Canadian Man Sentenced to Prison for Participation in “Grandparent Scam”
BURLINGTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on October 6, 2026, Paul Conneh, 39, of Moncton, New…
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Worcester Man Indicted on Firearm and Drug Distribution Charges
BOSTON – A Worcester man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly distributing fentanyl and dealing in firearms without a license.…
Continue ReadingMaryland Man Facing Federal Indictment for Role in COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud Scheme Totaling More Than $100M
Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury indicted a Maryland man, today, in connection with a COVID-19 healthcare fraud scam. Marc Aaron Potash, 57,…
Continue ReadingEx-Postal Worker Admits to Stealing Checks in Massive $34 Million Fraud Scheme
INDIANAPOLIS- A former United States Postal Service letter carrier, Destinee Ruffin, 29, of Indianapolis, has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a $34 million conspiracy to…
Continue ReadingRock Island Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug and Gun Charges
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Rock Island men were sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, distribution of a controlled substance, possession with…
Continue ReadingFinal Two Defendants Sentenced in Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Overdose Death
COVINGTON, Ky. – Two men, Ryan Cooley, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Nicholas Sturgill, of Villa Hills, Ky., were sentenced on Thursday to prison terms of…
Continue ReadingFirst-Time Offender Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Coercion of a Minor
Tampa, Florida – Jonathan Edward Veselka (45, Arizona) was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John L. Badalamenti to 27 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime…
Continue ReadingFormer Bank Employee Sentenced for Stealing More Than $125,000 from Elderly Customer with Dementia
PROVIDENCE – A former employee of Santander Bank has been sentenced in federal court for stealing more than $125,000 from the bank account of…
Continue ReadingMedical Supply Company Owner Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for $30M Medicare, TRICARE, and CHAMPVA Fraud
An Oklahoma business owner and chiropractor was sentenced yesterday to 14 years in prison for his role in a years-long scheme that attempted to…
Continue ReadingJury Convicts Lake City Woman in $2.9 Million Fraud Case
Jacksonville, Florida – A federal jury has found Treashonna P. Graham (42, Lake City) guilty of all charges in a 13-count indictment, including conspiracy…
Continue ReadingIllegal Alien Indicted for Unlawful Reentry
BOSTON – A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Worcester has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally reentering the United States after…
Continue ReadingTallahassee Man Sentenced to Over 20 Years for Distribution of Methamphetamine and Cocaine
Tallahassee, Florida – Tedrick Childs, 46, of Tallahassee, Florida, has been sentenced to 21 years and six months in federal prison after pleading guilty to…
Continue ReadingConvicted Felon on State Probation Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearm
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Zyon Zashawn Jacobs, 21, of Asheville, was sentenced yesterday to 21 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a…
Continue ReadingBend Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Armed Robbery
A Bend, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison today for robbery and use of a firearm during a crime of violence. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingFormer Anchorage Attorney Sentenced to 20 Years for Drug Trafficking in Homeland Security Task Force Case
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A former Anchorage defense attorney was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison for possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine with the intent…
Continue ReadingAI data center engineering firm settles PPP lawsuit for $2.48 million
AMAX Engineering Corporation, an AI data center engineering firm, has agreed to pay $2.48 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the False…
Continue ReadingTwo Persons Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Methamphetamine with the Intention of Distributing the Controlled Substance
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Court Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Fort Thompson woman and a Lower Brule…
Continue ReadingHudson County Woman Charged with Illegally Voting in Federal Election and Unlawful Procurement of U.S. Citizenship
A Hudson County woman, who is a naturalized citizen who immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic, was charged with illegally voting…
Continue ReadingKansas City Man Sentenced to 87 Months for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Marcos L. Fernandez, 39, of Kansas City, Mo., was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingGrand jury indicts Wichita man for trafficking methamphetamine
A federal grand jury in Wichita returned a superseding indictment charging a Kansas man with methamphetamine trafficking and firearms offenses. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingAfter Months on the Run, Felon Faces Federal Charges for Trafficking More than 40 Kilograms of Methamphetamine
Garry Haggins, Jr., a convicted drug dealer who served more than a decade in federal prison, was arraigned earlier today on new charges related…
Continue ReadingMan Admits Dealing Meth and Robbing Two St. Louis County Banks
Otis Frazier pleaded guilty in two separate cases. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingInternational law enforcement operation leads to seizure of websites used to traffic child sexual abuse material and non-consensual intimate images
Two websites were seized as part of a coordinated law enforcement action taken against the dissemination of child sexual abuse material and the non-consensual…
Continue ReadingGuilty Plea for Felon on Federal Supervised Release Caught Again with Machinegun
Tallahassee, Florida – J’Shawn Tikariyon Walker, 21, of Tallahassee, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to illegal possession of a machinegun and possession of a…
Continue ReadingMan Arrested and Charged for Role in Plotting to Conduct a Mass-Shooting Event in Support of ISIS at the Mall of America
MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, of Richfield, Minnesota, was charged today by complaint with one…
Continue ReadingOakland Man Sentenced for Possessing Stolen Firearms
U.S. District Judge Stacey D. Neumann sentenced Cody Smith, 25, to two years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. …
Continue ReadingSioux Falls Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to…
Continue ReadingBoard Chairman and Co-Owner of Puerto Rican Bank Sentenced in Multimillion-Dollar Wire Fraud Conspiracy
The former board chairman and co-owner of Nodus International Bank (Nodus Bank), a Puerto Rican International Banking Entity, was sentenced today to 62 months…
Continue ReadingNew York Health Care Provider Sentenced to 32 Months in Prison for Role in $11 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme Targeting Amtrak, Drug Distribution, and Unlawful Possession of Firearm
A podiatrist formerly based in New York was sentenced today for his role in a health care fraud scheme targeting Amtrak’s health care plan,…
Continue ReadingAfghan national pleads guilty to federal charge after online suicide attack threat
An Afghan citizen residing in Fort Worth pleaded guilty Oct. 6 to transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce after threatening to conduct a…
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