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Jarrett Robert Lewis, 44, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for his role in an embezzlement scheme that bilked a District non-profit advocacy organization of nearly $320,000.
Former Finance Director of a District Non-Profit Sentenced for Embezzlement
Jarrett Robert Lewis, 44, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for his role in an embezzlement scheme that bilked a District non-profit advocacy organization of nearly $320,000.
Former Fulton County Deputy Sheriff Charged with Excessively Tasing Three Detainees and Obstructing Justice
Khadijah Solomon, a former deputy with the Fulton County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Office, was arraigned today on charges of using unreasonable force by repeatedly tasing three detainees without legal justification and obstructing of justice by lying in official reports to cover up her unlawful conduct.
Former Fulton County Deputy Sheriff Charged with Excessively Tasing Three Detainees and Obstructing Justice
Khadijah Solomon, a former deputy with the Fulton County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Office, was arraigned today on charges of using unreasonable force by repeatedly tasing three detainees without legal justification and obstructing of justice by lying in official reports to cover up her unlawful conduct.
Former SBA Employee from South Florida Headed to Federal Prison After Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Programs
A former Small Business Administration (SBA) employee who fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief money to spend on luxury items was sentenced on June 13.
Former SBA Employee from South Florida Headed to Federal Prison After Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Programs
A former Small Business Administration (SBA) employee who fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief money to spend on luxury items was sentenced on June 13.
Maryland Man Charged With Mailing Threatening Communications to Jewish Organizations, Including a Jewish Institution in Philadelphia
Maryland Man Charged With Mailing Threatening Communications to Jewish Organizations, Including a Jewish Institution in Philadelphia
Nicaraguan National Extradited from Spain for International Extortion and Wire Fraud Scheme
Ernesto Ortega Padgett, a Nicaraguan national who was previously residing in Miami, FL and was deported from the United States in January 2020, made his initial appearance in a federal court in Miami on June 16. Ortega, a fugitive wanted in the United States, Spain, and Panama, was extradited from Madrid, Spain, to Miami to face federal charges related to an international wire fraud, extortion, and money laundering conspiracy that resulted in more than $29 million in losses to victims located across the United States.
Nicaraguan National Extradited from Spain for International Extortion and Wire Fraud Scheme
Ernesto Ortega Padgett, a Nicaraguan national who was previously residing in Miami, FL and was deported from the United States in January 2020, made his initial appearance in a federal court in Miami on June 16. Ortega, a fugitive wanted in the United States, Spain, and Panama, was extradited from Madrid, Spain, to Miami to face federal charges related to an international wire fraud, extortion, and money laundering conspiracy that resulted in more than $29 million in losses to victims located across the United States.