Investigative Press Releases
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
BOSTON – A Lawrence man was sentenced yesterday in connection with a scheme to defraud the U.S. Navy relating to glove liners purchased for use on nuclear submarines.
Adrian Urena, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to one year of probation. On March 24, 2021, Urena pleaded guilty to one count of possessing false papers to defraud the United States and one count of making false statements.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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Wednesday, October 13, 2021
NEWARK, N.J. – A dual New York and Florida resident today admitted his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans totaling over $6.8 million, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced today.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
PITTSBURGH, PA - One resident of Munhall, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of wire fraud, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
The twelve-count Indictment, returned on Sept. 28, 2021 and unsealed today following her arrest, named Jaime Jones, 45, of Munhall, PA 15120, as the sole defendant.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Miami, Florida – A Georgia man was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $285,742 through a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
WASHINGTON – Stacy Higa, 58, a former public official from Hilo, Hawaii, pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $38,000 from AmeriCorps and also to offering a bribe in return for grants under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
The announcement was made by Channing D. Phillips, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Deborah Jeffrey, Inspector General of AmeriCorps, and Steven Merrill, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Honolulu Field Office.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
BOSTON – A Melrose man was sentenced today in connection with his role in an unemployment insurance fraud scheme.
Alan Neal Scott, 68, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 87 months in prison and three years of supervised release. On July 1, 2021, Scott pleaded guilty to four counts of mail fraud, one count of wire fraud and five counts of aggravated identity theft.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SHANNEL SMITH, age 41, of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, was charged on October 12, 2021 in a one-count superseding bill of information for issuing money orders without receiving full payment in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 500.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ABDURAMAN ISENI, a/k/a “Diamond,” pled guilty today to eight counts of criminal conduct, including overseeing a multi-year racketeering enterprise, interstate threats, money laundering, bank fraud conspiracy, false statements to a bank, and two gambling conspiracy offenses. ISENI pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter, to whom the case is assigned.