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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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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, ...
Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 8, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. A Nigerian national pleaded guilty today to receipt of stolen money in connection with a fraud and money laundering scheme that defrauded at least 200 victims, many of whom are elderly, of at least $2.5 million.
Leader of Lottery and Romance Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 8, 2022
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FAROUQ FASASI, 28, of Manchester, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 168 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in lottery and romance scams that defrauded primarily elderly victims across the country of millions of dollars.
Defendant Sentenced to More Than 18 Years in Multi-State Mother-Son Fraud Scheme Involving Identity Theft, Stolen Vehicles, and a Firearm
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA Quinae Shamyra Stephens, 41, of Douglasville, Georgia, was sentenced to more than 18 years in federal prison after she was convicted by a jury for multiple charges relating to a multi-state identity theft and fraud ring she was running with her son. Specifically, Stephens was ...
Four Defendants Indicted in Little Rock Mail Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: LITTLE ROCKFour defendants have been indicted for their alleged involvement in stealing mail from mail receptacles. Byrannia Burks, 20, James Miller, 26, Kobe Powell, 24, and Eshawn Tucker, 21, all of Little Rock, have been charged by a grand jury with possession of stolen mail. Tucker and Burks were also charged with unlawful possession of a mail receptacle key.
Alleged Russian Cryptocurrency Money Launderer Extradited to United States
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 5, 2022
News Release: Defendant Extradited from Greece to Face Charges Stemming from the Operation of BTC-e, an Illicit Bitcoin Exchange Alleged to Have Received Deposits Valued at Over $4 Billion
Dallas Based Financial Manager Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $200,000 From Client
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS,LOUISIANA U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced thatKATIE LAROCHE, age 54, a resident of Dallas, Texas, pleaded guilty as charged on July 27, 2022 to a one-count bill of information charging her with wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343.
Statement From U.S. Secret Service Director James Murray on Unwavering Cooperation with the January 6th Select Committee
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
News Release: I am firmly reiterating the commitment of the United States Secret Service in supporting the extraordinary efforts of the January 6thSelect Committee. As an American and Director of this incredible agency, I found the events at the Capitol on January 6th to be abhorrent. What happened on that day in ...
Boonville Man Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Embezzling Over $400,000
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
News Release: EVANSVILLE Kyle D. Hollman, 33, of Boonville, Ind., was sentenced late yesterday to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud.
iCore Global LLC Executives Plead Guilty to Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 19, 2022
News Release: SAN ANTONIO Two executives of iCore Global LLC (iCore) have pleaded guilty to their involvement in a fraud scheme.
Sarasota Man Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison For COVID-19 Related Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 18, 2022
News Release: Tampa, FL U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Randy Xavier Jones (34, Sarasota) to five years and one month in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The court also ordered Jones to forfeit proceeds traceable to the offense, including 12 fraudulently obtained prepaid debit cards containing unemployment insurance benefits to which Jones was not entitled. Jones had pleaded guilty on March 24, 2022.
Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 15, 2022
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Damien Deshaun Dennis (42, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Dennis faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison for the bank fraud and a 2-year minimum mandatory term of imprisonment for the aggravated identity theft. He must also pay restitution to the victims he defrauded.
Man Who Posed as Girls Soccer Recruiter Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charge
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 15, 2022
News Release: A man who apparently posed as a college soccer recruiterpleaded guilty this week to receiving child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Chad E. Meacham.
Guatemalan Woman Indicted for Falsely Using Social Security Number
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 15, 2022
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a Guatemalan national with one count of possession of a false social security card/number.