen Woman Sentenced to Prison for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA -- A former resident of Monessen, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months imprisonment to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release on her conviction of five counts of mail fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
Charlotte Business Owners Are Indicted For Selling Stolen iPhones To Domestic And International Buyers
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. Two Charlotte business owners, Hamzeh Jamal Alasfar, 30, and Tayseer Issam Alkhayyat, 34, both of Charlotte, are facing federal charges for allegedly selling fraudulently obtained Apple iPhones (iPhones) and other electronic devices to domestic and international buyers, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Fraud, Identity Theft, Firearm and Drug Offenses
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: BOSTON A Boston man pleaded guilty today to fraud, identity theft, firearm and drug offenses.
Spokane Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $50,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: Spokane, Washington Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Roshon Edward Thomas, 52, of Spokane, Washington, has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining more than $50,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. This case is part of the COVID-19 ...
Raytown Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme That Used Stolen Identities of Johnson County Employees
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. A Raytown, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a fraud scheme that utilized the stolen identities of Johnson County, Kansas, government employees to make fraudulent purchases.
New Haven Man Admits Role in Mail Theft, Identity Theft and Bank Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 2022
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, today announced that MARQUIS WILLIAMS, 45, of New Haven, pleaded guilty yesterday in Hartford federal court to a charge stemming from a mail theft, identity theft and bank fraud scheme.
Woodmere Man Pleads Guilty to Obtaining Stolen Credit Card Information and Using it to Purchase Gasoline
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 2022
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Charles E. Smith, Jr., 52, of Woodmere, Ohio, pleaded guilty on May 19, 2022, to an Information charging him with one count of access device fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.
Kansas Man Sentenced for Counterfeit Currency and Fictitious Treasury Checks
By Homeland Newswire | May 23, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Deantra Lamar Watson, 42, of Wichita, Kansas, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Joseph F. Bataillon to a sentence of time served for Transportation of Fictitious Obligations of the United States, Possession of Counterfeit Currency, ...
St. Louis County woman admits $267,000 COVID-19 rental assistance fraud
By Homeland Newswire | May 23, 2022
News Release: ST. LOUIS A St. Louis County woman who pretended to be a landlord to get $267,239 in pandemic-related financial assistance pleaded guilty to a felony charge of wire fraud in United States District Court Monday.
Ohio man charged with aiding and abetting plot to murder former President
By Homeland Newswire | May 24, 2022
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio An Iraqi citizen living in Columbus, Ohio, has been charged federally with an immigration crime and with aiding and abetting a plot to murder former United States President George W. Bush.
Yakima Woman Indicted for COVID-19 Relief Fraud as part of U.S. Attorneys COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force
By Homeland Newswire | May 24, 2022
News Release: Yakima, Washington Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, has announced that Karla Padilla, age 48, of Yakima, Washington, was indicted this week on seven counts of fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding. This Indictment is the most recent set of charges resulting from the COVID-19 Relief Fraud Strike Force launched by the U.S. Attorneys Office earlier this year.
Texas Man Charged in Rhode Island with Fraud, Money Laundering, SCAMS Act
By Homeland Newswire | May 25, 2022
News Release: Defendant allegedly scammed seniors in Rhode Island and nine other states out of nearly $1M
Virginia Man Sentenced For Passing Counterfeit U.S. Currency
By Homeland Newswire | May 26, 2022
News Release: HARRISBURG The United States Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on May 25, 2022, Dale Richard Estep II, age 35, of Colonial Beach, Virginia, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo to two years of probation, four of those months on home confinement, for passing counterfeit U.S. currency.
U.S. Soldier Indicted in Romance Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 26, 2022
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. A federal grand jury in Topeka indicted a U.S. Army service member for allegedly participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain approximately $149,476 from at least 25 individuals.