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Aug. 1, 2024 ¡ª An Orange County man has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges for running an illegal gambling business that took in unlawful sports bets, including from then-current and former professional athletes as well as a former Major League Baseball (MLB) Japanese-language interpreter currently facing prison time.

Aug. 1, 2024 ¡ª A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his role in a fentanyl trafficking organization involved in the manufacturing and distribution of tens of thousands of fentanyl pills that spanned across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Aug. 1, 2024 ¡ª Timothy M. O¡¯Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that David Swartz of Highland Park, Illinois, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 2 years in federal prison for wire fraud and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return. Swartz pleaded guilty to these charges on April 11, 2024. As part of his sentence, Swartz was ordered to pay $181,915 in restitution to Victim-1.

Aug. 2, 2024 ¡ª William Dalton Edwards of Mount Airy, N.C., pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy charge for his role in a $1 million scheme involving the theft of livestock, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

Aug. 2, 2024 ¡ª The final defendant of 41 arrested in an extensive drug trafficking investigation, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and unlawfully possessing a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Kendle Rashen Hawkins of Goodyear, Arizona, will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez on November 8, 2024. Because of the quantity of drugs involved, Hawkins faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison.

Aug. 2, 2024 ¡ª Omolere Omomowo of Laurel, Maryland and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, who led several companies that claimed to provide mental health rehabilitative services to some of the District¡¯s most vulnerable citizens, was indicted on August 1, 2024, along with five ¡°community support workers¡± (CSWs) employed by his company, on charges that they conspired to and did defraud the D.C. Medicaid program of over $10 million by engaging in a scheme to submit bills for mental-health related services that were not medically necessary, not reimbursable, and did not occur.

Aug. 2, 2024 ¡ª U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jeffrey Tome of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to filing a false tax return, which carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a fine of $250,000.

Aug. 9, 2024 ¡ª A Frankfort woman, Brittany Joyce May pleaded guilty on Thursday, before U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Aug. 8, 2024 ¡ª Jose Vicente Badillo and Jessica Elizabeth Najarro appeared in federal court today to face mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering charges related to a scheme to defraud an auto insurance company, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey; IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS CI) Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Mosley of the Oakland Field Office; and FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. The case has been assigned to the Hon. Rita F. Lin, United States District Judge.

Aug. 8, 2024 ¡ª Jose Vicente Badillo and Jessica Elizabeth Najarro appeared in federal court today to face mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering charges related to a scheme to defraud an auto insurance company, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey; IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS CI) Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Mosley of the Oakland Field Office; and FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. The case has been assigned to the Hon. Rita F. Lin, United States District Judge.