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News Releases

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Aug

06

2018

Jackson, TN – A West Tennessee woman was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for wire fraud. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.

According to the…

Aug

06

2018

United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ALEX SAUNDERS age 26, a resident of Jamaica and student athlete at Southern University in New Orleans, was charged on August 3, 2018, in a one-count Bill of Information with…

Aug

06

2018

HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Henry Okpalefe, age 50, currently incarcerated and formerly of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was sentenced to 216 months’…

Aug

02

2018

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — John Lamont Winn, 53, of Vallejo, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley to two years and nine months in prison for passing counterfeit $100 bills, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced…

Aug

02

2018

(Washington, D.C.) On Thursday, August 2, 2018, The Guardian published an article by Nick Hopkins entitled, Exclusive: suspected Russian spy found working at US embassy in Moscow. The article is wrought with irresponsible and inaccurate…

Jul

31

2018

SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that two men from Austin, Texas, were sentenced for using a credit card skimmer to steal people’s identities, then create fake credit cards and steal thousands of dollars…

Jul

31

2018

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A former employee of the Jasper R-5 School District was sentenced in federal court today for embezzling more than $145,000 from the district.

Karla Justice, also known as Karla Jessee, 56, of Columbus,…

Jul

31

2018

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Anthony Francis Silvester, III, of Elkins, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 30 months incarceration for making and possessing counterfeit money, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Jul

27

2018

Memphis, TN – Gloria Harris, 56, of Memphis was sentenced to serve 64 months in federal prison on bank fraud charges arising from her theft of approximately $292,500 from her former employer, United States Attorney D. Michael Dunavant…

Jul

27

2018

COVINGTON, Ky. – Jose Valdes, Jairo Castro, Yanetsi Sanchez, Arnado Salazar and Dianey Quintero, all residents of Tampa, Fla., were sentenced yesterday, to a range of 37 months to 46 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge…

Jul

27

2018

(Lima, Peru) On July 20, 2018, Peruvian National Police (PNP) and the U.S. Secret Service successfully executed 18 search warrants in Lima, Peru. The search warrants were executed at private residences, with the assistance of 360…

Jul

26

2018

PITTSBURGH, PA – A New Jersey resident has been sentenced in federal court to five months incarceration, five months home detention, and three years supervised release and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $109,485.…

Jul

26

2018

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that TONY RILEY, age 49, of Empire, Louisiana, was sentenced today to six months of home detention and three years of probation by U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo for committing mail…

Jul

26

2018

ATLANTA – Kerby Rigaud, who participated in an international business email compromise scheme, has been sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud and money laundering.

"Rigaud and his co-…

Jul

26

2018

OKLAHOMA CITY – LLOYD WAYNE TILLMAN, 38, of Mustang, Oklahoma, was sentenced today to seven years in prison for mail theft and forged checks, announced Robert J. Troester, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of…