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Five Foreign Nationals Sentenced for Illegally Reentering the United States After Deportation; Another Sentenced for Fraudulent Passport Applications
Five Foreign Nationals Sentenced for Illegally Reentering the United States After Deportation; Another Sentenced for Fraudulent Passport Applications
Largest Ever Seizure of Funds Related to Crypto Confidence Scams
The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a civil forfeiture complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against more than $225.3 million in cryptocurrency. According to the complaint, the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI used blockchain analysis and other investigative techniques to determine that the cryptocurrency is connected to the theft and laundering of funds from victims of cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes, commonly referred to as cryptocurrency confidence scams.
Largest Ever Seizure of Funds Related to Crypto Confidence Scams
The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a civil forfeiture complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against more than $225.3 million in cryptocurrency. According to the complaint, the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI used blockchain analysis and other investigative techniques to determine that the cryptocurrency is connected to the theft and laundering of funds from victims of cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes, commonly referred to as cryptocurrency confidence scams.
Lobbyist Who Evaded Payment of More than $2 Million in Taxes Sentenced to Prison
Eston “Dusty” Melton III, a lobbyist operating in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties, was sentenced on June 17, 2025, to 18 months in federal prison for evading the payment of over $2 million in federal income taxes.
Lobbyist Who Evaded Payment of More than $2 Million in Taxes Sentenced to Prison
Eston “Dusty” Melton III, a lobbyist operating in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties, was sentenced on June 17, 2025, to 18 months in federal prison for evading the payment of over $2 million in federal income taxes.
Maryland Man Sentenced to 168 Months in Federal Prison for Coercion and Enticement of a Child
Jason Hanif Rehman, 40, of Rockville, Md., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 168 months federal in prison in connection with coercing a minor victim to send him sexually explicit images of herself over the internet.
Maryland Man Sentenced to 168 Months in Federal Prison for Coercion and Enticement of a Child
Jason Hanif Rehman, 40, of Rockville, Md., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 168 months federal in prison in connection with coercing a minor victim to send him sexually explicit images of herself over the internet.