USAO - District of Columbia

Former Union Officer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement Scheme That Generated More Than $500,000 WASHINGTON – A former union officer pleaded guilty today to conspiring to steal more than $500,000 from the labor organization, using the money for parties, trips, furniture, and other personal expenses,,,

Maryland Man Charged With Defrauding Medicaid in Scheme Involving Personal Care Services WASHINGTON – Joseph Tamjong, 50, of Lanham, Maryland, was arrested today after being charged in federal court with defrauding the D.C. Medicaid program out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The announcement,,,

Iraqi National Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Defraud U.S. Refugee Program WASHINGTON – An Iraqi national, Aws Muwafaq Abduljabbar, was sentenced today to 37 months in prison on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States related to his role in a scheme to defraud U.S,,,

Three Men Indicted in District of Columbia on Federal Charges Involving Drug Trafficking Organization Based in Puerto Rico WASHINGTON – Three alleged members of a drug trafficking organization based in Puerto Rico have been indicted in the District of Columbia, following an investigation into,,,

Former Department of Homeland Security Employee Convicted of Scheme to Defraud the United States WASHINGTON - A former Acting Branch Chief of the Information Technology Division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS-OIG) was convicted today by a jury of multiple federal charges stemming,,,

District Man Pleads Guilty in Schemes to Defraud Small Business Pandemic Relief Programs and the Archdiocese of Washington WASHINGTON – Kenneth Gaughan, 43, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to carrying out two separate financial schemes. In one, he fraudulently obtained more than $2.1,,,

Former Government Contractor Executives Indicted for Unlawful Campaign Contributions WASHINGTON – Three Hawaii-based executives of a government contractor were indicted today in the District of Columbia for allegedly making unlawful campaign contributions to a candidate for Congress and a political,,,

Iraqi National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud U.S. Refugee Program WASHINGTON – An Iraqi national, Aws Muwafaq Abduljabbar, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States related to his role in a scheme to defraud U.S. refugee programs. The announcement was made,,,

Former Federal Background Investigator Sentenced for Falsifying Background Investigation Reports WASHINGTON – Michelle Layton, 57, a former background investigator for the National Background Investigations Bureau, now the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, was sentenced today to three,,,

Former Acting Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Government WASHINGTON – A former Acting Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General (DHS-OIG), pleaded guilty today to federal,,,