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August 18, 2023 ¡ª One of two Nigerian citizens residing in Canada, who allegedly defrauded the pandemic unemployment benefit programs in multiple states, made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Tacoma this afternoon at 2:00 PM. Sakiru Olanrewaju Ambali was arrested in February 2023, in Frankfurt, Germany, as he traveled back to Canada from Nigeria. Ambali had been detained in Germany pending extradition. He arrived in the Western District of Washington yesterday afternoon.

August 18, 2023 ¡ª The former operations manager of a Union City, New Jersey, pharmacy today admitted his role in multimillion-dollar conspiracies to defraud health care insurers, including Medicare and Medicaid, and to pay kickbacks and bribes to health care professionals, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

August 18, 2023 ¡ª A federal grand jury in Wichita returned three related indictments charging a total of 12 people following a large scale law enforcement investigation into an alleged drug trafficking ring.

August 21, 2023 ¡ª U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Adetunji Adejumo and Ibrahim Jinadu have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud relating to their roles in a transnational tax fraud scheme. Each faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A third conspirator, Olufemi Odedeyi, of London, United Kingdom, remains pending extradition for his role in the scheme. All three individuals were arrested in September 2021.

August 21, 2023 ¡ª The owner of a Westminster-based tax preparation business was sentenced today to 41 months in federal prison for participating in a scheme orchestrated by a corrupt social worker who stole his clients¡¯ identities to fraudulently obtain tax refunds, welfare benefits and credit cards.

August 21, 2023 ¡ª A Texas man pleaded guilty today to evading his federal income taxes.

August 22, 2023 ¡ª The final defendant prosecuted as part of the Northern District of Oklahoma¡¯s case against the United Aryan Brotherhood (UAB) ¨C a violent white supremacist gang ¨C for racketeering and drug trafficking charges, was sentenced today.

August 23, 2023 ¡ª The final defendant prosecuted as part of the Northern District of Oklahoma¡¯s case against the United Aryan Brotherhood (UAB) ¨C a violent white supremacist gang ¨C for racketeering and drug trafficking charges, was sentenced today.

August 22, 2023 ¡ª A Freeman man had his initial appearance today on charges of wire fraud, filing a false tax return, tax evasion, and making false statements to a financial institution.

August 23, 2023 ¡ª U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Francis Cardinell of Penfield, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to perjury by materially inconsistent statements, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a fine of $250,000.