Second Defendant Sentenced to 10 Years for His Role in the Crimes WASHINGTON D.C. Terrell Armstead, 31, formerly of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced Friday to 23…
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Feds: NYC Donut Shop Operators Concealed $4.5 Million in Profits from IRS, Evaded $2 Million in Taxes
Concealed $4.5 Million in Cash Sales and Paid Employees ‘Off the Books’ A New York couple and their adult son were sentenced to prison Wednesday for conspiring to defraud the United States…
Texas Jailer Admits to Punching and Tasing Detainee Confined to a Restraining Chair
David Yager, 29, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to violating a detainee’s civil rights by using excessive force by punching and tasing him while he was confined to a restraining chair,…
Two Financial Asset Managers Charged in Alleged $1.2 Billion Venezuelan Money Laundering
Two financial asset managers have been charged with money laundering as part of a $1.2 billion international scheme to launder funds corruptly obtained from Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petróleos de…
Former Sheriff and Deputies Sentenced to Prison for Unlawful Arrest, Misuse of Funds and Employees
A former South Carolina sheriff and two deputies were sentenced Monday for misusing funds and public employees along with making an unlawful arrest of a citizen for recording a traffic stop, officials…
California Man Guilty of Stalking, Harassing Professional Online Gamer
LOS ANGELES An Orange County man pleaded guilty Monday to a federal criminal charge for stalking a professional online gamer during a long-running harassment campaign, officials stated. Evan Baltierra, 29, of…
Three Former Hawaii Correction Officers Convicted for Kicking, Punching Inmate
On July 8, after a three-week trial, a federal jury convicted three former correctional officers at the Hawaii Community Correctional Center — Jason Tagaloa, 31, Craig Pinkney, 38, and Jonathan Taum, 50…
Missouri Man Guilty of Trying to Murder Gay Teen by Shooting Him Eight Times
A Kansas City man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to committing a hate crime by shooting a local teenager eight times in an attempted murder that was motivated by the victim’s…
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin Sentenced to Federal Prison for 20 Years
The Justice Department announced Thursday that former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, 46, was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison with credit for time served for depriving George Floyd Jr. and…
Addiction Treatment Facilities Medical Director Sentenced for $112 Million Treatment Fraud Scheme
FLORIDA A Florida doctor was sentenced Thursday to four years and six months in prison for engaging in a scheme that fraudulently billed about $112 million for substance abuse services that were…
Construction Co. Owner Convicted of Fraud in Securing More than $240 Million Contracts Intended for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
A federal jury in San Antonio, Texas, convicted the owner of several companies in the construction industry for his role in a long-running scheme to defraud the federal government, officials announced Thursday….
Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Threatening Reproductive Health Service Facility, Patient
An Ohio man was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to one year and concurrently to 10 months in prison for threatening to bring a bomb to a local reproductive health services facility,…