Marin Resident Charged With Fraudulently Misrepresenting Military Service
SAN FRANCISCO – Federal charges were filed against Gregory Bruce Allen yesterday for fraudulently representing that he received the Purple Heart military medal, announced Acting United States Attorney...
View ArticleDistrict Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting His Step-Daughter
WASHINGTON – A 42-year-old man, formerly of Washington, D.C., pled guilty today to one count of assault with intent to commit first-degree sexual abuse of his 13-year-old stepdaughter, U.S....
View ArticleNew Orleans Man Charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced today the unsealing of a one-count Indictment charging KIDUS WODAJO, age 23, of New Orleans, with being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to the...
View ArticleRockford Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
ROCKFORD — A Rockford man was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. CLIFFORD HORTON, 28, of Rockford,...
View ArticleMan Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Rob U.S. Postal Office
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that ROBERT WARREN, age 74, no known residence, pled guilty as charged yesterday to an Indictment charging one count of attempting to rob a United States...
View ArticleCanistota Woman Convicted of Tax Fraud
United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that Veronica Fairchild, age 42, of Canistota, South Dakota, and Okoboji, Iowa, who was found guilty of four counts of tax fraud as a result of a...
View ArticleLocal Tax Preparer Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison For Filing Thousands of...
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joseph J.M. Orabona (619) 546-7951 or Alexandra Foster (619) 546-6735NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY– March 18, 2016SAN DIEGO – The owner of a tax preparation business in San Diego County...
View ArticleFormer Executive of Defense Contractor Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for...
For Further Information, Contact: Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark W. Pletcher (619) 546-9714NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY– March 18, 2016SAN DIEGO – Alex Wisidagama, a former executive of a Singapore-based defense...
View ArticleKorean National Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Crimes Ranging from...
A Korean national who had been deported from the U.S. and then returned using falsified documents to commit additional fraud was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to four...
View ArticleOwner Of Long Island Produce Distributor Convicted At Trial Of Embezzling...
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the conviction after trial of THOMAS HOEY, JR. for embezzling nearly all of the assets of his company’s...
View ArticleParticipant in Advance Fee Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison
Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced...
View ArticleHydroponics Store Owner Sentenced to over 3 Years in Prison for Structuring...
FRESNO, Calif. — Branden Adam Eidson, 34, of Turlock, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Dale A. Drozd to three years and one month in prison and ordered to pay $433,205 in restitution...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Resident Sentenced To Prison For Tax Fraud
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Charlotte, North Carolina, area resident was sentenced to 41 months in prison today for his involvement in a fraudulent tax return scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney...
View ArticleClovis Pharmacy Owner Agrees to Pay $200,000 in Civil Penalties to Resolve...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Khoa Tan Huynh, owner of the Script Life Pharmacy in Clovis has agreed to pay the United States $200,000 to settle civil claims for statutory violations occurring at the pharmacy,...
View ArticleSan Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office Receives Award for Its...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner is pleased to announce the 2015 winner of the Eastern District of California Outstanding Law Enforcement Agency Award for the Sacramento...
View ArticleBoston Man Convicted in Illegal Gun Trafficking Scheme
BOSTON – A Boston man was convicted by a federal jury on Friday, March 18, 2016, in connection with his role in a scheme to illegally transport firearms into Massachusetts.Shayne Parker, 41, of...
View ArticleEspanola Man Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Narcotics Trafficking Laws
ALBUQUERQUE – Matthew Martinez, 38, of Espanola, N.M., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to a heroin trafficking charge.Martinez was arrested on Dec. 3, 2015, on a three-count...
View ArticleNevada Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution
BOISE - Diego Alejandro Alcantar-Armenta, 29, of Elko, Nevada, was sentenced today in United States District Court to 42 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney...
View ArticleReal Estate Brokers Imprisoned for Scheme to “Wash” Title to Million-Dollar...
Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily W. Allen (619) 546-9738NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY– March 21, 2016SAN DIEGO – Brothers and former San Diego real estate brokers Adel Afkarian and Atef Afkarian were sentenced...
View ArticleMan Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Prison for two Fraud Schemes,...
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Joseph Green (619) 546-6955 and Jennifer Resnik (213) 894-6595NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY– March 21, 2016SAN DIEGO – The owner of a Glendale-based ride-sharing business was...
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