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News Release: Memphis, TN - A former Memphis resident, Ocho Edi Monso, 59, charged in a fraud conspiracy was.


Kenmore Man Pleads Guilty To Mail Fraud And Tax Evasion

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Michael MacPherson, 56, of Kenmore, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to mail fraud and tax evasion. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.



Bank Employee Admits Role in Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Providence woman who was previously employed by Citizens Bank admitted to a federal judge that she stole the banking information of unsuspecting individuals, businesses, and a law firm, and then provided that information to the leader of a bank fraud conspiracy, who used it to create fraudulent personal and business checks, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Chesterfield man was sentenced today to 108 months in prison for conspiracy and wire fraud and ordered to pay over $1.2 million in restitution to victims.



News Release: “Robert Hadden was a predator in a white coat. For years, he cruelly lured women who sought professional medical care to his offices in order to gratify himself. Hadden’s victims trusted him as a physician, only to instead become victims of his heinous predilection. We thank and commend the brave women who came forward to tell their stories, many of whom testified at trial, to end his years-long cycle of abuse.".


Three Men Indicted in San Antonio on Charges Related to $14.5 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A federal grand jury in San Antonio recently returned an indictment charging a group of three defendants with 22 counts related to healthcare fraud, identity theft and kickbacks.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Gun Control Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - ELIJAH POWELL, age 27, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty as charged on Jan. 17, 2023 before United States District Judge Wendy Vitter to a one-count indictment alleging that he illegally possessed a firearm after being convicted of a felony, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Falls Church man yesterday evening on charges of unlawful possession of unregistered silencers.


Blue Springs Man Indicted for Fentanyl Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Blue Springs, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.


News Release: CINCINNATI - A 76-year-old Cincinnati woman has been ordered to repay $461,780 that she illegally took from the Veterans Administration over 48 years by impersonating her mother, who died in 1973.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Beckley, West Virginia, has been sentenced in federal court to four years’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release and ordered to pay approximately $2.9 million in restitution on his conviction for stealing specialized mining equipment, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, a federal jury convicted a Markham, Illinois man of conspiracy to distribute 1,000 grams or more of heroin for his role in a large-scale heroin and fentanyl conspiracy.


News Release: Defendants Accused of Assaulting Officers in Lower West Terrace Tunnel.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Gregory Pum, 47, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt and possession of child pornography after having previously been convicted of a sexual offense. The charges carry a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $250,000 fine.


KC Man Connected to Three Fentanyl Deaths Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man with connections to at least three fentanyl overdose deaths in Belton, Mo., has been charged in federal court with possessing fentanyl to distribute and illegally possessing firearms after law enforcement officers found 17 firearms along with a large amount of cash and illegal drugs in his apartment.


News Release: A former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New York Counterintelligence Division and a former Soviet and Russian diplomat were arrested Saturday on criminal charges related to their alleged violating and conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and conspiring to commit money laundering and money laundering.