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Taiji Group settles over improper PPP loan allegations

Taiji Group USA, Inc., a paper converter based in Conover, North Carolina, has agreed to pay $460,395.09 to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act.

Sin City Deciples member sentenced for racketeering conspiracy

Richard White, a 57-year-old resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 204 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release.

Former CEO sentenced for defrauding COVID-19 relief program

Martin Kao, a former CEO from Honolulu, has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison.

Chicago man pleads guilty to $1.5 million SNAP fraud scheme

A Chicago man has admitted to defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) of over $1.5 million.

Three charged over alleged fraud involving NYC emergency housing funds

Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn, charging Julio Medina, Christopher Dantzler, and Weihong Hu with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, honest-services wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to...

Chicago CBP seizes over 161K counterfeit U.S. Forever stamps

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Chicago intercepted eight shipments containing a total of 161,860 counterfeit U.S. Forever stamps over the weekend.

NFU president welcomes Brooke Rollins as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

National Farmers Union President Rob Larew issued a statement following the U.S. Senate's confirmation of Brooke Rollins as the 33rd Secretary of Agriculture.

West Virginia man sentenced for role in meth trafficking operation

A West Virginia resident has been sentenced for his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy in the Northern District of West Virginia.

Luzerne County man receives 90-year sentence for producing child pornography

John Vincent Watson, a 48-year-old man from Luzerne, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 90 years in prison for producing child pornography.

Sioux City man receives federal prison sentence for contempt of court

A Sioux City man, Joel Perea-Duenas, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for contempt of court.

Mexican national arrested for illegal US reentry after drug trafficking conviction

A Fayette County resident, Pedro Marquez, has been charged with illegally reentering the United States after a prior conviction for an aggravated felony.

DNA match leads to guilty verdict in decade-old rape case

Samuel Peaks, a 36-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been convicted by a jury in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Defense leaders discuss European security and peace efforts at NATO meeting

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met with German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius on February 12 at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

Mescalero man faces federal assault charges for injuring woman

A Mescalero man has been charged with federal assault after allegedly inflicting severe injuries on a woman.

Illinois man receives lengthy sentence for murder-for-hire plot

John Gierek, a 35-year-old resident of Streamwood, Illinois, has been sentenced to 220 months in prison.

Mishawaka man receives 75-month sentence for possessing machinegun

Makai Boyce, a 19-year-old resident of Mishawaka, Indiana, has been sentenced to 75 months in prison following his guilty plea for possessing a machinegun.

Career offender receives ten-year sentence for meth distribution

A former Rhode Island resident, Carl Sharp, aged 49, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for methamphetamine distribution.

Dominican man sentenced for illegal reentry into the US

A Dominican man residing in Methuen has been sentenced to prison for illegal reentry into the United States.

Mexican national sentenced to nine years for methamphetamine conspiracy

Jesus M. Beltran-Zazusta, also known as Jesus Zazueta-Beltran, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.

Mexican national pleads guilty in federal drug crime case

Israel Chaires-Villa, a 22-year-old Mexican national, has entered a guilty plea to charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Detroit man sentenced for federal gun crime

Tristian Gerrell-Robert Murphy, a 36-year-old from Detroit, Michigan, has been sentenced to two years and 11 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

Dominican man sentenced for unlawful reentry after previous drug offense conviction

A Dominican national, Wilmi Hernandez-Diaz, was sentenced in Boston federal court for unlawful reentry into the United States. U.S. District Judge William G. Young handed down a 10-month prison sentence followed by one year of supervised release.

Former executive pleads guilty in bribery scheme involving Amtrak project

Donald Seefeldt, a former executive of a masonry contractor, has admitted to conspiring to bribe an Amtrak employee in connection with a significant project at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station.

South Bend man sentenced to over eight years for meth distribution

Jalen Pearson, a 31-year-old resident of South Bend, Indiana, has been sentenced to 97 months in prison.

Former postal worker admits to stealing mail in Billings

A former employee of the U.S. Postal Service in Billings has admitted to charges of mail theft.