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April 12, 2024 ¡ª The final two members of a massive conspiracy to bilk TRICARE, the military¡¯s healthcare program, out of more than $65 million have been sentenced in federal court.

October 19, 2023 ¡ª Joseph Harding, of Williston, Florida, was sentenced to 4 months in federal prison for wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements in connection with COVID-19 relief fraud. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

November 16, 2023 ¡ª United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Gloria Byars of Aldan, PA and Carlton Rembert of Hampton, VA were both found guilty for their roles in a scheme to defraud elderly, incapacitated people of over $1 million. Byars entered a guilty plea on the eve of trial, pleading guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, and tax fraud. Her co-conspirator and brother Carlton Rembert proceeded to trial and after a four-day trial, a jury found Rembert guilty of conspiracy, bank fraud, and wire fraud.

April 26, 2024 ¡ª A San Gabriel Valley woman pleaded guilty today to defrauding the United States Postal Service (USPS) out of more than $150 million by using counterfeit postage to ship tens of millions of parcels.

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October 13, 2022 ¡ª IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agents David De La Torre and Carlos Quevedo, hail from the border communities of Texas¡¯ Rio Grande Valley, where their heritage, language skills and culture created opportunities among the nation¡¯s elite financial criminal investigators.

August 1, 2022 ¡ª A former owner of a T-Mobile retail store in Eagle Rock has been found guilty by a jury of 14 federal criminal charges for his $25-million scheme to enrich himself by stealing T-Mobile employee credentials and illegally accessing the company¡¯s internal computer systems to illicitly ¡°unlock¡± and ¡°unblock¡± cellphones, the Justice Department announced today.

August 11, 2022 ¡ª A Springfield company will pay more than $1 million in forfeiture to the federal government under the terms of a non-prosecution agreement announced today, which acknowledges the criminal conduct of two former executives who are involved in a related criminal investigation.

August 11, 2022 ¡ª A Springfield company will pay more than $1 million in forfeiture to the federal government under the terms of a non-prosecution agreement announced today, which acknowledges the criminal conduct of two former executives who are involved in a related criminal investigation.

August 16, 2022 ¡ª Two members of a Myrtle Beach family were sentenced to federal prison, and a third to probation, for their roles in a scheme to defraud the Government out of more than $500,000 by submitting false tax returns, and by stealing economic impact payments sent to others as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Specifically, Donna Karakatsani was sentenced to two years in prison while her son, Ivo Krasimirov Ivanov was sentenced to a year and a half in prison. Todor Milkov Stoenchev, Karakatsani's husband and Ivanov's stepfather, was sentenced to five years of probation given his more limited role in the scheme.