News from 2022
California Woman Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison For Passing Counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 27, 2022
News Release: Fort Myers, FL U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber today sentenced Savannah Symone Duncan (24, Los Angeles, CA) to two years in federal prison for passing or uttering counterfeit Federal Reserve notes. Duncan had pleaded guilty on Nov. 23, 2021.
Texas Man Sentenced To 4 Years in Federal Prison for Aggravated Identity Theft and Other Crimes
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 27, 2022
News Release: Louisville, KY A Texas man was sentenced yesterday to 4 years in prison for aggravated identity theft, unlawful possession of identity documents, possession of counterfeit and unauthorized credit and debit card information, and possession of equipment to make fraudulent credit and debit cards. There is no parole in the federal system.
Johns Creek man pleads guilty to defrauding elderly man
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 27, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA - Aziz Choukri has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after admitting that he defrauded a 79-year-old retiree of approximately $650,000.
Providence Man Sentenced in Fraudulent Checks, Bank Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 27, 2022
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. A Providence man who led a counterfeit check scheme that defrauded banks of tens of thousands of dollars has been sentenced to five years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Huntington Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Nigerian Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 27, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. A Huntington woman was sentenced today to three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for her role as a money mule in a Nigerian fraud scheme that scammed money from individuals, many of whom were elderly. Patricia Dudding, 70, was also ordered to pay $1,788,589.24 in restitution
Bronx Daycare Owner Indicted for Sexually Assaulting Boy and for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: Defendant Repeatedly Sexually Abused Child Who Went to His Daycare; Possessed Multiple Videos and Images of Child Pornography
New Haven Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Role in Lottery and Romance Fraud Schemes
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RALPH PIERRE, 32, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his participation in lottery and romance scams that defrauded primarily elderly victims across the country of millions of dollars.
Twelve Alleged Members of Methamphetamine and Cocaine Trafficking Ring Arrested
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 29, 2022
News Release: EVANSVILLE A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging twelve individuals with conspiracies to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. Three of the defendants are also charged with illegally possessing firearms as convicted felons. The indictment was unsealed today following their arrests and initial appearances.
St. Louis man sentenced on aggravated ID theft, other charges
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 29, 2022
News Release: ST. LOUIS U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Wednesday sentenced a St. Louis man who used stolen identities to perpetrate a series of crimes, including hiding evidence for a jail inmate,to three years and eight months in prison.
California and New Hampshire Men Indicted for Attempting to Fraudulently Obtain $5 Million in CARES Act Funds
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2022
News Release: CONCORD Pierre Rogers, 43, of Irvine, California, and Joshua Leavitt, 40, of Northwood, New Hampshire were indicted by a federal grand jury on Monday and charged with multiple counts of bank fraud, wire fraud, and attempted wire fraud, United States Attorney Jane E. Young and William A. Kalb, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Northeast Field Division announced today. Rogers was also charged with money laundering.
Miami Residents Sentenced for Their Roles in a Money Laundering Conspiracy Connected to a Nationwide Gas Station Skimming Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2022
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK Yanio Montes de Oca, age 35, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced on Tuesday to 27 months in prison, and Atnetys Ferreira Milian, age 42, of Miami, was sentenced today to 1 year of probation, for their respective roles in a conspiracy to commit money laundering. The announcement was made ...
Atlanta Man Pleads Guilty in Tri-State Check Cashing Scheme Targeting Publix
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2022
News Release: ALBANY, Ga. An Atlanta resident who pleaded guilty for his role in a check cashing scheme targeting Publix grocery stores in Georgia, Florida and Alabama was remanded to federal custody today.
Columbia Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Fraud Scheme that Amassed 94 Firearms and 7 Bump Stocks
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2022
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA Edward Daniel Kimpton, Jr., 26, of Columbia, was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and possession of stolen firearms.
Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
News Release: Two men were sentenced today for conspiring to provide material support to the designated foreign terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham/Syria (ISIS).
Charlotte Woman Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. Kaila Leaann Shanteau-Jackson, 30, of Charlotte, pleaded guilty to wire fraud today, for defrauding the State of Arizonas COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefit program of approximately $995,000, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
U.S. Attorney Announces Two Additional Indictments as Part of COVID-19 Relief Fraud Strike Force
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: Spokane, Washington Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, has announced two new indictments resulting from the COVID-19 Relief Fraud Strike Force launched by the U.S. Attorneys Office earlier this year. The Indictments were recently unsealed.
New Orleans Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Massive Credit Card Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 5, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA On June 30, 2022United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon sentencedMAURICE DURIO, age 42, a New Orleans native to 108 months in federal prison for his role in a massive credit card fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
U.S. Attorneys Office Joins Plaza Tower Tenants to Combat Elder Financial Abuse
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 6, 2022
News Release: TYLER, Texas The U.S. Attorneys Office is promoting World Elder Abuse Awareness in conjunction with theDepartment of Justices Elder Justice Initiative to help seniors in the Eastern District of Texas avoid falling victim to financial exploitation, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
Six Defendants Arrested on Federal Grand Jury Indictment Alleging They Fraudulently Obtained $2 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefits
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 6, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES Law enforcement today arrested six defendants charged in a federal grand jury indictment alleging they fraudulently obtained more than $2 million in COVID-19-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits by submitting fraudulent applications in the names of others that falsely asserted, among other things, that the claimants were salon and barbershop workers rendered jobless because of the pandemic.
Former Maine Woman Sentenced to 48 Months for Stealing Over $500,000 from New Hampshire Company
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 7, 2022
News Release: CONCORD -Jessica Pechtel, 35, now of Andover, Massachusetts and formerly of Springvale, Maine, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison today for embezzling over a half million dollars, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced.