Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Passport Fraud and Identity Theft
BOSTON – A citizen of the Dominican Republic pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to passport fraud and identity theft. Alvaro Luis Soto-Martinez, 31, a Dominican national who was residing...
View ArticleCounterfeiter Sentenced for Scheme in Southern Missouri, Nevada, California
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a man who lived in his travel trailer was sentenced in federal court today for a...
View ArticleTopeka Man Pleads Guilty To Lying to Investigators Before Deadly Standoff
TOPEKA, KAN.B A Topeka man pleaded guilty Tuesday to lying to investigators in a 2016 interview during a search for fugitive Orlando J. Collins, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said today. Quentin Kirk Lawton,...
View ArticleNotice of Court Proceedings
Contact Person: Lance Crick (864) 282-2100David Jerome Butler to make initial appearance tomorrow morning in federal court pursuant to a federal arrest warrant obtained by ATF on Friday, May 5, 2017...
View ArticleSales Rep for North Alabama Compounding Pharmacy Charged in $13 M Insurance...
BIRMINGHAM – Federal prosecutors today charged a sales representative for a Haleyville, Ala.,-based compounding pharmacy with conspiracy in a multi-faceted scheme to generate prescriptions and defraud...
View ArticleSteamboat Man Sentenced to 120 Months for Voluntary Manslaughter
PHOENIX – On May 9, 2017, D’Juan Manuel Pizarro, 27, of Steamboat, Ariz., and a member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to 120 months in federal prison,...
View ArticleSullivan County Man Convicted In White Plains Federal Court Of 2015 Robbery...
Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JEFFREY HERRING, 27, was convicted today of robbing and murdering Michael Northcote on October 12,...
View ArticleChicago Trader Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Defrauding Investors out...
CHICAGO — A Chicago trader was sentenced today to nine years in federal prison for defrauding investors out of more than $9 million.NICK WURL, 27, the founder of Chicago-based Ludiera Capital LLC,...
View ArticleCo-Owner of Nick’s Famous Roast Beef Sentenced for Multi-Million Dollar Cash...
BOSTON – The co-owner of Nick’s Famous Roast Beef in Beverly, Mass., was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for skimming nearly $6 million in cash receipts from the business over a six-year...
View ArticleLas Cruces Man Sentenced to Five Years for Federal Methamphetamine...
ALBUQUERQUE – Benjamin David Romero, 38, of Las Cruces, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 60 months in prison for his conviction on methamphetamine trafficking charges. Romero will be on...
View ArticleLas Vegas Man Sentenced To Over 13 Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Travel...
LAS VEGAS, Nev.– A Las Vegas man, who conspired to travel to Michigan for sex with two minors and who was in possession of approximately 6,000 images of child pornography and approximately 300 videos...
View ArticleLeader of Alien Smuggling Ring Gets Three Years
Assistant U. S. Attorney Christopher Alexander (619) 546-6665 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY– May 8, 2017 SAN DIEGO – Issac Mahatma Osuna-Sanchez, the ringleader of an alien smuggling crew, was sentenced in...
View ArticleFormer Milton Auctioneer Sentenced for Defrauding Investors of $21 Million
BOSTON – A well-known auctioneer was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for defrauding more than 90 victims – many of whom were friends, business associates and sophisticated investors – of...
View ArticleOncology Therapy Center in High Desert Pays $3 Million to Resolve Allegations...
LOS ANGELES– A Lancaster-based radiation therapy center has paid $3 million to resolve allegations that it submitted fraudulent bills over a nearly 10-year period to three government-run...
View ArticleSanta Ana Man Arrested on Federal Charges of Illegally Selling Feathers from...
LOS ANGELES– A Santa Ana man was arrested today by special agents with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service after he was charged with unlawfully selling feathers from a bald eagle and...
View ArticleNavy Port Engineer Admits Working on Projects Despite Having a Personal...
Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip L.B. Halpern (619) 546-6964 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY– May 9, 2017 SAN DIEGO – U.S. Navy Port Engineer John Nasshan pleaded guilty today to a conflict of interest charge,...
View ArticleSingapore Executives Plead Guilty To Fraud in International Navy Corruption...
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Mark W. Pletcher (619) 546-9714 and Patrick Hovakimian (619) 546-9718 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY– May 9, 2017 SAN DIEGO – Neil Peterson and Linda Raja, former executives of foreign...
View ArticleElk Grove Man Found Guilty in $1M Adult-Adoption Immigration Fraud Scheme
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Helaman Hansen, 64, of Elk Grove, was found guilty today by a federal jury for operating an elaborate adult-adoption fraud scheme that targeted undocumented aliens, U.S. Attorney...
View ArticleFormer Revenue Officer And Owner Of Tax Consulting Business Sentenced To...
WASHINGTON — A former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) revenue officer who is a resident of Greensboro, North Carolina, was sentenced to serve 43 months in prison today for tax evasion and corruptly...
View ArticleOhio Woman Sentenced for Providing Inmate with Drugs
Abingdon, VIRGINIA – An Ohio woman, who conspired with an inmate at the United States Penitentiary in Lee County, Virginia (USP-Lee) to smuggle methamphetamine into USP-Lee, was sentenced yesterday,...
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