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Feb. 22, 2024 ¡ª Eleven defendants from Missouri, Kansas, Texas, and Washington have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy that resulted in more than $220,000 in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans being issued under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Jan. 31, 2025 ¡ª Yesterday, Brandon Romand Parks ¡°Baywatch,¡± of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after being found guilty of racketeering conspiracy following an 18-day jury trial, announced Acting United States Attorney Tina L. Nommay.

Feb. 20, 2025 ¡ª A federal grand jury returned a seven-count indictment last week against Akash Kumar Singh of Sacramento, charging him with four counts of bank fraud and three counts of money laundering, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced. The indictment was unsealed following Singh¡¯s arrest today.

March 24, 2025 ¡ª Abdihakim Ali Ahmed, a Minneapolis man, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering for his role in the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick.

March 14, 2023 ¡ª United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Cornel Martin, Sr., of Thibodaux, Louisiana, pled guilty today to failing to account for and pay over federal income taxes and Federal Insurance Contributions Act (¡°FICA¡±) taxes, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7202.

IR-2025-09, Jan. 10, 2025 ¡ª The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued proposed regulations addressing certain SECURE 2.0 Act provisions, including a provision generally requiring newly-established 401(k) and 403(b) plans to automatically enroll eligible employees beginning with the 2025 plan year.

May 6, 2025 ¡ª William Lamar Rhew III of Summerfield pled guilty today, May 6, 2025, to wire fraud, money laundering, securities fraud, tax evasion, and failure to file tax return in connection with a $20 million Ponzi scheme, announced Acting United States Attorney Randall S. Galyon.

June 8, 2023 ¡ª A former resident of Johnstown, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 60 months in prison followed by 4 years of supervised release on her conviction of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

May 11, 2023 ¡ª Five individuals, residents of Pennsylvania and Ohio, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh in an indictment that variously charges them with Conspiracy to Commit Mail/Wire Fraud, Wire Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, and Mail Fraud, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

Nov. 27, 2024 ¡ª A federal grand jury in the Western District of Tennessee recently returned a 53-count indictment charging two North Mississippi women with multiple schemes defrauding the government of COVID-19 relief funds. Reagan Fondren, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the indictment today.