Six additional defendants have been charged federally with participating in schemes to defraud the government in the Autism fraud scheme and the Housing Stabilization Services fraud scheme.
The operator of illegal online marketplaces that sold digital templates of false identity documents, such as passports, social security cards, and driver’s licenses, was charged in Montana.
Brad Kenneth Spafford of Smithfield was sentenced to eight years in prison for possession of an unregistered short barrel rifle and possession of an unregistered destructive device.
Dr. Eric Edward Haeger, age 57, of Brewster, Washington, pleaded guilty to adulterating and misbranding medical devices with the intent to defraud or mislead.
Braden Birdsong, 28, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve 120 months in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to a federal hate crime violation.
Two alleged leaders of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua have been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with a series of crimes in Colorado.
Jonathan Andrew Felkel, 34, was charged with violating the housing rights of his black neighbor, J.M., and for using a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence.
Olusegun Samson Adejorin faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison for each of the five counts of wire fraud; a maximum of five years for unauthorized access to a protected computer; and a mandatory two years, consecutive to any other sentence imposed, for aggravated identity theft.
A Crownpoint man was sentenced after admitting he knowingly received and possessed hundreds of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of young children.
A six-count second superseding indictment has been unsealed, charging four Venezuelan nationals, including multiple alleged high-ranking members of Tren de Aragua.
The Department of Justice announced the unsealing of multiple indictments against more than 70 individuals, including leaders and members of designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua, linked to various violent crimes inside and outside the United States, including murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering, and controlled substance trafficking.
Fifty-four individuals were charged for their roles in a large conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States.