News from November 2022
Former Home Depot Employee Pleads Guilty In Credit Card Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 1, 2022
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Kimyada Latoya Knight (41, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to credit card fraud. Knight faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison and payment of restitution to Home Depot.
Recidivist Fraudster Convicted at Trial of Over $10 Million COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 1, 2022
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that earlier today a federal jury found ADEDAYO ILORI guilty of all six counts of an Indictment for his participation in a fraudulent scheme to obtain more than $10 million in government-guaranteed loans designed ...
Five Men Indicted in Drug Conspiracy Case, Accused of Selling Drugs Within 1,000 Feet of School
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON Five area men have been indicted on federal narcotics and firearms-related charges stemming from an ongoing investigation into a drug trafficking organization that operated outside a gas station and within 1,000 feet of a school on South Capitol Street.
Florida Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Federal Prison for Defrauding Paycheck Protection Program
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2022
News Release: MIAMI Luke Joselin, 36, of Coral Springs, Fla., was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for seeking nearly $2 million in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Correctional Officer Charged with Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 3, 2022
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A former corrections officer at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility has been charged for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle cell phones, controlled substances, and other contraband items to inmates at the facility, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis.
Georgia Man Indicted On Aggravated Identity Theft And Fraud Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 3, 2022
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Anthony Jermaine Robinson (31, Covington, Georgia) with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, seven counts of bank fraud, five counts of false representation of a Social Security number (SSN), and ...
Recidivist Mobile Fraudster Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison for Financial Frauds
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 4, 2022
News Release: MOBILE, AL A Mobile woman was sentenced to 30 months in prison for mail fraud and access device fraud relating to her embezzlement of money from her employer.
Kentwood Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Defrauding Employer and Filing False Taxes
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 4, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced thatMICHAEL J. GOLL, age 47, of Kentwood, was sentenced on Nov. 2, 2022, to three years in prison on charges of wire fraud and filing false federal tax returns by U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter.
Wichita Man Indicted for Child Porn
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 7, 2022
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a Kansas man with one count of sexual exploitation of a child -production of child pornography, three counts of distribution of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography.
Hampton Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft in Connection with Multiple Fraud Schemes
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 7, 2022
News Release: CONCORD Anthony Silva, 37, of Hampton, pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and mail fraud, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 9, 2022
News Release: Defendant Plotted a Terrorist Attack Targeting a Pittsburgh Church
23-Year-Old Funds Lavish Lifestyle Through Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 9, 2022
News Release: When 23-year-old J. Nicholas Bryant realized couldnt afford the lavish lifestyle he wanted complete with luxury limo rides, fully-stocked charter flights, and a private outing on a 90-foot yacht he turned to fraud, he admitted in court today, according to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
Mexican National Residing in Bakersfield Pleads Guilty to Illegal Cockfighting in Violation of the Animal Welfare Act
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
News Release: RESNO, Calif. Horacio Ortega-Martinez, 35, a Mexican national residing in Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to unlawful possession of animals for an animal fighting venture, U.S.Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Evading Financial Reporting Requirements
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 14, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. Gary McComas, 27, of Chesapeake, Ohio, was sentenced today to five months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for structuring financial transactions to evade reporting requirements.
CityXGuide Owner Sentenced to 8+ Years in Prison for Reckless Disregard of Sex Trafficking, Racketeering Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 14, 2022
News Release: The owner of CityXGuide.com a leading source of online ads for sex trafficking victims was sentenced today to more than eight years in federal prison and ordered to forfeit more than $15 million in assets, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
Criminals Siphon Money from Local Businesses via Stolen Checks
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: DETROIT Eight people were indicted by a grand jury for a bank fraud conspiracy scheme stemming from checks stolen from the mail, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
Nigerian National Ordered to Pay Restitution for Role in Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. John Nassy, 29, a Nigerian national living in Dumfries, Virginia, was sentenced to five years of federal probation, including six months on home detention, and ordered to pay $148,000 in restitution for receipt of stolen money in connection with a scheme that defrauded at least 200 victims, many of whom are elderly, of at least $2.5 million. Nassy has already paid $40,000 of the restitution he owes.
Maryland Man Found Guilty of Charges for Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers During 2020 Demonstration
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON A Maryland man has been found guilty by a jury of assaulting two police officers during a demonstration that took place in December 2020 in downtown Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Three Oklahoma City Residents Sentenced to Serve More Than 21 Years Collectively in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY Earlier this week,LAURA R. JOHNSON, 47,THOMAS JOHNSON, SR., 54, andCHERYL M. ASHLEY, 72, all residents of Oklahoma City, were sentenced collectively to more than 21 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to take ownership of more than a dozen real properties without the consent or knowledge of the actual owners, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Two Essex County Men Sentenced to Prison for Using Credit Cards and Checks Stolen From U.S. Mail as Part of a Scheme that Attempted to Defraud Banks of Over $1 Million
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. Two Essex County, New Jersey, men were sentenced yesterday and today for their roles in a scheme to steal credit cards, debit cards, and checks from the mail and use the stolen cards and checks to attempt over a million dollars of retail and online purchases and cash withdrawals, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today.