News from 2022
Operation Titan Fall Charges Thirteen In Central Florida Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 9, 2022
News Release: Orlando, Florida United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of two indictments charging 13 individuals in 2 drug conspiracies in the Orlando area. According to the redacted indictments, the below individuals are in custody and charged with conspiring with each other, and others, ...
Southfield Resident Sentenced In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: DETROIT- Southfield resident Mykia King was sentenced today to 34 months in prison after having pleaded guilty earlier this year to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft arising out of a pandemic-related unemployment insurance fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
Houston woman charged for helping others falsely apply for government assistance
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: HOUSTON A 22-year-old Houston resident is set to appear in federal court for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
Two Men Convicted of Laundering Proceeds of a Business Email Compromise Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. A federal jury convicted two individuals yesterday on charges of money laundering as part of a business email compromise (BEC) scheme.
Two Defendants Charged With Firearms And Narcotics Trafficking
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: Cesar Vasquez and Micky Colon Conspired to Traffic Narcotics and More Than 50 Firearms From Ohio to New York
St. Augustine Man Pleads Guilty To Remotely Deleting Contents Of His iPhone After Federal Agents Seized It During The Execution Of A Search Warrant
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Gabriel Basart (33, St. Augustine) today pleaded guilty to destroying evidence with the purpose of preventing and impairing the United States lawful authority to take and search that evidence pursuant to a lawful search warrant. Basart faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.
Federal Jury Finds Man Guilty in Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 13, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. After three days of trial, a federal jury convicted Abdul Inusah, 31, of Ghana, for his role in a Huntington-based scheme that defrauded individuals in multiple states through the use of false online personas.
Evansville Man Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Using his Accounting Position to Embezzle More than $87,000 from his Gibson County Employer
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 15, 2022
News Release: EVANSVILLE Patrick Garrett,33,ofEvansville, Indiana,was sentenced to 16 monthsin federal prison after pleading guilty tocharges of wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering.
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Structuring Financial Transactions
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 15, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. An Ohio man pleaded guilty today to structuring financial transactions to evade reporting requirements.
Ex-employee sentenced for stealing $284,000 from St. Louis County bank
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: ST. LOUIS The former assistant manager of a bank in Wellston, Missouri on Tuesday was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White to a year and a day in prison for stealing $284,000 in cash.
Spokane Man Sentenced to Probation for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: Spokane, Washington Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Roshon Edward Thomas, age 42, of Spokane, was sentenced to a 5-year term of probation in federal court for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding for small businesses.
Tulsa Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Sending Emails Threatening to Kill President Biden
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: A Tulsa man was sentenced Monday in federal court for sending threatening emails to KOTV Channel 6 directed at President Joseph Biden and unnamed members of the Congress and their families, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Former Washington Woman Sentenced for Role in Forged Stimulus Check Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 17, 2022
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Courtney Laparele Clark, age 35, formerly of Tacoma, Washington, 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 ...
Batavia Woman And Buffalo Woman Both Going To Prison In Separate COVID Fraud Cases
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 18, 2022
News Release: ROCHESTER/BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Danielle Tooley, 37, of Batavia, NY, who was convicted of wire fraud, was sentenced to serve six months in prison and pay approximately $18,000 in restitution by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
Fort Myers Woman Sentenced For PPP Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 18, 2022
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Edrica Leann Watson (40, Lehigh Acres) to 15 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for making a false statement to a financial institution. As part of her sentence, the court also entered an ...
Second Felony Lane Gang Member Who Defrauded Illinois Bank By Impersonating Victims of Identity Theft Sentenced to 34 Months in Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 18, 2022
News Release: East St. Louis, Ill. Mary M. Thornhill, 36, of Knoxville, TN, was sentenced on Wednesday, August
Judge Sentences Alabama Fraudster to 17 Years in Federal Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 18, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former Alabama resident has been sentenced in federal court to 17 years (212 months) in prison on his convictions for Conspiracy, Transfer of False Identification Documents, Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
Las Vegas Resident Indicted For COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 19, 2022
News Release: LAS VEGAS A Las Vegas man made his initial appearance in federal court yesterday for allegedly submitting a fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) application seeking more than $150,000 from the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Cape Coral Woman Sentenced To More Than Two And A Half Years In Prison For Committing Fraud Targeting Elderly Victims
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 22, 2022
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Nicole Sprague (38, Cape Coral), to two years and nine months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and mail fraud. As part of her sentence, the court also ordered restitution to the identified victims in the amount of $297,900, and entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $250,000, representing the proceeds of the fraud. Sprague had pleaded guilty on May 24, 2022.
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Red Cross of Hurricane Relief Funds
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 22, 2022
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. A Richardson, Texas, man pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to commit wire fraud to defraud the American Red Cross of disaster relief funds donated to the Red Cross by members of the American public for the benefit of the victims of Hurricane Harvey in 2017.