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Defendants Charged in $4M Unemployment Fraud Case

News Release: DETROIT Two Michigan men have been charged via criminal complaint for their roles in a large-scale, multi-state Unemployment Insurance benefit fraud scheme, announced Acting United States Attorney Saima S. Mohsin.


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Union County Woman Admits Obstructing Justice

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A Union County, New Jersey, woman today admitted that she obstructed an investigation by destroying documents, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.


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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Distributing Opioids at His Pain Management Clinic

News Release: Miami, Florida A Florida man pleaded guilty yesterday to unlawfully distributing opioids at his pain management clinic in Miami, Florida.


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Romanian National Sentenced for Stealing $80K from Credit Union Accounts

News Release: TULSA, Okla. A Romanian national was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring with others to steal close to $80,000 from credit union customers accounts after installing skimmers and pinhole cameras on ATM machines in Yukon, Moore, south Oklahoma City and Tulsa, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


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Romanian Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Identity Theft

News Release: CONCORD -Stefan Catalin Bereanda, 45, a Romanian citizen unlawfully present in the United States, pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to bank fraud and identity theft, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.


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Prince Georges County Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for a Heroin Distribution Conspiracy Conducted Over the Dark Web

News Release: Greenbelt,Maryland U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Russell Ramseur, age 44, of Largo, Maryland, to seven years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least one kilogram of heroin and for possession with intent to distribute heroin.


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Miami Man Who Laundered Tax and Computer Scam Money Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: Miami, Florida Fifty-one-year-old Kevin Dewayne Kirby was sentenced yesterday in federal district court in Ft. Lauderdale to 57 months in federal prison for laundering over $500,000 connected to two wire fraud scams.


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Ukrainian Arrested and Charged with Ransomware Attack on Kaseya

News Release: Justice Department Seizes $6.1 million Related to Alleged Ransomware Extortionists


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Kirkwood resident pleads guilty for identity theft

News Release: ST. LOUIS United States District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark accepted a plea of guilty from Glenda Seim, 81 years old of Kirkwood, Missouri on Nov. 2, 2021 for two counts of identity theft related to her participation as a money mule in various fraudulent schemes on behalf of her online romantic ...


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Former Clayton County police officer sentenced for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud

News Release: ATLANTA Andre Jackson, who at the time of the offense was employed by the Clayton County, Georgia Police Department, has been sentenced for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud.


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Final Defendant Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Related to a Conspiracy to Steal Mail

News Release: Also Admits Possessing Information Associated with at least 20 Credit and Debit Cards Issued to Other People, Some Used to Make Fraudulent Purchases


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Irondale Missouri man pleads guilty to producing child pornography

News Release: ST. LOUIS United States District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark accepted a plea of guilty from Andrew Hotchkiss on todays date for the production of child pornography. A grand jury in the Eastern District of Missouri previously indicted Hotchkiss for the charge.


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Former Bookkeeper at Alexandria School Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La.Carlina Moore, 37, of Alexandria, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge David C. Joseph to 12 months and 1 day in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, on wire fraud charges. Moore was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $121,600.50.


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Final guilty pleas expose multi-state identity fraud ring

News Release: Authorities in Georgia, Alabama collaborated on prosecutions


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Union County Man Sentenced to 17 Months in Prison for Offering Bribes to Postal Service Employees

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A Union County, Jersey, man was sentenced today to 17 months in prison for offering bribes to a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee to steal check books and credit cards from the mail, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.


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Birmingham Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Kidnapping

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A Birmingham man was sentenced today for kidnapping and collecting ransom money, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Johnnie Sharp, Jr., and United States Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis.


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Former Montgomery County Deputy Sheriff Sentenced to 15 Years for Conspiring to Import and Distribute Deadly Opioids Nationwide

News Release: PHILADELPHIA Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that David Landis, 44, of Norristown, PA, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a special assessment of $6,300 by United States District Court Judge Gerald J. Pappert for numerous charges related to his participation in a global drug-trafficking conspiracy.


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Union County Man Sentenced to 97 Months for Role in Cocaine Conspiracy and Money Laundering Operation

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A Union County man was sentenced today to 97 months in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine and laundering narcotics proceeds, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced.


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Gaithersburg Brothers Sentenced to Federal Prison for Money Laundering in Connection with Elder Romance Scheme

News Release: David Annor, Lesley Annor, and Other Co-conspirators Laundered More Than $6,200,000 from Over 200 Victims in the United States and Overseas


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Bulgarian National Sentenced for ATM Skimming

News Release: BOSTON A Bulgarian national was sentenced yesterday in connection with a scheme to create counterfeit ATM cards and to withdraw money from the bank accounts of unsuspecting customers.