Two Cuban nationals have been indicted in Cedar Rapids as part of a nationwide enforcement action targeting fraud in the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The enforcement effort is led by the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, the SBA, and the SBA Office of Inspector General. From June 12 to August 31, federal prosecutors across the country facilitated fraud enforcement actions involving more than 160 defendants, roughly half of whom were newly charged, and…
PHOENIX, Ariz. – In a joint press conference in San Diego today, United States Attorney Timothy Courchaine announced charges against a Peoria man who is accused of fraudulently billing Arizona’s Medicaid agency more than $33 million in one year and using the funds to purchase property and a luxury vehicle. On September 8, 2026, a federal grand jury in Phoenix returned an 11-count indictment against Maurice Marcell Williams, 48, of Peoria, Arizona for health care fraud and money laundering.
From June 12 to Sept. 1, federal prosecutors across the country facilitated fraud enforcement actions spanning over 160 criminal defendants, including approximately 80 newly charged defendants, reaching approximately $245 million dollars in intended loss to American taxpayers.
National Fraud Enforcement Division · USAO - Texas, Western
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that David Garrett, 56, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with attempting to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
CESAR RUBEN YLLESCAS, 52, a citizen of Peru, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 15 months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the U.S.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Jonathan Hunter Kramer, 21, a resident of Valencia, Pennsylvania, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with receiving a firearm and ammunition, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the firearm and ammunition would be used to commit a felony or a Federal crime of terrorism, including providing, attempting to provide, and conspiring to provide material support or resources to a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced…
MACON, Ga. – A federal jury convicted a Georgia man with a criminal history for illegally possessing a firearm and attempting to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine in Central Georgia resulting from a Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) · USAO - Georgia, Middle
SAN FRANCISCO--The U.S. Attorney’s Office and law enforcement partners announced today a guilty plea and a sentencing as part of a nationwide enforcement action led by the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, the Small Business Administration, and the SBA Office of Inspector General targeting fraud in the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, Attorney General for the United States, Todd Blanche, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, John A. Eisenberg, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Kash Patel, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI, James C. Barnacle, Jr., and Assistant Director in Charge of the Washington Field Office of the FBI, Darren B. Cox, announced today the unsealing of charges against five individuals…
Greenbelt, Maryland – A Washington, DC, felon received a federal-prison term for firearm-possession charges. Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Kevin Darnell Ayers, 44, to 66 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - Maryland
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal grand jury in Columbia returned a four-count indictment, presented by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, charging Lamonica “Monti” Valrie, 66, of Hollywood, Florida, for wire fraud and money laundering in a scheme that defrauded Allen University (AU), the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church (AU’s parent organization), and other victims of over $6 million.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - South Carolina
The Middle District of Louisiana announced multiple charges and guilty pleas as part of a nationwide enforcement action led by the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the SBA Office of Inspector General (SBA OIG) targeting fraud on the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced yesterday that it reached a civil settlement agreement with the Hawaii Commission for National and Community Service (“HCNCS”) and the University of Hawaii (the “University”) whereby the University will pay $499,950 to resolve allegations that HCNCS and the University violated the False Claims Act by making false certifications to AmeriCorps that the agency’s grant and sub-grant funds were used for authorized purposes and in compliance with…
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - District of Columbia
A man and woman living in a luxury downtown Los Angeles apartment that law enforcement believes was a stash house have been arrested for allegedly possessing more than 42 kilograms of fentanyl, more than seven kilograms of cocaine, firearms, drug-making materials, and a small alligator, the Justice Department announced today.
Fan Yang, also known as "Jocelyn Yang," 35, and her husband, Jing Tian, 36, of Carmel, Indiana, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to charges arising from an insider trading conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - District of Columbia
SAN DIEGO – Twelve people are facing federal fraud charges after an investigation revealed that more than $10 million intended to help low-income families pay for childcare was instead funneled to bogus daycare providers. In a coordinated takedown early Thursday morning, more than 250 federal, state and local law enforcement officials arrested all 12 defendants and executed 12 search warrants at homes in San Diego purported to be used as daycare facilities.
BISMARCK – United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that Andrea Jo Bonness, age 56, from Mandan, North Dakota, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Daniel L. Hovland to a felony charge of Wire Fraud for stealing from a Mandan non-profit organization while providing accounting services. According to court documents, between April 1, 2025, and February 24, 2026, while employed as an accountant who provided payroll and charitable gaming audit services for non-profit clients, Bonness…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Demetrius Tyare Glenn, 36, of Lexington, has been sentenced to more than 18 years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) · USAO - South Carolina
FLORENCE, S.C. — Jaremy Alexander Smith, 35, of Marion, has pleaded guilty to the 2024 kidnapping, carjacking, and murder of a Florence County EMS worker.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, announced today that JILDO ARMANDO MARIN was sentenced to 25 years in prison by U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl for his sexual exploitation of two minor victims and possession of child sexual abuse material.
Dwight Chris John, 74, a former church elder in Ketchikan, Alaska, pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting a minor under the age of 12.
Criminal Division · Criminal - Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section
Gainesville, Florida – Osman Antonio Guerrero-Torres, 47, of Honduras, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegal reentry into the United States.
LAFAYETTE – On September 10, 2026, United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks sentenced Christopher Michael Ahlers, 54, of Abbeville, to 360 months in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, after pleading guilty on May 11, 2026, to Production of Child Pornography. On the same day, Judge Hicks also sentenced Shannon David Miller, 52, of Broussard, to 97 months in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, after pleading guilty on May 13, 2026, to Possession of Child…
Defending Childhood · Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)