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News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A federal judge today sentenced a former BBVA branch manager for embezzling funds from the bank where she was employed, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick M. Davis.

Ghanaian National Ordered to Pay $156,073 in Restitution for Role in Romance Fraud Scheme

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. Banabas Ganidekam, 25, of Ghana, was sentenced today to three years of federal probation, including eight months on home detention with electronic monitoring, and ordered to pay $156,073 in restitution for wire fraud.

Woodmere Man Sentenced to Prison for Obtaining Stolen Credit Card Information and Using it to Purchase Gasoline

News Release: CLEVELAND- Charles E. Smith, Jr., 52, of Woodmere, Ohio, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Christopher A. Boyko to 33 months in prison and ordered to pay $10,621.23 in restitution after he pleaded guilty to using stolen financial information to purchase gasoline.

Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison for Defrauding Senior Victims in International Romance Scam

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS Edwin Agbi, 29, of Indianapolis,was sentenced to 57 monthsin federal prison for mail fraud, use of a fictitious name in furtherance of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Agbi was found guilty on March 2, 2022, following a three-day federal jury trial.

U.S. Secret Service Returns $286M in Fraudulently Obtained Funds to the Small Business Administration

By Homeland Newswire | Aug 26, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON Today, the U.S. Secret Service returned approximately $286 million in fraudulently obtained Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to the Small Business Administration (SBA). These recovered funds were generated by fraudulently submitted EIDL loan applications using fabricated or stolen employment and personal information.

Titusville Man On Federal Supervision Indicted On Aggravated Identity Theft And Fraud Charges

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Carmel Linot (32, Titusville) with bank fraud, mail fraud, two counts of aggravated identity theft, and two counts of false representation of a Social Security number (SSN). If convicted, Linot ...

Buckhannon man sentenced for drug and counterfeit charges

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA Garry William Moran, II, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 84 months of incarceration for drug and counterfeit charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Springfield, Illinois, Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Six Counts Related to Possession and Use of Counterfeit Credit Cards and Counterfeit Device Making Equipment

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. A Springfield, Illinois, man, Calvin Christian, III, 31, of the 1700 block of South College Street was sentenced on Aug. 25, 2022, to 24 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for six counts of either possessing or using counterfeit access devices or related offenses.

Upshur County woman sentenced for drug and counterfeit charges

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA Johnna Dee Courtney, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 120 months of incarceration for methamphetamine and counterfeit charges, U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Man Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud

News Release: SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA Sung Wook Kim, also known as Paul, 36, of Lexington, was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud.

Modern-day Bonnie and Clyde admit to fraud charges related to pilfered mail, stolen funds

News Release: Defendant faces up to 30 years in prison

San Bernardino County Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Investment Fraud and Cheating on His Taxes

News Release: LOS ANGELES A Highland man who used his work history as a San Bernardino County sheriffs deputy to gain investors trust and later invest millions of dollars with him, only to use their money to fund his extravagant lifestyle, was sentenced today to 168 months in federal prison.

Man Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud

News Release: SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA Sung Wook Kim, also known as Paul, 36, of Lexington, was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud.

Fairfield Woman Admits Embezzling $1.5 Million