Investigative Press Releases
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced Donald Daigle, age 63, of Plaquemine, Louisiana, to twelve months and one day in federal prison following his conviction for fraudulently obtaining disability payments from the Social Security Administration. The Court further sentenced Daigle to two years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that DANIEL VANSLYKE, age 34, of Franklinton, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today to one count of theft of government funds, before U.S, District Court Judge Jane Triche Milazzo in the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
CHICAGO – The owner and operator of several information technology companies in the Chicago area has been charged with filing a bank loan application that fraudulently sought more than $400,000 in a forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loan guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
NEWARK, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, woman today admitted her role in a scheme to defraud a financial institution of hundreds of thousands of dollars, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Blanca A. Medina, 54, of Manalapan, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler in Newark federal court to a one-count information charging her with conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
DENVER –The United States Attorney’s Office t0day announced that PDC Energy, Inc., an oil and gas company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, has paid $688,500 to resolve allegations that it drilled, and later operated, an oil and gas well that removed federal minerals without permission.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
CAMDEN, N.J. – An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man today admitted leading a conspiracy that defrauded New Jersey health benefits programs and other insurers out of more than $50 million, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
William Hickman, 44, of Northfield, New Jersey, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Youngstown, Ohio – Justin E. Herdman, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today that Jennifer Sheridan, age 42, of Austintown, Ohio, was sentenced to 27 months imprisonment, and ordered to pay $15,957,148 in restitution after pleading guilty to one count of health care fraud conspiracy.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – On June 16, 2020, Richard Paul Harper, 67, of Norwich, Great Britain, entered a guilty plea to one count of attempted aircraft parts fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville. Sentencing has been set for October 20, 2020, at 10:15 a.m., in U.S. District Court at Knoxville.
Harper faces a term of up to ten years in Federal prison, a fine of $250,000, and supervised release of three years.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
A Red Oak, Texas couple pleaded guilty today to their roles in a $15 million retirement plan embezzlement scheme, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Greenbrier County woman pled guilty to a wire fraud charge today, according to United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Cathy Byers, 44, of Renick, pled guilty to one count of wire fraud. Byers faces up to 20 years in prison when sentenced on October 2, 2020.