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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…

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…

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…

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…

“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.”…

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…

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…

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 $…

According to the evidence presented at trial, from 2011 through 2014, Emmanuel Akoto, also known as “Kofi,” obtained the identities of other people and used them to file false tax returns with the IRS without the knowledge or consent of the…

Franklin Perry, 53, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. to 15 months in prison, two years of supervised release and forfeiture. In April 2019, Perry pleaded guilty to one count of dealing in counterfeit…

In March of 2019, Deyoung and Hernandez were arrested by Shreveport police following an investigation into a counterfeiting operation in the Shreveport/Bossier area. Prior to their arrest officers identified two individuals who were using…

“Oro intended to victimize many individuals,” said United States Attorney Mike Stuart. “As a result of the excellent work of U.S. Postal Inspectors and U.S. Secret Service Agents, Oro will be going to federal prison instead of carrying out his…

“The U.S. Attorney’s Office is committed to prosecuting individuals who engage in acts of financial fraud,” said U.S. Attorney Trutanich. “The alleged scheme deceived more than 200 investors and caused a loss of more than $5 million.”

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