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CEO Of Paycheck Protection Program Lender MBE Capital Pleads Guilty In Connection With Fraudulent Loan And Lender Applications
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that RAFAEL MARTINEZ, the CEO of MBE Capital Partners, LLC, pled guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud in connection with loan and lender applications submitted through the Paycheck Protection Program...
U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest of Yonkers Man for Threatening to Kill Yonkers Police Officers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), Keechant L. Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD"), and Christopher...
FBI Presents Grace Leon with the FBI Directors Community Leadership Award
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: CLEVELAND, OH-The Cleveland Division of the FBI is pleased to announce that Cleveland resident Grace Leon, Crisis Intervention Specialist for FrontLine Service, has been named the recipient of the 2022 Director’s Community Leadership Award. FBI Cleveland Special Agent in Charge Gregory Nelsen will present her with the award during a closed ceremony on March 14, 2023, at the FBI Cleveland Field Office.
Navajo man pleads guilty to second degree murder
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - 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 that Evan Haceesa pleaded guilty to second degree murder. Haceesa, 29, of Nageezi, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
Another Individual Sentenced For Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance And Trucking Companies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MARVEL FRANCOIS (“FRANCOIS"), age 54, of Houma, Louisiana, was sentenced today for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of staged automobile accidents with tractor-trailers occurring in New Orleans, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Baker Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Aiding and Assisting in the Preparation and Presentation of False and Fraudulent Tax Returns
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Bridget Rogers White, age 48, of Baker, Louisiana, to 24 months in federal prison following her convictions for aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent tax returns. The Court further sentenced White to serve one year of supervised release following her term of imprisonment and ordered her to pay restitution in the amount of $149,933.
Maui Physician Charged with Unlawful Distribution of Hydrocodone and Other Controlled Substances
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: HONOLULU - Chris A. Boulange, 74, a medical doctor and resident of Wailuku, Maui, was arrested yesterday pursuant to a criminal complaint with four counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances, including hydrocodone, alprazolam (also known as Xanax), and diazepam (also known as Valium). Boulange made his initial appearance today before Magistrate Judge Wes Reber Porter.
Pensacola Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Carjacking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Pensacola, Florida man was sentenced to 150 months in prison for a carjacking in Baldwin County.
Eight Men Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Daniel J. Kafafian and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced eight men were charged today for their roles in a drug trafficking organization operating in and around Union County.
Former Warren County Businessman Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining $1.8 Million in COVID-19 Loans Meant for Small Businesses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Warren County, New Jersey, businessman was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining nearly $1.8 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced.
Billings man sentenced to more than five years in prison for attempted coercion, enticement of boy for sex in undercover investigation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man who admitted that he went to a location expecting to meet a boy for sex and was arrested in an undercover investigation was sentenced today to five years and 11 months in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Pittsburgh Man Admits Stealing FBI Agent’s Unmarked Vehicle near the Schenley Park Oval
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft of government property, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Another indicted in connection to armed robbery of AR-rifle
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Three men have now been charged in connection of a hotel robbery of an AR-variant rifle, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Meridian Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Meridian, Mississippi man was sentenced to 77 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Kurt H. Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
Jackson Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge David Denton of Homeland Security Investigations.
Eight Men Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Eight men were charged today for their roles in a drug trafficking organization operating in and around Union County, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
South Dakota Man to Federal Prison After Escape from Iowa Residential Facility
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: A man who escaped from federal custody was sentenced March 17, 2023, to 27 months in federal prison.
Jury Convicts KC Man of Illegal Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man has been convicted at trial of illegally possessing a firearm after he pointed his pistol at an ex-girlfriend’s head and threatened to kill her, then crashed into several vehicles while attempting to flee from law enforcement officers.
FCI Schuylkill Inmate Charged With Possessing Contraband
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Devontay Douglas, age 25, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institute Schuylkill, was indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally possessing contraband.
Former Bardstown Chief Financial Officer Sentenced to 35 Months in Federal Prison for Embezzling City Funds
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Louisville, KY - A former city official was sentenced yesterday to 35 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution for embezzling over three-quarters of a million dollars from the City of Bardstown, Kentucky, during her years working with the city.