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Empire Man Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud in Connection to Deepwater Horizon Compensation Fund
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 18, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that TONY RILEY, age 49, of Empire, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to committing mail fraud in relation to the BP settlement fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion.
Crown Point Man Sentenced for Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 18, 2018
News Release: HAMMOND The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Thomas L. Kirsch II, announced that Elbert Johnson, age 40, of Crown Point, Indiana was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge James T. Moody. Johnson was sentenced to 61 months imprisonment, 2 years supervised release, and ordered to pay $551,647 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service and the Indiana Department of Revenue.
Michael Mickey Munday Convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud and Mail Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: A Miami Jury Convicted North Miami Resident Michael Mickey Munday of Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud and Mail Fraud After a Four-Day Trial.
11 Members of New York Drug Trafficking Organization Charged With Distributing Potent Heroin and Fentanyl
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael E. McMahon, the District Attorney for Richmond County, James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), Angel M. Melendez, the Special Agent-in-Charge ...
Dorchester Man Sentenced for Role in $4 Million Bank Fraud Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 16, 2018
News Release: BOSTON A Dorchester man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with a $4 million bank fraud scheme.
Charlotte Investment Fund Operator Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud and Tax Evasin
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. Richard Wyatt Davis, Jr. 41, formerly of Cornelius, N.C., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer today and pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud and one count of tax evasion, announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
Six Individuals Indicted for Conspiracy Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 11, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA The United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Nicole Marie Harring, age 42, of Mead, Oklahoma; Ksenia Ura Gubareva, age 38, of McLoud, Oklahoma; Nathan Paul Parker, age 38, of Durant, Oklahoma; Alvin Arley Potts II, age 38, of Durant, Oklahoma; ...
South Hills Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Massive Mortgage Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 10, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 78 months of incarceration on his conviction of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, wire fraud, and mail fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
Winston-Salem Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Orchestrating Fraudulent Check Cashing Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: NEW BERN The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today in federal court, LAMONT DEVORE HAIRSTON, 30, of Winston Salem, North Carolina, was sentenced to serve 41 months in federal prison and 5 years of supervised release following his prior guilty plea to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud. HAIRSTON was also ordered to make restitution to victims.
Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty in $91K Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH A resident of Brooklyn, New York, has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
Co-op Supervisor Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison, Ordered to Forfeit $3 million for Embezzlement
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM A federal judge today sentenced the former supervisor of an electric cooperative in Arab to more than two years in prison and ordered him to repay nearly $3 million he embezzled from the co-op over eight years, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Michael Williams and Tennessee Valley Authority Acting Inspector General Jill M. Matthews.
Titusville Man Sentenced to More Than 14 Years for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: Orlando, FL U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza today sentenced Trayone Lefferio Bell (42, Titusville) to 14 years and 6 months years in federal prison for one count of fraudulent possession of access devices, two counts of theft of government money, and three counts of aggravated identity theft. As part of his sentence, the Court also entered a money judgment in the amount of $266,769, and ordered him to pay $823,797 in restitution.
Broward Resident Sentenced in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: A Broward resident was sentenced to 24 months and one day in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $87,562 in restitution.
District Woman Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Beating Death of Three-Year-Old Son
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: Beating Took Place at Familys Home in Southeast Washington
Carroll County Business Owner Sentenced on Federal Tax Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: Keith Andrews Owned Andrews Farming; Case Involved Over $1 Million in Cash
Local Nurse Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Tax Return Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 4, 2018
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA Tangela Lawson-Brown, 41, of Midway, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to 60 months in federal prison after her conviction at trial in October 2017 for crimes arising from the filing of fraudulent federal income tax returns. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
Five Maryland Men Indicted for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 3, 2018
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland A federal grand jury indicted five individuals on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The indictment was returned on Oct. 26, 2017, and unsealed upon the arrest of the defendants. The five individuals indicted are
Buffalo Man Sentenced For Conspiring To Commit Access Device Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 3, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Randy Jarrett, 45 of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit access device fraud, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to 21 months incarceration followed by three years supervised release. Jarrett was also ordered to pay approximately $291,000, in restitution.
Lawrence Man Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison for Falsifying Audio Recordings in Federal Investigation
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 3, 2018
News Release: Defendant Was Paid Cooperator for Internal Revenue Service
Two Romanian Suspects Charged With Hacking of D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Surveillance Cameras in Connection With Ransomware Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON A criminal complaint and arrest warrants were unsealed today charging two Romanian nationals with a conspiracy to illegally access approximately 123 computers associated with Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) surveillance cameras and to use those computers in connection with a scheme to distribute ransomware in January 2017.