Investigative Press Releases
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Philip Abramowitz, age 50, of Pikesville, Maryland, with bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud and Calvin Abramowitz, age 48, of Lakewood, New Jersey, with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and for making false statements on a loan application.
The defendants will have initial appearances on March 24, 2022, beginning at 1:30 p.m., in U.S. District Court in Baltimore before U.S. Magistrate Judge Coulson.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
OAKLAND – Enrique Chavez appeared yesterday in federal court to face an indictment charging him with two counts of abusive sexual contact against a prison inmate at the Federal Correctional Institute Dublin (FCI Dublin).
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Celeste, Texas, man was sentenced yesterday to 33 months in prison for a wire fraud scheme involving the selling of Chinese-made military helmets, body armor, and other products to the United States Department of State and other federal agencies while falsely claiming that his company manufactured the goods in Texas.
Fayetteville Woman Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Contract Fraud Schemes
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Fayetteville woman was sentenced today to 108 months in prison. On September 30, 2021, Stephanie Dianna Elliott pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud and money laundering arising out of schemes to defraud the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and businesses in the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
CAMDEN, N.J. – The president of a company providing goods to government agencies was sentenced today to 99 months in prison – 87 months for attempting to defraud businesses in connection with government contracting and an additional 12 months for violating his supervised release – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County husband and wife pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to market and distribute over $3 million worth of misbranded drugs and unapproved new drugs, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
HOUSTON – A ringleader and his brother-in-law have been indicted for their participation in a multi-state scheme involving mortgage fraud, credit repair and government loan fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
Steven Tetsuya Morizono, 59, Mission Viejo, California, and Albert Lugene Lim, 53, Laguna Niguel, California, set for an arraignment before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sam S. Sheldon today at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
DETROIT - A Dearborn Heights pharmacist was arrested today for committing health care fraud.
United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison was joined in this announcement by the FBI’s Acting Special Agent-In-Charge, Josh P. Hauxhurst and HHS-OIG Special Agent-in-Charge Mario Pinto.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
NEWARK, N.J. – A former program manager of an international freight forwarding company was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in a scheme to embezzle over $550,000 from the company, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Morten Nielsen, 37, a Danish national residing in Maine, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to an information charging him with one count of wire fraud. Judge Wigenton imposed the sentence today via videoconference.
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr., announced the conviction of Elliot Sterling, age 33, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sterling was indicted by a federal grand jury on August 3, 2020, and charged with wire fraud, financial aid fraud, and engaging in monetary transactions involving property derived from specified unlawful activity.