BOSTON, MA — Henry Ezeonyido, a 37-year-old Nigerian national, has been sentenced to 27 months in U.S. federal prison for orchestrating a $1 million insurance fraud scheme. Between October 2019 …
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Canadian Man Sentenced for $420K Social Security Fraud in Alaska
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA — A 77-year-old Canadian man, Ellis Kingsep, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for executing a 30-year Social Security fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office …
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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — Alexander Gurevich, a dual Russian-Israeli citizen, was arrested last week at Ben Gurion Airport while allegedly attempting to flee to Russia using falsified identity documents. Israeli …
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KEOKUK, IA (KHQA) — A Keokuk man, Richard Buchanan Rhodes, 59, has been arrested on multiple drug charges following a traffic stop in Lee County. The arrest occurred after the …
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Nicholas Strieker, 27, and Bruce Pinnick, 49, both from Quincy, Illinois, are among six individuals charged in connection with a drug-trafficking conspiracy in western Illinois. The U.S. Department of Justice …
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Boise, Idaho — Hector Ojeda Manuel Aponte, a key member of the Sinaloa cartel, one of the world’s most powerful and violent drug trafficking organizations, has been sentenced to 22 …
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A gang member from West Jordan appeared in court after being accused of attempting to murder a man on Christmas Day. Javier Pedregon-Magana, 24, was indicted on February 12, according …
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Fontana Man Sentenced to 41 Months for Laundering Funds in International Sweepstakes Scam Targeting Elderly
FONTANA, CA — Fabrisio Arias, 46, was sentenced on February 7 to 41 months in prison for his role in laundering nearly $400,000 in a fraudulent international sweepstakes scheme that …
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An Akron man was sentenced to federal prison on Monday for his involvement in distributing methamphetamine, according to a statement from the United States Department of Justice. Stephan G. Ward, …
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Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Transnational Inheritance Fraud Scheme
MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) – Okezie Bonaventure Ogbata, a 36-year-old Nigerian national, has pleaded guilty in a Miami federal courtroom for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme that defrauded …