News Releases

AMARILLO, Texas — Michelle Renee Whitman, aka "Michelle Renee Weaver" and "Raven," 46, of Amarillo, Texas, was sentenced today for printing counterfeit checks that were used at various stores and banks, announced John Parker, U.S…

KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A former owner of a restaurant in Lenexa was sentenced Monday for bank fraud, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.

Charles R. Waits, 56, Lenexa, Kan., was sentenced to three years on supervised release and…

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Russian cyber-criminal who sold stolen credit card data and other personal information through the identity theft and credit card fraud ring known as "Carder.su" pleaded guilty yesterday in two separate…

Four more defendants pleaded guilty to conspiracy and passport fraud charges during the past month for their roles in liquidating and laundering victim payments generated through a massive telephone impersonation fraud and money…

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A North Carolina man who conspired with others to gain unauthorized access to government computer systems and online accounts belonging to several United States government officials was sentenced today to 5 years in prison.…

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – An October trial date has been scheduled for an Ohio man charged with transporting a minor across state lines in December 2016, to engage in criminal sexual activity. Andrew Stone, 32, of Rocky River, Ohio, is also charged…

CAMDEN, N.J. – The former executive director of the Ocean City, New Jersey, Housing Authority (OCHA) was sentenced today to three years of probation for embezzling federal funds received by authority from the U.S. Department of…

Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DARYL ALEX, age 51, of LaPlace, pled guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

According to court documents, ALEX and his wife, SHAWANDA NEVERS, conspired together…

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – Acting U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced that his office sought, and U.S. Magistrate Judge Phillip J. Green issued last Friday and earlier today, arrest warrants for eighteen separate defendants charged by criminal…

Following a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge Federico A. Moreno, a jury convicted a former Broward County resident of access device fraud and identity theft.

Benjamin G. Greenberg, Acting United States Attorney for the…

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell today sentenced Sharmekia Young (36, Plant City) to three years in federal prison for conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. Young pleaded guilty on March 29, 2017.

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Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore today sentenced Yuneski Perdomo (35, previously of Tampa) to four years and ten months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit access device (credit card) fraud and aggravated…

Greenville, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated that Crystal Hudson, age 36, of Honea Path, South Carolina, Travis Attaway, age 26, of Belton, South Carolina, and Evan Tatham, age 26, of Anderson, South Carolina,…

Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Stanley Fard Harper, age 32, of Charlotte, pled guilty in federal court in Columbia to Aggravated Identity Theft, a violation of Title 18, United…

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – VANESSA L. POLLARD, of Mustang, Oklahoma, pled guilty today to wire fraud and signing a false federal income tax return in connection with a $1.3 million embezzlement from an insurance agency in Canadian County,…