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Six St. Louis Area Residents Accused of $8.3 Million Pandemic Fraud
Read more: Six St. Louis Area Residents Accused of $8.3 Million Pandemic FraudThe indictment accuses the conspirators of submitting at least 40 fraudulent applications for Paycheck Protection Program loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans that yielded at least $8.3 million. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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District Man Sentenced to 135 Months in Transportation of Child Pornography
Read more: District Man Sentenced to 135 Months in Transportation of Child PornographyDontrey Bell, 33, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 135 months in prison in connection with possessing several videos of himself as he exposed and manipulated his genitals in close proximity to a child as she slept. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Illegal Nicaraguan Alien Guilty of Illegal Re-Entry of a Deported Alien
Read more: Illegal Nicaraguan Alien Guilty of Illegal Re-Entry of a Deported AlienNEW ORLEANS – ORLANDO JOSE JARQUIN OROZCO (“JARQUIN”), age 36, a citizen of Nicaragua, pled guilty on April 7, 2026 to illegal re-entry, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326, announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Pennsylvania And Michigan Men Charged With Benefits Fraud Conspiracy
Read more: Pennsylvania And Michigan Men Charged With Benefits Fraud ConspiracyHARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Randy Welch, age 46, of Michigan, and Earnest Morant, age 58, of Harrisburg, were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits fraud.According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller,…
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Former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Nasdaq-Listed Company Charged With Operating a Continuing Financial Crimes Enterprise in Multi-Year Scheme to Defraud Investors and Lenders
Read more: Former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Nasdaq-Listed Company Charged With Operating a Continuing Financial Crimes Enterprise in Multi-Year Scheme to Defraud Investors and LendersEarlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, a ten-count indictment was unsealed charging Puthugramam “Harish” Chidambaran, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of iLearningEngines, Inc. (iLearning), and Sayyed Farhan Ali “Farhan” Naqvi, iLearning’s former Chief Financial Officer, with running a continuing financial crimes enterprise, conspiracy to commit securities fraud, securities fraud, conspiracy to commit…
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U.S. Trustee Program Obtains Judgment Requiring National Consumer Bankruptcy Firm to Refund Nearly $200,000 Due to Bankruptcy Code Violations and Service Deficiencies
Read more: U.S. Trustee Program Obtains Judgment Requiring National Consumer Bankruptcy Firm to Refund Nearly $200,000 Due to Bankruptcy Code Violations and Service DeficienciesThe Department of Justice’s U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) recently obtained a judgment requiring a nationwide consumer law firm to refund a total of $196,527 in legal fees to dozens of clients based on the firm’s deficient services and other violations of the Bankruptcy Code. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Former Cherokee County deputy sheriff sentenced for sexual exploitation of minors
Read more: Former Cherokee County deputy sheriff sentenced for sexual exploitation of minorsFormer Cherokee County Deputy Sheriff Stephen Michael Bunte has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for enticement of a minor and receipt of child sexual abuse material. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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In One Week, National Fraud Enforcement Division Announces More Arrests, Convictions and Sentences Representing Over $340 Million In Taxpayer Fraud
Read more: In One Week, National Fraud Enforcement Division Announces More Arrests, Convictions and Sentences Representing Over $340 Million In Taxpayer FraudThe Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division announced the following actions from across the country to hold individuals accountable for schemes that attempted or succeeded in defrauding the American taxpayers out of over $340 million. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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SDTX continues efforts to secure southern border with 443 more cases filed
Read more: SDTX continues efforts to secure southern border with 443 more cases filedAnother 446 people have been charged in support of Operation Tack Back America from April 10-16 Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Tallahassee Man Indicted for Armed Drug Trafficking Crimes
Read more: Tallahassee Man Indicted for Armed Drug Trafficking CrimesTallahassee, Florida – Forrest Alan Price, 31, of Tallahassee, Florida, has been indicted in federal court for possession with intent to distribute synthetic cathinone and five grams or more of methamphetamine, carrying a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Suspected murderer and homeless man charged with federal firearms offenses
Read more: Suspected murderer and homeless man charged with federal firearms offensesOlaolukitan Adon Abel, a convicted felon, and Damon Marquis Yarns, an Atlanta-area homeless man, face federal firearms charges based on their possession and purchase, respectively, of a handgun allegedly found at the scene of the murder of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security employee in DeKalb County, Georgia this week. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Auto Parts Manufacturer and General Manager Sentenced for Illegal Storage of Hazardous Waste
Read more: Auto Parts Manufacturer and General Manager Sentenced for Illegal Storage of Hazardous WasteCOVINGTON, Ky. – GOTEC Plus Sun, LLC (GOTEC), a Delaware company, pleaded guilty on Friday before Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning to illegal storage of hazardous waste. GOTEC was sentenced to pay a $275,000 fine and to serve a one-year term of probation.On March 30, 2026, the Court sentenced Natalie Fehse, the former General Manager…
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Two Bridgeport Men Charged with Robbing Jewelry Store in Clinton
Read more: Two Bridgeport Men Charged with Robbing Jewelry Store in ClintonKELIJAH RICHARDSON, also known as “KeKe,” “Keek,” and “Lijh,” 28, and ANIBAL RIVERA, also known as “Go,” “Greenlight Go,” and “greenlightgo.1,” 27, both of Bridgeport, have been charged by indictment with robbing a jewelry store in Clinton earlier this year. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Mexican National Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Illegally Re-entering the United States
Read more: Mexican National Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Illegally Re-entering the United StatesBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – An illegal alien has been sentenced for illegally re-entering the United States after deportation as a convicted felon, announced Acting United States Attorney Catherine L. Crosby.On April 15, 2026, U.S. District Judge Anna M. Manasco sentenced Ramon Rodriguez-Gonzalez, 43, a citizen of Mexico, to 24 months in prison. In September 2025, Rodriguez-Gonzalez…
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Former High School Teacher Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing a Minor Student
Read more: Former High School Teacher Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing a Minor StudentMark Williams, 59, of Virginia, was sentenced today in D.C. Superior Court, to 16 years in prison for sexually abusing one of his minor students in 2014, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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California Man Convicted at Trial of Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses
Read more: California Man Convicted at Trial of Child Sexual Exploitation OffensesPHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that John Douglas Burch, 56, of Los Angeles, California, was convicted late yesterday at trial of all charges against him: use of an interstate commerce facility to entice a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct, use of an interstate commerce facility to entice a minor to…
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Presque Isle Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing and Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
Read more: Presque Isle Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing and Possessing Child Sexual Abuse MaterialJoseph Ebner, 32, distributed child sexual abuse images to an undercover agent. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Former Leader of a Violent Transnational Criminal Organization Pleads Guilty to Engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise as Part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF)
Read more: Former Leader of a Violent Transnational Criminal Organization Pleads Guilty to Engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise as Part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF)SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On April 14, 2026, José Julio Rodríguez-Cumba, a.k.a. “Chambi/Chembi/Josué/Chambo/Patrón,” pleaded guilty to running a continuing criminal enterprise. Rodríguez-Cumba was charged by way of information. The Information charged the defendant with engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise from 2011 through May 2024. Rodríguez-Cumba was arrested in the District of Puerto Rico…
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New Sweden Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing, Receiving, and Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
Read more: New Sweden Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing, Receiving, and Possessing Child Sexual Abuse MaterialDustin Davenport, 30, traded child sexual abuse images on a cloud-based instant messaging service. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Auto Parts Manufacturer and General Manager Sentenced for Illegal Storage of Hazardous Waste
Read more: Auto Parts Manufacturer and General Manager Sentenced for Illegal Storage of Hazardous WasteGOTEC Plus Sun LLC (GOTEC), a Delaware company, pleaded guilty today to illegal storage of hazardous waste. GOTEC was sentenced to pay a $275,000 fine and to serve a one-year term of probation. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Duo Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth Concealed in Cheetos Bags
Read more: Duo Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth Concealed in Cheetos BagsEVANSVILLE- Goldie Flenor, 37, and Natasha Gardner, 47, both of Los Angeles, California, have each been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempted possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.According to court documents, on March 5, 2025, Evansville Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force and the DEA Evansville Resident Office were notified…
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Chicago Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Conspiring To Provide Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organization
Read more: Chicago Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Conspiring To Provide Material Support to Foreign Terrorist OrganizationASHRAF AL SAFOO was a leader of Khattab Media Foundation, which disseminated threats and ISIS propaganda. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Former Lewiston Man Sentenced for Cyberstalking
Read more: Former Lewiston Man Sentenced for CyberstalkingBrent Ouellette, 34, was sentenced to 18 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Lexington Man Arrested and Federally Charged with Threatening to Assault and Murder President Trump and Law Enforcement Officers
Read more: Lexington Man Arrested and Federally Charged with Threatening to Assault and Murder President Trump and Law Enforcement OfficersLEXINGTON, Ky.- A federal criminal complaint was unsealed in the U.S. District Court in Lexington on Wednesday charging Kadrioan Serainity Santiago, 23, with interstate threatening communication.According to the criminal complaint, on April 1, 2026, FBI received information that Santiago, under the username “kadi_skating,” had been posting a series of politically violent threats and statements on Instagram…
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Illegal Alien Previously Convicted of Drug Trafficking and Identity Theft Indicted for Illegal Reentry
Read more: Illegal Alien Previously Convicted of Drug Trafficking and Identity Theft Indicted for Illegal ReentryBOSTON – A Dominican national who unlawfully resided in Dorchester has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally reentering the United States after having been deported on three separate occasions. The defendant has previously been convicted of drug trafficking, aggravated identity theft and wire fraud dating as far back as 1997. Source: U.S.…
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Oregon Man Convicted of Possessing and Transporting Child Pornography
Read more: Oregon Man Convicted of Possessing and Transporting Child PornographyA Newberg, Oregon man was convicted of possessing and transporting child pornography after a multi-day trial. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Albany County Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
Read more: Albany County Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child PornographyALBANY, NEW YORK – Little M. Johnson, age 21, of Albany, New York, pled guilty on Tuesday in federal court to possession of child pornography.The announcement was made by First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Erin Keegan, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).As…
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Metro Detroit Surgeon Was Sentenced to a Year in Prison in $7 Million Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme
Read more: Metro Detroit Surgeon Was Sentenced to a Year in Prison in $7 Million Dollar Medicare Fraud SchemeDETROIT –– A surgeon from Metro Detroit was sentenced yesterday for his involvement in a scheme to submit fraudulent claims to Medicare for psychotherapy services, announced United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr.Gorgon was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Runyan of the FBI Detroit Field Division, and Mario Pinto Mario…
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Lakewood Sex Offender Sentenced to 26 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation and Sexual Abuse Charges
Read more: Lakewood Sex Offender Sentenced to 26 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation and Sexual Abuse ChargesA 34-year-old, previously convicted sex offender, was sentenced to prison for producing child pornography and hosting a server dedicated to trafficking in child pornography. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Five Arrested in Kentucky and Colorado for Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain $1.6 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds
Read more: Five Arrested in Kentucky and Colorado for Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain $1.6 Million in COVID-19 Relief FundsLouisville, KY – Five people were arrested today in Kentucky, Indiana, and Colorado on federal charges for their role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain approximately $1.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds.Colin McDonald, Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division, U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in…
