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Laplace Woman Charged With Bank Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced thatARLENE TRANCHINA,age 55, of Laplace, was charged in a one-count Bill of Information with bank fraud on November 6, 2020.
Former Microsoft software engineer sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing more than $10 million in digital value such as gift cards
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: Seattle A former Microsoft software engineer was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to nine years in prison for 18 federal felonies related to his scheme to defraud Microsoft of more than $10 million. Volodymyr Kvashuk, a Ukrainian citizen residing in Renton, Washington, worked first as ...
New York Man Admits Credit and Gift Card Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A New York man today admitted he defrauded credit card companies of hundreds of thousands of dollars, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Tampa Gift Card King Sentenced To Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Stephen H. McIntyre (51, Tampa) to five years and three months in federal prison for conspiring to commit money laundering. The court also ordered McIntyre to forfeit more than $690,000, a 2014 Cadillac Escalade, and other funds that are traceable to the proceeds of the money laundering conspiracy.
New York Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Counterfeit Check Bank Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 4, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MEEM JANNAT, 25, of Brooklyn, New York, formerly of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to seven months of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, for her role in a counterfeit check bank fraud scheme.
New York Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Counterfeit Check Bank Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 4, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MEEM JANNAT, 25, of Brooklyn, New York, formerly of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to seven months of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, for her role in a counterfeit check bank fraud scheme.
Unauthorized Cash Withdrawals from ATM Locations in Shreveport Lead to Conviction of California Man
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 3, 2020
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. Dennis Busch, 40, of Costa Mesa, California was sentenced today on federal wire fraud charges, Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced.
Russian Cybercriminal Sentenced to Prison for Role in $100 Million Botnet Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2020
News Release: A Russian national was sentenced Oct. 30 to eight years in prison for his role in operating a sophisticated scheme to steal and traffic sensitive personal and financial information in the online criminal underground that resulted in an estimated loss of over $100 million.
Ridgeland Woman Charged with Unemployment Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2020
News Release: Jackson, Miss. Judith Ann Middleton, 70, of Ridgeland, Mississippi, was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with multiple violations of federal law involving unemployment insurance benefits fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and U.S. Secret Service Resident Agent in Charge Shawn Wolfe.
Marine Corps Reserve Official Charged With Conspiracy to Commit Bribery for Facilitating Over $1,900,000 in Defense Contracts
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announces thatERIK MARTIN, aged 48, has been charged by a Bill of Information with Conspiracy to Commit Bribery, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and 201(b)(2). If convicted,MARTINfaces up to five years imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, a $250,000 fine, and a mandatory special assessment of $100.
Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 30, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRIAN HANNA, also known as Zo, 52, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin.
Head of Financial Services Firm Charged in Manhattan Federal Court in Connection with Multimillion-Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: Chairman, CEO, and President of Concorde Group Holdings Inc. Charged with Defrauding Investors Out of Approximately $4.4 million
19 Defendants Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Kathy A. Michalko, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service, Phillip R. Bartlett, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), ...
Gorham Man Sentenced to 5 Years Probation for Wire Fraud Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: A Gorham man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Portland for participating in a wire fraud conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.
Federal Grand Jury Returns Superseding Indictment Charging Fort Myers Business Owner with COVID Relief Fraud and Mortgage Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of a superseding indictment charging Casey David Crowther (35, North Fort Myers) with two counts of bank fraud, two counts of making a false statement to a lending institution, and three counts of illegal monetary transactions.
Two Charged with Conspiring with State Contractor in Multi-million Dollar Unemployment Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 27, 2020
News Release: A couple from Detroit was charged today with participating in a multi-million dollar unemployment insurance fraud scheme aimed at defrauding the State of Michigan and the U.S. Government of funds earmarked for unemployment assistance during the COVID19 pandemic, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.
Pharmacist sentenced for presenting forged prescriptions opioid and anti-malaria prescription drugs
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 27, 2020
News Release: St. Louis, MO Tamara Jo Nyachira, of Pittsburg, Kansas, was sentenced today to three years probation, a $5,000 fine and 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty to obtaining narcotic opioid prescription drugs with forged prescriptions before Chief United States District Judge Rodney W. Sippel.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Individuals for Kidnapping
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 27, 2020
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A federal grand jurytoday indicted two persons alleging they collected ransom money as part of a kidnapping conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr., and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis.
Bullitt Co. Woman Sentenced to 94 Months in Prison for Embezzlement, Identify Theft, and Tax Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. Candi Fluhr, 44, has been sentenced to a total of 94 months imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings followed by a 3 year term of supervised release for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, theft from an employee benefit plan, and filing false tax returns, announced United States Attorney Russell Coleman. She was also ordered to pay $838,804 in restitution between four victims.
Two Men Plead Guilty to Conspiracy, Bank Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA Isaleb Anofils, 31, of Vero Beach, pled guilty last Friday, Oct. 16, and Donyell Garland, 32, of Tallahassee, plead guilty today to federal charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, 13 counts of bank fraud, and 1 count of aggravated identity theft. Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the guilty plea.