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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:05 GMT

Former Suffolk County Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to COVID Unemployment and Loan Fraud

BOSTON – A former corrections officer employed by the Suffolk County Sherriff’s Department pleaded guilty today to submitting fraudulent information in an effort to obtain loans through CARES Act programs like the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) …

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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:04 GMT

Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Elder Fraud Conspiracy Involving Gold Bars

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Illinois man pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to taking part in an elder fraud conspiracy in which victims liquidated savings and retirement accounts to buy gold bars, coins, and cash. Syed M. Makki, 37, a citizen of India, …

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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:04 GMT

Repeat Sex Offender Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Robert M. Harvey, 49, a registered sex offender, was sentenced to the statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for possession of child pornography. According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 29, 2022, …

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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:04 GMT

Former Recording Financial Secretary Pleads Guilty to Embezzling from Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen Union

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A former recording financial secretary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, AFL-CIO, Local Lodge 21 (BRS Local Lodge 21), pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to embezzling nearly $55,000 from the labor union. David L. Scofield …

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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:04 GMT

Wendell Man Found Guilty at Federal Trial for Armed Bank Robbery

RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal jury convicted a Wendell man for armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm after robbing the PNC Bank in Zebulon on February 7, 2024. “A violent criminal waiving a gun while wearing a mask terrorizes innocent employees and …

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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:04 GMT

Six Virginia nonprofit companies settle Paycheck Protection Program loan allegations

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Southampton Recreation Association located in Richmond, the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors located in Alexandria, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference located in Norfolk, Cheers located in Richmond, the …

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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:04 GMT

Jay Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Distributing Narcotics and Illegally Possessing a Firearm

BANGOR, Maine: A Jay man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for distributing narcotics and illegally possessing a firearm. U.S. District Judge Stacy D. Neumann sentenced Thomas Ray Cook, 46, to four years in prison and three years of …

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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:04 GMT

Tennessee Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Armed Carjacking

A Tennessee man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for a Memphis carjacking and using a firearm during the robbery. His co-defendant in the robbery was previously sentenced to over nine years in prison. According to court documents, during the …

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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:04 GMT

Idaho construction company settles paycheck protection program loan allegations

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Engineered Structures, Inc. (ESI), located in Meridian, Idaho, paid $5,750,000 to settle civil fraud allegations that it was ineligible for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan that it received during the COVID-19 pandemic. The …

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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:04 GMT

Alabama corporation settles Paycheck Protection Program false claims

RICHMOND, Va. – Dynamic Staffing, Inc., located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, has paid $1,725,000 to settle civil False Claims Act (FCA) allegations that it falsely certified that it was eligible for a Second Draw Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. The …

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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:04 GMT

Adult residential group homes operator settles healthcare fraud claims

RICHMOND, Va. – Sola, Inc., which formerly operated adult residential group homes in Gloucester, has paid $2,000,000 to the United States and Commonwealth of Virginia to settle civil fraud claims that it billed Virginia Medicaid for skilled and other …

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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:04 GMT

Two Mexican Nationals Plead Guilty to Meth Trafficking

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two Mexican nationals pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday for possessing more than 56 pounds of methamphetamine. Pedro Alberto Quiroz Ayala, 22, and Pablo DeJesus Peralta Anguis, 26, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge …

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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:04 GMT

Mexican Citizen Charged with Human Smuggling and Improper Entry

Burlington, Vermont – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on November 20, 2025, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Juan Pablo Espinoza-Morales, 51, of Sonora, Mexico, with knowingly bringing …

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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:04 GMT

Tennessee Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Armed Carjacking

WASHINGTON – A Tennessee man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for a Memphis carjacking and using a firearm during the robbery. His co-defendant in the robbery was previously sentenced to over nine years in prison. According to court documents, …

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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:04 GMT

Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Violation

EUGENE, Ore.—A Springfield, Oregon, man appeared before a U.S. District Court Judge today and pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime for assaulting a victim on the basis of their sexual orientation. Daniel Andrew McGee, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of a …

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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:04 GMT

New Hampshire Woman and New York Man Sentenced for Role in Transporting Illegal Aliens

Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on November 17, 2025, Jody Lynn McGuire, 52, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was sentenced by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III to a time- …

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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:04 GMT

NURSE SENTENCED FOR TAMPERING WITH VIALS OF FENTANYL

DETROIT – A Grosse Pointe Park registered nurse, Travis Eskridge, was sentenced to two years in federal prison for tampering with a consumer product, specifically the Schedule II controlled substance fentanyl. The announcement was made by United States …

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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:04 GMT

Operation Not Forgotten Surged 64 FBI Personnel to 10 FBI Field Offices to Support Investigations of Indian Country Violent Crimes

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department yesterday announced results from its six-month surge of FBI assets across the country to address violent crime in Indian Country, including crimes relating to missing or murdered Indigenous persons. The FBI sent 64 …

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Published on November 26, 2025 - 12:03 GMT

Recidivist Predator Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Receipt and Possession of Child ...

BOSTON – A Springfield, Mass. man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield for possession and receipt of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and sexual exploitation of children. At the time of these offenses, the defendant was on state pre- …

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Published on November 25, 2025 - 19:15 GMT

Palm Harbor Man Sentenced To 17 Years In Prison For Producing And Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Material

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge John L. Badalamenti has sentenced Alexander William Czech (34, Palm Harbor) to 17 years in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for two counts of producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and …

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