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Florinel Vaduva, 22, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young to three years in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution of $50,453.12. In October 2018, Vaduva pleaded guilty to conspiracy to…

The two defendants allegedly are members of the Apophis Squad, a worldwide collective of computer hackers and swatters intent on using the internet to cause chaos. The collective caused disruptions by making threatening phone calls, sending…

Deshaun A. McGeorge, 27, pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge David S. Cercone. According to the indictment, McGeorge and others agreed to defraud Pittsburgh area banks by depositing counterfeit checks…

Evidence admitted at trial showed that Spann, 41, Phelix K. Williams, 28, and Anthony E. Johnson, 23, all of Shreveport, conspired to cash counterfeit checks using fraudulent identities at banks and retail establishments throughout Louisiana.…

White was the President and CEO of Eagle Property Management, Inc., a property management company whose clients included Homeowners Associations throughout the metropolitan area. In 2005, ownership transferred to White’s daughter and the…

Online auction fraud is a sophisticated fraud scheme which relies on the increasing popularity of e-commerce marketplaces such as Craigslist and eBay. Using these sites, fraudsters post false advertisements for merchandise that does not exist…

Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, Shimon R. Richmond, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of…

On January 25, 2019, Chief Judge Jon D. Levy sentenced Trim to 40 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for using a counterfeit credit card, possessing 15 or more counterfeit credit cards and conspiracy to commit credit card fraud…

According to court documents unsealed today, 20 people, including 16 foreign nationals, have been charged for their roles in an international organized crime group that defrauded American victims through online auction fraud causing millions…

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…

Henthorn, age 25, was indicted on three counts of “Threatening to Kill the President of the United States.” Henthorn is accused of threatening on Facebook and elsewhere to kill President Donald Trump in January 2019 in Tyler County. Henthorn…

Echo Housing Corporation is a non-profit organization based in Evansville. Echo’s mission is to create and sustain safe and affordable housing, provide supportive services, and promote community development for homeless men, women, children,…

Citizens are looking for W-2s, 1099’s, and various other financial documents in the hope of minimizing what they owe, or better yet, the possibility of increasing the amount the government owes them. While searching through kitchen drawers and…

According to court documents, Brendyn J. Andrew, 27, of Gaithersburg, aided by a co-conspirator, used hundreds of stolen credit and debit card accounts to steal more than $150,000. In one part of the fraud scheme, Andrew obtained a full-size…

United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer imposed the sentence on Seleste M. Foster, 25, of Clairton, PA. According to information presented to the court, Foster conspired and passed counterfeit $100, $50, and $20 Federal Reserve Notes…