Five Fresno residents plead guilty to a bank fraud scheme organized on Facebook
Five Fresno residents have pleaded guilty to participating in a year-long bank fraud scheme that sought to defraud banks out of $1 million. Source:…
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Eugene Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Property Owners
David Paul Williams, 46, pleaded guilty to defrauding several Newport, Oregon, property owners, announced U.S. Attorney Scott E. Bradford for the District of Oregon.…
Continue ReadingNigerian Man Sentenced to 48 Months’ Imprisonment for Investment Fraud Scheme
Brad Schimel, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on September 18, 2026, Joseph James Nantomah (aka “The…
Continue ReadingMemphis Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Water Piks Stolen from Interstate Shipment and Ordered to Pay $420,000 in Restitution
Memphis, TN – Gregory Luss, 44, has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to being in possession of goods stolen from an interstate…
Continue ReadingFormer Snohomish County Registered Sex Offender pleads guilty to the sex abuse of two teens he met online
Seattle – A 29-year-old registered sex offender who had been living in Snohomish County, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to…
Continue ReadingCareer Offender Sentenced to Nearly 13 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses
A 30-year-old man with a history of drug trafficking offenses has been sentenced to prison after he was once again found in violation of…
Continue ReadingGainesville Armed Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun & Drug Charges
Gainesville, Florida – Quardarell Henry Robinson, 38, of Gainesville, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, and marijuana and possession of a…
Continue ReadingLexington Man Sentenced to 27.5 Years for Several Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Lexington man, Kevin Sanders, 48, was sentenced on Friday to 330 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier for several…
Continue ReadingGrand jury indicts 4 in sweeping $7.3 million mortgage fraud scheme targeting FHA and VA programs
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced charges against four defendants for allegedly orchestrating a multi‑year mortgage fraud scheme…
Continue ReadingIllegal Alien Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Reentry
BOSTON – An Ecuadorian national unlawfully residing in Milford, Mass. pleaded guilty on Sept. 8, 2026 in federal court in Worcester to illegally reentering…
Continue ReadingWhiterocks Man Sentenced to Prison for Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition as a Previously Convicted Felon
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A previously convicted felon was sentenced to 36 months’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release after he possessed…
Continue ReadingRussian National Pleads Guilty to Smuggling U.S. Aerospace Goods to Russia
Andrei Samuilovski, 32, who has citizenship in Estonia, Switzerland and Russia, pleaded guilty today in connection with a scheme to illegally export U.S.-origin aviation and aerospace parts to…
Continue ReadingSix Charged in California, Kansas, and Louisiana for Illegally Voting, Fraudulent Voter Registration, and Identity Fraud
Last week, an individual in California was arrested and two others were charged for paying people on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles to…
Continue ReadingColombian National Pleads Guilty for Role in Dangerous Human Smuggling Organization
Luis Enrique Linero Pinto, also known as “El Calvo,” 41, of Colombia, has pleaded guilty in court in El Paso, Texas, today after being…
Continue ReadingDefendant Sought More than $4.6M in Fraudulent Refunds from IRS
An Illinois woman was sentenced this week to 27 months in prison for her role in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain tax refunds by…
Continue ReadingHuntington Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Methamphetamine That Caused Fatal Overdose of 15-Year-Old
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Tony Eldon Lee Jr., 40, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine resulting in…
Continue ReadingHartford Group Charged with Kidnapping and Related Offenses
TYQUAN DECHALUS, also known as “Ty Ty” and “Kuzzo Ty,” 26; MICHAEL PHILLIP SQUIREWELL, also known as “Hoola,” “Hoola Gang,” and “Trench Monkey,” 30;…
Continue ReadingAbbott Agrees to Pay Over $384M to Settle Allegations Related to Contaminated Infant Formula
Abbott Laboratories (Abbott), an Illinois-based healthcare company that manufactures and sells infant formula and nutritional therapy products, has agreed to pay $384,999,040 to resolve…
Continue ReadingBrentwood Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for $6.9 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
NASHVILLE – Helen Boerman, 48, of Brentwood, Tennessee, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for defrauding Medicare and other government health care…
Continue ReadingManassas man sentenced to over two years in prison for $3.5M fraud scheme
Alexander A. Olave, 35, of Manassas, was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for orchestrating a multi-year fraud scheme that defrauded…
Continue ReadingSeattle man who recruited and armed juveniles for a string of marijuana dispensary robberies sentenced to 17-years in prison
Seattle – A 26-year-old Seattle man was sentenced late Friday September 11th, in U.S. District Cout in Seattle to 17 years in prison for armed…
Continue ReadingLas Cruces Man Sentenced for Attempted Bank Robbery
Zachary Michael Clay was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for attempting to rob a local bank while armed with a hatchet. Source:…
Continue ReadingDOJ’s Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG Target $245M in COVID Loan Fraud Enforcement Activity as State Partnerships Continue Expanding
Today, the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division along with the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the SBA Office of Inspector General, as part…
Continue ReadingFarmington Man Charged with Four Alleged Sexual Assaults
Running Bear Hosteen has been indicted in connection with four alleged sexual assaults that occurred over a one-year period. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingTheodore Bland of Stowe, Vermont Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Murdering Two Men During and in Relation to Drug Trafficking
BURLINGTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on September 14, 2026, Theodore Bland, 31, of Stowe, Vermont,…
Continue ReadingHuntington Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Nigel Jamille Coats, 22, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of quantities of fentanyl.According to court documents and statements made…
Continue ReadingFinancial Advisor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding Elderly Client
Ejiroghene O. Okuma, a financial adviser who defrauded an elderly client out of nearly $10 million, was sentenced to more than seven years in…
Continue ReadingOklahoma Pastor Pleads Guilty to Diverting Church Funds and Failing to Pay Taxes
An Information was unsealed today, and former Senior Pastor Keith Rydell Mayes, Sr., 63, of Tulsa, pleaded guilty to Bank Fraud and Tax Evasion.…
Continue ReadingDulce Man Charged as Habitual Domestic Violence Offender
Rode Lyle Enjady is facing federal charges after allegedly attacking a woman. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingWinter Garden Woman Sentenced to 30 Months for COVID Relief Fraud and Failure to File Tax Returns
Orlando, Florida – Verlynn Horne has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Julie S. Sneed to two years and six months in federal prison…
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