January 2025 Criminal Investigation press releases

Jan. 31, 2025

• Sin City Deciples member sentenced to 36 months in prison
• Local man pleads guilty to filing false tax returns
• Three Mexican nationals sentenced for $4.7 million meth, heroin conspiracy
• Local man arrested for failing to pay employment taxes
• Former owner of "Timepiece Gentleman" luxury watch consignment store in Beverly Hills sentenced to nearly 6 years in federal prison

Jan. 30, 2025

• Mississippi Delta grain elevator owner sentenced for fraud
• Phoenix woman sentenced to 87 months in prison for possession of a machinegun and conspiracy to commit money laundering
• LaPorte brothers sentenced to prison
• Marshall County woman sentenced to 52 months in prison for COVID IRS fraud
• Chaska man pleads guilty for his role in $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme
• Tax preparer sentenced to 18 months to serve and $1.96 million in restitution
• Two men indicted for COVID unemployment and loan fraud
• Florida businessman indicted for tax evasion

Jan. 29, 2025

• Defendant extradited to face charges related to international bank fraud and money laundering ring that caused over $60 million in losses
• Two more defendants sentenced to prison for roles in Puerto Rico-to- Western Pennsylvania cocaine trafficking operation
• Passaic County man convicted of fentanyl analogue distribution and money laundering conspiracies
• Former U.S. Senator Robert Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery, foreign agent, and obstruction offenses
• Rochester man pleads guilty for his role in $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme
• Federal grand jury indicts man for allegedly attempting to extort money from Chicago restaurateur
• Lead defendants plead guilty to RICO conspiracy to transport, hire, and harbor unauthorized workers

Jan. 28, 2025

• Former Colorado Springs man sentenced for defrauding taxpayer funded COVID-19 relief program
• Nigerian who defrauded U.S. pandemic aid programs of more than $1 million sentenced to 54 months in prison
• Leader of drug trafficking ring that used social media to communicate and advertise wares sentenced to 10 years in prison
• Former Minneapolis mayoral aide and Safari Restaurant co-owner both plead guilty in $250 million feeding our future fraud scheme
• Maryland life insurance broker convicted in $20-million insurance fraud scheme

Jan. 27, 2025

• Camden man pleads guilty to stealing more than $51,000 through PPP, EIDL loan fraud
• Owners of Florida labor-staffing companies sentenced for tax and immigration fraud and money laundering
• Michigan man charged with drug distribution and loan fraud
• Two Lancaster men sentenced on money laundering offenses
• Former deputy sheriff and DEA task force officer sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute narcotics, defrauding the United States, and tax evasion
• Former professional basketball player sentenced for pandemic loan fraud
• Waterbury drug trafficker sentenced to more than 18 years in federal prison
• St. Lucie County company and woman sentenced for conspiring to harbor aliens by means of employment
• Lycoming County man sentenced on tax charges

Jan. 24, 2025

• Savage woman pleads guilty for her role in $250 million Feeding our Future fraud scheme

• Twenty-two locals arrested in multicount money laundering and narcotics indictments

• Feeding our Future defendant sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in $250 million fraud scheme

• Former CEO of startup software company sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for tax scheme

• Corporation and former chief executive officer plead guilty to health care fraud and tax conspiracy

• Final sentencing of trio which orchestrated a multimillion dollar tax evasion scheme

• Florida man pleads guilty to tax evasion and wire fraud

• Twelve indicted in multimillion dollar business email compromise scheme

Jan. 23, 2025

• Former Keolis Assistant chief engineer pleads guilty to defrauding Keolis Commuter Services
• Money launderer for Chicago-based drug trafficking organization sentenced to more than eight years in prison
• Three Kodiak residents indicted for drug trafficking related to 2022 fatal fentanyl overdose
• Wisconsin man pleads guilty to filing a false tax return
• Operator of home health care company sentenced to 12 years in prison for multimillion dollar health care fraud scheme
• Defense contractor executive pleads guilty to bribery scheme involving $100 million in government contracts
• Federal jury finds Hopkinsville, Kentucky man guilty of methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution conspiracy and money laundering
• Onondaga county man pleads guilty to tax evasion
• Canadian dark web vendor sentenced for importing millions of counterfeit xanax pills into the United States
• Former Mercer County pharmacist found guilty of conspiracy to illegally distribute oxycodone from Trenton pharmacy
• India- and New Jersey-based jeweler sentenced to 30 months incarceration for multimillion dollar international trade fraud scheme and unlicensed money transmitting

Jan. 22, 2025

• Dubai-based Wall Street Exchange agrees to pay more than $9.2 million to resolve bank fraud investigation
• London man pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy involving COVID relief loans
• Florida man sentenced to prison for preparing false tax returns
• Seven individuals charged in largest employee retention credit scheme case in the United States

Jan. 21, 2025

• Middlesex County man admits defrauding South Koreans through bogus sugar investment scheme
• Honduran national sentenced in $14 million payroll scheme to defraud the IRS and workers’ compensation insurance company
• Springfield man sentenced to 25 years for drug trafficking, fatal shooting

Jan. 18, 2025

• Utica man sentenced to 96 months on drug and money laundering convictions

Jan. 17, 2025

• Los Angeles-area man pleads guilty to fraudulently seeking millions of dollars in COVID-related tax credits for nonexistent business
• Oakland money services business owner sentenced to one year in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering
• Two money couriers for Colombian-based drug money laundering organization convicted by federal jury
• Former Oakland mayor, her longtime partner, two local businessmen charged with bribery offenses
• Pennsylvania investment adviser charged with misappropriating more than $17 million from clients through two long-running fraud schemes
• Former attorney sentenced to federal prison for fraud and tax evasion
• Crypto "godfather" and LASD detective agree to plead guilty to violating civil rights of business rivals and tax crimes
• Mother and son convicted of CARES Act fraud
• Gang member admits to racketeering charge

Jan. 16, 2025

• Mansfield woman sentenced to 7 years in prison for $8.5 million PPP fraud
• American Express agrees to pay more than $138 million to resolve wire fraud investigation in connection with the sales and marketing of wire products
• Prominent D.C. rapper "Migo Lee," a leader in the KDY drug trafficking crew, sentenced to 168 months in federal prison
• Owner of three North Shore restaurants sentenced to prison for tax fraud scheme
• Nashville man sentenced to four years for COVID fraud
• Morrisdale woman pleads guilty to trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine

Jan. 15, 2025

• Connecticut man sentenced to prison for fraud and money laundering

• Federal grand jury indicts two Louisville men for drug and firearms offenses

• Foreign national sentenced for racketeering and drug trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas

• Johnstown woman pleads guilty to trafficking heroin, fentanyl and other narcotics

• Five indicted for drug trafficking in “The Jungle” and Seattle’s international district

• Eleven defendants sentenced to a total of 123 years in federal prison as law enforcement dismantles cartel-linked drug trafficking ring that used train cars in the Midwest to smuggle fentanyl and methamphetamine

Jan. 14, 2025

• Chinese nationals plead guilty in fraudulent gift card conspiracy involving the purchase and export of Apple products to China
• Two Altoona residents plead guilty to methamphetamine trafficking charges
• New Jersey resident and business owner admits $3,400,000 tax evasion
• Johnstown man sentenced to eight years in prison for narcotics trafficking
• Four indicted in conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering schemes involving more than $128 million in criminal proceeds
• Franklin Certified Public Accountant indicted on wire fraud, money laundering and tax fraud charges
• Dual citizen of China and the United States indicted for filing false tax returns and failing to report foreign bank accounts
• Business owner of Belgrade company admits tax evasion
• Fugitive arrested after more than three years on the run

Jan. 13, 2025

• Former president and executive vice president of local teachers union indicted for stealing union funds in leave scam

• Trafficker sentenced to 19.5 years in prison for supplying weapons and ammunition to Sinaloa Cartel

• Owner of construction companies sentenced to prison for tax and mail fraud

• Florida client of tax refund scheme sentenced to prison for obstructing the IRS

• Wisconsin man pleads guilty to failing to pay employment taxes

• Chinese national sentenced in illegal wildlife guide-outfitter scheme

• Kennebunk woman pleads guilty to fraudulently obtaining PPP funds during pandemic

Jan. 10, 2025

• Justice Department secures civil forfeiture of over $20m in foreign bribery and money laundering proceeds from Venezuelan bribery scheme

• Former Massachusetts police officer sentenced to prison for trafficking counterfeit luxury watches imported from China

• California couple sentenced for defrauding paycheck protection program

• Two men indicted in $3m tax fraud conspiracy

• Four Chicago residents charged in federal court as part of drug trafficking investigation

• Beaver County resident sentenced to prison for role in cocaine trafficking

• IRS-CI reveals top 10 cases of 2024

Jan. 8, 2025

• Georgia man sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for drug and money laundering violations

• ​​​​​Holt man pleads guilty to tax evasion

• Former banking executive pled guilty to embezzling over $4.2m from clients and filing a false tax return
• South Florida payroll services company owner pleads guilty to employment tax crimes
• Aurora man indicted for defrauding surveying company and $2.3 million from COVID-19 relief programs
• Boerne CEO sentenced to three years in federal prison for tax evasion and embezzlement of employee health care premiums

Jan. 7, 2025

• Owner of Brooklyn-based credit counseling business sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for defrauding clients
• Jefferson County business owner indicted for felony tax fraud

Jan. 6, 2025

• Massachusetts business owner sentenced to prison for million dollar tax fraud scheme

Jan. 3, 2025

• Physician sentenced for prescription drug conspiracy resulting in death

• Operations manager pleads guilty to kickback scheme