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July 31
- Illegal alien pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking charge
- Former St. Tammany paralegal guilty of embezzling $1.8 million & tax fraud
- 14 indicted in connection with federal investigation into West Baltimore drug operation
- Swedish man who licensed the rights to late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar sentenced to 4 years in prison for fraud
- Federal grand jury indicts 7 for drug offenses following Homeland Security Task Force investigation
- U.S. Attorney’s Office, law enforcement, community partners to host National Night Out event in East St. Louis
July 30
- Louisiana U.S. attorneys highlight nine recent fraud prosecutions across the state
- Henderson woman sentenced to over five years in prison for embezzling over $26 million from employer
- Criminal complaint filed against Lee’s Summit, Missouri man for Ponzi scheme defrauding millions of dollars from investors
- South Florida man pleads guilty to filing a false tax return and agrees to pay the IRS more than $34 million in restitution
- CEO of cross-border currency exchange business arrested in murder-for-hire plot
- Fraud alert: Fake IRS letters target cryptocurrency holders
July 29
- Fifth defendant sentenced for bank fraud and tax offenses arising from multiyear homeowners’ insurance fraud scheme
- Bellevue man sentenced to 18 months in prison for operating multi-million dollar fencing operation that encouraged retail theft
- Crips leader, music label owner and purported anti-gang activist hit with more federal charges, including soliciting witness murder
- Convictions through guilty pleas and sentencings in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) prosecutions (July 20 through July 23, 2026)
- Phoenix family pleads guilty to role in $2.2 million COVID-19 fraud scheme and firearms charges
- Niceville retired army sergeant sentenced to federal prison for multi-million dollar fraud and tax crimes
July 28
- Former CPA and international fugitive to face charges of failing to report foreign bank accounts and filing false documents with the IRS
- Federal, state, and local law enforcement shut down Dallas sex trafficking conspiracy operated out of the Paris Adult Bookstore
- Mexican national convicted in Homeland Security Task Force investigation involving $157M smuggling operation that included drug shipments in produce, charcoal, and fruit puree
- U.S.-Congolese citizen sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for sprawling check fraud conspiracy
- Springfield, Missouri, man pleads guilty to wire fraud and failure to pay employment taxes associated with his time share exit businesses
July 27
- Two Evansville meth dealers sentenced to federal prison following Crossroads Homeland Security Task Force investigation
- Chief operating officer and deputy director of a Westville security company charged for their roles in a $9 million theft
- Sacramento resident pleads guilty to bank and tax fraud scheme involving the submission of fraudulent PPP loan applications
- Seattle restaurant owner pleads guilty to failing to pay over employment taxes of more than $1.4 million
- ISIS supporter admits to disseminating terrorist propaganda via social media
- Former federal law enforcement officer agrees to plead guilty
- Expatriated hedge fund manager sentenced to prison for tax evasion
July 24
- Federal grand jury indicts 13 for Owensboro methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy following Homeland Security Task Force investigation
- Prominent attorney sentenced to prison for tax evasion and mortgage fraud
- Man sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment for role in bribing a juror during Feeding Our Future trial
- Eleven charged in Homeland Security Task Force investigation relating to aliens found dead in a boxcar earlier this year
July 23
- Two men charged in alleged $1.7 million counterfeit postage scheme
- Ponte Vedra man sentenced for conspiracy to traffic firearms and controlled substances
- Springfield CPA sentenced for wire fraud and submitting false tax returns
- Chinese national indicted for role in gift card fraud conspiracy, in New Hampshire Homeland Security Task Force investigation
July 22
- Repeat offender sentenced to 12 years for drug trafficking, money laundering crimes
- Avondale man sentenced to five years in prison for fentanyl distribution after HSTF investigation
- Former gymnastics coach and social media content creator pleads guilty to sexual exploitation of children
- Mackinac County resident pleads guilty to federal tax crime for failing to report all income
- Convictions through guilty pleas and sentencings in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) prosecutions (July 13 through July 17, 2026)
- Antiques and art dealer pleads guilty to federal charge stemming from $2.1 theft scheme
July 21
- Pelican Rapids man is 68th defendant to plead guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud scheme
- Owner of Long Island Ambulette Services Company sentenced to prison for multimillion dollar healthcare fraud scheme
- Kansas City woman sentenced for making false statements to a financial institution and preparing fraudulent tax returns
- Two men charged in $52 million COVID-19 tax credit fraud conspiracy
- Ten charged in Grant County methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking conspiracy
- Federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement conduct “Operation Black Book” to take down multistate cocaine trafficking organization as part of Operation Take Back America
- Federal jury convicts Poquoson man of telemarketing fraud conspiracy
July 20
- Man sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment for role in $3 million tax fraud conspiracy
- Mid-year report: U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago dramatically increases federal violent crime and other prosecutions while implementing numerous significant policy initiatives and reforms
- Ex-L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy sentenced to one year in prison for submitting false affidavit to obtain cell phone info for private client
- Second Lows gang member pleads guilty to RICO conspiracy
- Temporary restraining order granted against Lee’s Summit man for allegedly defrauding millions of dollars from investors
- Tarrant County man receives lengthy federal prison sentence as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigation into a fentanyl overdose death in the Eastern District of Texas
- Eight defendants, including current and former New York City correction officers, a Texas parole officer, and a New York City Transit Authority employee, charged in check fraud scheme
- New Mexico woman pleads guilty to $4m Medicaid fraud
July 17
- Metairie man charged with making false statements to IRS special agents
- Former suburban Chicago police chief sentenced to three years in federal prison for bribery and obstruction of justice
- Seattle real estate investor sentenced to 20 months in prison for $4.7 million tax evasion scheme
- Fugitive for 15 years sentenced to five years in prison for twenty counts related to tax evasion and structuring financial transactions
- Tennessee woman charged with preparing false tax returns
July 16
- Sioux Falls crypto investor indicted for wire fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft
- Idaho man indicted for tax evasion
- Methamphetamine trafficker and tax fraudster sentenced to federal prison in Homeland Security Task Force case
- Homeland Security Task Force yields 27-year prison sentence for Hardee County methamphetamine trafficker
- Operation Return to Sender results in numerous arrests and law enforcement seizing more than 300 pounds of methamphetamine intended for Central Arkansas
- Shelburne man charged with four counts of bank fraud
- Two members of Chinese money laundering network charged with laundering investment fraud proceeds
- Convictions through guilty pleas in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) prosecutions (July 7 through July 11, 2026)
- Former postal worker and two Philadelphia Men admit to conspiring to commit bank fraud; Mount Laurel man and woman sentenced to prison for their roles in same conspiracy
- Buffalo business owner charged with bank fraud for defrauding customers out of more than a million dollars
- North Carolina business owner sentenced to prison for employment tax crime
- U.S. Attorney’s Office hosts Federal Fraud Forum and announces creation of Fraud Task Force in Southern District of Indiana
- Pensacola tax preparers plead guilty to tax fraud conspiracy & filing false returns
- Successful transfer of Abdikerm Eidleh from Somalia to Minnesota to face charges for role in Feeding Our Future fraud scheme
- Two sentenced in connection with drug trafficking in Seattle’s International District and homeless encampments along I-5
- Bellevue, Washington, tax preparer who falsified tax returns sentenced to 18 months in prison
July 15
- Nevada businesswoman sentenced to prison for fraudulent scheme seeking millions in COVID-19 tax credits
- Drug investigation in Dane County successfully concludes after last defendant sentenced
- Nine criminal aliens from Venezuela plead guilty for roles in sex trafficking organization
- Illegal alien sent to federal prison for attempted meth smuggling following Homeland Security Task Force investigation
- Promoter of abusive tax shelter indicted for tax crimes and for retaliating against federal officials
- California duo charged with operating nationwide darknet drug trafficking operation, laundering cryptocurrency proceeds
- Homeland Security Task Force investigation results in the sentencing of a Memphis man to over 19 years in prison for trafficking narcotics while on supervised release for trafficking narcotics
- Billings man sentenced to 4 years in prison for defrauding customers in scrap metal business scheme
- Human smuggler with cartel ties sentenced for trafficking fentanyl laced with xylazine as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigation
- Two TD bank insiders sentenced to prison for facilitating money laundering, fraud
- Mechanicsburg business owner sentenced to prison for failing to pay employment taxes
July 14
- Nevada tax preparer and 11 others indicted for large-scale conspiracy to fraudulently obtain COVID-related loans
- Hinsdale man pleads guilty to embezzling approximately $345,000 from his employer
July 13
- Trade Fraud Task Force surpasses $1 billion in recoveries and charged losses in less than one year
- Convicted felons sentenced to federal prison on drug trafficking and firearm charges following deadly crash
- Ohio woman and two sons charged with conspiracy to defraud the IRS and pandemic-era programs of more than $5M
- Houston man guilty of drug trafficking as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigation in the Eastern District of Texas
- Former L.A. County Sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for obstructing federal probe into crypto ‘mogul’ threats against victim
- Florida man pleads guilty to filing false tax return
July 10
- Dallas County man has been extradited from Qatar to the United States to face charges in the Eastern District of Texas stemming from a Homeland Security Task Force investigation
- Maryland woman sentenced for role in multimillion-dollar money laundering conspiracy HSTF case
July 9
- July Federal Grand Jury 2026-A Indictments announced
- Fayette County woman sentenced for federal fraud crime
- Sudbury CPA sentenced for conspiracy to defraud the IRS and pandemic relief fraud
- Council Bluffs man sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment for methamphetamine conspiracy
- Two more members of drug trafficking organization sentenced to prison for fentanyl analogue distribution and money laundering conspiracies
- Michigan tax preparers indicted for conspiring to defraud the United States and preparing false tax returns
July 8
- Corporate controller admits to embezzling funds
- Illegal alien living in Garland sentenced to federal prison as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigation for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas
- Three Texas tax preparers sentenced to prison as part of false tax return scheme
- Two men sentenced for distribution of methamphetamine and firearms offenses
- Convictions through guilty pleas in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) prosecutions (June 29 through July 2, 2026)
July 7
- Man sentenced to six and a half years in prison for extorting money from Chicago restaurateur
- Founder/CEO and clinical president of digital health company sentenced to 72 months and 24 months, respectively, for $90 million scheme to distribute over 37 million pills of Adderall
- HSTF investigation leads to lengthy prison sentence for illegal alien from Mexico who trafficked methamphetamine supplied by the Sinaloa Cartel
- Andy Sanborn pleads guilty to misusing over $250,000 of CARES Act funds
July 6
- Palmetto man sentenced to prison for tax evasion
- Eastern District of Texas prosecutes five defendants as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigations in June 2026
- Illegal alien sentenced to 10 years for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine
July 2
- United States Attorney Andrew S. Boutros announces results from Operation New Dawn: 179 defendants charged in approximately sixty days as part of first-of-its-kind spring and summer anti-violence initiative in Chicago area
- Homeland Security Task Force led by U.S. Border Patrol targeting unit sends San Antonio woman to federal prison for 40 years
- Woburn man sentenced to 10 months in prison for bank fraud and money laundering
- Two defendants charged with multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme
- A second leader of drug trafficking organization sentenced to 96 months for fentanyl analogue distribution and money laundering conspiracies
July 1
- Jamaican national extradited to West Michigan pleads guilty for his role in nationwide fraud scheme
- Convictions through guilty pleas in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) prosecutions (June 22 through June 26, 2026)
- Alibaba Group and AUS Merchant Services agree to pay $600 million to resolve allegations that they failed to prevent illegal sales of pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical equipment, and other illegal products
- Former St. Louis tax preparer convicted of 16 counts related to false tax returns
- 10 defendants, including South L.A. motel manager, arrested in latest human trafficking sweep targeting L.A.’s Figueroa Corridor
- Former Secretary of Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for conspiring to take illegal kickbacks in awarding government contract
- Michigan man sentenced to 60 months for role in Arizona-based drug conspiracy in Homeland Security Task Force case