News from 2022
Macy Woman Sentenced to 76 Months for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Crimes
By Homeland Newswire | May 6, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Teriona Freemont, age 25, of Macy, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court, in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and for being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession ...
Massachusetts Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | May 6, 2022
News Release: CONCORD -Donna Silva, 44, of Lowell, Massachusetts pleaded guilty in federal court to bank fraud, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
Liberty County Man and Woman Behind My Buddy Loans Guilty of Fraud Related to COVID Relief
By Homeland Newswire | May 6, 2022
News Release: TEXARKANA, Texas A Cleveland, Texas man and woman have pleaded guilty to wire fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
Local woman ordered to prison for aggravated identity theft
By Homeland Newswire | May 9, 2022
News Release: HOUSTON A 43-year-old Houston resident has been sent to prison following her conviction of using stolen personal information to obtain over $1,000, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
Four Plead Guilty To Racketeering, Shootings, And Economic Crimes In Robles Park Criminal Enterprise
By Homeland Newswire | May 9, 2022
News Release: Tampa, Florida United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Keaujay Hornsby, a/k/a Plug, (26, Tampa); Kareem Spann, a/k/a Reem, (27, Tampa); and Tywon Spann, a/k/a Weez (25, Tampa) have pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy related to numerous violent, drug trafficking, and economic ...
Former San Bernardino County Sheriffs Deputy Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Tax Charges in Multimillion-Dollar Investment Swindle
By Homeland Newswire | May 10, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES A former San Bernardino County sheriffs deputy has pleaded guilty to multiple felonies for deceiving victims into investing at least $5.6 million with him, then using their money on extravagant gambling, taking private jet airplane rides and buying luxury items for his girlfriends, the Justice Department announced today.
Man Charged with Using Stolen Identities of UCSD Students in Bank and Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud Schemes
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: SAN DIEGO Nehemiah Joel Weaver was indicted by a federal grand jury for using stolen personal information of University of California San Diego students in furtherance of bank and pandemic unemployment insurance fraud schemes.
Peoria Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. A Peoria, Illinois, man, Randall R. Ray IV, 33, was sentenced on May 10, 2022, to 14 years in prison for possession of child sexual abuse material.
Two Californians Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar Tech-Support Scam Targeting Elderly Victims
By Homeland Newswire | May 12, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Two residents of Santa Ana, California, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy relating to their participation in a scheme to defraud elderly victims in the United States.
Baltimore Man Facing Federal Charges for Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Access Device Fraud in Relation to an Alleged Counterfeit Card Encoding Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 12, 2022
News Release: Indictment Alleges the Defendant Used the Re-encoded Gift Cards to Sell Fuel to Truck Drivers in Exchange for Cash at Half-Price
Boston Man Charged with Pandemic Fraud, Identity Theft, Firearm and Drug Offenses
By Homeland Newswire | May 12, 2022
News Release: BOSTON A Boston man has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty to fraud, identity theft, firearm and drug offenses.
Leader of multi-state identity fraud ring sentenced to federal prison
By Homeland Newswire | May 16, 2022
News Release: Defendant ordered to pay more than $100,000 in restitution
Minneapolis Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking, Firearms Violations
By Homeland Newswire | May 16, 2022
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS A Minneapolis man has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison for Threatening Violence at 2021 Presidential Inauguration
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO A suburban Chicago man was sentenced today to more than three years in federal prison for sending a series of threatening phone calls to various members of the United States Congress and threatening to commit violence at the 2021 presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C.
Former Orono Convenience Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today in federal court to access device fraud, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.
Boston Man Sentenced for Passport Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: BOSTON A Boston man was sentenced today for passport fraud.
Pair Sentenced for Their Roles in Dispersing Proceeds of Internet and Email Fraud Schemes
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: PROVIDENCE Two men who played various roles in an underground financial network in support of international internet and email fraud schemes have been sentenced to federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Leicester Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in COVID-19 Pandemic Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: BOSTON A Leicester woman has pleaded guilty to her involvement in a pandemic unemployment fraud scheme.
Monessen Woman Sentenced to Prison for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA -- A former resident of Monessen, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months imprisonment to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release on her conviction of five counts of mail fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
Charlotte Business Owners Are Indicted For Selling Stolen iPhones To Domestic And International Buyers
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. Two Charlotte business owners, Hamzeh Jamal Alasfar, 30, and Tayseer Issam Alkhayyat, 34, both of Charlotte, are facing federal charges for allegedly selling fraudulently obtained Apple iPhones (iPhones) and other electronic devices to domestic and international buyers, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.