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Robert A. Terrell, 51, of Washington, D.C., and Bowie, Maryland, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to falsifying documents to secure $1.35 million in COVID-19 relief funds for his business, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
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NEW ORLEANS – SHELDON SMITH SR. (“SMITH”), age 60, of New Orleans, LA, was sentenced on July 28, 2026, by United States District Judge Jay Zainey after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute drugs, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle.
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SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Domingo Castillo, a/k/a “Jose Antonio Garcia”, age 62, of Scranton Pennsylvania, was sentenced on August 5, 2026, to 24 months’ imprisonment by Senior United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion for one count of aggravated identity theft. According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, Castillo previously admitted that on or about April 9, 2021, in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Castillo knowingly…
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HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Walnel Mordan Soto, age 37, of the Dominican Republic, who most recently resided in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of illegal reentry into the United States. According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment alleges that Mordan Soto was encountered at the Schuylkill County Jail on July 6, 2026, after having previously been removed on or about…
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MOBILE, AL – A federal jury convicted a Mobile man and woman for a conspiracy to commit bank fraud involving more than $25 million in fraudulent checks they mailed to the U.S. District Court and a luxury car dealership, and prison contraband offenses.
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U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Rashaun Crule, 32, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to distribution of fentanyl, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a fine of $1,000,000.
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HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that William D. Brenner, age 62, was indicted on August 5, 2026, by a federal grand jury on charges of wire fraud and unlawful monetary transactions in connection with an alleged fraud scheme against an elderly victim. According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, Brenner allegedly defrauded an elderly victim, who was born in 1936, of over $1 million by persuading her and her power of attorney, who was also the…
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LAFAYETTE – On June 17, 2026, a federal indictment was returned against Rininski Edwards, 33, of Bunkie. Edwards is charged with Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon as an Armed Career Criminal, and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug-Trafficking Crime. Edwards faces decades of mandatory minimum sentences in federal prison if convicted of all charges. “This Administration has made clear that drug traffickers and armed criminals have no…
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HAMMOND – Shaquille Strauther, 33 years old, of Sauk Village, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Adam L. Mildred. Strauther was sentenced to 37 months in prison followed by 1 year of supervised release. “A convicted felon and parolee will spend the next three years in prison after being caught with a stolen gun. On February 26, 2026, Shaquille Strauther illegally…
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PROVIDENCE – A California man who made hundreds of obscene, harassing, and threatening telephone calls to women in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and other states has been sentenced in federal court in Providence.
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Philip LeVota, 61, the Interim Jackson County Executive has been indicted by a federal grand jury for engaging in a bribery scheme related to the 2026 election for Jackson County Executive.
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HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Phoebe Trinh, also known as Phuong Trinh Ngoc Vo, 33, of Kapolei, Hawaii, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Shanlyn A.S. Park to 24 months in prison followed by 6 months of supervised release for aggravated identity theft.
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A convicted felon has been sentenced to federal prison for his leading role in a real estate fraud scheme that raised over $50 million from investors.
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A Lewes man was sentenced July 16, 2026, to 70 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C). U.S. District Judge Hall imposed the sentence.
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Tampa, FL – Armando Martinez (51, Plano, TX) has been sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant, III, of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to 20 years in federal prison for bank fraud. Martinez previously pleaded guilty. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – United States Attorney Dominick S. Gerace II announced today enforcement actions against violators of tax laws, including a social media influencer who orchestrated a $20 million real estate Ponzi scheme and committed tax fraud to further that scheme.
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A Fort Lauderdale financial advisor was sentenced Monday to 240 months in federal prison for operating a decades-long international investment fraud scheme that defrauded international investors — primarily Venezuelan nationals — of more than $94 million.
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Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Pushpesh Kumar Baid, also known as “PK Jain,” was sentenced by United States Second Circuit Judge Denny Chin, sitting by designation, to 20 years’ imprisonment for his role in schemes to defraud investors in Tradepay Capital LLC (“Tradepay”), a purported factoring company, and in Luxestreet, Inc. (Luxestreet), a purported luxury goods pawn shop. Baid pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in April 2025, approximately one week before trial was scheduled to…
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ST. PAUL – Matthew Thomas Onofrio, 34, of Plymouth, Minnesota, has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for bank fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen. Over the course of two years, Onofrio devised and carried out a $420 million bank fraud scheme. Between 2020 and 2022, Matthew Onofrio—a young nurse anesthetist and real estate investor—devised and carried out a massive bank fraud scheme. To carry out his fraud scheme, Onofrio created a real estate investment program whereby Onofrio would enter…
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MARC ANTHONY ALEXANDER, 44, recently residing in Milford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 24 months of imprisonment, the statutory maximum sentence, for violating the conditions of his supervised release that followed prior convictions for conspiracy offenses related to two separate fraud schemes.
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A Searcy man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison today after conviction on sex trafficking crimes and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Alex Georges Tannous claimed to be a prince from Dubai as part of a scheme to defraud Americans of over two million dollars and support his lavish lifestyle. Now he's spending 20 years in federal prison.
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MOBILE, AL – A Nigerian national was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for his role in a massive cyber fraud conspiracy that victimized over 400 people across the United States resulting in a collective loss of nearly $20 million.
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U.S. District Judge George L. Russell,III sentenced Tony Lee Bauer age 39, of Baltimore, Maryland to 110 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine as well as possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
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