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June 17, 2025 ¡ª Rochester, N.Y. ¨C U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Gregory J. Coco, of Rochester, pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return before U.S. District Judge Meredith A. Vacca. The charge carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

June 23, 2025 ¡ª Earl Lamont Taylor was sentenced to six years in prison Monday and will be ordered to pay over half a million dollars in restitution to the Small Business Administration. Taylor went to trial in November and ultimately pled guilty to one count each of bank fraud and wire fraud while the jury was deliberating. He received almost $300,000 in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) COVID-19 loans.

June 23, 2025 ¡ª Thirteen people have been charged and arrested for their roles in a New York City-based drug trafficking ring, with federal agents seizing nearly 500 kilos of cocaine.

June 16, 2025 ¡ª Sherman, TX ¨C Multiple defendants have been sentenced to federal prison for their role in an elaborate fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

June 23, 2025 ¡ª The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that Menachem ¡°Max¡± Lieberman was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for two fraudulent schemes involving federally funded childcare companies. Lieberman previously pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Jennifer H. Rearden, who imposed today¡¯s sentence.

June 16, 2025 ¡ª MIAMI ¨C On June 13, Suresh Gajwani pleaded guilty to making a false and fraudulent statement to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

June 16, 2025 ¡ª Syracuse, NY ¨C Robert Rahrle, formerly of Florida and now residing in the Northern District of New York, was sentenced last week to 100 months¡¯ imprisonment to be followed by 3 years of supervised release for wire fraud and tax evasion. United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Harry T. Chavis, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), made the announcement.

June 23, 2025 ¡ª An Alexandria woman pled guilty today to embezzling campaign contributions from three federal candidates for political office and committing tax evasion.

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June 18, 2025 ¡ª CHICAGO ¡ª A foreign national has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for conducting a variety of cyber fraud schemes that victimized U.S. citizens and businesses.