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Washington, D.C. – Today, our office issued publicly the report of our investigation into the death of Bijan Ghaisar, a 25-year-old man who died after being shot by Federal law enforcement following a pursuit on the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
ALBUQUERQUE – A Colorado man was sentenced to two years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $242,210 after pleading guilty to money laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
ALBUQUERQUE – A Farmington woman was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to charges of failing to pay royalties owed to the Jicarilla Apache Nation, the Navajo Nation, and the federal government, as well as for submitting fraudulent oil and…
ALBUQUERQUE – A Colorado man was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay $242,210 in restitution for defrauding a nonprofit organization funded by federal agencies, in a scheme that resulted in over $240,000 in fraudulent payments.
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Jennifer Douglas, 48, of Beckley, was sentenced today to five years of federal probation and ordered to pay $168,729.13 in restitution for theft from federal programs.
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that James Montoya, 54, of Lakewood, was indicted by a federal grand jury on eight counts of wire fraud.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week charging a Dillingham man with federal crimes associated with a scheme to steal funds from the Curyung Tribal Council while he served as an accountant/ IT specialist.
Jackson, MS – A Vicksburg woman pled guilty to stealing park admission fees while she was employed as a Supervisory Fee Management Specialist at the Vicksburg National Military Park.