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Miami Residents Sentenced for Their Roles in a Money Laundering Conspiracy Connected to a Nationwide Gas Station Skimming Scheme

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK Yanio Montes de Oca, age 35, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced on Tuesday to 27 months in prison, and Atnetys Ferreira Milian, age 42, of Miami, was sentenced today to 1 year of probation, for their respective roles in a conspiracy to commit money laundering. The announcement was made ...


California and New Hampshire Men Indicted for Attempting to Fraudulently Obtain $5 Million in CARES Act Funds

News Release: CONCORD Pierre Rogers, 43, of Irvine, California, and Joshua Leavitt, 40, of Northwood, New Hampshire were indicted by a federal grand jury on Monday and charged with multiple counts of bank fraud, wire fraud, and attempted wire fraud, United States Attorney Jane E. Young and William A. Kalb, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Northeast Field Division announced today. Rogers was also charged with money laundering.


St. Louis man sentenced on aggravated ID theft, other charges

News Release: ST. LOUIS U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Wednesday sentenced a St. Louis man who used stolen identities to perpetrate a series of crimes, including hiding evidence for a jail inmate,to three years and eight months in prison.


Twelve Alleged Members of Methamphetamine and Cocaine Trafficking Ring Arrested

News Release: EVANSVILLE A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging twelve individuals with conspiracies to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. Three of the defendants are also charged with illegally possessing firearms as convicted felons. The indictment was unsealed today following their arrests and initial appearances.


New Haven Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Role in Lottery and Romance Fraud Schemes

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RALPH PIERRE, 32, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his participation in lottery and romance scams that defrauded primarily elderly victims across the country of millions of dollars.


Bronx Daycare Owner Indicted for Sexually Assaulting Boy and for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: Defendant Repeatedly Sexually Abused Child Who Went to His Daycare; Possessed Multiple Videos and Images of Child Pornography


Huntington Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Nigerian Fraud Scheme

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. A Huntington woman was sentenced today to three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for her role as a money mule in a Nigerian fraud scheme that scammed money from individuals, many of whom were elderly. Patricia Dudding, 70, was also ordered to pay $1,788,589.24 in restitution


Providence Man Sentenced in Fraudulent Checks, Bank Fraud Scheme

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. A Providence man who led a counterfeit check scheme that defrauded banks of tens of thousands of dollars has been sentenced to five years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


Johns Creek man pleads guilty to defrauding elderly man

News Release: ATLANTA - Aziz Choukri has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after admitting that he defrauded a 79-year-old retiree of approximately $650,000.


Texas Man Sentenced To 4 Years in Federal Prison for Aggravated Identity Theft and Other Crimes

News Release: Louisville, KY A Texas man was sentenced yesterday to 4 years in prison for aggravated identity theft, unlawful possession of identity documents, possession of counterfeit and unauthorized credit and debit card information, and possession of equipment to make fraudulent credit and debit cards. There is no parole in the federal system.


California Woman Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison For Passing Counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes

News Release: Fort Myers, FL U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber today sentenced Savannah Symone Duncan (24, Los Angeles, CA) to two years in federal prison for passing or uttering counterfeit Federal Reserve notes. Duncan had pleaded guilty on Nov. 23, 2021.


Springfield Woman Sentenced for Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Scheme

News Release: Defendant submitted 25 fraudulent PUA claims on behalf of others


New York Man Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

News Release: Defendant fraudulently obtained over $350,000 in pandemic relief funds


Former Banco Popular Employee Sentenced to 12 Months for Fraudulent Use of ATM Cards

News Release: St. Thomas, VI United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Natasha Seetaram, 39, of St. Thomas, was sentenced by Chief District Judge Robert Molloy to 12 months and one day of incarceration, followed by four years of supervised release for bank fraud.


Feds Charge 19 Defendants with Pandemic Fraud of over $24 Million

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero, together with other federal law enforcement officials announced today charges against 19 defendants for defrauding federal programs funded by the CARES Act and designed to provide a financial safety net for Americans during the pandemic. Collectively ...


Feds Charge 19 Defendants with Pandemic Fraud of over $24 Million

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero, together with other federal law enforcement officials announced today charges against 19 defendants for defrauding federal programs funded by the CARES Act and designed to provide a financial safety net for Americans during the pandemic. Collectively ...


Brooklyn Men Who Allegedly Stole Approximately $227,000 from Elderly Clinton Hill Woman Indicted on Grand Larceny and Other Charges

News Release: NEW YORK - Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and United States Secret Service New York Field Office Special Agent in Charge Patrick Freaney today announced that two men were arraigned on an indictment in which they are variously charged with grand larceny and other charges for allegedly stealing approximately $227,000 from an elderly woman. One of the individuals, a former neighbor of the 94-year-old woman, allegedly facilitated the theft using a Power of Attorney.


Leicester Man Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Prison for Unemployment and Loan Fraud Schemes Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

News Release: BOSTON A Leicester man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for his involvement in fraud schemes affecting the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) Loan and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Programs in Massachusetts and Nevada.


Omaha Woman Sentenced for Role in Forged Stimulus Check Conspiracy

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jessica A. Lovering, 30, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard to a sentence of time served for Conspiracy to Pass and Utter Forged United States Treasury Checks and two counts of Passing and ...


Romanian National Involved in ATM Skimming Scheme is Sentenced

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NICOLAE MARIUS BARBU, 50, a citizen of Romania, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 21 months of imprisonment for his participation in an extensive ATM skimming scheme that defrauded banks in Connecticut and elsewhere.