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St. Louis County woman admits $267,000 COVID-19 rental assistance fraud
By Homeland Newswire | May 23, 2022
News Release: ST. LOUIS A St. Louis County woman who pretended to be a landlord to get $267,239 in pandemic-related financial assistance pleaded guilty to a felony charge of wire fraud in United States District Court Monday.
Kansas Man Sentenced for Counterfeit Currency and Fictitious Treasury Checks
By Homeland Newswire | May 23, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Deantra Lamar Watson, 42, of Wichita, Kansas, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Joseph F. Bataillon to a sentence of time served for Transportation of Fictitious Obligations of the United States, Possession of Counterfeit Currency, ...
Woodmere Man Pleads Guilty to Obtaining Stolen Credit Card Information and Using it to Purchase Gasoline
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 2022
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Charles E. Smith, Jr., 52, of Woodmere, Ohio, pleaded guilty on May 19, 2022, to an Information charging him with one count of access device fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.
New Haven Man Admits Role in Mail Theft, Identity Theft and Bank Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 2022
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, today announced that MARQUIS WILLIAMS, 45, of New Haven, pleaded guilty yesterday in Hartford federal court to a charge stemming from a mail theft, identity theft and bank fraud scheme.
Raytown Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme That Used Stolen Identities of Johnson County Employees
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. A Raytown, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a fraud scheme that utilized the stolen identities of Johnson County, Kansas, government employees to make fraudulent purchases.
Spokane Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $50,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: Spokane, Washington Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Roshon Edward Thomas, 52, of Spokane, Washington, has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining more than $50,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. This case is part of the COVID-19 ...
Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Fraud, Identity Theft, Firearm and Drug Offenses
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: BOSTON A Boston man pleaded guilty today to fraud, identity theft, firearm and drug offenses.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Boston Man Sentenced for Passport Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: BOSTON A Boston man was sentenced today for passport fraud.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.