Oct. 13, 2022

Leader of a Conspiracy to Manufacture, Import, and Sell Counterfeit Military Clothing and Gear Sentenced

Tens of thousands of unsafe counterfeit pieces of apparel and gear were sold to U.S. military to be issued to active duty airmen

Oct. 5, 2022

Florida Man Guilty of Violating International Economic Powers Act

A Ponte Vedra, Florida, man has pleaded guilty to international smuggling violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.

Sept. 30, 2022

Insulation Contracting Firm and Co-Owner Sentenced for Rigging Bids and Fraud

Thomas F. Langan (Langan), the co-owner of North Haven, Connecticut, insulation contracting firm Langan Insulation LLC (Langan Insulation) was sentenced to one year and a day's imprisonment on Sept. 28 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, for his participation in bid-rigging and fraud schemes targeting public and private entities in Connecticut. Langan Insulation LLC was sentenced to a $150,000 criminal fine for its role in the schemes. Both defendants were also ordered to pay restitution to their victims. These are the first and second sentencings arising out of the investigation into the insulation contracting industry.

Sept. 26, 2022

Riverside Man Ordered to Spend 46 Months in Federal Prison in His Second Federal Case Stemming from Sale of Bogus Aircraft Parts

A Riverside man who previously served a lengthy prison sentence in two aircraft-related cases was sentenced today to nearly four years in federal prison for selling bogus aircraft parts and for falsifying related documents.

Sept. 22, 2022

Parkville Man Sentenced for $335 Million Fraud, $615,000 Tax Violations

A Parkville, Mo., man who was charged in two federal cases was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a $335 million scheme to defraud federal programs that award contracts to firms owned by minorities, veterans, and service-disabled veterans, and in a separate case to filing false tax returns that cheated the government out of more than $615,000 in taxes owed.

Sept. 22, 2022

Owner of Commercial Flooring Contractor Pleads Guilty to Participating in Kickback Scheme to Defraud a U.S. Army Facility

The owner of a Fairbanks, Alaska, commercial flooring company, pleaded guilty on Sept. 22for his role in a conspiracy to provide kickbacks related to contracts for commercial flooring services at a U.S. Army Facility.

Sept. 19, 2022

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to $223,000 Money Laundering Conspiracy

A Homosassa, Florida man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a $223,000 money/laundering conspiracy, which was part of an email hacking scheme that targeted a program at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., as well as victims in Tennessee and Idaho.

Sept. 15, 2022

Grand Jury Returns Indictments

A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments yesterday. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Sept. 15, 2022

Florida Businessman Pleads Guilty in Three Cases Involving Conspiracies to Commit Health Care Fraud, Pay and Receive Unlawful Kickbacks, and Money Laundering

A resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to three counts of conspiracy related to the submission of fraudulent health care claims, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

Sept. 14, 2022

Companies and Owner Sentenced in Federal Court for Defrauding Government Agencies

Juan Guillermo Gonzalez and his companies, Accelogic LLC and Intellectual Property Systems LLC (Intellep) have been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon for their roles in obtaining information from U.S. departments and agencies and improperly using it for commercial advantage and private financial gain.