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YAKIMA, WA – Karla Padilla, 48, of Yakima, Washington, is facing seven federal counts of fraud after allegedly swindling over $59,000 from COVID-19 relief programs. The indictment, handed down this week, is the latest development from the U.S. Attorney’s COVID-19 Relief Fraud Strike Force, a multi-agency task force formed to claw back stolen funds. The…

SEATTLE, WA – Roman Valerevich Seleznev, 32, of Vladivostok, Russia, known online as “Track2,” was convicted today of a staggering 38 counts related to a decade-long scheme to pilfer and sell credit card data. The verdict follows a relentless ten-year investigation by the U.S. Secret Service, stretching across continents to finally bring the alleged mastermind…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Forget snapping aerial photos of the inauguration. The airspace over the nation’s capital is locked down, and the Secret Service, National Park Service (NPS), and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are making it crystal clear: drones are not welcome. As the 2017 Presidential Inauguration nears, authorities are cracking down on unauthorized drone operations,…

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SEATTLE, WA – Roman Seleznev, 32, of Vladivostok, Russia, will spend the next 27 years in federal prison after being sentenced in Seattle federal court for orchestrating a decade-long scheme to steal and sell millions of credit card numbers. The verdict, handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Richard A. Jones, marks the culmination of…

SEATTLE, WA – Bellevue developer LOBSANG DARGEY, 43, was handed a four-year federal prison sentence today for a brazen scheme that swindled over $235 million from investors, including more than $140 million from Chinese nationals seeking permanent residency in the United States. DARGEY pleaded guilty in January 2017 to two federal felonies, admitting he’d systematically…

BOSTON – A brazen $4 million bank fraud conspiracy unraveled today with the guilty plea of Charles Washington, 44, of Dorchester. Washington, the alleged mastermind, admitted to orchestrating a scheme that siphoned funds from unsuspecting bank customers and utilized phantom businesses to launder the stolen money. According to federal prosecutors, Washington wasn’t lifting cash from…

SEATTLE, WA – A brazen ten-state theft and bank fraud scheme unraveled today with the indictment of eight individuals, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. The ring, accused of stealing wallets and pilfering over $700,000 from victims across the country, allegedly used the ill-gotten gains to flip homes in the Los Angeles area, laundering the…

SEATTLE, WA – Edward Bui, 48, is headed back to federal prison after being sentenced to 61 months for a brazen fraud scheme targeting internet and shipping businesses. The Seattle man, previously convicted in 2009, simply changed his name and resumed his criminal activity, prompting a judge to condemn his “callous disregard” for the law…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Francis Lyles, 28, of Washington, D.C., has been found guilty of felony murder and first-degree cruelty to children in the horrific 2014 death of her three-year-old son, Xavier. The jury delivered the verdict today in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, bringing a semblance of justice to a case steeped…