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BECKLEY, WV – Mark William Bailey, 50, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to theft of government monies, admitting he stole approximately $451,237.51 in COVID-19 relief loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the…

Three indictments in three different federal jurisdictions have been unsealed charging multiple Russian cybercrime actors involved in the Trickbot malware and Conti ransomware schemes.

According to court documents and public reporting…

ALBANY, NY – Christopher Mozone, age 36, of Albany was sentenced today to serve 41 months in prison for engaging in a fraudulent scheme to obtain a government loan meant for businesses struggling with the financial effects of the coronavirus…

TERRE HAUTE, IN - Paul Hoopingarner, 62, of Terre Haute, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to three counts of distribution of child sexual abuse material, three counts of receiving child sexual abuse…

OWENSBORO, KY – An Indiana man was sentenced yesterday to 6 years and 8 months in prison for traveling to Kentucky to engage in sexual conduct with a minor.

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, …

BOSTON – The United States Attorney’s Office filed a civil forfeiture action to recover cryptocurrency alleged to be proceeds of an investment fraud scheme targeting a Massachusetts resident. The government seeks to forfeit 87,637 Tether (USDT…

SACRAMENTO, CA — Ronnie Douglas Fleming, 37, of Keyes, pleaded guilty today to passing a counterfeit obligation of the United States, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

According to court documents, from March to May 2022,…

GREENEVILLE, TN – On August 21, 2023, Chad B. Thomas, 41, of Blountville, Tennessee, was sentenced to 40 months imprisonment by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, United States District Judge, in the United States District Court for the Eastern…

Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Johnny Dolph, 50, originally of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was sentenced today in Omaha, Nebraska, by Chief United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. to an overall cumulative…

INDIANAPOLIS - David Julien, 65, of Richmond, Indiana, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to receipt of child sexual abuse material.

According to court documents, on the night of January 2, 2022, the…

COLUMBUS, GA – The CEO of a New York-based venture capital firm pleaded guilty in a wire fraud conspiracy case impacting more than 50 investors.

George Iakovou, 30, of New York, New York, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to…

JACKSONVILLE, FL –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Deconna Burke (34, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to wire fraud involving COVID Relief Fraud through the Paycheck Protection Program. Burke faces a maximum penalty of…

LAFAYETTE, LA – Gabriel Bates, 33, of Opelousas, Louisiana, was sentenced today for counterfeiting, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown.  United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays sentenced Bates…

JACKSONVILLE, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Iona K Coates (67, Orange Park) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Coates faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and payment of…

SAN DIEGO – A Los Angeles metropolitan resident was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for repeatedly installing specialized devices to steal the financial information of unwitting victims at gas pumps throughout Southern California.…