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July 26, 2024 ¡ª A Monroe County, Missouri church official was arrested Friday after having been indicted and accused of participating in a more than $1.2 million pandemic loan fraud scheme.

July 26, 2024 ¡ª Timothy M. O¡¯Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Yoshi R. Walker of New Brighton, Minnesota, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 6 years in federal prison for attempting to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. The prison term will be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Walker pleaded guilty to this charge on April 12, 2024.

July 29, 2024 ¡ª A former Roswell escrow company owner was sentenced to 46-months in prison for defrauding his clients of over $1.2 million.

July 29, 2024 ¡ª A Caledonia man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for receiving $800,000 in fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loans related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 29, 2024 ¡ª Timothy M. O¡¯Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Christopher S. Wilson of Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 5 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. The prison term will be followed by 4 years of supervised release. Wilson pleaded guilty to this charge on April 11, 2024.

July 30, 2024 ¡ª U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Maureen Holleran of Buffalo, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to filing a false tax return, which carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a fine of $250,000.

July 30, 2024 ¡ª A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted David Motovich of perpetrating a years-long scheme to establish and conceal a massive illegal check-cashing operation.

July 30, 2024 ¡ª Three Starr County residents have been sentenced for their roles in a bribery scheme involving the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

July 31, 2024 ¡ª A Texas woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by a three-year term of supervised release for a scheme to embezzle at least $29 million from her employer ¨C a charitable foundation and several other companies run by a Dallas family. She was also ordered to pay $44,809,438 in restitution to her victims.

July 31, 2024 ¡ª A Kentucky woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for conspiracy to commit visa fraud and tax evasion.