Officials announced Thursday that a Ukrainian national pleaded guilty today to his role in two separate and wide-ranging malware schemes involving tens of millions of dollars.fa “Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov was the leader…
Felon With Multiple Domestic Violence Convictions Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Possessing Ammunition
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced a San Bernardino man with multiple felony domestic violence convictions to 15 years in prison for unlawfully possessing ammunition, officials stated. The fired cartridge cases were…
Florida Couple Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Prison Each for Evading Over $42 Million in Taxes When Illegally Importing Plywood
A Florida husband and wife were sentenced on Wednesday to four years and nine months in prison for illegally importing and selling between $25 million and $65 million worth of plywood products,…
17 Charged in Scheme to Smuggle Fentanyl and Other Drugs Inside Fire Extinguishers into the U.S.
LOS ANGELES A final defendant was arrested on a federal grand jury indictment that alleges a scheme to smuggle fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin from Mexico into the United States, officials stated. The…
Former Corrections Officer Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Covering up an Inmate Beating That Resulted in Broken Jaw
A former Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) tactical officer, Sebron Hollands, 33, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for writing a false report to cover up another officer’s use of excessive…
Six Texas Men Sentenced to Prison for Stealing $20 Million in Forgivable Loans from Paycheck Protection Program
Six men from Texas were sentenced Monday for conspiring to fraudulently secure over $20 million in forgivable loans from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), backed by the Small Business Administration under the…
JUST SAYING: Super Bowl Parties, Ms. Swift and Many New Young Fans Will be Watching the Game
JUST SAYING RAUL HERNANDEZ For those who revel in the spirit of the Super Bowl, I’m crossing my fingers that the showdown between the 49ers and Patriots turns out to be one…
Wisconsin Landlords of More Than 100 Rental Units Settle for $500,000 With 13 Female Tenants for Sexual Harassment
The Justice Department settled with Richard and Mary Donahue, landlords of over 100 rental units in Janesville, Wisconsin, to address sexual harassment allegations against Richard Donahue towards female tenants spanning over two…
Calif. Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison for COVID Jobless Benefits Scam and Stealing Car Titles
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced Friday to 17 years and six months in federal prison for using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million in COVID-19…
Utah Man Impersonated Federal Agent, Attorney and Others to Allegedly Commit a Scam
A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an unsealed indictment yesterday, charging a Utah man with wire fraud, making a false statement, impersonating a federal officer, and aggravated identity theft….
Former Navy SEAL Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Images
LOS ANGELES A Santa Clarita man who is a former Navy SEAL was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for surreptitiously filming nude…
More Than 70 Current and Former New York City Housing Authority Workers Arrested for Bribe and Extortion Scheme
NEW YORK POST: More than 70 current and former NYCHA workers have been busted in a bribe-and-extortion scheme that authorities say involves the largest number of federal bribery charges in a single…