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Facts presented to the court showed BRB hired Grisel on December 23, 2013, to be a national dumpster salesperson. He later became an IT manager. As the IT manager, he was responsible for BRB’s computer hardware, phone systems and servers,…

Schmidt previously pled guilty to the indictment, which was returned in November of 2018, and which alleged that SCHMIDT stole more than $550,000 from a local architectural firm while employed as a bookkeeper there.

Schmidt admitted in…

JOILES and a co-defendant, JAIME ROSARIO JR., are also charged with participating in a conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine, and ROSARIO is charged with possessing firearms in connection with a drug trafficking offense…

The study, Protecting America’s Schools: A U.S. Secret Service Analysis of Targeted School Violence, identifies 41 incidents of attacks against K-12 schools…

To date, the collaborative effort has resulted in 23 defendants being convicted of charges related to the distribution of methamphetamine and firearms possession in Southwest Virginia and North Carolina.

“As this case indicates, we are…

U.S. District Judge Annemarie Axon sentenced CINDY MADISON, 55, to 33 months in prison for wire fraud. Madison pled guilty in May to one count of wire fraud.

“This defendant abused the trust of her employer,” Town said. “This sentence…

Chief U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. also ordered Spann to pay $399,723.04 in restitution to Tower Loan and Walmart Global Investigations. In addition to his term of imprisonment, Judge Hicks sentenced Spann to five years of…

According to court records, in September 2018, Thomas Stewart, 31, uploaded numerous images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct to a Dropbox cloud storage account he controlled. After Dropbox reported the uploading of child…

“Defrauding our citizens and businesses will not be tolerated,” said United States Attorney Mike Stuart. “Unfortunately, cases like this are on the rise. We are working side by side with law enforcement to identify and prosecute fraudsters.”…

In a written plea agreement filed in the case, Gordon acknowledged that from June 2018 through May 2019, he engaged in a scheme to defraud Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc. (“Kohl’s”) and its customers by obtaining stolen “Kohl’s Cash” coupons…

The Court further sentenced Boulton to three years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment, and ordered him to pay restitution in the amount of $584,142.70. According to admissions made during his guilty plea, Boulton was…

According to an 11-count indictment filed on January 16, 2018, Foust was employed by Chesapeake Operating, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy Corporation, from April 2002 until September 2011. In July 2011, Foust formed…

Tobias pled guilty in August 2019 before the Honorable Beryl A. Howell in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to one count of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base. Chief Judge Howell sentenced…

U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Mark Pignatello, 55, of Yonkers, New York, to 52 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Pignatello pled guilty on April 24, 2019. Pignatello was also ordered to pay $…

The Court further sentenced Funes to two years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment. As the Court noted at the sentencing hearing, the defendant has already forfeited $796,309, and the Court ordered the defendant to pay an…