USAO - Michigan, Eastern

Six People Indicted for Retaliatory Kidnapping Plot DETROIT – Four individuals were arrested today on charges of kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping in November 2021 when the defendants are alleged to have kidnapped and beaten an individual they wrongly believed participated in a,,,

Three Family Members of the Former Director of the St. Clair Housing Commission Plead Guilty to Conspiracy and to Defrauding HUD DETROIT – Three family members of the former executive director of the St. Clair Housing Commission, Lorena Loren, pleaded guilty today to various federal offenses due to,,,

Dearborn Doctor Who Attempted to Flee to Mexico Sentenced for Illegally Selling Powerful Opioid Pills DETROIT - A Dearborn doctor was sentenced to four years in federal prison based on his conviction for conspiring to distribute and distributing over 12,000 powerful opioid pills, United States,,,

SEVEN PEOPLE INDICTED FOR $28 MILLION CELLPHONE FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT SCHEME DETROIT - Seven individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit charging them with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft related to a $28 million cellphone upgrade fraud scheme,,,

Southfield Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Identities and $400,000 in Pandemic Aid Money DETROIT - A Southfield man was sentenced today to 5 years in federal prison on charges of wire fraud and identity theft in connection with a scheme to defraud and obtain more than $400,000 in unemployment,,,

Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Stealing more than $2.2 Million in Pandemic Assistance Benefits DETROIT - A Detroit resident pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, in connection with schemes to defraud multiple state workforce agencies and the Small Business,,,

Southfield Resident Sentenced In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme DETROIT - Southfield resident Mykia King was sentenced today to 34 months in prison after having pleaded guilty earlier this year to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft arising out of a pandemic-related unemployment insurance fraud scheme,,,

Former UAW Official Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison For Embezzling Over $2 Million in Union Funds DETROIT- Timothy Edmunds, the former Financial Secretary Treasurer of Local 412 of the United Auto Workers union, was sentenced to 57 months in prison today based on his convictions for embezzling $2.1,,,

Former Claims Manager for Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Sentenced In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme DETROIT - Jermaine Rose, a former lead claims examiner for the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (MUIA), was sentenced to two years in federal prison today arising from his participation in a $1,,,

Bingham Farms Physician Convicted of Drug and Health Care Fraud Charges DETROIT - Bingham Farms physician David Jankowski, 62, was convicted today by a federal jury in Detroit on thirty charges related to the unlawful distribution of Schedule II, III and IV controlled substances and health care,,,