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FBI and U.S. Marshals Service Offering Combined $70,000 Reward in Fugitive Search
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2023
News Release: FBI and U.S. Marshals Service Offering Combined $70,000 Reward in Fugitive Search.
Derry Man Indicted for Passport Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A Derry man was indicted for using another person’s identity in his application for a U.S. passport, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Jury Convicts Four Leaders of the Proud Boys of Seditious Conspiracy Related to U.S. Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2023
News Release: A jury in the District of Columbia today returned guilty verdicts on multiple felonies against five members of the Proud Boys, finding four of the defendants guilty of seditious conspiracy for their actions before and during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
FBI Offers Reward for Arrest of Fugitive Tiara Thomas
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2023
News Release: FBI Offers Reward for Arrest of Fugitive Tiara Thomas.
Jury Convicts Four Leaders of the Proud Boys of Seditious Conspiracy Related to U.S. Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A jury in the District of Columbia, today, returned guilty verdicts on multiple felonies against five members of the Proud Boys, finding four of the defendants guilty of seditious conspiracy for their actions before and during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Virginia Woman Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulently Ordering Cell Phones on Behalf of Her Non-Profit Employer and Reselling Them for Cash
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Celeste Santifer, 56, of Alexandria, Virginia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to 41 months in prison for committing wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Special Agent in Charge Wayne A. Jacobs of the FBI Washington Field Office Criminal and Cyber Division.
Two Lawyers and Two Others Charged in Conspiracy That Defrauded Distressed Homeowners Looking for Help
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2023
News Release: Fraud Scheme Involved Multiple Law Firms.
The United States Attorney for Puerto Rico, FBI San Juan, and HHS-OIG Announce Redoubling and Focus of Investigative Efforts to Detect and Deter Fraud, Waste, and Abuse of Medicare Funds
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2023
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow, the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the San Juan Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Joseph González, and the Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), José Luis Soto, are redoubling efforts and focus to investigate, detect, and deter Medicare fraud.
Alaska Couple Charged in $700,000 Investment Fraud Scheme Based on Fictitious Alaska Marijuana 'Bud and Breakfast'
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2023
News Release: FAIRBANKS - A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging a husband and wife from Delta Junction, Alaska, with conspiracy and wire fraud for perpetrating a years’ long scheme that defrauded nearly two-dozen investors out of over $700,000 dollars.
Tennessee Man Found Guilty of Eight Felony Charges, Including Assault, Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Tennessee man was found guilty in the District of Columbia today of felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
Webster Man Appears in Federal Court in Connection with Two Pipe Bomb Explosions
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - Dale Stewart, 54, appeared before Magistrate Judge Andrea K. Johnstone for an initial appearance in federal court in connection with two pipe bomb explosions in Weare, New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Suspect Who Was Arrested Following an Attempted Robbery and Standoff with Police in Koreatown Taken Into Federal Custody
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2023
News Release: Suspect Who Was Arrested Following an Attempted Robbery and Standoff with Police in Koreatown Taken Into Federal Custody.
Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Church Arson
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2023
News Release: A Colorado man pleaded guilty today to a hate crime charge in connection with a fire he set to a church in Loveland, Colorado.
Fugitive Arrested
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2023
News Release: Fugitive Arrested. Alder Alfonso Marin Sotelo was taken into custody by Mexican authorities on May 4, 2023, after 13:00 EST, in the state of Guerrero. The investigation to determine his exact movements since he escaped from the Piedmont Regional Jail on April 30, 2023, is ongoing. Marin Sotelo left the...
Largest International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids Results in Record Arrests and Seizures
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Today, the Department of Justice, and its Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team and international partners, announced the results of Operation SpecTor, which included 288 arrests – the most ever for any JCODE operation and nearly double that of the prior operation
Massachusetts Man Charged with Possession and Intent to Distribute Over Two Pounds of Fentanyl in New Hampshire
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
A Massachusetts man has been charged in connection with his possession and intent to distribute over two pounds of suspected fentanyl in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Maryland Resident Charged with Preparing and Submitting Numerous Fraudulent Applications for Federal Cares Act Financial Assistance
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
SIEDAH ELEY, age 30, a former resident of Columbia, Maryland, was charged on May 1, 2023 in a one-count bill of information with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and 1343, for her role in preparing and filing false applications for loans related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Head Of Telemarketing Operation Sentenced To 78 Months In Prison For $19 Million Credit Card Laundering Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Defendant Used Phony Merchant Accounts to Obtain Credit Card Processing for His Fraud Scheme
Bronx Man Charged with Mid-Afternoon Shooting on Crowded Manhattan Sidewalk
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Keechant L. Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD")...
FBI Offering $50,000 Reward in Fugitive Search
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2023
News Release: FBI Offering $50,000 Reward in Fugitive Search.