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Republican Political Aide Convicted of Wire Fraud
John Rowland Mills, a former policy analyst for the Arizona House of Representatives, was found guilty on nine counts of wire last week before a federal grand jury in Phoenix. The case was tried...
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Man Sentenced for Embezzling from Former Employer
A Portate man, who embezzled over $6.5 million from his former employer, learned his fate on Monday afternoon. Christopher Earl Pratt, 42, was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months in federal prison...
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Army Captain Indicted for Mail and Wire Fraud
Michael Benjamin Crowder, an attorney and local army captain, has been indicted on multiple counts of mail and wire fraud. Crowder is currently stationed in Fort Hill, Oklahoma and made his initial...
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Internet Relationship Leads to Mail Fraud Charge
Marvin Ray Thomas is currently facing federal mail fraud charges for wiring more than $20,000 from cashed counterfeit money orders to Nigeria. Despite multiple warnings by law enforcement that he was...
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Mother and Son Charged with Arson
Kellie Jean Lawson, 52, and her son, Christopher Wesley Welborne, are both facing first degree arson charges in connection with a house fire that caused over $85,000 in damage last August 27th. Lawson...
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DeLay Wins Reversal, Acquittal
66-year-old Tom DeLay, the Texas Republican and former House Majority Leader, was formally acquitted yesterday of conspiracy and money laundering charges when the Texas Third Court of Appeals...
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Catching “Dread Pirate Roberts” – The End of Silk Road
How the World’s Most Sophisticated Online Criminal Empire Was Brought Down Earlier this week, a joint investigation by the FBI, DEA, IRS Criminal Division and ICE culminated in the seizure of “Silk...
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Woman Sentenced for Mail Fraud in Alexandria
According to the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, Dawn Johnson recently entered into an agreement and pleaded guilty to federal mail fraud and presenting fictitious or fraudulent...
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Myrtle Beach Man Sentenced to 41 Months for Wire Fraud
Larry Duwayne Woods, 69, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison and ordered to pay $733,766 in restitution for charges of federal wire fraud. The sentence was handed down by United States District...
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The Downfall of Phar-Mor
What do a bankrupt Youngstown, Ohio, pharmacy retailer, the defunct World Basketball League, and the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball have to do with each other? The answer is one man, Michael...
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