MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced today that Mekfira Hussein and Abduljabar Hussein have been sentenced to a total of 97 months in prison for their roles in the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Husseins submitted fraudulent claims for meals and ultimately obtained approximately $8.8 million in federal child nutrition program funds. The defendants were sentenced before U.S. District Judge Nancy E. Brasel…
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Minnesota
A California man was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison for masterminding a massive health care fraud scheme in which nearly $270 million in fraudulent claims were submitted over an 11-month span to Medi-Cal, the California Medicaid program, for expensive prescription drugs containing generic ingredients that were medically unnecessary and, many times, were not provided to the purported recipients.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · National Fraud Enforcement Division
Baltimore, Maryland – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced, today, that a Maryland man is facing federal indictment in connection with child sex abuse crimes. Robert Paul Miller, III, 35, of West Friendship, is charged with distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and possessing CSAM.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Maryland
A Maryland woman was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for attempting to steal more than $1.1 million from the IRS by filing false tax returns.
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, announced today that NOSSON SKLAR, a/k/a “Nathan Sklar,” was sentenced to 38 months in prison for engaging in a scheme to defraud health benefit programs through the submission of more than $20 million in fraudulent claims.
Baltimore, Maryland – A Baltimore man is headed to federal prison for firearm and postal-service theft crimes. U.S. District Court Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Shykeem Fallin, 24, today, to four years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person and possession of a stolen key adopted by the United States Postal Service.
ST. PAUL – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced today that Hudeife Muhamud Mire, aka “Juice,” 24, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl resulting in death. His plea hearing was before U.S. District Judge Jerry W. Blackwell on September 8, 2026. Mire faces a statutory minimum of 20 years in prison and supervised release of at least four years. According to court documents, in 2021, Mire conspired with others to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. The defendant remained a…
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) · Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
SOUTH BEND – Rodoundy Smith, 41 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was found guilty of illegal possession of a firearm after a two-day jury trial presided over by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty, announced United States Attorney Adam L. Mildred. Sentencing is scheduled for January 20, 2027. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with assistance from the South Bend Police Department and the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office. The case was…
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - Indiana, Northern
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On September 8, 2026, Alexander Ortiz-Robles, a Puerto Rico Department of Treasury (Departamento de Hacienda or “PRDT”) employee was charged via information and pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery conspiracy involving the loss of approximately $6,772,578 in Puerto Rico tax revenue, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. Ortiz-Robles is scheduled to be sentenced before U.S. District Judge Gina R. Méndez-Miró on January 15, 2027. This represents the third PRDT employee to plead guilty…
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Puerto Rico
Kathryn L. Cunningham, 66, of Rocheport, Mo., who founded and operated Moresource, Inc. in Columbia, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for wire fraud and failure to collect or pay over taxes.
An Orange County man was sentenced today to 360 months in federal prison for masterminding a massive health care fraud scheme in which nearly $270 million in fraudulent claims were submitted to Medi-Cal over an 11-month span for expensive prescription drugs containing generic ingredients that were not medically necessary and, many times, were not provided to the purported recipients.
An Inglewood woman has been arrested on a 15-count federal grand jury indictment charging her with defrauding venture capital funds out of more than $13 million by lying about her credentials and her now-defunct tax compliance startup company’s revenue, then using investors’ money to purchase a home, a Tesla, and pay for her wedding in the Caribbean, the Justice Department announced today.
Hugo Alberto Roman Aparicio, 42, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for a gun trafficking conspiracy. All guns were seized and forfeited.
LAS VEGAS – James Brooks was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey to 10 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and for possession of a semi-automatic handgun during a drug sale. The government recommended a sentence of 10 years in prison.
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that United States District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced an Arizona man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on August 31, 2026.
HARRISONBURG, Va. – An illegal alien from Mexico, who had been removed from the United States on at least two previous occasions before illegally reentering the country, pled guilty recently to distributing thousands of grams of methamphetamine and violating the immigration laws of the United States. Miguel Alberto Sandoval Arellano, 41, a citizen of Mexico living illegally in Marshall, Virginia, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of…
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that United States District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Norfolk, Nebraska, man convicted of Assault on a Federal Officer. The sentencing took place on August 31, 2026.
NEW ORLEANS - On August 21, 2026, United States District Judge Darrel James Papillion entered a Final Order of Forfeiture in United States v. Jamie P. McNamara (“MCNAMARA”), Criminal Docket No. 22-151, requiring the forfeiture of over $7 million dollars in criminally derived funds, and 3 luxury vehicles, announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Louisiana, Eastern
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – LACRESHA VINING (“VINING”), age 27, of Independence, Louisiana, was sentenced to a one year of probation by U.S. District Judge Nannette J. Brown on September 3, 2026, after previously pleading guilty to obstruction of mail, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1701, announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle.
A Missouri man pleaded guilty to criminal charges after making plans to engage in sex acts while chatting with an undercover federal agent posing as an underaged girl.
BROOKLYN, NY – Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Zakia Khan was sentenced by United States District Judge Natasha C. Merle to 76 months in prison in connection with her leadership role in carrying out a $64 million Medicaid fraud and illegal kickback scheme at her two social adult daycare centers and a home health care company. In August 2025, Khan pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay health care kickbacks. As part of her sentence…
U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Mexican man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer. The sentencing took place on August 31, 2026.