Jamaican Man Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison for Role in International Lottery Scam Targeting Elderly
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of St. James parish in Jamaica was sentenced in federal court on July 21, 2026, to 78 months of…
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Las Vegas Business Owner Indicted for Fake Armed Robbery of His Store to Defraud Insurance Company
LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas business owner made his initial court appearance yesterday to face charges in connection with a fake armed robbery of…
Continue ReadingHomeland Security Task Force Investigation Leads To Nigerian National Charged with Money Laundering and Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Mail Fraud
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Okeoghene Patrick Udugba, age 45, of Frisco, Texas, was indicted…
Continue ReadingNevada Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling and Selling Misbranded Erectile Dysfunction and Prescription Drugs
LAS VEGAS – A Henderson, Nevada, man pleaded guilty today to smuggling misbranded prescription drugs containing sildenafil and tadalafil into the United States from India and…
Continue ReadingCo-Conspirators Sentenced to 3 Years and Over 11 Years in Prison for Defrauding Thousands of Investors
A Nevada man and a Canadian and British national were sentenced today to 36 months in prison and three years of supervised release, and…
Continue ReadingATLANTA MAN SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On June 25, 2026, Joshua Aaron Holmes, 44, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to 168 months imprisonment by the Honorable Katherine…
Continue ReadingFour Former Oakdale-Area Law Enforcement Leaders and One Business Owner Plead Guilty to Falsifying Police Reports and Bribery to Perpetrate Decade-Long Visa Fraud Conspiracy
ALEXANDRIA – On June 30, 2026, Glynn Dixon, 62, of Forest Hill, pled guilty in federal court for his role in a decade-long scheme…
Continue ReadingFormer Social Security Administration Employee Found Guilty of 23 Counts including Theft of Social Security Funds, Social Security Misuse and Aggravated Identity Theft
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On June 24, 2026, after a week-long trial, a federal jury convicted Myrna Faria, a/k/a Myrna Oliveras-Santiago, a former…
Continue ReadingJamaican National Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Operating Sweepstakes Scam
JIMMY SMITH, 31, a citizen of Jamaica residing in Hinesville, Georgia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to…
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Today, United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announced criminal charges against four defendants in connection with two separate schemes…
Continue ReadingCanadian Citizen Sentenced to 3 Years for Defrauding U.S. Victims Out of More Than $1.2 Million
MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Michel Poirier, 60, Montreal, Canada, was sentenced…
Continue ReadingJacksonville Chiropractor Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Healthcare Fraud and Related Offenses
Sean Rondeau, a 56-year-old chiropractor in Jacksonville, Illinois, was sentenced today to a year and a day in federal prison, followed by three years…
Continue ReadingTexas couple indicted for psychic fraud scheme allegedly stealing millions from vulnerable people
Seattle – Two Texas residents were arrested this week on an indictment from the Western District of Washington for their scheme to defraud emotionally…
Continue ReadingGeorge Herman Ruth Sentenced To 11 Years For Mail Fraud Scheme And Violating Supervised Release
GREENEVILLE, TN – On June 10, 2026, George Herman Ruth, 70, of Morristown, was sentenced to 132 months’ imprisonment by the Honorable Clifton Corker,…
Continue ReadingNashville Man Sentenced to Over 2 Years in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud
Louisville, KY – A Nashville man was sentenced on June 4, 2026, to 2 years and 2 months in federal prison for two counts…
Continue ReadingRAD Diversified REIT Co-Founder Indicted for Submitting False Information During the Purchase of his $1.6 Million House
Tampa, Florida – Brandon Dutch Mendenhall (46, Brandon, FL) has been charged by indictment with one count of mail fraud. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty…
Continue ReadingFormer Department of Justice Contractor Sentenced to Prison for $1.3 Million Cell Phone Fraud Scheme
Javan King, 42, of Laurel, Maryland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 12 months and one day in prison in connection with his theft of more than 4,800 government cell phones when he…
Continue ReadingBoyce Resident Indicted for Mail and Tax Fraud, Corrupt Interference, and Money Laundering After Falsely Claiming Over $9.75 Million in Tax Refunds Owed
LAFAYETTE– On April 15, 2026, a federal grand jury in Lafayette returned a four-count indictment charging Jane Frances Pierce, a 63-year-old Boyce resident, with…
Continue ReadingFederal jury convicts man of kidnapping after he abducted and sexually assaulted Gwinnett County woman
On April 16, 2026, following a four-day trial, a federal jury convicted Alfredo Capote of kidnapping. Capote tied up the victim’s teenaged son, sexually…
Continue ReadingDutchess County Couple Charged In Credit Card And Identity Theft Scheme
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Inspector in Charge of the New York Division of the U.S.…
Continue ReadingFormer Social Security Administration Worker Charged in Disability Funds Theft Scheme
Baltimore, Maryland – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced today that a federal grand jury indicted a former Social Security Administration…
Continue ReadingMontgomery Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiracy Involving Stolen Mail and Bank Fraud
Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson announced today that a Montgomery woman has been sentenced to federal prison for her role in a mail…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Man Guilty of False Statements, Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, Money Laundering, Possessing a Stolen Vehicle and Wire Fraud
NEW ORLEANS – HARDELL MACK (“MACK”), age 54, of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on March 25, 2026 before United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo…
Continue ReadingFive Charged in $3.5M Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina has unsealed an indictment charging five individuals for their roles in…
Continue ReadingFederal Trial Jury Convicts New Orleans Personal Injury Attorneys in Staged Collision Scheme
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced that on Friday, March 20,…
Continue ReadingTwo Wild 100s Gang Members Convicted of Murder for Hire Resulting in Death
Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced today that Ronnell Bowman of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Houston, Texas, and…
Continue ReadingNew Rochelle Man Sentenced Following Trial Convictions for Pandemic Fraud
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Aly Kaba, age 30, of New Rochelle, New York, was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for engaging in a…
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