In addition to the prison sentence, Judge Pacold ordered Shreiteh to forfeit $741,000 and pay $14 million in restitution to the federal government. #fraud #illinois #federal
By encouraging conversations among family members—particularly with older relatives—the bureau hopes to reduce the number of people who fall victim to financial fraud. #fbi #fraud #holiday
Federal officials portrayed the guilty plea as a significant win in the United States’ ongoing efforts to dismantle the Sinaloa Cartel, long considered one of the most powerful and violent drug trafficking organizations in the world. #guilty #elchapo
Prosecutors allege that after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Leonova worked with co-conspirators in the United States to obtain aircraft avionics and other equipment and secretly ship them to Russia. #extradicted #smuggling
Federal prosecutors said Derek Lopez, 27, of El Paso, Illinois, was arrested on October 28 and is facing one count of making threats against the president. #threats
Florin Nicolae Tarta, 40, of Satu Mare, Romania, was convicted earlier this year in federal court in Chicago on charges of bank fraud, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft. #atm
Between 2019 and 2025, Bashir allegedly filed about $17.3 million in false claims to a private insurer for therapy sessions that never took place. #fraud
Burgos pleaded guilty earlier this year to federal firearm charges. On Aug. 15, U.S. District Judge Steven C. Seeger sentenced him to 16 years and eight months in prison. #firearms