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Indictment Unsealed Charging Two Individuals in Alleged Financial Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 7, 2022
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ga. A federal indictment was unsealed today charging two individuals in a pre-IPO investment scheme.
Bonner Springs Man Sentenced for Child Sexual Exploitation
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 5, 2022
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. A Kansas man was sentenced to 27 years in prison for engaging in sexual acts with a child and taking nude pictures and videos of the child.
Georgia Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Threats Against the President
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 1, 2022
News Release: Defendant has a Criminal History of Making Death Threats Against Organizations, People
Jacksonville Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison On Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 1, 2022
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Damien Deshaun Dennis (43, Jacksonville) to 12 years in federal prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Dennis was also ordered to pay restitution to the victims he defrauded. Dennis was arrested by the United States Secret Service Jacksonville Field Office on April 11, 2022, and ordered detained pending the outcome of his case. He had pleaded guilty on July 12, 2022.
Former Amazon employees plead guilty to $10 million fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 1, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA - Kayricka Wortham and Demetrius Hines have pleaded guilty to defrauding Amazon.com, Inc., and stealing nearly $10 million from the company, while employed at the company in managerial and loss prevention roles.
Eight Individuals Charged in Alleged $30 Million Unemployment Benefits Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 30, 2022
News Release: Charges were unsealed today against eight individuals for conspiring to defraud the Georgia Department of Labor of tens of millions of dollars in federal funds intended for unemployment benefits.
Liberty County Man and Woman Behind My Buddy Loans Sentenced for Fraud Related to COVID Relief
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 28, 2022
News Release: TEXARKANA, Texas A Cleveland, Texas man and woman have been sentenced to federal prison for wire fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
Former Stamford Attorney Admits Defrauding Clients of More Than $700K
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that WILLIAM McCULLOUGH, 62, of Westerly, Rhode Island, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to one count of wire fraud stemming from an embezzlement scheme.
Former Bookkeeper And Husband Sentenced To Federal Prison For Wire Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 22, 2022
News Release: Tampa, Florida U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Desiree Madiedo (45, Brooksville) to serve one year and one day in federal prison for wire fraud. Earlier, on November 8, 2022, Judge Jung sentenced Desiree Madiedos husband, Christopher Madiedo (47, Brooksville), to 30 months in federal ...
Court Authorizes the Seizure of Domains Used in Furtherance of a Cryptocurrency Pig Butchering Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 21, 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. The U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced today the seizure of seven domain names used in a recent cryptocurrency confidence crime, known as pig butchering.
Former State Employee and Three Others Indicted for $1 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today that Adelita Castillo Juarez, age 55, of Kent City, Francisca Adelita Juarez, age 35, of Kent City, Evelyn De-Maya Vanderbilt, formerly known as Kwamaine Dejaun Trice, age 32, of Grand Rapids and Inkster, and Mya Michelle Giordano, formerly ...
Catoosa Woman Sentenced for Fraudulently Applying for $1M in Loans
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: A Catoosa woman who defrauded banks and credit unions through a complex scheme involving falsified loan applications and lien releases was sentenced Friday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Previously Convicted Randolph County Sex Offender Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS Lance Parsons, 47, of Randolph County, Indiana, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distribution and receipt of child sexual abuse material.
10 charged in business email compromise and money laundering schemes targeting Medicare, Medicaid, and other victims
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against 10 defendants in multiple states in connection with multiple business email compromise (BEC), money laundering, and wire fraud schemes that targeted Medicare, state Medicaid programs, private health insurers, and numerous other victims and resulted in more than $11.1 million in total losses.
10 Charged in Business Email Compromise and Money Laundering Schemes Targeting Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Victims
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges today against 10 defendants in multiple states in connection with multiple business email compromise (BEC), money laundering, and wire fraud schemes that targeted Medicare, state Medicaid programs, private health insurers, and numerous other victims and resulted in more than $11.1 million in total losses.
Saint Louis Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting a 14-year-old Owensboro Girl
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: Owensboro, KY Christopher Bertolett was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in prison for violating federal child exploitation laws.
Two Indicted in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: TYLER, Texas A Nevada man and a South Carolina man have been indicted in a cryptocurrency money laundering conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.
Louisiana Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A New Orleans, La., man was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $19,222.00 in restitution to the victims on one count of Wire Fraud. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.
Charleston Man Ordered to Pay Restitution for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Malik Breckenridge, 26, of Charleston, was ordered today to pay $41,666 in restitution and sentenced to five years of federal probation, including eight months on home detention, for wire fraud.
Two Essex County Men Sentenced to Prison for Using Credit Cards and Checks Stolen From U.S. Mail as Part of a Scheme that Attempted to Defraud Banks of Over $1 Million
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. Two Essex County, New Jersey, men were sentenced yesterday and today for their roles in a scheme to steal credit cards, debit cards, and checks from the mail and use the stolen cards and checks to attempt over a million dollars of retail and online purchases and cash withdrawals, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today.