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Ohio man sentenced to two years for defrauding tech company

A Wood County man has been sentenced to prison for defrauding a Toledo-based computer technology support company of hundreds of thousands of dollars.


New Jersey man among six indicted in multi-million dollar investment fraud scheme

JOSIAH DAVID, also known as Dennis Lee, from Vernon, New Jersey, and JAMES MICHAEL KAFES of Carmel, New York, along with four corporate entities—Provision Corporation LLC, The Premier Healthcare Solution LLC, Out of Pocket Relief for Americans...


Houston men receive 14-year sentences for armed convenience store robberies

Two Houston men, Derian Joel Caesar and Centel Devon Willis Jr., have been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for their roles in two armed convenience store robberies.


Long Island credit supervisor pleads guilty to $1.6 million wire fraud

Tony Ream, a former credit supervisor at a Long Island-based health care distribution company, pleaded guilty to wire fraud at the federal courthouse in Central Islip.


Five plead guilty in multimillion-dollar tech support scam targeting elderly

Five individuals have pleaded guilty to their roles in a scheme that defrauded elderly victims in ten states through a tech support scam, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri.


Dayton woman sentenced to over two years for embezzling veterans group funds

A woman from Dayton, Oregon, has been sentenced to 25 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $1.7 million from the Department of Oregon Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).


St. Louis siblings sentenced for multi-year identity theft and fraud schemes

Two siblings from the St. Louis area, Alexandria Collins and Wayne M. Collins, have been sentenced to prison for their roles in aggravated identity theft and fraud schemes. U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark handed down the sentences on...


Mace seeks answers from Uber on handling reports of sexual assault

Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) has sent a letter to Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi seeking information about the company's response to sexual assault and misconduct...


Canadian man sentenced for pandemic unemployment benefit fraud

Joseph Osei, a 30-year-old Canadian citizen formerly residing in Albany, has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for his involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits using stolen...


Justice Department launches new civil division branch focused on enforcement and litigation

The Department of Justice has established a new Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch within its Civil Division.


New Orleans man pleads guilty to firearm possession linked to drug trafficking

A New Orleans resident has pleaded guilty to a federal charge related to firearm possession in connection with drug trafficking.


Greenville man receives ten-year sentence for illegal firearm possession

A Greenville, Alabama man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm.


St. Charles Parish woman charged with embezzling over $130K through wire fraud

A woman from Ama, Louisiana, has been charged with wire fraud after allegedly embezzling more than $130,000 from her employer.


Online group administrator sentenced to 22 years for child exploitation offenses

Thomas Ray Hudson, 34, formerly of Grenada, Mississippi, has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for producing child pornography.


Honduran man sentenced in New Orleans for illegal reentry after prior deportation

A Honduran national, Rolando Humberto Castillo-Bernardez, was sentenced in New Orleans on September 17, 2025, for illegal reentry into the United States after being previously deported.


FAA extends flight operation limits at Newark Liberty International Airport through October 2026

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced an extension of the current order limiting flight operations at Newark Liberty International Airport.


FTC secures $2.5 billion settlement with Amazon over deceptive Prime practices

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a settlement with Amazon.com, Inc., along with Senior Vice President Neil Lindsay and Vice President Jamil Ghani, following allegations that the company enrolled millions of consumers in Prime...


Moolenaar urges Philadelphia mayor not to hold Chinese flag-raising ceremony

This week, Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter to Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker.


St. Louis man sentenced for shooting at undercover officer during drug investigation

A St. Louis man has been sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and shooting at an undercover police officer during a narcotics investigation.


Mexican national sentenced for illegal reentry after multiple removals

A Mexican national, Leobardo Ricardo Torres-Torres, 38, was sentenced to time served and transferred to the custody of U.S. Border Patrol after pleading guilty to illegal reentry into the United States.