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January 4, 2023 ¡ª The former manager of the New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury Fund (TBI Fund) and one of his conspirators today admitted their roles in a long-running scheme to defraud the fund, a publicly funded health care benefit program, of more than $4.5 million, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Sept. 13, 2024 ¡ª The second of two Nigerian men residing in Canada pleaded guilty Thursday September 12, 2024, in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for his fraud scheme that stole more than $1.3 million in federal funds, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Fatiu Ismaila Lawal, was extradited from Canada in mid-July. U.S. District Judge Robert J. Bryan scheduled his sentencing for December 12, 2024.

June 21, 2024 ¡ª An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Boston charging former Massachusetts state senator Dean Tran and his sister for allegedly attempting to cover up a sham job offer from the sister¡¯s company to Tran.

May 10, 2024 ¡ª The United States Attorney¡¯s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jose L. Ortiz of Drums, Pennsylvania, was charged May 8, 2024, in a criminal Information with conspiring to commit honest services fraud.

April 24, 2025 ¡ª A federal jury has convicted Juan Hernandez a Mexican-national living in Oklahoma City, Jessica Muniz of Oklahoma City, and Denis Leal Gutierrez, Cesar Azamar, and Adrian Narvaez of Texas, for their roles in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that specialized in transporting liquid methamphetamine by semi-truck from Mexico, through Texas, to Oklahoma City, and laundering the subsequent drug proceeds, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.

July 11, 2024 ¡ª United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that John Dougherty, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl to 72 months¡¯ imprisonment, three years of supervised release, forfeiture of $353,941.35, a $7,100 special assessment, and $50,000 in restitution now, with full restitution to be determined later, for crimes arising from his embezzlement of funds belonging to Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (¡°Local 98¡±) and multiple crimes involving his payment of bribes to codefendant Robert Henon.

Sept. 27, 2024 ¡ª A corporate takeover specialist and convicted felon has been indicted on federal charges for his alleged years-long avoidance of a judgment ¨C now exceeding $180 million ¨C to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) while running a cannabis and lifestyle brand company purportedly helmed by his social media influencer son ¨C a company whose investors he allegedly cheated, the Justice Department announced today.

IR-2024-296, Nov. 21, 2024 ¡ª With a Nov. 22 deadline rapidly approaching for the second Voluntary Disclosure Program, the Internal Revenue Service urgently recommends that businesses review Employee Retention Credit guidelines and resolve incorrect claims soon to avoid future issues.

June 22, 2022 ¡ª United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero, together with other federal law enforcement officials announced today charges against 19 defendants for defrauding federal programs funded by the CARES Act and designed to provide a financial safety net for Americans during the pandemic. Collectively these defendants sought to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program of over $24 million.

November 14, 2023 ¡ª Federal and local law enforcement officials this morning announced the unsealing of a federal grand jury indictment charging 23 members and associates of the Mara Salvatrucha-13 (MS-13) transnational street gang who allegedly trafficked pound quantities of methamphetamine and illegally possessed ammunition found in a "ghost gun."