Colombian National Charged With Voter Fraud; Federal Benefit Fraud; And Identity Theft Offenses
Defendant alleged to have voted in the 2024 presidential election; lived under stolen identity for more than 20 years; obtained a Real ID; and improperly received more than $400,000 in stolen federal…
Clermont Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Bank Fraud
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces that Carlos Calderon (56, Clermont) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Calderon faces a maximum penalty of 30…
Former NYCHA Superintendent Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison After Trial Conviction For Bribery And Extortion Offenses
Jay Clayton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that HECTOR COLON, a former superintendent for the New York City Housing Authority (“NYCHA”), was sentenced today…
Mississippi Firm to Pay $1,207,600 to Resolve Disaster Recovery Claims
Firm Billed for Services after Devastating 2016 West Virginia FloodCHARLESTON, W.Va. – Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston announced today that Horne LLP, of Ridgeland, Mississippi, has…
American Falls Housing Authority Executive Director Sentenced for Embezzlement
POCATELLO – Bruce Hauber, 72, of American Falls, was sentenced to five years of probation for federal program theft after embezzling $129,022.38 from a federally funded public housing authority,…
Kansas City Man Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud Local Financial Institution
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man who defrauded a local financial institution of $652,784.34 in funds was sentenced in federal court today for bank fraud and money laundering.Maximillian D.…
Helena Real Estate Agent Convicted of Felony and Fined $150,000 for Failing to Provide Lead-Based Paint Disclosures for Veterans Residing in Fort Harrison Rental Housing
HELENA – A Helena real estate agent and property manager who admitted to failing to provide lead-based paint disclosures as required to veterans residing in housing at Fort Harrison, in Helena, which…
Former Cleveland City Council Member Sentenced to Prison
CLEVELAND – Basheer Jones, 40, of Cleveland, Ohio, has been sentenced to 28 months in prison by U.S. District Judge J. Philip Calabrese, after pleading guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud and…
Four Real Estate Investors Sentenced in Multimillion-Dollar Loan Scheme
Four real estate investors were sentenced in an extensive, multi-year conspiracy to fraudulently obtain multimillion-dollar loans on commercial and multifamily properties.Aron Puretz, 53, of New…
South Carolina Construction Company to Pay $191,070 to the United States to Resolve False Claims Allegations
Claims Relate to Fraudulent Disaster Recovery Services After Devastating 2016 Flooding in West VirginiaCHARLESTON, W.Va. – Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston announced today that…