Tag: Justice Department
Marshun Lewis, Armed Robbery, Tennessee 2023
⏱ 3 min read A brazen scheme to rob United States Postal Service carriers and cash in on the loot with bank fraud landed a Memphis man and his mother behind bars. Marshun Lewis, 25, was sentenced to 42 years in prison for a string of armed robberies in Western Tennessee. Between August 2023 and…
Robert Johnson, Burglary, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read A 14-month nightmare for a Fort Valley mom and her family finally came to an end with a $750,000 settlement from the Justice Department. The Indian Oaks Apartments LTD, owned by Russell Management Services LLC, H.J. Russell & Company, and The Russell Realty LP, allegedly refused to grant a reasonable accommodation…
Mark Brummitt, Food Stamp Fraud and Counterfeit Passport, Wisconsin 2025
⏱ 2 min read A sex offender who spent years scamming the system has been put away for good after a conviction in federal court. Mark Brummitt, 69, was sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender, food stamp fraud, and using a counterfeit passport. Brummitt’s rap sheet…
John H. Cicilline, Corruption, Rhode Island 2013
⏱ 2 min read Acting US Attorney Charles Calenda gets new title, thanks Trump administration and DOJ for support, vows to keep Rhode Islanders safe from harm. Calenda was appointed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, effective today, and becomes the new Special Attorney and First Assistant US Attorney for the District of Rhode Island.…
Robert Lee, PPP Loan Fraud, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read A Louisiana-based company, RelyOn Nutec USA LLC, has been caught red-handed in a massive PPP loan scam in Massachusetts. The firm, a subsidiary of a Denmark-based global company, received a second draw PPP loan worth $1.3 million in January 2021, despite having over 300 employees and thus being ineligible for the…
David Montanus, Violating Violence Against Women Act, New Hampshire 2025
⏱ 2 min read A New Hampshire landlord is facing the music after evicting a tenant who called the cops on her abusive partner. David Montanus and his wife Lisa allegedly booted the woman from their rental property in May 2025, violating the Violence Against Women Act. The DOJ sued Montanus in federal court, alleging…
Manjit Bedi, Food Stamp Fraud, Washington 2024
⏱ 2 min read Tacoma’s economy may be thriving, but one of its small business owners has been caught in a desperate bid to pad his profits. Manjit Bedi, a 64-year-old grocery store owner from Kent, Washington, allegedly ran a brazen food stamp scam that netted him at least $600,000 in stolen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
Robert Johnson, Housing Discrimination, New York 2020
⏱ 2 min read A Brooklyn landlord has been forced to make significant changes to three rental buildings after being sued for violating the Fair Housing Act. According to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Lettire Construction Corp was accused of building barriers to accessibility in the Chestnut Commons, The…
Andrew Nolan, Selling Tampered Military Parts, Florida 2023
⏱ 3 min read A Florida businessman is going down for selling the US military faulty parts that could have put troops’ lives at risk. Andrew Nolan, 46, the owner of Nolan Manufacturing, LLC, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for providing nonconforming critical application parts to the US military through nearly 150…
Emily Wilson, Assault, Oregon 2020
⏱ 2 min read It was a brutal beating that left a 30-year-old woman for dead in a Portland, Maine alleyway. The victim, whose name has been withheld to protect her identity, was found by police on a chilly April night in 2023, her body battered and bruised. The case is a stark reminder of…
