Tag: DOJ
Fentanyl & Firepower: Felon Faces Time
⏱ 2 min read Scott Oranje, 52, of Mary Esther, Florida, is staring down the barrel of a long federal sentence after admitting today he was peddling fentanyl and illegally carrying a gun. The feds caught him with more than 40 grams of the deadly opioid – enough to kill scores – and a firearm…
AL Operator Pleads to MO Medicaid Scam
⏱ 3 min read Camille S. Childress, a home health operator out of Alabama, copped to a Medicaid scheme in federal court today. The feds say she knowingly billed Missouri Medicaid for services that never happened. The crime unfolded in the Middle District of Missouri, though Childress is an Alabama resident – a clear sign…
Greer PPP Crook Gets 6+ Years
⏱ 3 min read Jonathan Wade Sumter, 54, is going back to the slammer after a federal judge hit him with over six years for a brazen scheme to steal over $1.8 million in Covid-19 relief funds. The scam, unfolding between June 2020 and January 2022, involved bogus applications for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and…
Albany Firm Coughs Up $1.9M in PPP Scam
⏱ 3 min read Albany manufacturer Sark Wire Corporation is on the hook for $1.9 million after admitting they cooked the books to grab COVID-19 relief money. Back in 2020, when the CARES Act was supposed to be a lifeline for struggling businesses, Sark Wire allegedly lied about its size to qualify for Paycheck Protection…
SBA Scam Lands Cali Con Man in Federal Lockup
⏱ 2 min read Frank Hamilton, 55, of Simi Valley, California, is facing 5 1/2 years in federal prison after admitting he masterminded a scheme to fleece banks and the Small Business Administration out of over $6 million. Judge Wendy Beetlestone delivered the 66-month sentence yesterday in Philadelphia, and ordered Hamilton to repay the full…
Incline Cash Grab: Lawyer Blew $1.3M
⏱ 3 min read Pittsburgh lawyer Christopher Furman, 53, is facing serious federal charges after allegedly hijacking over $1.3 million from the non-profit that keeps the historic Duquesne Incline chugging. Between October 2024 and September 2025, prosecutors say Furman, as President of the Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline, systematically siphoned funds…
Houston Runner Admits to Cross-Country Coke Run
⏱ 3 min read Shannell Gosine, 28, of Houston, Texas, confessed in federal court today to acting as a key courier in a coast-to-coast cocaine pipeline. For over a year, from April 2023 to February 2025, the 28-year-old allegedly hauled kilos of the drug from Mexican sources through Texas and into distribution hubs like Buffalo,…
Brooklyn Guard Accused of Preying on Inmate
A Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) guard is facing federal charges today after allegedly sexually abusing an inmate under his watch. James Johnson, 32, was arrested this morning and is accused of not only violating the trust placed in him as a correctional officer, but of actively exploiting a vulnerable person within the system. The allegations…
Syrian Torturer Lied to US, Found Guilty
⏱ 3 min read Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 73, a former high-ranking official in the Assad regime and notorious head of Adra Prison in Damascus, was found guilty today of ordering the brutal torture of inmates, then brazenly lying to U.S. authorities to secure a green card and attempt to become a naturalized citizen. The verdict…
