May 31, 2024 Former commercial airline pilot convicted by federal jury of tax crimes Chinese nationals arrested for alleged $12.3 million fraud involving fraudulent return of counterfeit Apple iPhones and other devices Cedar Rapids man sentenced to federal prison for methamphetamine distribution and money laundering crimes Two men sentenced in related multi-million-dollar health care fraud cases May 30, 2024 Final Texas defendants plead guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and aggravated identity theft Twenty-four members and associates of Jersey City street gang charged with gang-related offenses, including drug distribution, armed robbery, and financial fraud Local man sent to prison for trying to intimidate witnesses Allen Park man sentenced to over 5 years in prison for pandemic relief fraud scheme Jersey City attorney sentenced to 66 months in prison for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and tax crimes Suburban Chicago man sentenced to federal prison for overstating business expenses and charitable contributions in tax returns Utica man pleads guilty to drug and money laundering charges May 29, 2024 Additional charges announced against leader, member of Alaska organized drug crime ring Former Springfield golf professional sentenced for tax fraud Morgantown business owner admits to fraud of federal broadband funding Florida pilot involved in cocaine trafficking schemes is sentenced May 28, 2024 Jury finds foreign nationals guilty on all counts for multiple drug crimes involving the sale and distribution of oxycodone via the dark web New Orleans woman pleads guilty to cares act fraud, false statements to the IRS, and theft of government funds Israeli man admits conspiring with convicted Ponzi schemer and others to defraud investors of tens of millions of dollars, to launder money, and to obstruct justice Former water district general manager pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit water theft and separate tax charge Johnston man sentenced to ten years in prison for trafficking thousands of fentanyl pills Contractor sentenced for bankruptcy fraud, suborning perjury, money laundering, and wire fraud Wisconsin attorney sentenced to five and a half years in federal prison for $2.3 million fraud and tax evasion schemes May 24, 2024 Mansfield tax preparer convicted of 33 counts of tax fraud after bench trial Former physician sentenced for operating a pill mill Springfield man indicted for timeshare fraud scheme KC daycare owner sentenced for $772,000 fraud scheme Owner of Arkansas tree service business pleads guilty to tax fraud Manager of Mexico-based drug trafficking organization sentenced to more than 20 years in prison Former Baltimore City state’s attorney Marilyn J. Mosby sentenced to twelve months of home confinement, with electronic monitoring and ordered to forfeit 90 percent of property value May 23, 2024 J5 issues notice to financial institutions about risk indicators tied to cryptocurrency assets Four men indicted on federal racketeering charge for allegedly murdering man to increase position in Chicago street gang New Canaan man pleads guilty to tax evasion Arizona man admits to $4.4 million conspiracy to defraud IRS El Paso man arrested for allegedly failing to pay employment taxes Ukrainian national pleads guilty to money laundering charge stemming from attempt to export dual-use high precision jig grinder to Russia Berkeley County business owners admit to tax fraud Gang member sentenced to 178 months in prison for racketeering charge and related crimes May 22, 2024 Owner of SoCal-based ambulatory transportation companies indicted for alleged tax evasion and COVID-19 relief fraud “Sovereign citizen” sentenced to 9 years in prison for $3.4 million tax fraud scheme, filing a false lien, and absconding while on bond New Haven man on supervised release charged with distributing methamphetamine pills, crack Gynecologist, two pharmacists, and others sentenced for operating massive “pill mill” network Self-proclaimed king of Bissonnet heads to prison for multi-state sex trafficking scheme May 21, 2024 Flight attendant and two bank employees charged in federal indictment of alleged Mexico-based drug trafficking organization Dark web drug vendor and clandestine lab manufacturer sentenced to prison for trafficking in methamphetamine and fentanyl Man sentenced for laundering over $4.5m obtained from business email compromise and romance fraud schemes Milford drug trafficker pleads guilty to fentanyl distribution charge Two Minneapolis-based business consultants charged in $1 million pandemic aid fraud scheme May 20, 2024 Arizona tax preparer pleads guilty to filing false tax returns as part of a nationwide abusive-trust tax shelter scheme Domino’s Pizza franchisee sentenced to a year and a day in prison, ordered to pay $2.5 million to IRS for tax crimes Ponte Vedra Beach man indicted for fraud scheme involving COVID-19 personal protective equipment In Boston, Treasury launches new public-private FinCEN exchange series to fight fentanyl trafficking May 17, 2024 Allport man pleads guilty to narcotics, firearms, and money laundering charges Michigan man charged in 29-count indictment for allegedly defrauding Northampton company of nearly $1 million Utica man sentenced for his role in major fentanyl conspiracy Former luxury homebuilder pleads guilty to fraud conspiracy Owner of construction companies pleads guilty to tax and mail fraud West Roxbury man pleads guilty to fraudulently obtaining COVID relief funds Former CEO and office manager sentenced and ordered to repay more than one million in restitution Former IRS revenue officer and his brother among six defendants sentenced to prison in multimillion-dollar COVID-19 fraud scheme May 16, 2024 Massachusetts business owner arrested for over $18 million PPP fraud Bank manager admits using position to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from customer Federal grand jury indicts three additional defendants for their roles in scheme that defrauded thousands of companies out of millions of dollars Former state official indicted, arrested for school construction extortion and bribery scheme Charges and seizures brought in fraud scheme aimed at denying revenue for workers associated with North Korea May 15, 2024 Tolland strip club owner, manager & bouncer charged in 12-count indictment Former Deputy Sheriff and DEA Task Force Officer pleads guilty to conspiring to distribute narcotics, defrauding the United States, and tax evasion Middlesex County man admits structuring over $250,000 in deposits to evade reporting requirements Father, son, sentenced for trafficking cocaine to St. Louis Two brothers arrested for attacking the Ethereum blockchain and stealing $25 million in cryptocurrency May 14, 2024 Springfield, Willard residents indicted in cocaine conspiracy Brookland man pleads guilty to tax evasion Platte Woods business owner sentenced for failing to pay taxes St. George businessman sentenced to 29 months’ imprisonment for fraudulently receiving over $685,000 in COVID relief funds May 13, 2024 Former West Virginia official sentenced for making false statement Rochester man pleads guilty for his role in illegal sports betting ring Kingdom City business owner sentenced for $673,000 CARES Act fraud Calaveras County man sentenced for COVID-19 paycheck protection program fraud Utah man sentenced to 21 months in prison for defrauding Montana employer, $700,000 restitution ordered Wheatland man pleads guilty to submitting false claims against the United States in relation to COVID-19 fraud scheme May 10, 2024 Luzerne County man charged with commercial bribery CEO convicted for $28m long-running investment fraud scheme Connecticut ophthalmologist sentenced to prison for five-year health care fraud scheme Johnstown man sentenced to more than 7.5 years in prison for trafficking of heroin, crack-cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine Former CEO and controlling shareholder of Fat Brands Inc., former CFO, and a tax advisor indicted in alleged scheme to conceal $47 million paid to CEO in the form of shareholder loans South Gate man pleads guilty to leading drug trafficking ring that used modified ‘trap cars’ to transport and distribute narcotics Brooklyn man arrested for bank fraud and identity theft May 9, 2024 Retail theft ringleader sentenced Five men sentenced in methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking conspiracy San Francisco resident pleads guilty to stealing over $340,000 in funds intended for low-income families Three Tennessee physicians sentenced for roles in drug trafficking and fraud schemes Baltimore man pleads guilty to access device fraud and aggravated identity theft in furtherance of a stolen identity tax fraud scheme Former Connecticut resident charged with offenses stemming from alleged $4 million investment fraud scheme Billionaire Chinese national sentenced for straw donor campaign contribution scheme and other frauds May 8, 2024 Former Hawaii resident sentenced to 57 months in prison for defrauding investors of $1.2 million Windsor woman sentenced to 4 years for fentanyl trafficking and money laundering Springfield man sentenced for heroin conspiracy Johnstown man sentenced to 12 years in prison for trafficking large quantities of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, and crack Ohio man sentenced to a year in prison after evading taxes and embezzling from family business O.C. man agrees to plead guilty to illegally transferring nearly $17 million from MLB star’s account and signing false tax return East Bay entrepreneur pleads guilty to tax evasion May 7, 2024 Virginia man sentenced to more than six years in prison for tax scheme Minnesota man sentenced to over eight years in prison for tax fraud scheme Malvern man sentenced to 26 months in prison for evading employment taxes Operator of Highrise Advantage, LLC, pleads guilty to criminal charges related to over $57 million in investment fraud scheme Gainesville man sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking offense Wyoming County man and Raleigh County woman plead guilty to evading financial reporting requirements Quincy man pleads guilty to hiding over $10 million in corporate income Trucking company operator indicted for tax evasion West Haven man charged with narcotics distribution offense Florida man sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $97 million in restitution for participation in multiple health care fraud and kickback schemes Tigard repeat offender sentenced to federal prison for transporting a victim across state lines for illegal sexual activity and laundering proceeds through a bottled water company Illinois businessman sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud and tax evasion May 6, 2024 Former Korean Air Lines Guam office manager sentenced to 41 months imprisonment for bank fraud and money laundering scheme Riverside man sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for trafficking pounds of methamphetamine from Mexico into Inland Empire May 3, 2024 Former Wise County man sentenced for income tax-related fraud Marrero bookkeeper pleads guilty to fraud and tax charges Two men sentenced for defrauding JetBlue Tampa man guilty of wire fraud, money laundering in misuse of $500,000 COVID-19 small business loan Former CEO, CFO, and CCO of Cred LLC charged with alleged multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency-related wire fraud conspiracy West Virginia ambulance services business owner convicted of tax crimes BTC-e operator pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy May 2, 2024 Ohio man pleads guilty to operating an illegal gambling business and tax fraud Five plead guilty in multimillion-dollar conspiracy to launder computer fraud proceeds offshore to Chinese companies Purported member of the Cartier family and five Colombian nationals charged for their roles in international money laundering and narcotics conspiracies RGV tax preparers convicted for $3M tax fraud scheme Two men sentenced to prison as part of federal investigation that dismantled Mexico-to-Chicago drug pipeline Man pleads guilty to defrauding COVID-19 relief programs and commercial equipment lenders Son of leader of Rodriguez drug trafficking organization sentenced to 10 years for his role in large fentanyl conspiracy May 1, 2024 Pennsylvania man sentenced to over 4 years in federal prison for participating in multi-state pandemic unemployment insurance fraud scheme Utica man sentenced for his role in large fentanyl conspiracy Las Vegas woman sentenced to prison for $1 million Medicaid fraud scheme Two Los Angeles men plead guilty to criminal charges for using Instagram to solicit account holders to deposit stolen checks Chicago woman sentenced to prison for participating in $16 million COVID relief fraud Hassan Tucker facing federal money laundering charges
