DOJ Newswire Report News
Nigerian Man Pleads Guilty to Online Fraud Schemes
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A Nigerian man pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in online fraud schemes after being extradited from the United Kingdom.
Former Executives of Outcome Health Convicted in $1B Corporate Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A federal jury convicted three former executives of Outcome Health, a Chicago-based health technology start-up company, for their roles in a fraud scheme that targeted the company’s clients, lenders, and investors and involved approximately $1 billion in fraudulently obtained funds.
South Florida Marketer Sentenced to Prison Term for Buying and Selling Over 2.6 Million Medicare Beneficiary Identification Numbers
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
One of First Prosecutions under The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
Former Champaign, Illinois, Pastor Sentenced to 10 Months of Imprisonment for Misapplying Federal Funds and Bankruptcy Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A Champaign, Illinois, man, Lekevie C. Johnson, formerly of the 2000 block of Clayton Boulevard, was sentenced on April 10, 2023, to 10 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay $59,358.90 restitution following his December 2022 guilty pleas to financial crimes including federal program misapplication, student loan misapplication, and false statement in bankruptcy.
Two Men Charged with 2012 Drug-Related Murder in Hartford
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging MELKUAN SCOTT, also known as “Mel,” “Young God,” “Young,” and “YG,” 32, and ARTHUR STANLEY, also known as “Wig,” 33, with the drug-related murder of Serafin Velez in Hartford on February 16, 2012.
Sophisticated Sinaloa Cartel Money Laundering Organization Dismantled
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A two-year investigation by FBI and DEA has resulted in the indictment of twelve people, the takedown of a transnational criminal organization that allegedly laundered at least $16.5 million for the Sinaloa cartel, and the rescue of two victims of an extortion plot.
Multiple Agencies Warn of Posting Threats to Schools
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Launch digital billboard campaign to combat school threats in the El Paso area
NoHo Man Admits Lying to FBI about His Role in Creating Fake Basquiat Paintings Seized Last Summer from Florida Museum
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A one-time auctioneer has agreed to plead guilty to lying to FBI agents about the origins of paintings attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat that were seized last year from the Orlando Museum of Art, admitting in court papers filed today that he and another man created the fake art and that he falsely attested to the paintings’ provenance.
Schuylkill County Man Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine And Fentanyl Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that John Bartel, age 63, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on April 6, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Malachy Mannion, to the charge of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Southern Ohio woman sentenced to prison for embezzling $700k from employer
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A Sardinia, Ohio, woman was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to serve 28 months in prison for stealing more than $700,000 from the family-owned business for which she worked. She was also sentenced to pay restitution to the company.
Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Voluntary Manslaughter on the Umatilla Indian Reservation
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A 23-year-old resident of the Umatilla Indian Reservation was sentenced to federal prison today for repeatedly striking a fellow resident of the reservation with his fists, causing the person’s death.
Malcolm Torres pleads guilty to second degree murder
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Malcom Torres pleaded guilty to second degree murder.
Tech Company CEO Sentenced To 42 Months In Connection With Fraud Against His Former Employer
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SUNI MUNSHANI, the former Chief Executive Officer of a Connecticut-based technology company (the “Victim Company”), was sentenced to 42 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to defraud the Victim Company of millions of dollars.
Founder And Former Chief Investment Officer Of Infinity Q Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMES VELISSARIS, the founder and former chief investment officer of Infinity Q Capital Management (“Infinity Q”), a New York-based investment adviser that ran a mutual fund and a hedge fund that purported to have approximately $3 billion in assets under management, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his participation in a scheme to defraud Infinity Q’s investors.
Durham Crips Gang Member Sentenced for Fifth Robbery Conviction
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A North Carolina man was sentenced today to 19 years in prison, after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit robbery and two counts of felon in possession of a firearm by an armed career criminal, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina (MDNC).
Airline Passenger Charged After Flight Diverted into KCI Airport
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A passenger aboard an Alaska Airlines flight has been charged in a federal criminal complaint after the flight was diverted from its course and landed at Kansas City International Airport.
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Using Stolen Identity at Local Stores
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that COREY THOMAS, age 49, from New Orleans, was sentenced to home detention for committing wire fraud, stemming from fraudulent charges made in someone else’s name at local stores.
Muscatine County Man Sentenced to Twenty Years in Prison for Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Child
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A Muscatine County man was sentenced Friday, April 7, 2023, to twenty years in prison following his guilty plea for Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Child.
Pierce County motocross coach and sponsor arrested for production of child pornography
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Defendant allegedly used Snapchat to coerce minors into sending sexually explicit images and videos
Illegal alien sentenced to life in prison for murdering whistleblower in labor conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Two co-defendants already serving prison terms