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According to court documents and statements made in court, between approximately December 2017 and December 2018, Perez and others obtained access to bank accounts in the name of other individuals, deposited counterfeit checks into those…

During the coordinated takedown that began early this morning, investigators executed over a dozen search warrants and seized approximately four pounds of methamphetamine and two firearms. As of today at 1 p.m., 47 of the 85 defendants are…

The court also ordered Gatlin to forfeit the computer and credit card encoder he had used to commit the offense and, to pay $7,184.24 in restitution to his victims. Gatlin had pleaded guilty on June 17, 2019.

According to court…

On October 21, 2017, Knight and Garrett were arrested by the Evansville Police Department following a traffic stop. During a search of the vehicle, officers found more than 83 different credit cards in six different names, fraudulent driver’s…

At sentencing, on Sept. 13, 2019, the government requested a sentence above the range prescribed by the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. Chief U.S. District Judge Sara Darrow agreed noting that Hampton is “a serial liar, a serial thief, and a…

Deborah Sell, 56, Fontana, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of filing a false tax return. In her plea, she admitted she used her position as treasurer to steal money from the city. She issued city checks to pay her…

The following individuals have each been charged with aggravated identity theft and false representation of a Social Security number:

1. Manuel Enrique Arias Aguasvivas, 32, a Dominican national residing in Methuen. According to court…

Smith and Youse were each sentenced to 60 months’ probation with 6 months of home confinement. Smith was ordered to pay $40,000 in restitution and Youse was ordered to pay $55,000 in restitution.

Smith and…

“I am confident that this facility, with its various upgrades and improvements, will enhance the capabilities of our canine programs for years to come,” said U.S. Secret Service Director James Murray.

This new facility, built by the U.…

Hamilton Eromosele, 29, of the Bronx, New York, the leader of the scheme, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge William Martini in Newark federal court to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud…

Zhang is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roy K. Altman, in Fort Lauderdale, on November 22, 2019, at 10 a.m. Zhang faces a maximum statutory sentence of 1 year in prison, up to 1 year of supervised release and up to a $1,000…

Federal authorities arrested Bush on September 6, 2019. During the course of the court hearings, it was determined that Bush is currently on parole of out New York State for the crime of assault causing serious physical injury. Bush has been…

According to the stipulation of fact, Ms. Gray began doing financial work for Sutherland Physical Therapy, Inc. (SPT), in Valdosta, Georgia in September 2014 as an employee of Quick Consulting of Adel. In her capacity as bookkeeper, Ms. Gray…

Operation reWired, a coordinated law enforcement effort by the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the U.S. Department of State, was conducted…

According to court documents, between February 1, 2018 and April 2019, Kesterson served as the Director of the St. Louis Area Law Enforcement Exploring Association (STLEEA) and as a Lieutenant with the Washington, Missouri Police Department.…