The Federal Bureau of Investigation today announced the launch of its Most Wanted Fraudsters list, a new Wanted list dedicated to publicly identifying individuals charged with defrauding the American people.
Gino J. Hinojos-Castle, 34, of Eugene, Oregon, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for enticing a minor and the father of another minor to send sexually explicit images.
Pamela Aguilar, 65, of Shelton, pleaded guilty in Bridgeport to an offense stemming from her embezzlement of more than $739,000 from a Connecticut company.
Reinaldo Ortiz, 47, of Manchester, New Hampshire, has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for committing a string of five bank robberies across Northern Massachusetts.
Aidan J. Carter, 27, of Indiana, has been sentenced in U.S. District Court for assaulting two minor females who were passengers on an aircraft while it was in flight.
A pair of men from Southwest Virginia, who regularly drove to Florida and brought fentanyl, cocaine, and kilograms of methamphetamine back, were sentenced.
FBI Director Kash Patel issued a statement about the creation of the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters list and the announcement of a healthcare fraud takedown in Ohio.
Two illegal aliens from Mexico have been sentenced to prison for distribution of methamphetamine and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in a counterfeit Adderall conspiracy.
The Justice Department announced unprecedented federal and state cooperation in Ohio in the fight against fraud, including partnerships and a data-sharing agreement to enhance the detection and prosecution of fraud; federal and state charges against nine defendants for their alleged participation in over $42 million in fraud; orders of detention for three defendants, with two additional defendants pending extradition in connection with an additional $15 million in fraud; and the creation of the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters list.