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Former Amazon employees plead guilty to $10 million fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 1, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA - Kayricka Wortham and Demetrius Hines have pleaded guilty to defrauding Amazon.com, Inc., and stealing nearly $10 million from the company, while employed at the company in managerial and loss prevention roles.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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 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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Two Essex County Men Sentenced to Prison for Using Credit Cards and Checks Stolen From U.S. Mail as Part of a Scheme that Attempted to Defraud Banks of Over $1 Million
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. Two Essex County, New Jersey, men were sentenced yesterday and today for their roles in a scheme to steal credit cards, debit cards, and checks from the mail and use the stolen cards and checks to attempt over a million dollars of retail and online purchases and cash withdrawals, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today.
Three Oklahoma City Residents Sentenced to Serve More Than 21 Years Collectively in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY Earlier this week,LAURA R. JOHNSON, 47,THOMAS JOHNSON, SR., 54, andCHERYL M. ASHLEY, 72, all residents of Oklahoma City, were sentenced collectively to more than 21 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to take ownership of more than a dozen real properties without the consent or knowledge of the actual owners, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Maryland Man Found Guilty of Charges for Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers During 2020 Demonstration
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON A Maryland man has been found guilty by a jury of assaulting two police officers during a demonstration that took place in December 2020 in downtown Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Nigerian National Ordered to Pay Restitution for Role in Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. John Nassy, 29, a Nigerian national living in Dumfries, Virginia, was sentenced to five years of federal probation, including six months on home detention, and ordered to pay $148,000 in restitution for receipt of stolen money in connection with a scheme that defrauded at least 200 victims, many of whom are elderly, of at least $2.5 million. Nassy has already paid $40,000 of the restitution he owes.
Criminals Siphon Money from Local Businesses via Stolen Checks
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: DETROIT Eight people were indicted by a grand jury for a bank fraud conspiracy scheme stemming from checks stolen from the mail, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.