Current news May 2024 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 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 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 April 2024 April 2024 Criminal Investigation press releases March 2024 March 2024 Criminal Investigation press releases February 2024 February 2024 Criminal Investigation press releases January 2024 January 2024 Criminal Investigation press releases Prior year news 2023 December 2023 Criminal Investigation press releases November 2023 Criminal Investigation press releases October 2023 Criminal Investigation press releases September 2023 Criminal 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