Criminal Investigation press releases

Aug. 27

• Three defendants in Feeding Our Future fraud scheme sentenced to total of 155 months’ imprisonment

Aug. 26

• Massachusetts State Representative charged with pandemic loan fraud and money laundering 
• Nevada, Missouri man sentenced for embezzling approximately $1.5 million from employer and filing a false tax return
• Convictions through guilty pleas and sentencings in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) prosecutions (Aug. 17 through Aug. 21, 2026)
• Massachusetts mayor indicted by federal grand jury for pandemic loan fraud and money laundering

Aug. 25

• District of Colorado indicts seven defendants on alien smuggling, forced labor charges, as a result of human trafficking scheme
• Fresno man sentenced to 3 years in prison for filing $1.5 million in false tax returns
• Portland Metro area roundtable held on fentanyl and methamphetamine with HIDTA and HSTF
• Dallas man receives lengthy federal prison sentence as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigation for trafficking fentanyl in the Eastern District of Texas

Aug. 24

• Jury convicts Las Vegas business owner of cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme
• Two Florida men plead guilty for their roles in multi-million dollar fraud scheme that stretched across the country
• New York man sentenced for bank fraud conspiracy following Homeland Security Task Force investigation
• Founder of cryptocurrency trading fund convicted of defrauding investors
• Anchorage businesswoman sentenced to prison for fraudulently obtaining, misusing nearly $1M in COVID-19 relief funds for personal gain
• Former city councilmen for Baldwin Park and Compton sentenced to federal prison for their roles in bribery schemes

Aug. 21

• Citizen of India, arrested for his role in multimillion-dollar scheme defrauding the elderly, taken into custody
• Pittsford man pleads guilty to his role in credit card scam
• Jacksonville man sentenced to prison for tax and fraud crimes

Aug. 20

• Mississippi man pleads guilty to evading $2 million in taxes
• St. Augustine man sentenced to more than six years in prison for defrauding senior of more than $2 million
• Joint Homeland Security Task Force operation brings down massive multistate drug smuggling ring as last defendant is sentenced to prison
• Ponte Vedra Beach man sentenced to federal prison for fraud scheme involving COVID-19 personal protective equipment
• Real estate investor admits mortgage fraud, COVID-19 relief program fraud schemes
• Restaurateur sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for $2.8 million COVID-relief and tax frauds
• Omaha man sentenced to more than 19 years on methamphetamine charge
• West Dallas man arrested for alleged multimillion-dollar Treasury check fraud scheme
• OnlyFans content creator sentenced to one year in prison for tax fraud

Aug. 19

• Five charged in $1 million U.S. Treasury check scheme 
• Illegal alien sent to prison for role in black-market peso exchange money laundering scheme
• Convictions through guilty pleas and sentencings in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) prosecutions (Aug. 10 through Aug. 14, 2026)
• Six defendants indicted for operating multiple illegal marijuana grow houses
• Nine members of drug trafficking organization sentenced
• Lubbock Ponzi schemers face up to 70 years in federal prison following guilty verdict in San Antonio
• Federal grand jury indicts 13 for drug and firearm offenses following a Homeland Security Task Force investigation led by the DEA and LMPD
• Alabama man charged with preparing false tax returns

Aug. 18

• Owner of two restaurants to plead guilty to employment tax scheme 
• Lakeville man is 23rd defendant to be sentenced in Feeding Our Future fraud scheme
• Prolific Chinese money launderer sentenced to 15 years in prison for laundering drug trafficking proceeds following Homeland Security Task Force investigation
• Waterbury man charged with fentanyl distribution and gun possession offenses
• Fountain Hills man pleads guilty to investment fraud schemes, agrees to pay restitution to victims

Aug. 17

• Guilty plea in $400k tax evasion case could bring five-year federal prison term 
• Shepherdsville man sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme

Aug. 14

• Massachusetts mayor charged with pandemic loan fraud and money laundering
• Jacksonville woman charged with fraudulently seeking over $130 million in tax refunds
• Northern Nevada man pleads guilty to trafficking 140 firearms to Mexican drug trafficking organizations, money laundering, and harboring illegal aliens
• Former New Mexico state representative and business owner convicted in federal bribery, fraud and money laundering scheme
• Federal grand jury indicts 7 for Owensboro methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy following Homeland Security Task Force investigation

Aug. 13

• Brockton man sentenced to nine months in prison for role in stolen Treasury check fraud
• Bergen County man sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment for COVID-19 relief program fraud 
• IRS-CI links illegal gambling offenses to $126 million in laundered funds 
• HSTF investigation leads to Tucson man being sentenced to 78 months in prison for drug conspiracy and firearm possession
• Georgia woman charged in alleged tax fraud targeting truck drivers
• Adult entertainment clubs agree to pay $354,176 to resolve allegations related to pandemic loan eligibility
• Bangladeshi man pleads guilty to his role in fraud conspiracy

Aug. 12

• Grand jury indicts Romanian national for identity theft
• Mexican man indicted for using a counterfeit foreign passport to deceive American victims and launder money
• Federal grand jury indicts Pittsford father and son on multiple fraud and ID theft charges in credit card scam
• Belmont businessman charged with aiding the filing of false tax returns
• Convictions through guilty pleas and sentencings in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) prosecutions (Aug. 3 through Aug. 7, 2026)

Aug. 11

• Eight individuals plead to roles in $11 million bank fraud conspiracy
• Former Williams-Sonoma executive pleads guilty to fraud and money laundering conspiracies that caused over $16 million in losses
• Georgia man admits to conspiring to distribute fentanyl and to bank fraud crimes 
• Jacksonville Beach dentist indicted for evading personal income taxes, failing to pay employment taxes, and attempting to obstruct IRS investigation
• Shelbyville man sentenced to 5 years for firearms conspiracy, dealing, smuggling and false statements
• International fugitive pleads guilty to healthcare fraud conspiracy and failure to appear
• Alexandria man indicted for concealing assets and making false statements in bankruptcy case
• Grand jury returns indictment charging interstate drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy
• Former Cherokee County employee guilty of embezzling over $400k from Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office

Aug. 10

• Ecuadoran national charged with offenses related to theft of U.S. Treasury funds 

Aug. 7

• Concord man sentenced to eighteen years of imprisonment for violent extortion scheme and shooting at federal officers
• Thirteen Jacksonville gang members and associates indicted for racketeering and drug trafficking conspiracy, murder-for-hire, and retaliation against a witness
• Mexican national pleads guilty to laundering more than $1.9 million in drug proceeds
• Seven charged for roles in fentanyl drug trafficking conspiracy as part of the Las Vegas Homeland Security Task Force
• Crestview cocaine traffickers plead guilty
• U.S. Attorney’s Office Reports More Than $3.2M in Criminal and Civil Collections for April-June
• U.S. Attorney’s Office recovers nearly $850,000 for Montana dairy, other fraud victims

Aug. 6

• Two individuals sentenced for their roles in transnational fraud scheme targeting elderly victims 
• Four Georgia men sentenced for $17 million pandemic-relief fraud
• August federal grand jury 2026-A indictments announced
• Homeland Security Task Force investigation delivers federal jury conviction of Pensacola armed drug trafficker
• Defendant in largest methamphetamine seizure in New Jersey history admits to drug distribution conspiracy
• Illinois man sentenced to 15 months in prison for failing to pay employment taxes
• Calabasas man sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for running ‘DoorDash for drugs’ service that led to two fatal fentanyl OD’s
• Ventura County tax preparer sentenced to more than 2 years in federal prison for filing more than 1,700 false returns
• Illegal alien living in Dallas sentenced to 13 years in federal prison as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigation for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas

Aug. 5

• New charges and rewards announced for the capture and/or conviction of senior leaders of notorious Mexican cartel
• Pflugerville woman sentenced to federal prison for defrauding PPP loan program
• Memphis tax preparer pleads guilty to filing false returns for clients
• Las Vegas woman sentenced to prison in $5m refund fraud scheme
• Leader of drug trafficking organization that sold fentanyl, cocaine, and meth in ‘The Jungle’ and International District sentenced to ten years in prison
• Former Denver man sentenced to 42 months for complex fraud scheme
• Homeland Security Task Force: Dual Dominican and French national admits role in firearms trafficking scheme
• Nigerian citizen and three other individuals sentenced in connection with a $1.7 million money laundering operation
• Convictions through guilty pleas and sentencings in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) prosecutions (July 27 through July 31, 2026)

Aug. 4

• Rocky Mount tax preparer pleads guilty in $3.9m fraud scheme
• EDNC US Attorney’s Office joins new Southeast fraud enforcement partnership
• The Fraud Division announces charges against 19 defendants for Medicaid home health aid schemes expands
• Dozens charged with health care fraud in federal and state cases involving $5.76 million in billings to Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program
• New federal charges filed against two defendants in Providence-area gang racketeering case; arraignments completed for all arrested defendants
• Inmate who ran gun trafficking organization from state prison sentenced in Homeland Security Task Force investigation
• NJ man pleads guilty to document fraud
• Bronx man going to prison for bank fraud conspiracy and ID theft

Aug. 3

• U.S. Attorney Phillip W. Williams Jr. joins the Department of Justice to announce unprecedented fraud enforcement actions across the Southeast
• Crestview woman federally indicted for fraud offenses totaling over four million dollars
• Eastern District of Texas prosecutes multiple defendants as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigations in July 2026

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