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Branson Performer Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme

News Release: Hundreds of Audience Members Donated to Fake Charity for Foster Children


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Raleigh County Pharmacist Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme

News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. A Raleigh County pharmacist was sentenced today to 135 months in federal prison for her role in a fraud scheme which cost victims over $2 million in losses. She was also ordered to pay over $2.5 millionin restitution to the victims and serve a term of three years of supervised release.


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Sussex County Man Charged with $1.9 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A Sussex County, New Jersey, man was charged for his role in fraudulently obtaining federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans totaling $1.9 million, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.



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Defendant Charged In $1.4 Million Covid-19 Fraud Scheme

News Release: Elvin German Arrested for Submitting in Excess of 250 Fraudulent COVID-19 Unemployment Benefit Applications


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Seattle computer security consultant indicted for threatening cyberstalking campaign against a former roommate, her family members, boyfriend, police, and prosecutors

News Release: For more than a year, cyber security consultant allegedly sent electronic messages and made social media posts threatening sexual assault and other violence against multiple victims


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Former Echo Housing Corporation Executive Director Sentenced on Three Counts of Theft

News Release: Embezzled over $102,000 of funds entrusted to her as Executive Director


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Bulgarian National Pleads Guilty to ATM Skimming

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


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Cheraw Man Sentenced to Nearly Seven Years for Transferring Obscene Material to Minor After Multi-State Operation

News Release: Florence, South Carolina ---Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Nathan Branham, 40, of Cheraw, was sentenced to nearly seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor and having his federal supervised release revoked.


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Repeat Sex Offender to Serve 47 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

News Release: PEORIA, Ill. U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid today sentenced Harold L. Williams, 40, of Pekin, Ill., a previously convicted sex offender, to serve 47 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor while he was on federal supervised release. The sentence consists of 45 years for enticing an out-of-state ...


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Secret Service Participates in COVID-19 Fraud Task Force, Warns About Fraudsters Stealing Personal Information And Claiming COVID-19 Benefits Using Fake Websites

News Release: MACON, Ga. The Department of Justices National Unemployment Insurance Fraud Task Force (NUIFTF) is warning that criminals are creating websites mimicking unemployment benefit websites, including state workforce agency (SWA) websites, to steal personal information and file fraudulent unemployment insurance (UI) benefits provided as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Peter D. Leary, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.


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West Springfield Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Charges

News Release: BOSTON A West Springfield man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield on child pornography charges.


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Man Who Brandished Assault Rifle at Black Lives Matter Protest Sentenced to 46 Months

News Release: A man who brandished an assault rifle at a Black Lives Matter protest in Lubbock has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.


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Miami Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy in Connection with Nationwide Gas Station Skimming Scheme

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK Yanio Montes De Oca, age 33, of Miami, Florida, pled guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to launder funds derived from anationwide gas station skimming scheme that involved stealing the banking and personal information of residents of Upstate and Central New York who used the pay at the pump feature to make gasoline purchases.


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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm Possession

News Release: Jackson, TN Orlando Mays, 41, has been sentenced to 88 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., Acting United States Attorney announced the sentence today.


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Leicester Man Arrested for Involvement in Unemployment Fraud Scheme

News Release: BOSTON A Leicester man was arrested on Friday, March 5, 2021 in connection with allegedly using a stolen identity to fraudulently claim unemployment benefits from the State of Nevada.


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Talala Man Sentenced for Writing String of Counterfeit Checks at 4 Oklahoma Dealerships

News Release: A Talala man who knowingly wrote counterfeit checks to purchase vehicles at dealerships in Tulsa, Sand Springs, and Collinsville was sentenced in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


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Hull Man Arrested on Fraud Charge Arising From Fraudulent CARES Act Small Business Loans

News Release: Defendant allegedly submitted fraudulent documentation purporting that he was president of two LLCs when he was actually in federal custody


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Four Charged in Scheme Employing Homeless to Cash Bogus Checks

News Release: PROVIDENCE Four men from the Atlanta, GA, area have been charged in federal court in Providence, RI, for allegedly operating a long-running scheme in which homeless and transient individuals from the Providence area were recruited to cash counterfeit business checks in exchange for a cash payment.


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Catoosa Woman Charged with Defrauding 7 Banks of $735,396

News Release: A Catoosa woman has been indicted for defrauding seven Oklahoma banks when she falsified and submitted documents to apply for $735,396 in loans, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.