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Robert Powell, a 23-year-old man from Indianapolis, Ind., was sentenced to 79 months in prison after pleading guilty to mail robbery. After his sentence, he will serve an additional three years of supervised release.
Sun Tong Lin, 37, and Xueliang Chen, 36, both from Staten Island, N.Y., were indicted on Dec. 17, 2024, on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud, according to a DOJ press release. The charges were related to a scheme to defraud at least nine people of $288,000.
Brett Barber, 45, of Costa Mesa, Calif., was sentenced to 181 months in prison for running fraudulent investment schemes in which most of the victims were elderly citizens. Barber co-owned BNZ Capital One and National American Capital, both based in Newport Beach, Calif.
Brian Logan, 50, an attorney in Frankfort, Ky., pleaded guilty on Nov. 20 to aggravated identity theft, money laundering, wire fraud and bank fraud in a scheme to steal from charities, according to a DOJ press release.
A Springfield, Va., has pleaded guilty to a heinous act– stealing money from former prisoners of war.
Shawn Riedesel, a 29-year-old man from Burnsville, Minnesota, has been sentenced to more than 36 years in prison, along with 25 years of supervised release after finishing his sentence.
Darren Barr, 39, from Philadelphia, was sentenced to 57 months in prison on Nov. 6 for his part in a scheme to defraud the Lucas County Auditor’s Office, according to a DOJ press release. Barr organized and collaborated with other co-conspirators, pretending to be county-approved vendors to get over $620,000.
On Oct. 12, Colby Parks, a 65-year-old former lawyer from Seattle, was indicted for twelve counts of wire fraud for allegedly embezzling from a client’s trust account.
A prosecutor reducing the charges of a defendant based on facts and evidence is one thing. Accepting a bribe in exchange for minimizing charges is something else entirely.
“Our homes should be the place where we feel most safe in the world. Unfortunately, domestic abusers use violence, and all too often firearms, to threaten and harm those closest to them and the first responders coming to render aid.”
Four flight attendants decided to use their security line privileges to smuggle the proceeds of trafficked narcotics from the U.S. to the Dominican Republic, according to federal prosecutors. They’ve all pleaded guilty.
Defrauding the elderly– it’s one of the most craven and despicable crimes a person can commit.
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