Scammers are calling New Englanders while pretending to be the FBI or other agencies to extort money or steal personal data, officials announced last week. Federal agencies do not threaten arrest or…
Two Houston Gang Members Indicted for Deadly Ambush in Broad Daylight
HOUSTON Two alleged members of the violent Houston street gang “Free Money” have been indicted in federal court for the 2022 murder of one man and the attempted murder of another during…
Victorville Man Found Guilty of Transporting 15-Year-Old Girl from San Luis Obispo County to Mexico for Illicit Sexual Activity
LOS ANGELES A San Bernardino County man who posed online as a teenage boy and enticed a 15-year-old girl to have a sexual relationship before bringing her to Mexico has been found…
California Man Charged with Sending Funds to Suspected ISIS Fighters
LOS ANGELES A 28-year-old Long Beach man was arrested this week on a federal complaint alleging he sent a dozen payments totaling $1,615 to suspected ISIS fighters overseas. Mark Lorenzo Villanueva, a…
Former NBA Star, Suspected Israeli Crime Figure Arrested on Federal Indictment Alleging High-Stakes Illegal Poker Games at Encino House
LOS ANGELES Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas and five others — including a suspected member of an Israeli transnational crime syndicate — were arrested Wednesday on federal charges tied to an illegal…
Man Convicted of Embezzling $2.2 Million from Elderly Victim’s Inherited Estate
SANTA ANA, California A San Fernando Valley man was convicted by a federal jury Thursday for embezzling more than $2.2 million in cash and property left to an elderly victim by his…
Dermatology Providers Agree to Pay Nearly $850,000 to Resolve Allegations of False Wound Repair Claims
Forefront Dermatology S.C. and Henghold Surgery Center LLC have agreed to pay $847,394 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting falsely coded Medicare claims for wound…
Arizona Man Pleads Guilty in $13 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme
LOS ANGELES Vincent Anthony Mazzotta Jr., 54, of Arizona, pleaded guilty to money laundering and conspiracy to obstruct justice for his role in a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, officials announced Monday. The scam…
Utah Man Sentenced to Nine Years for $3.5 Million Fraud Involving Impersonation and Fake Oil Well Investments
Santiago Garcia Gutierrez, 48, of Salt Lake City, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for orchestrating a complex $3.5 million fraud scheme involving wire fraud, impersonating a federal officer, aggravated…
Former Kokomo Police Department Officer Charged with Sexually Assaulting 14-Year-old Girl
A federal grand jury in Indianapolis, Indiana, returned a two-count indictment, unsealed today, charging former Kokomo Police Department officer Sinmi Asomuyide with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and with lying to state…
Arizona Woman Sentenced for $17 Million Technology Worker Fraud Scheme that Generated Revenue for North Korea
WASHINGTON, D.C. Christina Marie Chapman, 50, of Litchfield Park, Arizona, was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for her role in one of the largest North Korean IT fraud…