Two Business Owners Pleaded Guilty to Federal Program Theft in Relation to the Misappropriation of Operational Funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –Martin D. Cruz-Vázquez, President of FiveStar Pest Control Inc. (FiveStar), and Luis O. Agosto-Meléndez, President of CoolBreeze Air Conditioning, Inc. (CoolBreeze) pleaded…
Former Killeen Housing Authority Executive Director Arrested on Federal Embezzlement Charges
WACO, Texas – An Austin woman was arrested this week on criminal charges related to her alleged embezzlement of federal funds for personal use while serving as the executive director of the Killeen…
Hampton Landlord Charged with Fraud, Threats, and Civil Rights Violations
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday against a Hampton-based landlord for using force and threats of force against African American victims, including a…
Essex County Man Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Commit Mortgage Fraud
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County man was sentenced today to time already served – 20 months – for conspiring to commit mortgage fraud, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Cabral Simpson,…
New York Men Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud Scheme Involving Hartford Apartment Buildings
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that two New York men were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford for engaging in…
Kissimmee Real Estate Broker Pleads Guilty To Committing Bank Fraud
Orlando, FL –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Maria Del Carmen Montes (46, Kissimmee) has pleaded guilty to three counts of bank fraud. Each bank fraud count carries a maximum…
Cumberland Woman Sentenced To Prison For Embezzling Funds From St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Karen Johnson, 55, Cumberland, Wisconsin was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge…
Yolo County Insurance Broker Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Robert Kirby Wells, 64, of Woodland, pleaded guilty today to one count of aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.According to court documents,…
Former Cook County Land Bank Authority Employee Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison for Scheming To Fraudulently Purchase and Resell Properties
CHICAGO — A former employee of the Cook County Land Bank Authority (CCLBA) has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for using “straw buyers” to fraudulently purchase and resell properties from…
Asheville Man Convicted Of Bank Fraud Involving The Purchase Of Short-Term Rental Properties And Illegal Firearms Possession Is Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Prison
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Shawn Thomas Johnson, 38, of Asheville, was sentenced today to 92 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for bank fraud and possession of a firearm by a…