Current news
March 23, 2026
- Federal judge sentences suburban Chicago man to six and a half years in prison for $3.3 million COVID-relief fraud
- Los Angeles, California, man sentenced to more than 2 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance
March 20, 2026
- Former financial advisor pleads guilty to 10 counts for investment fraud scheme
- Former Wheeling business owner admits to COVID fraud
- Former bank CEO pleads guilty to multimillion-dollar wire fraud conspiracy and Venezuela sanctions evasion scheme
- Five more plead guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud scheme
- Togo illegal alien sentenced for role in money laundering conspiracy
March 19, 2026
- Two foreign nationals among 11 arrested on charges they used stolen identities to fraudulently obtain loans backed by properties
- Former Fairview Township tax collector sentenced to 20 months’ imprisonment for embezzling $400,000 in property taxes
- San Joaquin County woman sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding the IRS of over $1.2 million
- Father and daughter indicted and arrested for money laundering as part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative
- Fayette County woman pleads guilty to federal fraud crime
- Jury convicts New York man in drug conspiracy
March 18, 2026
- Anchorage doctor sentenced to prison for multi-million-dollar health care fraud and tax evasion
- Illinois businessman sentenced to ten years in prison for $14 million COVID-relief fraud
- Independence man sentenced for tax evasion
- California man sentenced to five and half years in prison for loan fraud conspiracy
- Koreatown man arrested on charges that he obtained more than $2 million in COVID business loans that he invested in cryptocurrency
- Mexican national unlawfully residing in the United States accused of laundering millions of dollars in narcotics trafficking proceeds
- New Rochelle man sentenced to 37 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining Social Security benefits and tax evasion
March 17, 2026
- L.A. County Sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty to obstructing federal investigation into crypto ‘mogul’ threats against party planner
- Five more defendants sentenced in large, multi-state, fentanyl distribution case
- Court revokes citizenship of fraudster after $3.8 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme
- London woman sentenced for wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy involving COVID relief loans
- Waterloo man sentenced to three years in federal prison for preparing and filing false tax returns
- Pittsburgh defense contractor convicted on more than a dozen counts of wire and tax fraud by federal jury
- West Virginia doctor sentenced for tax fraud, obstructing justice
- Burlington tax return preparer sentenced in connection with million-dollar tax refund scheme
March 16, 2026
- Apollo Beach businessman charged with COVID-19 fraud
- Leader of North Shore drug trafficking organization sentenced to nineteen years in prison
- Louisville man sentenced to 15 years for drug and firearms offenses
- Former L.A. County Sheriff’s deputy sentenced to more than 5 years in federal prison for extorting, falsely arresting rivals of crypto fraudster
- Former Sacramento man sentenced to over 4 years in prison for filing false tax returns
- Venezuelan national convicted of assaulting federal officer
March 13, 2026
- Virginia man admits to identity theft and money laundering
- Tax shelter promoters plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States
- Drug trafficking leader to serve 25 years in multistate narcotics operation
- Greer man sentenced to federal prison for wire fraud, money laundering related to Cares Act fraud
- New Britain man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trafficking cocaine
- Teen hitmen for Sinaloa Cartel sentenced to 25 years in prison
- Mexican illegal alien and convicted felon both face federal charges after Norcross drug busts
March 12, 2026
- Milwaukee fraudster sentenced to 11 years in federal prison
- Authorities dismantle global malicious proxy service that deployed malware and defrauded thousands of U.S. persons, businesses, and financial institutions of millions of dollars in losses
- Local businessman charged with filing false tax returns
- Former Robeson County Sheriff’s deputy and family plead guilty to stealing over $542,000 in fraudulent COVID loans
- Two KC area men sentenced for conspiracy to distribute meth and fentanyl
- Maryland business owner sentenced to prison for employment tax crimes
- Former Pagan’s motorcycle gang member sentenced to 80 months for assault against rival
- Two Colorado women charged in multi-state drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy
- Independence man charged after 24 kilograms of methamphetamine and multiple firearms seized from residence
- Former Pagan’s motorcycle gang member pleaded guilty for armed assaults against rivals
March 11, 2026
- Philadelphia man sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for government theft
- Two men admit pocketing millions in donations from Petco Park and Snapdragon Stadium meant for charity
- New Orleans woman guilty of aiding preparation of false tax return, aiding in making false statements to Small Business Administration and making false statements to Small Business Administration
- New Orleans woman guilty of false statements to the IRS and Cares Act fraud
- Roanoke woman sentenced in Paycheck Protection fraud scheme
- Chinese national pleads guilty to money laundering
- Anchorage man sentenced to over 13 years for role in Alaska drug trafficking conspiracy
March 10, 2026
- Hobbs-based drug trafficking network supplied by Mexican illegal alien dismantled
- Sacramento woman pleads guilty to fraudulent investment scheme
- Federal judge convicts man who fraudulently received $32 million business tax refund check
- Thirteen members of a prison-based methamphetamine distribution ring sentenced
- Former restauranteur sentenced to 30 months in prison for defrauding elderly victim
- South Florida tax preparer and two others sentenced for conspiring to defraud COVID-19 relief program
- Tennessee tax preparer pleads guilty to $80m pandemic-relief fraud scheme
March 9, 2026
- Connecticut attorney pleads guilty to tax offenses, agrees to pay $2.8 million in restitution
- Par Funding pleads guilty to defrauding investors
- Savani Group owners and associate convicted of racketeering conspiracy
- Bristol man sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for trafficking narcotics from New Britain car dealership
- Kansas City woman pleads guilty to COVID-19 fraud
- Nantucket gang associate sentenced to prison for dealing fentanyl and cocaine in Nantucket and elsewhere
- Quincy man sentenced to over one year in prison for bank fraud and money laundering as part of stolen Treasury check ring
- Two admit roles in scheme involving millions of dollars stolen from victims of online scams
- DC Solar attorney sentenced to over 11 years in prison for his involvement in the DC Solar billion-dollar Ponzi scheme
- Hattiesburg man pleads guilty to tax offense involving over $2 million loss
- Pennsylvania brothers convicted of decades long racketeering conspiracy
March 6, 2026
- Miami developer charged with $85 million fraud scheme used to fund luxury yacht and lifestyle
- Bookkeeper sentenced to 33 months in prison for embezzling $580,000 from church
- Former San Diego Securities attorney sentenced for tax evasion
- Former IRS employee sentenced to prison for tax fraud and Social Security fraud
- Three sentenced for roles in Covid-19 unemployment scheme that stole $669,124 from Virginia taxpayers
- United States files civil forfeiture complaints against $15m in funds allegedly linked to Iranian oil shipping network
- Illegal alien sentenced to 70 months for money laundering and firearms offenses
- Employee at high-end car dealerships sentenced for tax fraud
- Providence man pleads guilty to filing false tax returns related to multi-million-dollar catalytic converter theft scheme
March 5, 2026
- New Orleans tax preparer indicted for $2 million COVID fraud conspiracy and making false statements to agents
- New Orleans man sentenced for Cares Act fraud and money laundering
- 18th Street gangsters, associates arrested on indictments alleging murder, extortion, drug trafficking in L.A.’s MacArthur Park area
- Over $12 million Medicaid fraud scheme leads to 14 years of prison for substance abuse facility, owner, compliance officer, and office manager
- Colombian national sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for role in nationwide jewelry theft ring
- Auburn woman pleads guilty to filing false tax return
- St. Louis tax preparer admits stealing client funds
- St. Louis County tax preparer admits $1.2 million in pandemic fraud
- Maryland business owner sentenced to prison for employment tax and COVID-19 relief fraud
March 4, 2026
- Minneapolis man sentenced for scheme to bribe Feeding Our Future juror
- Gang member sentenced to 35 years for role in sex trafficking operation
- Owner of Chicago-area convenience stores sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding low-income food program
- Five former employees of alcohol distribution company and salesman for Napa winery charged in bribery and obstruction scheme
- Sandston business owner pleads guilty to filing false tax returns and fraudulent pandemic relief applications
- Extradited Honduran man sentenced to five years in federal prison for fentanyl trafficking
- Bronx man pleads guilty to bank fraud conspiracy and ID theft
- Final defendant sentenced in $100m dietary supplement fraud and money laundering scheme
March 3, 2026
- Former office manager sentenced for embezzling more than $1.7 million from Ocean City home builder
- New Hampshire man sentenced to 15 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking
- Philadelphia man sentenced to 78 months for COVID relief fraud and international money laundering
- Foreign national sentenced to 20 years in prison for conspiring to traffic nuclear materials, narcotics, and firearms
- California woman sentenced to 3 years following money laundering conviction
March 2, 2026
- Louisville woman pleads guilty to federal charges for defrauding customers
- Mother and son plead guilty to $5 million tax conspiracy
- Former president of Eastern Iowa business convicted of bankruptcy crimes
- Houston man gets 20 years for sex trafficking minor
- Riverside and Colorado women found guilty of stalking ICE officer home from work and livestreaming the pursuit on social media
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