News from November 2022
Charleston Man Ordered to Pay Restitution for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Malik Breckenridge, 26, of Charleston, was ordered today to pay $41,666 in restitution and sentenced to five years of federal probation, including eight months on home detention, for wire fraud.
Louisiana Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A New Orleans, La., man was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $19,222.00 in restitution to the victims on one count of Wire Fraud. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.
Two Indicted in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: TYLER, Texas A Nevada man and a South Carolina man have been indicted in a cryptocurrency money laundering conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.
Saint Louis Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting a 14-year-old Owensboro Girl
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: Owensboro, KY Christopher Bertolett was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in prison for violating federal child exploitation laws.
10 Charged in Business Email Compromise and Money Laundering Schemes Targeting Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Victims
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges today against 10 defendants in multiple states in connection with multiple business email compromise (BEC), money laundering, and wire fraud schemes that targeted Medicare, state Medicaid programs, private health insurers, and numerous other victims and resulted in more than $11.1 million in total losses.
10 charged in business email compromise and money laundering schemes targeting Medicare, Medicaid, and other victims
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against 10 defendants in multiple states in connection with multiple business email compromise (BEC), money laundering, and wire fraud schemes that targeted Medicare, state Medicaid programs, private health insurers, and numerous other victims and resulted in more than $11.1 million in total losses.
Previously Convicted Randolph County Sex Offender Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS Lance Parsons, 47, of Randolph County, Indiana, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distribution and receipt of child sexual abuse material.
Catoosa Woman Sentenced for Fraudulently Applying for $1M in Loans
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: A Catoosa woman who defrauded banks and credit unions through a complex scheme involving falsified loan applications and lien releases was sentenced Friday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Former State Employee and Three Others Indicted for $1 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today that Adelita Castillo Juarez, age 55, of Kent City, Francisca Adelita Juarez, age 35, of Kent City, Evelyn De-Maya Vanderbilt, formerly known as Kwamaine Dejaun Trice, age 32, of Grand Rapids and Inkster, and Mya Michelle Giordano, formerly ...
Court Authorizes the Seizure of Domains Used in Furtherance of a Cryptocurrency Pig Butchering Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 21, 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. The U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced today the seizure of seven domain names used in a recent cryptocurrency confidence crime, known as pig butchering.
Former Bookkeeper And Husband Sentenced To Federal Prison For Wire Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 22, 2022
News Release: Tampa, Florida U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Desiree Madiedo (45, Brooksville) to serve one year and one day in federal prison for wire fraud. Earlier, on November 8, 2022, Judge Jung sentenced Desiree Madiedos husband, Christopher Madiedo (47, Brooksville), to 30 months in federal ...
Former Stamford Attorney Admits Defrauding Clients of More Than $700K
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that WILLIAM McCULLOUGH, 62, of Westerly, Rhode Island, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to one count of wire fraud stemming from an embezzlement scheme.
Liberty County Man and Woman Behind My Buddy Loans Sentenced for Fraud Related to COVID Relief
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 28, 2022
News Release: TEXARKANA, Texas A Cleveland, Texas man and woman have been sentenced to federal prison for wire fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
Eight Individuals Charged in Alleged $30 Million Unemployment Benefits Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 30, 2022
News Release: Charges were unsealed today against eight individuals for conspiring to defraud the Georgia Department of Labor of tens of millions of dollars in federal funds intended for unemployment benefits.